, 1879-08-22
LOCAL CRIME.
Arrest Of a Man for a Michigan
Murder.
Quito a Batch Of Evil-Doers sont
to tho Criminal Court.
Polioe md Justioo Court Doiugs--Arrests
Of Minor Offenders.
A MICHIGAN MURDER.

A Mlll1lHNN sholhsSr"
A swctto named ,Jntnca ,InIlnson was arrested
by Detectives Altlracii md Ryan at t'c fohs.
tinlce Yesterday morning. OH tic charge OF
murder. anu confined at tho Arlnory 10 awatt
tl, reou,sltjon Of tic fiovcrnur Of Mtchguu.
An INJURY into tho circumstances Of tha casu
tInvs that, Saturday Inst Jotuson at,tl slts
hn,t,,er were In a ea.oon In tho Village Of slid
alcytllc, Barry County, stcl'., Engaged ~ a
caronsc. Becoming sonlewhat noisy, Nr.
lanes Gibson, tho Marshal at tho village, In
tcrfcrel n,ll arrested one ot tho Johnsot's.
lame. became ugly and dctnnnslratlvc, a'1i
a,trrnntctl 10 prevent tho arsest. wlcrosip'a
the Marshal arrested ,!,o, 'ott q fno ''. task.
M. m1 in passing throngI, = lark alley.
james johnson hrcw poskct kne na i,.Mo
tirco vicious cuts npon thu pcrsnf loi ulusos,'
Two In tho task nn ono seyerE nc 19 af.G9ry or o.,
ho,lf utter receiving tf,en 'ohllsnil s1eeeeaSu ~
IN making Ills cscauc BY walking through t,,o
rnis tiIrty-four miles to rn!lronu Bttt1atl' A.
fg T. chtsaEo N 'l@n'ay 'isaysrm ,1pnS n M poto
rranh fal preceded him, but thn autlinr'ties
d lad not succeeded 10 itcnt!!ytng hIn, nntl, w.
trrjay morning. 5olnso sa'sI s,,t, tvf ny ,Stttt 'i
directed TO j. NJ. Cha'sot.. wa 'os"' top ~ Nj. mf
hia Vt.' ha,i hsco previously tntcrccptcd by The
dctectiscs giving directions to Us 1liends ~
M,rhlcnn how to communicate Will natll, ai..l
UiE
rai,c.] for letter to tint Rdlress he was In
,mrdintely ecizcl]. At first ho dcnaca ms
identity a.,l cndeavoscd to mlslsnd tsle ae
tsvtlycs, but ntter bc!E sliown 'c p'o,nstap, t,
m.neti, u liz acknowledged having. dong ~, Z,
s"tinp. and produced tt,e knife with which IL
wps done. Mr.. lIcnry demonstrating, a. ule
Sheriff u nsr1y couty 1 yv Ftvsa as1ar viii IneaE ,e
i,Fs.,er for hotno this tnorllnE, where le W.
rscriyv liz ruwasl Of tis decd. Iohnsoti Inns
resided in the vicinity OF MiddleVllle l0r folst
years, anl has heretofore ooshc h'oa
Johnson was fo,tnd Ia cell ut the Armory
.vesturuaY morning engaged fu cRtltlt bread "l'u
inrut, Uo Is about II years OLD, WIN pleas-
mt voice mud not Notwithstanding 'aeo os a'y
"Wcre you drunk when Tou cut Glbson1'
.sNo; i Ind only ttrce glasses Of hcer, and I
fuess any tuau enn Btahu that" Was Lug Eepty'
.'WIat did you cut him forf'
"Iecause hr urrcstcd my brother"
NJ" S'a you N"'" ''A ''A' N'~
"What did you leave for t11rnl'
II t1ilu't want 10 bc urEgstea.n
"ftow did YOU rench GhlcaIof'
''Uy the Lake Shore Koad."
"MHcn ui1 YOU nrflyct"
'lundny morning.
'.How did the officers como to l1nd youa"
III don't knuw."
"Fotlr ycnrs."
"liayc you ever been IN trouble beforean
"No. I WINS neycr arrested beIure. What
arc you gUltl., 10 tlu With tI!ut wTltnE|n
~ AM going to publish your statement In ttit
paocrs.n
'Well, don't nut It In thu Swedish papers.
don't wnnt my iosks To know OF tt.'
't1layu sou Gnv relatives In Chleagol"
No. lave sollsc III tic oId country, nnd
don't wuut tisctu to know IT.
"Dtd ynM iMtcnd IL XIII ti1s0ni'
ssNu. Whun struck ut him ho tIlrnw him
self back, allu struck Tim higher than In
tendrd."
Juhnson stated TINT he a,ul his brother ll1l
been grubbing lind in the vicinity Of Middle
Vile, usri tint they Lal con,u II, tu get son
beer. His hrotller lad drank ,l,ure than hiH,
Evif, but neither 0f thgm wus drunk.