Show DIED IN PRISON elder john Q U johnson passes away while in the penitentiary tent iary on friday february aary 1888 elder john B johnson John soD ol of east mill kill creek salt like lake county was sentenced to the the penitentiary for a term ot of six months and to pay a tine hoe ot of and the costs ot of the prosecution against him ala his offense in the thee eyes yea ot of the law was that he had followed his re lilious convictions and lived with two wives as their husband for several days after he be was lodged I 1 in the bastile bas he be was feeling I 1 bg rather miserable and 0 1 1 tuesday february irth be had a al alight i fever this steadily grew worse and on thursday match maich 1st ast warden pratt fixed up the guard room as a hospital the accommodations at the penitentiary being utterly inadequate in cases of sickness sick nesa sud aud notified the attend ng physician who pronounced brother affliction to be pneumonia on friday warden pratt sent word to sister janson of her husbands illness and gave her full fall permission to give 1 e him whatever attention she chose tile sue came to the penitentiary and waited upon her husband closely from that time until last night when being quite sick herself it was deemed necessary for her to go home for the night ight which she did her own son remaining with his bis fattier father brother john gerber Gr erber who is serving a term for a similar offense to that for which brother johnson was imprisoned was directed by mr air pratt to assist in waiting on the sick man the physician became aware last night that his patient was sinking and remained with him doing all in his bis power to check the disease during the right bight all efforts were however vain and at 0 this morning the 06 spirit of brother Johno johnson oll took its slight flight from this mortal sphere he was 64 tears year of gge age the e sad news was conveyed to the grief stricken family who had bad the body conveyed cony eyed to their home brother johnson leaves two wives and a number of th children Ildren he was a quiet us na obtrusive man and bore an excellent excelle ut cha character marshal dyer warden pratt and the prison officials did all in their power for the deceased irom from the time his illness first came to their knowledge and nothing was denied to him t that at could minister to his comfort their kindness is highly ap precia predated ted by the bereaved family and the file greater portion of the community who sympathize with the widows aa a and A fatherless in their |