, 1876-02-11
REvERDY JOHNSON.
Singular Death Of this Aged and
Distinguished American at
Annapolis, Md.
He Falls and Is Killed While WaI]tinf
in the Yard of the Governors
Mansion,

hFeFlo4 D1pdlth 10 TIA Ch4naFs $f4uDSt
AsNAFokes, afd, Feb. f0~-Ths lion. Raverdy john
son was found dead this evening" in do eruunds ID
Jscent 10 the Governors mAuaiou. The cifcunsxnoea
connected with hls docease Are ~ follow, Ne John.
son arrived In Annapolis yesterday, 10 argus
cass boforo tho Court OF Appeals, snd,
n tho lnssstion Of Gov. Carroll, toot
ZIP h.s Residence It Tho dubernAsosis auson Yr ia
t,aa Of hls s.sy To-day Gov. Carrot invited Chief
fudge ntrtol aud number Of other gentlemen to
msss Pr la at dinner. NJ. fohnson vas, = usnal,
hs sntoo' at s eioss o9 or 10 ss0n 1e1s. "
,ha sS'nsetsss'on turned upon =. qualities of some
attsrvasas IT. s.!d to NJ. c.eroi:, sao1srnof.
~ az tss' him NJ II. IL. a' md r. sos s;'s' En-
ssssd sIs shss e s f. IT assn o sn
saying that It tho company wsatsd 10 SMOKE thsy hsd
est.sf ~ remain II The dntasrooa. dov. oa7o1 tho.
Returning s5hr q 1t SGH sueioon lS eoapss aes Carroll ,t.r
tss ss s;i e i ss IT, T. g 3ssssos a. %
'sss,'a; e.: :'ass7 'as ..7: =:
he surpassed he had eons % .,sep ao,. Carroll shen
aisn'ittc tue matter frotD hia mind, and VA st3n0
.er,ants eailra him ont Of tho room md tojd hin
that Mr. !olt4eou was lying out In the yard on The
LYING 1sAS1MA1E
o. On sao ground. Tho place "t4ero the body wss da-
s,e *!dc Of The house tho anglo nads Iy pro-
ioctng has.~inaou. The .oay va i,aineaiat.iy ~
Je.nsssa, xhen found, vas i5!ns % prone a1s
asoas; pooi Of aood was about l.is he.i THUR !,
no doubt sonctrunK tho manner In which he 1nss hts
ohsop qs42 r ss r. rsy ese M
but weus out tic front .ioor aud aosn she trout
kHl$ fhni
the eEAsttos aI down short ceIlsity 10 thc brtckcI
o!o. a1ac. Mt to ao Basement Of The building and pro-
bar rFl1do#. In turning IpFcIf auJut u1au euso tv
tho wall lie tnIst ftayn
STUMBLED AND raLzEa
There were lnate pieces Of coal lying TN tic erpt1p
tA head probably struck the cdae OF tls projecting
aknli. The n.ediea, opinion IL Lat tho " chef ,a
anu fatal injury w4s fracture. Of the frontal
outer angle ot the right upward. aud backvards
10 thr cerlna sns-. Thn tragic occurrence has cast
pE':r GIouM OVER TilE coMxuSIrY.
and deep iegrct expressed 1t loss Of 40 brilliant
~ 'snansn. rent 9f tue 4r and q public ltte ME John
OF efee1nt heltu Whrn 1o was 50 suddenly takon OF.
~ - iu@ss:t'y '1ai iosa.on, tho a.sn-
eveniuAu a:!3 in tim g1oauls surrounding tho Exec
'itise sIansinn q, Ann,poIi5. Mr. Jolnsoa was tho
usher aens.tsnen at Ii" Executive Mansion. Ho VA
found !lttt iu the yard by u servant.
Ca1lc lCEG ltRt ngdt 10 hfffn9 the
o bAker Fri, ars,le1 IN tbs Cont Appeals TO-
day. Dy Invitation Of Cor. Ca1so]l, lo became his
guest Ut the Executive Nnnbon to-day Tho Governor
iutiscd Cn.c1utre Barton, Of this atse, md several
other gentlemen. t, meet MI Johueou at d4nnsr tho
ma:sion. They aEned Ut about p. At dinner,
Mr. John'oM n;fe1rel III e1ceilant spirits and
bis H.ual Lc1t, und eutcrainea tho company
" hi- conversation sud relating anecdotes. Al
dinner he touk onp glass Of b1sdcirs and rufuaed to
t1ka my more. After sltuner be auddenjy asked tho
Governor to tAks hi1l In to TIC paror. Ho took the
aoHeruors arm, and walking in there sat down on
Sofa ut the realueet Of Mr. johnson tho Governor
rejvincd slu tsts at tho table. Shortly altar ser-
rant spfeaer1 at the door, an1 bectoning the Gov
pEnor Cit, toll him Mr. 5uhnson lying In tbs yard
Oh the Stones. GOV. Carroll went Immediately
to Tho Elacc md found Mr. johnson
lying on tho cohbessone casriagcxay thAt lasaes
DIR tie lcrc. Of thu tnahsion, close up to the xs,
uhd ncar tloor leading nto ths basement> liz had
evidently cone down the front staps and around to
tnc side Of thu Eoise, md fallen WHARF ho waa found
TEts vas aaont 6:15 y. Ill.,. and ihn iupreason is
that he lad een tnere Al least half N hour. ue w1s
thea tlrsd, nnd fat en bleeding prusety from, tho
wounds Gu tle right Rtdc Of lia head md face His
| BODY VIA at 1uco temavcd Into the basement
| 5enu, ard phyhtclans eummuned. Dr.. William @.
Tack wa the rst to utr1se, nnd aflcs c1amining tho
| body. l'rnnonnced life extinct Drs. l!deout and
| C1o'id arrived afterwards.
There large waunds the right side Of the fore
head t*o rlridrus Of thu Aku from tho upper por-
ton Of TIC forehead to thu eyebrow, dslocatton OF
hnHet Ut thu lett hanj md cts ths haudt and the
legs. The phytitiaia examining tho body tu de-
tert4liuc lilo c4ui1 u 0eaths