The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-22
BithmoNd Aispatth,
%, 1857.
THE TRAGEDY ~ WASHINGTON.

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r,pANorE IN HER FREsENoR--Hg DELIyrEs
u1ysrI,. TT 20 TUE AUrHoHtTIEs.
Yesterday afternoon the citizens in tho
neigh b5Yhond were startled by the announce.
,rcnt that murder had been committed nv
Mr.. Henry Johnson, a butcher, residing in
Georgetown, who had shot his wife's nara,
r~0uT. Mr., Thomas Smoot whom ne had dis
covered IN bed with her. Immediately after
committing the act Mr. johnson walked 10
nc central guard house and delivered himself
~. The prisoner seemed much affected, and
--,'r0cd over the fate OF his children. and e.
sorry that he committed the act but saws thai
Do had repeatedly warned the deceased. and
carla not stand IL any longer
.rv- OF TGr EVIDENCE GIVEN TO TIE coRoSEH's
JURY.
Mr. Aholiah Sawyer sworn: The man and
woman had been coming here nearly two
wears EpNeVer has stayed here regularly saw
Two or three days in the week the woman
rented the room; saw johnson about -
o'clock. he said he saw man here witness
occupies the house in which the shooting took
r.r.r. ;Ec woman called herself Kate; the
a..ea>,l called her Mrs. Johnson; never saw
Johnson until yesterday he came yesterday
and chopped me ON my shoulder and asked me
81 knew hls wife, ! told him no she ALWAYS
spoke q deceased rs Mr.. Johnson, her hus.
la.I her first husband had abandoned her
and they had arranged everything straight
Johnson lived IN Georgetown the family OF
witness NNttNs>l> Ns MI 4hllIlAlt, VINO lodged
VI. aud Mrs. JohuSo1s room when they were
absent. and slept ON the sofa when they We're
here. has wife and four children living: a
, ...a lives with US.
John l.. Willard sworn: Boarded An he
house. knew the deceased as Rr johnson
l.a Do particular acquaintance with him
when 2" and the woman came here together
ta.y mc. Ia the room.
E. sawyer recalled: They paid twenty
dollars month for the room, with the privi-
A cooked arlK
UIE. when the woman was away my family
,a the cooking did not know johnson in
GEORGETOWN; supposed the woman TO be The
wife q deceased; Smoot was here nearly
t1r.y day lately, never saw Johnson, the
,.-.-.s,r. before yesterday.
-. ni SoU not ascertain before that they
were unt lawful man and wife?
S. 40, not before Yesterday: she took the
7 ....u her hands and sworc they were law.
...'.Iu and wife said She could prove it
..E.. said amy thing about her first husband
l..o.ghi they had parted
.Irr" The WITNESS got rather excited
N..IuD Kelley, detective, sworn Knew
r.'a.- more than the statement of the pri-
,...r. hr stated that he had received infor-
NATION .hIr his wife was cohabiting with this
g.. >wout: did not say whether he shot two
,.H.- or not. sad when Re shot he was un-
.-.rs.u. had sworn not TO Kill his own wife
'... ne this IN the cell At the central guard
l.Hs,.
Iuga Redmour sworn Did not know any.
. my store and wished TO know who lived in
'u. house; told him a man named Sawyer;
'Ae man had Grape on his hat, don I know the
nan knew Sawyer by sight, and his chill
.rru never heard anything rs 10 the character
.. the house.
Miss Jane r. Dorsey was then sworn: Is q
r...'vc of Mrs. Sawyer: she was her aunt by
Der first husband: has been here year. Mr..
..I MIS-. Johnson occupied front room for the
last tDuV or 1--WE n rnths lac was here every
..-lt ia the week except on saturday she was
l.r. sometimes twice Il week: She sometimes
came Iu the morning, and sometimes in the
afternoon; he Stad, when here, all night,
sometimes St1id all day: generally had two
..,.!- 20 day Mrs. Sawyer made the arrange
...s. for board with Mrs. johnson; they first
r... Two dollars 4 day for the room heard
Mn, Sawyer say so; Uudc!s God the deCeasc ed
MI. her husband heard Mrs. Johnson say
.,., she hId been married before TO Henry
Johnson. she called her present husband
Thomas johnson, SAID that her former huS-
f..G lived III Georgetown, she had no
...,. friends ,hut met her here my uncle,
VII. sawyer, i in 10 business at present;
lns been out @! work for three months
Mrs S.u.ypr supports the family by telling
fortunes. adyCrlIsuS under his Christian
a.ue u~ Mrs AhOiilb: persons often came
Urr'. IU' never "a" any miusie with Mrs.
johnson. never 81" the other Johnson; was
III. g..- ~.wyrTs room when the murder took
r...... heard man 20 up stairs heard the
report q q pistol; | then ran down saw
ills. Johnson ,um, down and 20 out, after til"
r.-.rr u. -u. pistol. she said 10 my aunt that
L,.us-. husband had shot the deceased She
....,lGrI Yer, mach dis lTcssed She held her
hands lp and said "Oh, he is shot" Asked
90 la.u 3D.. .An pavement 10 stop the man who
I.I,l.f Iiw-hr did not respond two shots
w.r. ,g,G Ilrs. johnson and Mr.. Johnson
l.t 1r.G boz thereon fifteen or twenty minutes
So ..a go. firing took place: heard that the
...... .t lived 100 Alexandria, Va.
TIE jury iguud verdict accordingly.