The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-02
A HOBOKEN ELOPEHEN1
Stephen Johnson Runs Away
With His Fifteen-Year-
Old Niece.
SHE WORKED IN FISCHRR's
William Utz and Lawrence Faga1
Will Probably be the Martin
Act Commissioners.

There Is another sensation In Hob0ken
Lizzie johnson. beautiful girl Of fiftssu
years, who was employed as saleswoman
at Fishers bazaar on Washington street,
has eloped with her uncle. a man almosl
twice her age. The parents OF the GID
are almost distracted aud visited Prose
cutorWinfield today with view to secuR'
ing Johnson's arrest on q charge Of abduc-
ticn.
The johnson family live IN good style
at No. 63 Fourth street. About four yaaB
ago Stephen johnson. the brother Of the
father Of the family, came from Norway
and boarded with them Although ho
could not speak English he had no troubie
in securing employment with the Ho-
boken Land and Improvements Company
Later he was employed in the sum
mer time on one OF the pleasure boats ok
the company at Providence, and ~ deck
nand on the ferryboat Montclafr OF The
Barclay street line.
About year ago when Lizzie was only
fourteen years OF age. her uncle seemed
TO take great deal Of interest In be :
He escorted her to the theatre and other
places Of amusement until finally Mrs.
Johnson objected. She thought that the
attentions which her brother-in-law paid
to her daughter were too marked, and
finally Mrs johnson ordered him from
the house
This was in the early part Of last sum-
on one OF Colonel Stevens boats and
wrote several letters TO Mrs. johnson
In his letters he always had q few words
for his litrle niece. as he termed her-
In the early part Of the winter johnson
came back to Hoboken again and went
- XI<xrrr I4|v -
the Barclay street line He boarded on
Willow avenue, and it is EoW
thought that he meets his niece clan
destinely. However that may be. Lizzie
did not return to school after the vacn-
tion season was over and she readily
found employment In Fischer's bazaars
where she became general 1avor1Ie-
She was one Of the prettiest girls In the
establishment and her abilities as . saies-
women were second to none
On last Monday evening Lizzie wenf
home 10 her dinner at five o'clock, as was
her custom. She appeared agitated. and
her mother asked IL she was Ill. No.
mammal she answered, but have 70 60
back 10 the store right away She then
kissed the children and went out That
Is the last seen Of her by her PARENTS
Upon enquiry it was found that she did
not go to the store at all On Friday tho
almost distracted mother received tbs
4VAAo " ltlt4 ArtA-- t<&~%<@ <*1 W = ~ -
DEAR MAMMA.
do not worry / am with Stephen
We leave for Providence today. was
married 70 him last summer LIZZIE i
called at the johnson household this
morning. Inc ring al the door Dell was
answered by the father Of the girl
Great big tears rolled down his cheeks ~
he told of his brothers Derfidy.
"To think that my brother would do
that" said he lis enough to drive ne
crazy. Ny daughter is only fifteen years
I'd, and the disgrace will kill me
Ms johnson was disposed 70 take Z
more ? Philosophical view Of the case. She
said witt, determination that sne would
employ detectives TO hunt down the
couple ana would make her brot her-in-
law answer he charge Of abduction
.'I suspected al the while that he was
plotting TO ruin nv child she said He
is designing man It thirty years, while
she poor child. has jn.s left school.
Mrs johnson then slowed a picture or
her daughter. Seldom haze seen pret-
tier face, red cheeks, flashing black eyes
and hair as dark as night were betrayed.
The girls figure is perfect. Her nSeie Is
described as being . plain looking feiio>vs
not calculated TO break women's heartse