The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-11

vert, hut cnly used il a. Mr.. johnson
directed. He said he did make love IL
her. before he cio:emeut, although ne was
4 harriet uauaud had children, and &c
knoSlt,ls j c~ertaiu letters, written by
him u Mr johnson, Of which the fol
iowlu- Is a
SPECIMEN LETTER.
70 mn tint | Dcc,{y Loce:-
With me all things are counted lost.
except Won. what shall DO. | some
times think that | am totally ruined and
undone without Your love and then
imagine dat YOU do not love ne. | bu-
lieNc ii you were to treat me cold and
+ Inherent ti..t. could not control my
maAd. .er nave had such feelings
towards ANYBODY on Earth and | feel
Your treatment Just a sensible as |
could a knife taking my lite's blood from
me. il there i anything | have ot done.
intemate il and | viii do it. | nave not
had that smile that | have so often lad
from YOU. lately, ! am the same as !
ever was. am I too bold or. am | not bold
enough! You seem to feer me. when
could have an occasional kiss from You.
it was glory enough Tor me. but now
there seams to be no kiss for me. To
me the Queen of England could not IN
tiSe me owe YOU. | love no other. |
have never been but one way | am this
night Just a. | wa the dan | set on that
sophey and cate the milk and bread. YOU
have been t. the back door and kissed
me have | ever abused. these pleasant
acts. | think not.
If YOU 90 back on me my mind : fully
made up. what | viii do. this world can
not furnish me a home | Will set down
and write 4 true history Of my lie and
all my actS and then wind the matter
up.
| believe this night that | am an M
sane man. my BRAN Is almost aided. my
troubled home j. and Las been almost
more than | can beare and | thought |
Lad found a friend and | have no right
to say that YOU are not tie same and
loving friend YOU We're but YOU do seam
a lttis dista4st. Q my God what shall
do. You state that Brother Johnson
sed that he thought paid more atten-
ton to won then | did to my wife that |
paid two much attention to YOU. If he
has sed this and treat me as lie dos he is
not the man | take him to be. and by
Your permission [ Will ask him about il.
] see tie Point"
Judge Gillian sentenced AIunden
to 10 years in the Penitentiarv. and as
he was liable to escape a second time
from HEREFORD jail. had him removed to
Edenton. Munden pretended to 90
crazy. and fought his keepers 50 that five
men were necessary to put him i'll irons.
A\pTHE2 ACCpV-<P
Maggie Garner was "A domestic il Jol ~
son house. Say Nundeu come t. the
house. He asked Mrs. johnson if She
was ready, to which she SAID yes. Asked
if he must take the rev or old buggy
blanket. She SAID the new. he took 1t.
and they drove of.
that she was led astray BY MundeD. Who
beguiled her into eloplng aud taking GER
tain money which vas hid in closet. She
belonged to her husband, though really
in her name. Said Munden persuaded
her TO take the money an.l Kew Ler tan
ing it, also that he took the blanket.
That he used the money d l.ia owl when
they got away AM spent It. Size Has
se%archlnciy cross examined BY Mr.. Pru
80 y bGt dCi1ISt t blOaIltlS LtS-
tilted that johnson returned home on the
Wednesday after the elppement (which
occurred Monty, April IL, 1881 He
helpet Johns 4 u break open the closet
whera ;le money was sept ant it vas
MISSING.
y ! Iunden took tie stand 10 hi,
own beh f. lie deuieI that he had
sedu d sis. johnson AMI led her into
the ,%lopement. Did not know Of any
moe being in the house. - never al
ylsed her = take it away. Took 10 blan
net. His testimony was very lengthy.
he cross examination, conducted by Mr..
Skinner, was extremely rigid.
John A. Johnson testiisd that the
Fl,3.O taken firm his house was his pro-
pefy. Also that the blanket was his
lie ,wpre that AL his property was 10 his
VIE nanie to secure himself against tie
paw ent Of a certain judgment tlst
Hua,i was his most trusted friend
ac'e4 5 lis lawyer. and It was under his
advlcc thatthe .:orerty was conveyed