, 1892-04-11
HER TROUBLES ENDED
Mrs. Johnson Dies From the
Bullet Wound Near Her
Heart.
Pathetic Story Of Her Devotion to Her
Worthless and Drunken
Husband.
Love Dragged Her Down From the Ranks
of the Wealthy to Poverty, Dis
grace and Suicide.

Black Grape hanging from the door at
1914 @ street yesterday, told, without
words, that the last chapter had been
added to the pathetic story of a
woman's love for worthless man, and
that her desire for death to release her
from disgrace had been granted. No
more touching story has been uneart he'd
for long time by the police depart
ment Of this city, than that Of Mrs.
Kari johnson, who shot herself on
Friday afternoon in the region Of the
heart with a 38-calibre revolver, while
she was suffering from temporary aber-
ration Of the mind, brought on by her
husband committing suicide in the city
jail on last Sunday morning.
The LEDGER, on Saturday, told the
story Of the woman's attempt at suicide.
She had caused the arrest Of her husband
on Saturday, April 2. He had been
drinking heavily and was illtreating
her. She stood his abuse until she be-
came afraid that her life was in danger,
and for her own protection, and her hus-
had him arrested johnson hanged
himself in the jail, and when the news
was broken to his wife she was pros
strated. She held herself bIameable for
her husbands 8 death, and all efforts to
convince her that she was doing herself
an injustice proved unavailing. Her
distress proved SO on her mind that on
Friday afternoon she shot herself.
Policeman Crawford, whose beat takes
him past the little frame residence, had
become acquainted with the woman
through her troubles with her husband.
He had arranged to take her to his
home until she had recovered from the
poignancy of her grief. He was the
only person who could even partially
succeed in making the poor woman for
get her sorrow, and she would mot be
contented unless he was at her bedside.
Officer Crawford remained with her un-
til her death yesterday morning. About
$3.50 o'clock she called to him and he
gave her medicine which had been pre-
scribed by DIR. F. @. Miller. She then
fell into light sleep which proved to be
her last on this earth. She died shortly
before 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Crawford, DIR.
Miller, and the nurse, who had been
hired by Officer Crawford, were at her
bedside. She will be buried this after
noon at 2 O'Clock from Cowden & Ma
honey's undertaking parloFs.
Mrs. johnson was born in Sweden
about fiftyStWo years ago. She was the
daughter of wealthy and influential
Baptist clergyman. She had two broth
ers, one Of whom was also minister of
the gospel and the other a lawyer 1T
is said that she was married three times.
1t is known that her first husband was
a very rich man. She became acquainted
with johnson in Wisconsin early in the
SOS. She had been the mother of four
children previous to that time. She
became infatuated with him and finally
married him. From the pebted child
of doting father, she found her
self few years ago without
parents or relatives or even friends;
without money and the wife Of
a drunken husband. Notwithstanding
the fact that johnson was addicted
to excessive indulgence in liquor, his
wife had not recovered from her infatua-
tion, and after his death she said that
although he would at times treat her
cruelty, when sober he was as good and
kind a husband as any woman could de-
sire. When he killed himself she had
no wish to live, and she died yesterday
morning with a smile on her sad face.
Before her death she asked Officer Craw-
ford to see that she received a respecta-
Bile burial and was placed by her hus-
bands side. This request the big
hearted officer promised to carry out.
AS soon as the woman had closed her
eyes for the last time, Officer Crawford
went to Cowden & Mahoney's under
taking establishment, and gave instruc-
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