The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-24
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ASTOUNDING DEvELopMENTs--THE LATE OUT
RAGE IN GREENE.-Last Sunday evening, John
Johnson OF Greene, was arrested by the Sheriff OF
Broome county, upon warrant charging him with the
murder of the wife OF James Boultormery OF Tr angle
Broome county in May lsi! or Of being accessory
examination was commenced before Judge Seymour
ami Justice Ksttel Of that place on Tuesday.
johnson is oil the most wealthy men in Greene.
He is over years Of age and he s estimated 20 be
worth $4,000. He has employed ~ his counsel Hon.
JohpA Collier and Hon d. s Dickinson. who are de-
Tending him on the examination. We indebted to
gentleman who arrived yesterday from bi'ghamton,
for the fecs which follow and who heard the testimony
here given.
The FIRST i,ness James Boult. Of Greene
He testified that he moved upon Johasons farm In Tran
GLE in April eii that Johnson carried his wife from
Greene Triangle when he moved, and had left the
house into which moved before he got there that ne
coaduct Of h.. ws~that she sppoafei dsjseted and I'm.
well and for that he called DR. Purple 10 see
told him johnson desired TO him Greene: thai lac
wont and him at that place Saturday N tns fore
part of Mays that he told Johnson his wife said b. hsd
had criminal intercourse with her the day he carried
her to Triangle and that she said he put part of Buff
iao SKIN IN hsr mouth to prevent her cries and that see
would be ths death OF her would destroy her in
way and thst she promised him she would never
tell of it # he would lie, her GO
The witness stated that Johnson first replied he had
done wrong, but for sung the buffalo skin in her
mouth he had done such thing that he said several
times !" have done wrong" that he was willing to set
tie it with him. and said that he had land and dollars and
cents and wanted him to hat he would take to
settle it, that he refused to settle with him. and that John
then SAID that he had got property and ne went to
~, Saol Stood M anca IN he went 10 law that he
la ~ convarsation with Johnson on saturday and
that the next Monday morning before Daylight has vile
of That the most thorough search was made for
her and no trace of her could be found that il was
about the middle of May, 1874, she disappeared
- ~ ,snsss ,rh;ch we have no room Ia mention we
49, Saanora 70 g;va the subsfaoce of his testimony
His examination had not been finished when our
informant left. 49,
Is vs,rs ~ ace overhsard conversation between John.
80 Sno.har . faw davs afer their arrival At
r;anal. in which ohnson ssid TO her if she ever told
80 hsSan "a ~ That he had done he LJobnson) would
XIII her or be the death Of her
A VI, e pSL ,ho nras ,aL.n from, the bousa whera
cha i;vad in cre.ne in Sentembsr last blind-folded
s,nS ana 5000 " s,yamn onJ .herr thrown into
ss,S ha .ert;cuars If which have heretotora been
dl'cn une raiueuisls " m ;n, ~, ~ h.oav. a.
Pa ~, sh. vs. rnrs -aga;nad har raa son and unop
bar ,..,;mony the nrosacution In mainly founded She
hel . ~ 2 l P,m~osa1 hasr swoyr On tho axam;
~; ~, ar ofsdovt heiors the varrsnt Vas
;ssnod IN wh;ch wa arc informed she staten that IN
a"an, last shs overh.ard convsrsstion batween John
80 and a. w othar ono widow Hortsr of Greene IN
h;ch N Mrs Raxt.r IL he coud ret IA of
w Ihan 10 ,roM,J r,orrx h.r,tbat II ha conH d;s
US ~ h a. ae.w os he Ala ~ Mrs Roit he wonid do
!, ~, ~ Ln.u cnvnis NJ faiIows beIow Binghamfon
- $500. - ,ord re, ~ 40 ;that thav d,snosed ~
ne W lnons :. no oouAu bs''o w - ~ e' P "
h., ~ mr. p,ra;c, bea ri this while
,d "v ~ dor 10 The hnuss in e;rsana whare
hsr mothsr lived that he curtains were drawn over the
- ~ bomsa ~ th;a time. ths both outs;de
WINDOWS 70 sns noase DO. h " NJ bana ns;Se
nd nhu,tanad ono door and ami into the house that
- 49,. aShad ~ ;f sha hod haard Uh.t ha
had sa;d. that she answered ves. thar Johnaon
,oId ~ ;s sha av.r toId of !, IL would Kill her
~ he th 81 SsT desth and that abe thsn nromisad
..an,d ~. eli ~ - RI 10 sunnosad that Mrs
Raxter will nasitiveIv Contradict this story on oath
W. arc toi that Mrs Burck saws about three eeks
,t,ar ths Iobnson cama 10 her mothers
a ' hU .n mos aons and ;nomirsd for her mother
that She told him her mother had not got home from Nor