Deseret Evening News | 1903-08-25 | Page 8 | Abolitionist Blazer Dead

i 11 E n Was WU Leader of the thc Underground I Movement In Illinois tunis Chicago AUR Aug UR JS SJohn John known In slavery time timea ns no one of nf the Col In IA and nn A n aleather leather leader r In the underground railway movement Is hi dead here Mr Ir was WAI lx born rn In ton county count Ia Ill on May II It 1911 lie He knew knel both hoth Lincoln nIl and I and was wasn wasa as n a man inca lIeh en ISM and IS he helped over MO 00 shaves to gain their freedom On one occasion Mt Ir If l caught In the net act of ot helping a shave lInn escape t So Po o great to as U Uthe the feeling at that time Ume that people 1 r from mound n 11 Ia lay his tine line ond arni lili h in COM cn lie he was 1 Tb ih cu cuse n al dropped