Show DIED IN PRISON elder john B johnsoa passes away while in the penitentiary on friday february elder john B joh of east mill creek salt lake county was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of six months and to pay a fine and the costs of the prosecution against him his offense in the eyes of the law was that he had followed his religious convictions and lived with two wives as their husband for Be vernl days after lie was lodged in the bastile he was feeling rather miserable and on tuesday february he had a slight fever this steadily grew worse and on thursday starch ast 1st warden pratt fixed up the guard room as a hospital the accommodations at the penitentiary being utterly inadequate in cases of sickness and notified the attending physician alio pronounced brother johnsons affliction to be pneumonia on friday warden pratt pent word to sister johndon of her husbands illness and gave her fall permission to give him whatever attention she chose she came to the penitentiary and waited upon her husband closely from that time until last n when being quite sick herself it was deemed necessary for her to go home for the night which sho did her own son remaining with his father brother john gerber who is serving a term for a similar offense offence to that for which brother johnson was imprisoned was directed by Mr Pratt to assist in waiting on the sick man the penitentiary physician became awre last eliat his patient was sinking and remained with him doing all in his power to check the disease during the all efforts were however vain and at 6 this morn inar the spirit of brother johnon took its fhelt from UPS mortal sphere he fsr ga years of age the sad news was conveyed to the grief stricken family who bad the body conveyed to their home brother johnson leaves two wives and a number of children he was a quiet unobtrusive mau and bore an excellent cliar acter marshal dyer warden and the prison officials did all in their power for the deceased from the time his arst came to their knowledge and nothing was denied to him that could minister to his comfort their kindness is appreciated by the bereaved fain ily and the portion of the community alio sympathize with the widows and fatherless in their afflictions neus |