Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-07
A Mixed Case Of Depravfty.
" DR." JOHNSON, OF HAGKRsTowN, AND HIS

"WIFR."
".Dr." j. j. johnson, representing himself to
be dentist, arrived In this city Oh the 3Oth
ult. from Hagerstown, Nd, for the purpose he
said. OF opening an Office here for business
He soon became a freQuenter OF house IN the
Division, On d street, near 18th street, OF which
one Sadie Street is said to be the proprletress.
1t was understood that he had left his wife and
child In HagerstoWn, with instructions to fol-
low him here. Mrs Johnson" arrived With
child on Wednesday night at the Baltimore and
Ono depot, and In accordance with directions
which she said she had received from her hus
bard mace preparations at once TO flnd him at
the house on street, OF which he sent her the
number Being an entire stranger In this City
and the night Ozark, gentleman who had com !.
on the same train IRON Hagerstown. and VINO
had been attracted by the bright little Child
who accompanied her, seeing her distressed
condition, offered to assist her In finding her
MCPHERSON to drive them to the house 1ndi-
cated. and upon arriving the hackman re-
marked TO his passengers that 1t was
NOT A REPUTABLE HOUSE,
which seemed to considerably affect Mira john
son, and added anxiety to ier escort, who told
her to 60 in and see II her husband was there
and satisfy herself as to the character OF the
back, apparently very much distressed, stating
to her escort that her husband was not there
and that the house was full OF women. The
boarding house on Capitol Hill. which would be
safe place for her, and not very expensive.
The gentleman advised her, under the clrcum.
stances. to go there, ii then being late at night
and effered TO pay the hack hire and her lOdg-
Ing for the night and beard for the next day 10
give her time to ind her husband. The next
day the gentleman called at police head
quarters and related the story to Major Brock,
with the view OF getting some aid from the DO
lice for the woman.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION.
The case was referred to Lieut.. Arnold OF the
5th precinct. who In turn Instructed Sergeant
johnson to ascertain something OF Johnson's
whereabouts. The Sergeant called at Ma0am
Streets house on ID street, where he was told
that johnson had been there but was not there
at that time; that johnson had tried to make
arrangements with her for boarding "his
woman" who he said would arrive; that the
woman had come the night before and had left
uhe proprietress) did not wish any more board
ers. Madam Street referred Sergeant johnson
to woman named Maud Mason, living at
Frankie Middleton's on 18th street, who was
The Sergeant then went to see Maud Mason as
directed, and was Informed that johnson had
been restaurant keeper at Hagerstown; that
his wife, but loose character who had kept
house OF bad repute In Hagerstown: that
the child was not Johnson's and that the
UDger. Sergeant johnson reported these state
ments to Lieut.. Arnold. who IN turn told Mrs.
johnson what had been said about her by the
ason Mason woman; a She appeared TO be very In
at once 10 see her and deny the statements.
The sergeant went with her to the house where
Maud Mason was stopping, but the would be
Mrs. johnson did not ailude to the charges
she had made at all Sergeant Johnson
dropped the case after this. The kind hear ed
gentleman called yesterday at pol ce he I'd
quarters to inquire as to the progress made ia
the search for DR.. johnson, and upon being told
BY Lieut.. Etklon the results of the police fnves-
tigation felt very much chagrined at the way
IN which he had been deceived.
The Home Industrial SCHOOL,
THE COTTAGE PLAN TO BIZ TRIED FOR THE CHIL-
DRBN-PLANs FOR THE FIRST COTTAGE PRE-
PARED.
Plans and specifications have been prepared
by the Inspector Of Buildings for the erection
OF the flrst OF series OF cottages, proposed to