The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-21
Wrong Routing Of Trunk by
Mwderers Led to Their
Apprehension.
WIFE AND PARAMOUR NAY
Be The PROBABLE uul@ERERs
Found Together in Lodging House
After the Discovery Of tho Crfne-
Beth intoxicated But Denied Al
knowledge Of the Crime.

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Of the murderers in wrongly routing
a trunk sent to the union depot in this
city was the means late yesterday Of
disclosing ghastly murdec. The VIC
tim 10 William A. johnson, Who with
his wife and 7-yeat-old son. arrived
here Monday morning In company
with man who went BY the name of
A. c. Powers. Thee party registered
at a cheap north end hotel, ~Powers"
as coming from Nome. Alaaka. The
johnson did not give their residence.
Powers, whose real name IL J. P.
Webb, and Mrs. Johnson were arrest.
ed at an uptown lodging house early
today. They were located through
the finding Of the little boy during the
absence Of Powers, or webb. and the
woman.
They were apprehended ~ thew
were returning from an automobie
TIP 10 z suburban resort Both the
,nsaL, man ana the woman, though badly
intoxicated, denied all howledge Of
tne crime. Webb declared he saw
Jonnson last at the union depot yes
eeroay afternoon waiting for train
70 60 to Seattle. He asserted john
eon was Intoxicated ct the time. Moth.
either.
On webb's person was found two
watches, one Of witch Mrx. Johnson
Identified ss her husbands, and two
ladies' hAndkerchiefs both blood
stained. One Of Webb's haudx was
injured and bandaSed
Webb 10 believed to have operatsd
IN real estate In Seattle within the
last few months ..a.,-. ..9,1s.s
The trunk was received ct the depot
late In the day and ordered checked
via the Oregon and Washinxton rail-
road 10 North Puyallup, a station on
tnat road. The mistake was not no.
tced at the platform and the trunk
went back to the baggage room. Later
one OF the baggagemen noticed q pool
OF blood which had trickled from the
trunk. He broke It open and tascoy-
cred the body. Investigation deyelop-
cd that tho mans name was w. A.
Johnson and visit to the room oc-
cupled BY him and his family resulted
In the discovery that tho mattress was
saturated with blood and also that
the blood was spettered over many Of
the personal belongings of johnson.
The detecttvss believe johnson hrst
was drugged with alcohol, then struck
over the temple with a "blackjank" q
he lay on the bed, next he was shot
through the temple and finally to
mako death certain Johnson's neRlixee
shirt had been twisted and tightly
notted about his neck.
In Powers room, q suit case Was
found containing q blackjack clotted
with blood and frayed at the end, a
bank book Of the Scandinavian
American bank Of Seattle, belonging
to ]. p. Webb.
According to the clerk of the hotel.
the trunk left the hotel about the
middle Of the afternoon. A few min.
utes later the clerk stated, Mrs. john
son and her child left the hotel and
did not return. About 6 o'clock
Powers came down and after saying
hs was going out for q little while
mentioned that the Johnsons would
probably 60 to Seattle on the night
train. Over $1,000 in currency was
found on Mrs. johnson. The woman
said her husband had recently sold
. farm near Seattle and had en-
trusted the money to her for safe
keeping.