The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01

she said. 1t was in answer to a question
as to what she proposed doing, now
that he has six years in prison ahead
of him. That remark tells the whole
story
They eloped three years ago from
Brigham City, and then Johnson did
time for the theft of the buggy in which
they fled, with officers hard on their
heels through three states. She visited
him often while he wore his stripes
I'm the Utah penitentiary. When he es-
capped in the fall of 1903, the girl-she
was only 16 years of age-induced nm
10 give himself up. And through this
means in good part he got his pardon.
This is the beginning of the story.
EIope Through Three States.
1t was a wild eloDement. Her name
was Hester Larsen and she lived in
Brigham City Her parents didn't like
the match. And so they left IN the
night in the horse and rig which lac
had got from "a liveTyman. They went
into Nevada and then nearly the length
of Idaho, before the deputy sherins
caught them. They returned, the hus-
band with handouts on his wrists. the
young Wife tight Tipped and dry eyed.
She kept her nerve while he watched
the months go by in prison. And when
they did come together again last Feb
ruary the fiaXen haired wife deter
mined they were not 10 separate.
We had as pretty a little home as
you ever saw" she said, and / was
perfectly happy. But Ed couldn't do
hard work and il was the only sort OF
job he could get He was too weak
from prison TO stand it. So he got a Job
up in Wyoming with a stockman"
so you went with him."
Yes, l went but he didn't know
was going 10 go. l wasn't going to SEN
arate I went down to the train and ne
kissed me goodbye. But ! said, I'm go
ing on TO OgdeT.' I'm Ogden l left him
for an hour He thought ] was going
TO see my aunt. But l wasn't / had Il
plan. and / knew 1 could Iegl MIN.
That's the whole trouble with FL
Johnson; he is too weak When "a
woman can lead him. What can shrevd
men do?'
Beat Trains Together.
"Well. left him. and when met him
again / had cut off my hair. He hardly
knew me when he saw me. and he felt
awfully. But / had made up my mind.
That night 1 put on suit of his
clothes. They fitted me exactly. We
walked out from North Ogden 10 Brig
ham City. There we took freight
train"
She told how they went To herGing
sheep together near Evanston. And
then she described their Wanderilss
over the state.
How did we travel? Why We went
evey way, and mostly beating freight
trains. Yes, sir, we rode i'm under on
the brake beams sometimes And we
rode on top when il was safe. or In
empty cars. I liked it, l liked il So
much that he used 10 say when We
swung on train;
Well. ] suppose your happy now -
And I would always laugh and say.
It's better than any kind of travel
ing.
Woman Wins at Dice.
1T was. too. Il was exciting if il
was hard. And no one ever knew but
what I was man. I disguised myself
so that I could be with my husband
all the time. and 1 was with him al
ways. We were in saloons together
and in gambling houses. and no one
knew the difference. once he came al
most letting il out We were in Evans
ton. Someone asked us TO have a drink
at the bar. and we went Then they
proposed shaking dice He said
Come on, dear aud stopped him
self. l began 20 laugh, but no one no.
ticed it and he changed the dear To
Burt right away. 1 beat the others
four straight games too" and she
laughed with the memory of it,
Il was with him the night he got
into his trouble. He was gambling and
so was /. He lost all his money and
made out a check. II was i'm his own
name Then he made out other checks.
In all there were five or six, 1 think II
was.
IT came to Salt Lake after ne was
arrested. He took sick and sent for
me- In Evanston the sheriff came al
night and told me was to GONE and