| Show DEWEY TO TUBE Of PUT ON TRIAl TODAY Slayer of Sergeant Johnston Will Face Judge and Jury in ill District Court I s III r v 7 w t 1 U I 1 L. L nEI DEWEL ts r I K i. I L. L Dewey slayer of oC Sergeant JHenry J J. Henry Johnston of oC the time Salt Satt Lake c police department will go on oll trial tri trl l lor for or his life on a charge of murder In the first degree before beCore Judge F. F C C. Loofbourow In the tIme criminal division of ot tho the Third district court COUlt this morning The Tho regular panel of ot for tho the criminal division has been notified to tobe tobe be present this thI morning arid and the work of or securing a a. jUr jury jurt l to try the accused man will commence Owing to the tIme wide acquaintance which Sergeant Johnston had the tue publicity which his killing was given II nd tho the unusual cIrcumstances circumstances cir dr surrounding surrounding- the tho case It Ii Is anticipated that some lime time will wil i be le consumed in a a Jury It Jt Is not unlikely that thal several special venires s will HI have havo to b be twelve m men n can be secured who will bo be satis satis- factory factor tie The killing of ot Sergeant Johnston oc occurred occurred oc- oc as the result of f a protracted spree In which D Indulged cd wind wind- In bIg ing up UI with a quarrel with his wife in their rooms lIn and alleged d threats to 1 kill her hel Tho disturbance which Dewey Dewcy created crated caused oth others rs to summon time the police IIo am and Sergeant Johnston answered re rethe the call along with two or three other patrolmen When the tilo officers reached Deweys Dewey's rooms he lie heVa Va was in a belligerent l mood ani and is alleged t to have havo threatened to kill anyone who attempted to tu enter time the place Sergeant Johnston entered the room wh where re Dewey Dewcy Was asand and attempted to pacify tho th drunken man all who stood with a revolver In hi hand As ts Johnston John I ston stan walked toward Je e Dewcy with Ol one otle hand raised motioning Dewey Dewcy to drop Ills his gun the latter is salib sahli to have fired tIred I the time fatal aal shot Johnston sank to the floor mortally wound wounded d I For several severa days ort officers officer's life hun hung by a slender thread and bc before Cole I an mortem ante statement could be secured se secured se- se cured from him li h ho- ho bec became unconscious and died without lc regaining his ties tics A t bi Deweys Dewey's a ret eS n I tte he ea U have 6 come to hid rind and a J tro g fight to save him hint from the executioner Is to ne ho no made In his liIs behalf Just the of C defense will bo be has hns not been lu as s yet et |
