The Washington times., 1904-02-06
United States to Punish
Man Who Killed En-
gineer johnson.
ACT WAS A BRUTAL ONE
Official Advices Received
Confirming Earlier Re-
port of Attack.

SANiO DOMlNGO, Feb. 6.-Drastic
action is Iurposed by Commander He'll
ner OF the United States cruiser Yankee
to apprehend and punish the insureent
VINO shot and killed J. G. johnson. the
engineer OF the launch of the cruise
Yankee on last Monday Orders to tins
erect have been received from the No.-,,
Department
How Commander Heilner proposes. to
eaten the guilty party is not known.
Johnson was in his launch when shot
ne hiring came from across the river
Nhere the insurgents are entrenched
Inc insurgents are besieging the city.
which is held by the Morales f.overn
ment Under suggestions from United
states Minister Powell. the cruisers
Yankee and Colum bia have moved up
within range Of the city
Johnson was buried with military bo,,-
ors. A detachment OF 100 men from the
-aniSee acted as Il funeral escort to
the cemetery. and Minister Powell and
representatives from the various offices
OF the various governments were in ar
.ehdanee. Much sympathy is expressed
for Johnson by the local populace.
Insurgents Pillaging.
The insurgents are continuing their
pillaSing tactics. and are devastating all
property without regard 10 ownership.
The farms OF many Americans have .,ecr.
piliaged. There is much feeling against
the United States by the insurgents
There was considerable excitement at
the Navy Department when the news
was received from the commanding Of /
hcer of the Yankee. confirming the kill
ing b. Santo Domingo insurgents on /
February ]. OF seeond-class machinist /
john George johnson
Up to the present time no Instructions /
have been sent by the Navy Depart
ment 70 the American naval officers at
Santo Domingo. 1t is assumed that
everything possible has been done By
Minister Powell and the commanding Of
ficer Of the Yankee TO apprehend the
murderers.
The Navy Department has issued the
following bulletin concerning the kill
Ing of Machinist Johnson:
a cable report has been received from
Admiral Wise stating that johnson.
machinist of the second class. Of the
cruiser Yankee. has been shot and
mortally wounded by a Santo Domingo
insurgent. .
This dispatch was sent from Guanta-
nano.
The State Department has received
the following dispatch from United
States Minister Powell. at Santo Domln-
20:
"Santo Domingo. February l.
insurgents fired deliberately on the
launch from the cruiser Yankee at the
city wharf in Santo Domingo TODAY
killing j. @. Johnson. second-class ma
chinist. The bali entered the forehead
above the eye
No Instructions Sent.
No instructions have been sent by the
State Department 70 Santo Domingo
concerning this episode. It is presumed
that the officers Of the Yankee have done ,
all in their power to bring the murderer
TO justice. and he may have been pun ,
ishd before this time. The murder was
the work OF insurgents. consequently
the Dominican government cannot be ,
held responsible for Il. The cruiser Hart
ford and the cruiser Columbia are in .
Dominican waters. and the State De ,
partment feels that ali the naval pro-
lection possible is now Afforded Ameri-
can interests in Santo Domingo The
Yankee is now the only one Of the cruls-
ers In santo Domingo. but the other
two are within easy reach.
John G. Johnson was a second-cIass {
machinist and enlisted in Boston on c
February Z. 1909. His father is C. A.
Johnson OF 81 George Street. Boston j
The young machinist enlisted as a r
landsman for training and was ad- q
vanoed 20 seeond-class machinist on
his excellent record. He woud have
been nineteen years old on February p
tte was native OF Sweden but was a I
laturalized American citizen I