, 1870-01-21
REMARKABLE STORY OF TWO
WIVES.
Strange Case OF Disputed Identity
TWO Claimants 80 Wldoxynood
and IA Policy
From the cineinnet' cammereteA .1an.1s.

Two Cla1 nAtS 80 Wld0VTNo0d
aru "A Policy.
From The Cinefnnefi cammere.az, Jan. IL.
On tte 18Th Ct DeceEbe- lnat package con-
Gn.teo stEtes EXPRESS Company, from their office
u Leaven~ gse, Kanhss, n1rec Cd to Mrs. Rh.ds
r.1ected to TIE agent OF the express compsny 10
Nils ctV. 1e11esiiog him 10 see that Asa nuoda
1uhsttou got the noncy, AID that she signed .
LaSenwc crib. This oEey vas the balance que
!" Mt. Jotpson on policy o: t.,,0o, 1sdued BY
!he Sot1eHes:eln Aus9al Lie lnsatarce Com.
rauJ, It Nil nuke, Wisconsin. On tue life Of
May.
a ro,iee was put IN tue Post once on the ssme
day, requesting MITE Rhoda Johnetou to call at the
tifce or tie United states Express Company, as
sre Nas Unknown. and xet htr package She
called the Ie1t DAY the 1etn, acd e1nt.1!cd letter.
nany At Lavcn oftu, ard also aeea. oi tae North
westesu Mutual Life intusaoce CoUp4uy, AID also
.etters from George x Ioh1aton, rue brother Of
The deceased, who xeAtded in kAnsaa She was q
enaIp, bnteWd, keen HonAn, ard The agent Of ihe
company IN this city, not oouhttrg her Eosd. had
however. TO require her, - the rules Of the olce
Is aor conc Known q The onjce.
Ste brought In BoUe oEe from the local once OF
!te SoEthw eate1n Maiual Lte lntutaIee Compa-
cy Ct tnla city, Hno had paid her several mon ns
previous sftV en- account OF Ia's policy, aud he
iielttfed her BED signed the rece!ptbook II the
.xpIe,s otacs wi,h ncr iof III. package. snd ane
Another M1r Rhoda Johnston, nho ALSO Claim
ed 10 Fare b. en- the wife Ct As1ccs l. Johnston.
W. wuo - Ase uel1 t4e PgHGJ ~ e@9ce u Ano
No!:ht6tsfn MuluA4 LIZ lLsalaLcS Conpap5t
~ c,st0tu ~ paFG zen. tEia lot'sJ 70 Lei psoln-
es,1n Ell , lsw, t;roFxe E !oanstoo & "a hsnsaa tor
eo:lt etor. ana 70 cave feoe.soa ssso on aesoant.
tee ia1cs OF Major Rlsckonrn. prosecattpg At&or-
~ J .ea W ee9.ns, stselA! nau. Us kso.
e5e 49, oan !e.'ets ~ uel ~ sefs " tlolu -.
~ e.n,nsd ~ =. 49, - n,n,nsr = ~: E.c2'
r&s y NIFkt$ $F fk0
sumera.. Mr. George E. Jourston. and w1,a tnt
bvu 6 NC Of she insurance coIpao! =: Mhwan.
see fut W1tecut any very *ntIsfactor3 result uotl
teN osys nFo, when tae IN .urai ce company sent
Mr. rscAh1fn The receipt Of kne e1 ptrt1 COMPANY
It M1lRa kee. ca1eo DC onsr ls, for the s7is,9i.
.1rrtfs co1pAuY In tins city Tor rGe packaze, ana
wts iold tDat the money Ind teea teccved aud
delivered 10 MIS- Rnoda Joap-toD, ard Wat they
bac ter receipt tor H. HI. NlsclhEFu tten nrOulh1
10 cl.crt 10 tho 0t1ce to rec II sue
xas tho terson 10 pnom The note5
tad been paid. re feanrR taas
| htt c.iect wEs perhaps 1mrcstrg Oh aiD, 4ud be
! tso rtce!veu tie otev. Nj. ls!sckburn vu1ched
10. hit Client, Who, bJ the Wal. Nas pcos, Simple.
| ,rrorbDt voH 40, Dsf cBphbte o. cotcoc'tnR anJ
| .Etld'e or the tntuIa1cs or express conlrsaaet
! aid UEo es!de1ty had 10 bsclefS o. eldeis ~
! Lf'lrt IN the scheme BE knew hef n Afs
Rrcdh Johptfoo- Sue EAd been n fIfsodooed o n.[n
iyrtlrectahle people. HRo 1new eer. Eoo Eli0
rnoI e Fas ven aeq oaiu,ed. ": neiSsio1 ais
Client 70 be the p<fscu ane represented hef't! -,
t;e:E % The noney. She kLes OF no Other MI.
hEnea Jonnsfor. Sne ha. maII:ed Aascaa L;
.rIttoo sfght 5es18 Hgo. and had Two chi1dfee
| LIN, lier Euhtand had bf+n BOOK, oincef "
uset or had eudt1ed four yesrs from cancer al 80