Apostle Lorenzo Snow's release from the Utah Penitentiary

After serving eleven months in the Utah Penitentiary for his commitment to plural marriage, Apostle Lorenzo Snow was released in March 1887 following a Supreme Court decision in his favor. Throughout his long period of incarceration, Snow utilized his time to keep a detailed record book, where he chronicled his observations and composed poetry for friends, family, and fellow inmates, reinforcing his faith despite the harsh prison environment. Upon his official release, he was met at the prison by friends including Franklin S. Richards, John Nicholson, George C. Lambert, J. F. Wells, A. M. Musser, and others. The moment of his departure was signaled when the great bell was struck and his name was shouted by a guard. The warden himself swung open the barred door, and Snow emerged a free man. After quickly changing from his prison attire into modern clothing, he entered a waiting carriage. Accompanied by his friends, he was taken to the Lion House in Salt Lake City to reunite with his sister, Eliza R. Snow. Despite the physical and emotional toll of his imprisonment, he was reported to be in excellent health and high spirits, viewing his experience as a trial of his integrity and faith.

Fuller account of this event (as retold in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 49, No. 10):

Shortly afterwards the great bell was struck, and the guard on the wall shouted, “Lorenzo Snow.” The bars in the door clashed, the warden himself swinging it open, and Apostle Snow emerged a free man to receive the hand clasps of his friends. A few minutes spent in changing the livery of the prison to modern habiliments, and he entered the close carriage, and the little procession, quite after the manner of a triumphal entry, dashed off in the direction of town. He was driven to the Lion House, where he met his sister, Eliza R. Snow, and other relatives and friends, who had gathered to welcome him back to the bosom of his family. He was in excellent health and spirits, and expressed his gratitude to the Lord for his deliverance, and for the strength he had received to endure the trials and privations of his imprisonment.