Eureka Reporter | 1908-09-04 | Page 2 | Grim Tragedy in Nome

GRIM TRAGEDY IN NOME miner accused of murdering bride and burning her body seattle wash charged with the murder of his oung young wife whose body ke ker buried in the basement of his cabin at nome disinterring it in the spring when he cut it in three parts crated and later cremated it lee H johnston a well to do m ning man of nome alaska was arrested in seattle monday johnston admits hav ing burned it but steadfastly persists that his wife committed suicide and in a note requested a secret burial burfal and gave him all her property the facts directly leading up to and sug gesting athe the alleged crime date back over a space IX abc acc of throe three years when johnston married belle bell gilchrist a young society woman or butte mont while johnston stoutly maintains that his wife took her own life Ms his actions since that time would indicate that he be murdered her in order to gain possession of her property