Show TRIED FOR DESERTION howard denies that he was ear an american soldier manila mav 2 the trial by court martial of arthur howard alias waller a deserter from the united states arroy who was captured in august last by hartard Haz tard of the third cavalry was concluded today howards trial on alie charge of desertion was delayed owing to his being used as a civilian scout under general J franklin bell in the batters lat campaign against aba insurgents in batangan Ba tangas it is believed beli ered that if howard is convicted he will be pardoned of tho services he re to the government but he will probably be rc by the civil to thorit iea on the charge of nuin ler howard denied that he was ever an american soldier and claimed that he was born in spain of english and iiii parents he asserted that he cast hl lot with zi inaldo at the almo of th rupture with tha aal that kni in auteen 1899 a flag q of tace in sf other charges hint was that he iBO filipino Filip furce at san hatco kilka general henry n lavton december IS 1 this the prisoner denied 1 |