The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06
HIS own BROTHER.
John Flemming Accused of
Running His Sister
in-LaW.
WAS7HAT WHISKEY DRUGGED
Desolation Enters a Greenyille Gro
GERS Happy Home.
WASTHAT WHISKEY DRUGGED
THE HUSBANDS SAD STORY.


Greenville has a sensationi John J.
Flemming, d dudish Young man well
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ana piaced under Sl,VVo bonds TO await
trial in acivil and criminal suit establish
"a nv his brother. Waller. n weIl-to-do
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John is accused of having destroyed the
good name Of his brothers. family, and
having committed adultery with his
brothers wife on the night OF FEBRUARY
lG. The husband states that he thinks
that while she was under the effects of
drugRed LIQUOR the brother took adj
vantage of her.
The Flemmipc family consists of Wal
ter Flemming. his wife aud two sons. the
eldest of whom is nine years Of age. Thev
live over the grocery store. which Is
owned by Flemming. at No. 765 Ocean
avenue.
The story of the trouble was told to me
last night by Mr. Flemmino. During its
recital he was visibly affected. particu-
larly SO when the Youngest of his chill.
dren came in and stared at me and asked
his father what wanted.
THE HUSBANDS AWFUL STORY.
The following is Mr.. FIemming's story:
II married nv wife thirteen wears lro in
New York. Her maiden name was Mag
gle Rogers. AS you see, two children
have blessed our union. / started in the
grocery business at this place and soon
had accumulated little money.
sfEleven years ago went to a bank in
Jersey City and drew out $3.50 and sent
for my relations in Ireland 1t was my
intention to have my mother come to
this country. but she died before the
iickets were purchased. and my two sis
tiers, Hannah and Maggie, and two bro
Tiers Thomas and John. came here. I
helped them all along. At that time
John was twelve years of age, and I
agreed to let him remain with us until
he could get something to do. Since that
time until February II he lived with us.
off and on, and was treated as he were
my own son. "A couple OF wears ago he
got position with the Daft Electric Light
Company at Marion N j.. and was earn
ing pretty fair salary He then paid his
board. Since he has been twenty years
Of age he dressed we'll. and | always
felt proud OF him, but I did not
liKe the idea of his bringing in beer to the
house and stopped ii. / NAV as well adj
NIT here that my wife has desire for
liquor, and John seemed to delight in
supplying that demand However, out
side of this there was no fault to be found,
ana never suspected that he would be
guilty of any serious crime
ION Sunday night, February 49, was
attending to some customers in the store
In the rear were seated my wife and
brother. At about eight O'Clock John
left the room and went away. A half an
hour later my wife said she was going to
retire. and l said | would close up in
about twenty minutes and go to bed. My
wife then went up stairs. Ten minutes
later John came in. He began talking
about certain married women in Green
villa and how they used to drink. He
then left me and went up stairs to his
apartments, as | thought. My wife's
room is separated from the room where
my brother slept by a parlor.
HIS BROTHERS. DOOR MOVED.
bout twenty minutes later. after /
had closed up the store, went upstairs.
AS soon as l entered the room I noticed
that the door leading to my brothers
room was being closed. / thought this
was strange I knew there was nobody
in the house but my brother, aud / could
not bring myself to believe that he had
been in my wite's room. found my wife
trembling on the bed. asked her what
was the matter. She did not answer me.
Liks flash l saw it all. went into my
brothers. room 1t was empty.
1.-THE next morning brought my nine
year-oid boy down town to buy him suit
Of clothes. | asked him if his mother
had left the bed the previous night The
child said that John had called her, say
ing that the fire in the parlor was red hot
The child said she went into his room.
went home like q man in dream. ac-
cused my wife. She trembled and cried
and denied it, I told her that unless she
told the truth would put her out from
the home which she had disgraced.
She then stated that it had been arranged
to have my brother get some whiskey for
her. She drank the stuff when she went
up stairs and it seemed to take ner senses
away | ordered her from the house. |
callei my brother Thomas across aud
told him Of what had occurred. He wonldl
not believe it, and said that my wife had
u swore ID shoot INV brother if caught