| Show black hena 14 thursday moraln there were placed in the penitentiary three negro soldiers sold lers from fort duchesne uintah county their names were jones winfield and manny and the charge against them Is rape they viere held bau by judge dodds of uintah county to arinner for the horrible crime bibich Is alleged to have occurred at ashley cintala county a short time three soldiers visited the house of a mr reeves and found that gentleman gent lemau with hl wife and 15 year old daughter present reeves was felled with a club and rendered insensible the blends then assaulted and brutally outraged efro reeves and bar daughter leavitis leavit if them nearly defies in the Is f with the wo man one of the negroes was b itten on the arm As soon as possible news of the out rage was conveyed to the commander at the fort and it was ascertained that manny jones and winfield were ab sent when they came lathe y wore on one of them the teeth marks left by his victim were found the war department was commini com muni bated with and the three turned over to the civil authorities for trial the reeves family left ashley shortly after and it Is said the v removed to park city the ca sewill by the grand jury I 1 |
