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Name: Matt Johnson Age/DoB: Sept. 14,
1885 County of Conviction: Missoula Judicial District: 4th Case No.: 1132 Date of Conviction: May 1918 Sentence: 2.5-5 years. |
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Allegations: On April 19, 1918, said in a saloon in Milltown that the
U.S. Liberty Bonds were no good. That the government would not back them up.
That the man that bought them would never get his money back. That he would
lose it. That the U.S. government is no good. Case Details: Pled guilty upon advice of appointed counsel. Served 13 months from
May 25, 1918, to June 18,1918, or 13 months in prison, working as a laundryman. Personal Information: Born in Finland. Got U.S. citizenship in 1907;
Lumberjack. In Montana 7 years. Resident of Bonner. He and wife Minna, age
53, were both inmates at the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs in Deer
Lodge County in 1930. Date and
place of death unknown.
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