New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
An UNFAlrHFUL WIFE.

.c,u,n,s MARRIAGE AND 4 woMAN's REPENTANCE
n,v,d johnson, in 1871, conductor on the iiar,
lcm Railroad. married Carrie Van Dusc',', "tS
1hsfham' y. y. now a United States Marshal tie
SON took his young wife and child 10 Ereenpoi.,
/ / 10 live There his wife made the acquaintance
nj a Young man named Craver. In few months
Johnson broke up Housekeeping and went 70 Ga,,
f9na. leaving his wife and child a. ~, s;th;n SIX
SA1sdS as In his absence his wife was III Ereenpor
ID 8 while nj her father-in-laws house sue eo're
csssc,vrd we're directed to Miss Hattie Van Dusen"
Three of them fell into he possession OF one Oh the
members of her father-in-aws family ,,,oao oc.
For some reason Johnson was not then mace az
cnoinied with the tact that his wife had Deeh un,
frne TO him during his absence, ana ne resumed
bons keeping this time at IottenvIsle ;. ne nav
nc nr'rnrcd a position as conductor on The staten
Island Railroad This was III 1870; EVerythmg
apparently went on smoothly until ABOUT nio s,
ogn On August 2. Johnson returned ana was sur
n,,sed To find that bis wife had disappeared WIN
Heir child He subsequently, aScertained thar Wheh
his wife lett home she cr%sseq me ieIS e az took the
train for New York aud that she was ~ sucn e't
hurry away tnat She dressed tue cid IN ms
best clothes on the ferry-boat Johnson Sought
legal advice and through his counsel sued out
VII of babeas corpus 10 compel his wife to produce
the child in he supreme court DctC 10 serve the
writ on Mrs. johnson. ACCOMPANIED oy Iohnson
searched for three days and nights before ne I9uno
her IN the house OF her siSteT' 'Is' Jun" ii"A' "
Hanson Tried TO persuade his wife to return home,
huI refused, SAVING tddt sue Hdu pcOVhAO
of his brn,al treatment and would never live with
hm again. She also refused TO diyulge the where,
ahants Of their son. Johnson was ordered OH we
rie,nlses and was threatened with eiectment. ne
finally withdrew. When the writ was retuTnahD de
Mrs Johnson produced the child in court. IN heI
aniAayif She stated that she had long suffered
brutal treatment at the hands of her husband, ahu
on one occasion he drove her from the mouse III hei
nioht clothes: he frequently came home lntoxlca-
led at dierent times lie gave his son beer 20 uIl'
on IN ever,, way set a bad example for the child
Johnson nut IN general denial and declared thas
his wife was an unit person 10 have the CUSTODY 0i
the child. .oo
Justice Beach sent the case to q, referee eNrfe
whois now engaged IN taking testimony Inc chi ia,
y, hoo name Is Francis. is a bright, fne-looking
htte fellow eight years old In court he sat on hls
f,iber's knee playing with his watch-chaln. MIS-;
Jnhnsou is twenty ) four years of age. che smiled
benind her fan as her husband gave MS testimony.
Johnson stated yesterday that at the next sitting
Of the referee on Wednesday next, he VIII produce
the three letters which his wife received from
Greenport. ..,. .,.oiu .o,,.or 20
Pm sorrv" said johnson, - that Their contents
have got TO be Iaade public but they must Pc, -.
Mrs johnson has Instructed her counsel 10 orIhs
Nlt 1Or divorce