Show murder of a discharged soldier we are informed by letter from a friend at provo that on the esth instant as major pauls command or the ad bub aub column of troops en route for new mexico was encamped in provo kanyon the body of a man who had bad been killed and thrown into a slough 0 by the road side near the camp was found by hon S smith who in company with some others was returning 0 to provo from heber ville situated some twenty f fiva five ive lve miles up the river from appearances the man had not been dead long iong 0 and as supposed belonged za to the command major paul was immediately waited upon and aad informed of the circumstance and asked if he would attend to the interment of the deceased the major refused to have anything a to do with the matter said that the man was wasa a discharged soldier ani and that it belonged to the civil authorities of the county to see after such things 0 and not to the military the encampment was some six or eight t miles from provo city the nearest settlement to place thie the body was waa after atler an inquest was ivas held heid and inter redi at the expense of utah county under the direction ot 0 the Judge who was wab kasnot not particularly pleased with the remarks made nor the courtesy courteny extended to him under the circumstances by the major and other officers cers cors of the command and no doubt the body of the murdered man for by the inquest it was made to appear that he lie had been killed would have been left above ground by his bis late companions in arms to have been devoured by wolves if it had bad not been accidentally discovered as above related |