Anton Fladeby came to Canada from Norway in the spring of 1909, a few of months prior to his 20th birthday and on December 1, 1914, at the age of 25, he enlisted as a guard at Manitoba Penitentiary (known today as the Stony Mountain Penitentiary).
Albert Johnson was found guilty of manslaughter and received a life sentence, of which he served 16 years until his deportation to the United States.