Show I MURDERER IS NOW NOtY DECLARED INSANE John Dou Douglas Committed to th the State Mental Hospital at Provo WAS VAS A A. MODEL PRISONER I- I Helped Put Down Insurrection Later Tried Suicide and Went Crazy After ftC serving nine nino years ears In the state penitentiary for the thc murder of or his at Weber deber count county In 1 1893 1853 3 John Douglas was yester yesterday committed to the state mental hospital at Provo The hearing was before Judge George Georgo G. G Armstrong In the tho Third District court Douglas has had n a career carceo In the pen pen- that marks the life of few lew other prisoners lIe He murdered hIs wife and was sentenced to life Ufe Imprisonment On Nov 21 1 1903 1503 03 when there was u a concerted effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort on the part of a number of ot prisoners prison prIson- ers era to escape from the time penitentiary Douglas aided the guards and the time officials In n putting down tile the insurrection For standing with time the prison officials and helping to thwart tile attempt of ot the convicts to escape Douglas was recommended recommended re re- re commended for or commutation before the state pardon board 1 His Ills term was commuted corn com muted to life imprisonment and with credits for tor good behavior his term would have expired In 1919 Attempts Attempt If to tn Take Life While Douglas would not Join the theother theother other prisoners In an attempt to escape life did not hold the promise of sweet freedom for tor him and he tried 1 to take his own life On Oct 19 1907 he lie slashed his throat with a knife and came near dying His Ills mind had been slightly deranged up to that time and after the attempt at suicide he became wholly insane The Thc prison on officials could do 10 nothing with l him m and ho he was finally taken before be be- fore Judge Armstrong an and 1 committed to the state mental hospItaL |