Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-26
GUNS STRUGGLED
BY LITTLE CUPID.
Prison Officials Have Theory Re
garding the Jail Delivery
Of Two Weeks Ago.
LOVE LETTER FROM WAODELL.
Authorities Believe that Johnson, the
Trusty, Escaped to Avoid Punish
ment for Part He Played,

1t Is now strongly believed by the
prison authorities that Il. p. Johnson,
the trusty who escaped from the state
prison last Wednesday, was implicated
In Smuggling into the prison the re-
volvers which We're nseG by the con-
victs in the recent break for liberty
IL Is also thought that the willingness
of Harry Waddell, one OF the main
reyolvers were secured, is the cause of
Johnson leaving the prison to escape
punishment for his part Ia that event
full incident, Waddell. 1t Is believed,
won Johnson's friendship and also the
friendship Of the latters friends, sim
ply to use them in the plot to escape.
Johnson's capture will probably be
effected In a short time. Mrs. S. G.
Larson the mother OF the two girls
who had frequently visited johnson at
the state prison, Indignantly denies
that she would shelter an escaped
convict. She declares that If he comes
to her house she will at once notify
the officers and assist In his capture In
order to dlsprove the suspicion which
has been cast upon her and her daugh-
tiers.
COMPROMISING LETTER.
A letter written by Waddell to one
of the Misses Larson, Is now In the
hands OF the authorities and Is be-
lleved TO be convincing evidence as ~
the intimacy which existed between
Johnson and Waddell The letter, whcn
Is affectlonate In the extreme, follows;
~. s. p, Sugar, Utah, Feb. ~, 1903
Miss Annie Larson. Salt Lake city,
utah:-My Dear Miss Larson-I would
address you as my dear friend II
dared but until prove myself worthy
of your friendship and earned IL / am
denied this privilege. Although until
this moment / have never expressed TO
you a written or spoken word, ! regard
you as my friend. indeed, ! feel that
| have known you for years, yet | lave
seen you but several times. 1t may
seem strange TO you-it does TO me-
that /, an entire stranger to you, can
feel thus. | would tndeayor 20 explain
this paradox, but why try to captain
the inexplicable phenomena Of the hu-
man mind? One may experience sem
timent, an emotion or a passion with
out knowing its causation. | might see
o person but once and never exchange
a word with her or him. as the case
might be. and there would form In my
mind involuntarily profound regard
or pronounced dislike for that person.
So Il is In this case. AS ] said, | have
seen you only a few times, and then an
influence rs irresistible as II Is mex
picable These reasons, | trust Will
excuse me for writing to you, a strang-
or, as DO The Instances when 1 saw
you We're when, IN company With your
| sister you visited Mr. Johnson at the
| ponltentiary. It was some time, how
ever, after | saw you for the first time
that | was cmboldened to speak TO Ed
ward, 10 whom | have become very
much attached, OF you. Well, he told
me what | wished to know. he taught
| me to know you as you are; he con-
| WINGED me that my intuition was not at
| fault that tine opinion | had formed
| OF your character vas correct
THE fact that you, in your angelic
| goodness are as far above me as the
| blue volts OF the heavens are above the
! earth Cmbarrasses me, and causes me
to hesitate in asking of you that for
| which my heart yearns, But as you are
30 exalted | know YOU have great
| kind heart, sensitive to the sorrows and
| pain of others. So | feel confident that
| you will not say nay. that you will
not deny TO me your friendship.
Believe me. dear Miss Larson,
| though | am convict and stranger
| in u strange land without a friend. Did
| you know the history of my life, did
| you know my character as It is-not as
| IL would be painted by my enemies
| you would not. feel assured, give me a
stone when | pray you for bread.
AN IsHMAEL
81 feel that every mans hand is
! raised against me, as n criminal But
| that Is because | attempted 10 escape
| from here about a year ago. 1t is
| rather perverted reasoning ! think,
that prejudices men against their fell
| low simply because he endeavors to re-
| gain his God-giyen liberty.
! Because ] was loyal to those whom
| believed my trends | was convicted
of a crime of which / am innocent My