The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-29
THE BROOKLYN WIFE SHOOTING.
What the Young Couple Disputed About
The Storx of Johnson's Fricnds.

The stir in BROOKLYN society caused hv
the attempted murder " Mrs. Florence John
son ly her husband Charles J.. Johnson.
H. tnc rc-idcicc ~ MIR. H. \. Benedict. in Mon
roc place las no, yet sui sided. Tho city Is full
cf theories srccinticNs and VARYING opinions
about tn casc. Tho youu.: woman WHO was
Shot ia closely attended - Dr. Talma-c. the
family rhysi inn. and ly prof seipnnl nur-N
Shc has not yet lccn able 10 Leave her bod
Every hop" Is entertained Of hcr speedy re-
coyrry. unless some malady sci2rs her. M the
result ct her Grca, excitement Of the pas, fcw
days.
Noun. Johnson ''upIcs ono Of the most
comfortable coils in Raymond strcot Jail. hut. ut
his own request and his fathers. no one is per-
mittcd to converse with him. Ex-Aldcrman
Richardson sent him y supply of PAPERS and
magazines which Johnson shared with his fol-
low prisoners two hardened Young criminals.
VII are awaiting trial for grand larceny w. is
wholly reserved. never speaking uni ~ spoken
e.. and then answering in svlnhlcs. On
one oi tnc two vail keeper. saving in his hear
ing. something ahou, the deed tcing, one, thu,
boy of lis appearance would MT b. thought
guilty Of. he said. quickly:
II was mistake.
H. has mndc no inquiries about his witc's
condition, and las sent no inessae, To- her.
MI Richardson said yesterday to reporter.
that hcthougl the rcprcscn'aions ofthc Young
known him foi yoarS, and always found him n
agrtc, wcll-mcaning lad. 81 good habits,.,
The dispute between Johnson and hia wife.
which immediately preceded their separation.
wac about the French nurse whom she had tor
her child. johnson requested her to dismiss
Mrs. johnson said tina; she was suited with the
On" she had, nnd She refused TO- give her up.
II is not admitted hy Johusons friends that lie
grew angry or violent. H. left the house. and
ia the aft rnoon drove back in a carriage to
trial Park. He then learned TINT his wife had
LOFT him. taking the nurse and child with her.
aud that she Ind lief, word with servant that
she didn't eNpcctto live with Johnson any moro.
Johnson : friends describe his condition he
tween the time OF the separation and the day Of
the SHOOTING a. one closely horde ring ON insun-
lie went to his fnthcr az once with the ncws
Of his wifes going homo. nnd protested 10 him
loved his child fondly. lie seemed in such
mental excitement that his father. on tlintnight.
Slept with him. and end favored in every way
to spo'h" him. II Is also related that ne went
g. his sister hous" one evening I'm that period
Of excitement. and was 80 overcome ON hear
ing the plaintivc cry Of her child that ne was
old igrd to 10 away.
Tho g''cnpt TO create any sympathy for
young Johnson il promptly met hv the most
sober assertions of Mr.. Benedict. his fathcr-in-
law. TINT the youn- man il OF cullen. hat lul
disposition. unwilling to havo any ono thwart
his whins. and unreasoniug ON ouco bong
thrown into an angry passion. Mr.. Benedict
looks upon him ms dangerous p.rson 20 be- at
large, ana, while anNiOu, to avoid the disgrace
unahing To imprlsonment for the sake Of Mr..
Johnson. the imhcr h, ccnsr.entiously be-
llf'Nf'r iilN inc hoy ~lNNll % UNEl lidt ilHrc
r. law IN the and. and that "A man must curb his
temper.
several influences nro at work looking to
gentle treatment 81 johnson. and il IL said that
the aim IN selecting The uun~tl chosen. q IA.
lracv. was TO get an adept in the art Of con-
citation.
Mr.. Johnson'- family will not consent To- the
r"r wal ~ their former relations with Johnson
ami It j. said that the VII" Will not return To
hin under any circumstances. and that steps
viii Voc taken 90 sH.urc legal separate IN.
II WAS deemed an Outrage. by some - Mrs
Johnson ta-hionahl" friends. Ia compel her To
proceed To- thr police station before the result Of
| her INJURY lad bccu ~ crtainod Her phys cian.
| too. commented unfuN,rnhly on this. on'rr
! Vaughan. Of tho Washington street police. said
that. " 'iI" ia" young woman and her father on
! pressed some dclcary about going 20 the poll
! station. she dit NOT object To- 70. Sh" did not
| know. ~ the officer first entered. that she WIS
shot. She said that she had a ioe Ia TIER dress.
! md TN she said thli She felt pain In her
! hr"a~t. She went into the r"N' room AVID saw
that she was hurt, hut she did not -'eui g., tAiuE
| aNout th" wound. she dress 'd herself alone.
and walked unY-Si-tNl. To- the cffriugc. Shn
was tnii TINT it WAS t'si rnb'c that She should 80
| t. make a complaint against her husband.