| Show DEATH AT THE penitentiary TI editor deseret news ainan A man by the name of john E edwards aged 27 years has taken his departure from this mundane sphere after au an illness of several months duration he was attended during his sickness by dr taggart assisted by dr james whose pr professional opinions the young man was suffering from a gastric ulcer everything Ever thing that was wms possible to be done for tor him 1 was sympathetically attended to th the ewar warden and his wife mr and mrs dow were untiring in their affectionate zeal for the comfort of the poor sufferer the roo room in that was fitted up for the accommodation of belle harris hams was made as comfortable as circumstances would admit and from one to three were provided to sit up with him and take care of him he died at iam tam on the day oi of february y 1884 belne being the firsena first natural death that has ever taken place at this institution he tle was a native of pennsylvania where his parents and friends now reside through the i courtesy of dr taggert his friends have been made ac acquainted fainted with his serious illness aa and no doubt will be notified of his demise he had served one term of three years minus the ne percentage r allowed prisoners for foo good beha beba behavior vior on a charge of burglary in one of the southern settlements durin during his incarceration he had come to the c conclusion 0 nc lusion that forthe for the future he aou would 1 d let other peoples property alone and get et his living honestly ile he searched about salt lake city in vain for employment and then wended bended his way penniless and deplorably dressed northward stayed a while in ogden with like results there the temptation was placed before him by some newly made acquaintance and andl being extremely unwell and desirous of receiving medical attendance which he knew k new could not be obtained easily without means gave way a second time urne to the dictates of the adversary when arrested he had in his possession a bottle of medicine powers ow possession ders etc ills his stomach then boudre wound retain nothing but milk with which he was then and has been ever since most liberally supplied everybody concerned especially the medical gentlemen has been indefatigable in endeavors to restore him to health he was a well behaved and extraordinary in ingenious enious young man while here has made maae several first rate violins with scarcely yany any other tool than a small pocket knite knife ile he was placed in the kitchen where he soon became quite an expert as chief cook in a remarkably short time in fact fac this shrewdness put to in an improper use led him into incarceration where he has unfortunately ended his brief career do INMATE rate |
