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Show BROKEII-HEARTED GIRL DIES CMWIPT1 Hester S. Johnson. Who Had Been Steadfast to Her Criminal Crim-inal Husband. Back of the death, from consumption and a brokon heart, of Hester S. Johnson. John-son. 22 years old. at the family residence, linn Maple avenue. Saturday, Is a rare story of heart Interest. After obtaining pardon for her husband, sentenced to serve a term of two and one-half yoars In tho Utah Stato prison for forgery and theft, she contracted a cold that developed devel-oped Into the fatal white plague in "beating" "beat-ing" her way, dressed in a boy's suit, Into Wyoming, In company with her husband, hus-band, who had not the means lo pay their way there. In that Stale her husband hus-band was re-arrcatod and convicted of forgery and sentenced to serve six years 111 till". RlnU TIl-liIiii ll.,nMl1.r.lfAi ,u. returned to this city lo die, but refused to be divorced from hor unnatural husband. hus-band. Hester S'. Johnson, live years ago, met and fell lu lovu with Fdward P. Johnson, then a shcopherder In eastern Utah. Sho left her homo at Bountiful to conic to Salt Lake wllh him. Two days later Johnson was arrested for passing a forged check on a local merchunt. Miss Lai-sen returned to hor home. 'Johnson was admitted lo ball and. Joining her at Bountiful, persuaded hor to fleo with him to Nevada and Idaho, stealing a buggy and horse at Brlsham Clly to carry lliom to tho first State. Johnson was caught, and sentenced to eighteen months In the Slate prison for robbery and one yoar for forgery. Instead In-stead of deserting her lover. Miss Larson set to work to obtain his pardon and was In a fair way to succeed when Johnson, who had been made a trusty., escaped. Three days aflor bo returned nnd gave himself up, persuaded to this action hy his sweoiheart. Not daunted, the girl again took up tho work of obtaining a pardon, and through her personal appeals to the prison oftlclnls and pardon board, ho was made a free man. Then they were married. Johnson, a f"w months after, decided to go to Wyoming. Ills wife left wllh him. He did nol tell her until t.liey reached Ogden that he did not have the means to carry both of them to their destination and they would have to "beat" their way. In boy's clothes she accompanied hhn to the Wyoming camp, but contracted a cold from the exposure that led to consumption nnd llnally death. After Johnson's arrest and conviction for a second offense of forgery, sho returned to her parents, who had moved to this clly. to die, as much of a broken heart, probably, as of disease. Her fuiferal was held from the residence at ?. o'clock Monday Mon-day afternoon. Tho Rampant Prosperity Of a year ago, when people were money mad. is calming down a bit, but we Haven't heard any real business mon, in a position to know, crying about, lack of business. Local conditions condi-tions are really better than over beforo, and this is best exemplified in Uie number oT people who arc buying homes for themselves. We have just built over a hundred thousand dol-lars dol-lars worth of new homes on Ninth avenue built I hem with two ideas in mind one of affording an outlet for our funds, and one in making it possible pos-sible for people to secure homes on long-time payments. These homes are new and modem, beautifully built, in a superb location, with a viow of the valley than can never be obstructed, above the smoke, abovo bad drainage, and at the same time close to business and close to tho schools. Get the keys to any of these houses at -15S O street, and see for vourself what ideal homes they are. If you have a few hundred dollars in the' bank that you wish to invest, give us vour check, and we will explain the possibilities of your capital. SALT LAKE SECURITY , & TRUST CO. .l2-o4 Main street. |