Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-03
TOO HUGH MARRIED.
vicissitudes OF a maury Comfy BOY.
In a North Carolina JAIN.

OF the truth of the scriptural saying,
that the way of the transgressor is hard,
we have almost daily verifcations. Among
the latest evidences of its truthiulness are
furnished In the eventfLl vicissitudes of q
Maury county boy, out Of which, we're one
30 disposed, tolerable novel might, it ap-
pears, be written. Henry johnson, of
Maury county, is the son of an esteemed
and aged couple living five miles from Co
lumbia. When about fifteen or sixteen
years old he was married by Justice of
the Peace Of that county to Miss Mary
Roane, of Columbia. This was in 1851
In 1860 he was indicted for three different
cases of malicious shooting. In one of
these cases q nolle prosequi was entered,
and In the other two he was committedand
and sentenced to the Penitentiary for five
and eight years. In 1861 Governor Isham
G. Harris psrdoned him out of the Peni-
Tertiary, and he at once entered the Con-
federate army, and it is said made a game,
daring soldier. He was reported dead,
and was not heard of for several years. In
1867 his parents received letter from him
stating that he desired to return home.
Last April woman came TO Columbia,
claiming to be the second wife Of Henry
johnson aforesaid, and in search of him.
| Meantime johnson had married for the
third time in the old North State. Learn
| ing of his whereabouts, the woman claim.
ing to be his second wife, left Maury coun-
| ty and returned to North Carolina, declar-
| ing her intention of bringing him to pun
ishment. Johnson's first wife, surprising
him dead. considered herself relieved from
| all marital relations and acted accordingly
| She is living near Columbia, in state Of
| indifference concerning him or his fate.
A few days since Gov. Senter received
letter from Judge J. D. Henry, of the
| eleventh Judicial District of North Caro-
lima, dated Ashville, June %, stating that
| he (the judge had by information had
| Henry johnson arrested and committed to
| jail in Mcdowell county. The letter also
| states the fact above that he is charged
| with being the lawful husband of Mary
Roane, OF MauryScounty, and that he has
since contracted two different marriages,
one in Charleston, in 1862, and the other
in Mcdowell county few months ago.
The Judge states that johnson is con-
fined at Marion, in Mcdowell county. and
that he desires that the Governor make
the demand for him, and have him tried
according to law. On the 1st inst. Gov.
Sentsr, received the following letter from
| Gov. Holden, of South Carolina, concern
| ing the same subject:
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF
| north CAROLINA, RALEIGH, June %, 1870.
His Excellency Governor Senter: Sir.
Information has been received at this
| department, that one Henry johnson, an
escaped convict from the State prison Of
Tennessee, has been arrested and is now
confined in the jail of Mcdowell county
| in this State.
You will please issue your requisition
for the vendition of said fugitive within
the time prescribed by law. Very res
pectfully, W. W. HOLDEN.
Governor.
johnson having been pardoned in 1861,
and never having been since in the peni-
Tertiary he cannot be deemed under re-
| QUESTION as an escaped convict, and as
the offenseS ofbigamy complained of, were
| committed outside the State, the Governor
| does not consider that he has jurisdiction
| in the premises.
Considered in the legal aspects of the
case, we do not know what will be the
final disposition of our Maury county hero,
unless he be considered as a Latter Day