New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-29

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..itv ou account u ier n,.lc.. NH iua EiIt ..,,
a. ,f p, lie qn iala.. of J,rn,ll tani .,ne ton.
month. pr.v'o 10 5ls. johnson death - 'le PEE
sion previous 20 tte death oi tis "' w ''ns'n wa
ert-rstti r.-h .ia ., rye 1l d .oun- lill - nv"
IN C,sekie hu irs.ra o. ,'ug .hore. which v11,i hls
hem in bis way. they went ''F'ihfr - H'N'-H VIZ
semr ary near Irrv Mr JOh1ou also P'hF' neg
A. still later period H. Jolnson went - tl 70 .liY
obtaises permission from the Principal to taAe .Ir Ia y
out visiting In he ue:ghhorhooI SI1s lr.0 if. n'
Of Mr. johnson AMI lady. found on n't' hes ''e "
Troy
After. Mr. Johnsons death the li,tlo cil who W.
the boat the presence Of her mo hers sister
a.keJ her father Why be- pushed M crt .itue ''at
into the water p" " Pa why did yol strike NJ = an.
little Josey and pat them in the water The sister o..
Nm Johnson ask ed him WHY he i'd no. save h we an
clid lie replied denying bis ABILITY % swim. Aier sAe
dscease of his wife Jshrson went 60 b'1rl et Che 3'ae"
of th.o,isorls and sometimes -leDt there Oae II the
sorvior saw him more than once m oelro'R ~ tif
house living on the bed with Miss Ann Eliza sny ca the
size o H. within month after the deceise Of n' vile
These and other circumstances set ne tongues o ra11
nv ard soon the church ever which be presided int
tnsd an in ves cation of The truth ut e allegation asaas
tbs morality Of their pastor The result wAs they ses'es
him rem the ministry ,.
He came To Now-lork aud was engaged m NE service
Of lumber dealer In answer TO question ne ,.@i -
70 the nsrer of his wes death stating that she died or
quick consumption. Soon after coming 10 New ofN
bs i ALLEGED 10 have married Aun tiIa hJSiou III ~
10 ~. oj women who prepared h.s wlles body inr
burial began 10 babble about bruises upon her person
An old acquaintance OF Johnson hearis< fhf me- "'"
being able IN asserted mat ne hht i4t lrN.
Gus ter et a mile with him. without Stopping ann MA
krowu h.m o. dive with great deX,criy. ana SWIM u''
water for sixteen twenty feet
All thrsp things forming formidable array ~ suspicious
circumstances against Johnson. the people 81 >au
Crow ,,iull, excited upon the mater, AMI 1andei he
be arrested and .ric. The Grand jury ie.ni 're n
against him for the murder OF his wits AMI enid ana ~
Was arrested.
The trial commenced fortaigh, since at Kingston
Court Eousc before Judge Hon. VIM. Nrsht Pm
ssing and Corn II. Leieyer aud John Wo'l>ey As'o
en-. The urQN nor guilty., DfSriff-
Atturnc, Lyon J. &. Perry of Kingston aai Horace r
Clark a1c Ambrose l. Jordan Of New-1ork, counsel er
he People For the prisoner: Mitchell sanford AVID ia
COB Uelleuherch o. Kingston Ecber. Whitak ri SiI-
gertics sud Judge Mouutfor of New.f York.
Tie trial excited the most intense interest in the com
munty and during every session the tout-hou'e was
lswsed y both sexes On the first two days The prison
srs lie present and his sister sat through us whole
trial The prisoner "a mild blue--yed man. subject to
sudden f. OF weeping. neatly dressed, and OF pleasing
he facts which we have given above were swora 30 a.
witnesses upon the trial. G. alss the isIswlng
" ll,am ". Baxter lumber dealer os iwep'r'iari-st
Fast River testified being acquainted with prisoner thar
lie employed him Oh the 9th Of March last a. asorsr ~
$50 -, y,rr be stayed j. days he took dune. at do
Eorcfts house the first week OF hls arrival.
Alni,fn 4 Baxter sworn. says am dau,hicr at tte
lat witness johnson his dinner at our house for sae
wick NY mother hal conversation win johnson rs 10
the manue- of lis Uile' death one day a. ne sinner
table my mother asked Je.nson what hrs wc drd oi' no
Ls.taied sid she asked him over again Nr '4ant3n an
.wcres that she died with quick c"nsumpuon "l IRIS
conversation TO Elder Jones
Mary Ann Smith deposed that sae sister 81 the
prisoner she present al the marriage OF Johnson wan
Eliza Ann BOtsford; Rev br, skinner, oi NeW-iorN,
married them on the JtA OF April, ls'l'
Theodore Il. Gates sworn Resides a. sausercs an a
uuselor.ataw was the Coroner Jury IN to- sase
OF Mrs Johnson johnson mined a. witness on
that occasion: heard his statement; Mr. Joa7son was
sworn A. the first witness he said they had been for
seasure excursions Johnson deposition not SIGNED ny
him: be said they went up the creek about mile the
vie baby, and himself ashore for the purpose g
p, king berries they were ashore Tor short tIms Ne
hen assisted the wife AMI the oldest child n the boat ead
then pushed the boat from the shore and steptel IN HIM
self while Mrs. johnson passing from one end OF te
boat the other, she tpped IN stepping over one OF me
seats lost her balance and falling out oi tho boat nc
cnucht her rs she falling bu was unable 70 restore
her and that she fell into the water. carrying hm
with her that they sank ciasped together they rose
together to the surface, that they sank again, ans
that in struggling under water they became
sr,rntcd after the separation Mr. johnson "a tho
lace looked around for the boat and dscovod that
was bcu lis reach and then underworld 70 get to the
shore be- was very much transed aud nearly drowned
be- susr.eted in getting ashore ciAmpcfcd up ths s3iA
Which e sail was steep and went after assistance, he
sad lc could not swim be put the Oldest boy IA tle boa
Efs! be- said he did not like the word pumeli "@hsa
sam. other word substituted. he proposed tlt shs III
use lie word loosed, and did SO we were passing
from un, end o the boat 10 the other and e rppsd o!e
tle second -eat: she had the child IN her arms AZ tina
time they were about sixteen feet from the 11ro shou
think hc wacr 10 or II feet deep recoects touch
ing bottom h his left hand when they went down she
grasl rd him by the ana after had been 70 me h'''s'
rn.o va -gt ar and Cdarey sank agan. tho mothe
and child were separated in the water ator had
..rrrated -, eli from my wife. | GOT so near shore
could touch bottom my wc was Of w ierl rom me
Ia deep water The child VAS loaiing near ne S'ih Oh 'AS
boat three OF Il Ur rods from shore cHh"' sNth
the boat fOated out Of reach when was m tho water
when got where could stand, called Tor help there
were no holser about there and person. ~ soeH
a. got ashore went for help went up to the Woyen
house, it, and called Mr.; Wooyen, and told h.n
what lad lau,elcd 10 happened about mile MP the creek
did DOT say which side Of the stream they had iandei he
Appeared much aetaed, Though he had s presence %
Cro.s-cSaiaiued-It WAS about o'clock when he rf.
home 10 Lo. .cem-er that be wa questioned - 10 hs
Mar. Jaro Vincent sworu-I li,e ia Wa;etow1 Jeda'-
,.n CO. li-.d There u '-}. am -st'r II tho late h-
Jshrsou tleir second rid aaI third iice we're a, ny
iouse after RE death o their mo.hcr Ahce was iAfes
car. od last Janua.,. Jo3rson at our house te
sext week after the Children came u'fe johnson "a7
lying on lounge in The dining room 81 nay tan7I f'..
erurc. Inc child camc mp him; tho first conversation
that heard was Whie he was lying - the lounge ~
.lnv near him: tire child a.d, Pasa, WIZ di tol plt
N ard Joscy in the water ne rG Foli.i me san
auction two or three times and lie di nsl answer sue
said rapa how did Mamma and Josey go ID The wal r
Papa, did you put Mamma and Js7ey IA iae
,ot,r p" he ,ad, v. you know You va there
Ills all the conversation remember that took place ~
nv father. house. at subsequent time, at ny house,
-,ineaiIg over week. heard another conversation "a
tween them: johnson lad taken tie child out Of the in
u2-looin up s.as 20 retire he had J. started ON me
I'm: the child said papa why dill you strike mlpm1
and Josey and put them in the water De male ~ an
,ver that heard the child c0nyelsci WIN h - al te
ys Nh slairs out the death Of her mother 5G. cannot
low rscoect what 10 wa; was - young whom ny -
ter was married that cannot tell the DAY u tf a3A
but Il was m October; she would have been manned NJ.
teen yeals the October after she died. sh@ Ho1a
Lave been 3o years old tie December followns he
death. ato had four living chmrtDi s"D%sJ i,i..J
al ID him the circumstance Of the death o bis via
be thoucf boat rilc would be borodr 70 hm hi' vie
ard children; he proposed boat ride % PICK beri,i
ifcy forgot he pail they proceeded up The stream veg
f.arfi. saw berros on the shore and land di they
were on the shore time picked berries AMI ats them
after ihry lad been shore some time, thy ttufned "
h. ioa, he took Alice md placed her in the boat Hs