The herald., 1893-12-03
DIR. p. r. JOHNSON.
A Pasadena Friend Shows Her to Have
Been Misrepressnted.

A Pasadena Friend Shows Her to Have
Been Misrepressnted.
The departure of DR.. P. r. Johnson
from Pasadena recently appears to have
been not of the nature as first supposed.
The HERALD yesterday printed letter
from friend of the lady's at Pasadena,
which effectually settled her side of the
case, and yesterday received a commu-
nication from DR.. Kate Shepardson-
Black of Pasadena, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken:
"The notice that appeared in the
Pasadena items of Tuesday mornings
HERALD concerning DR.. p. R. johnson
ia 30 f1agrantly unjust that one profess
ing to be friend cannot be silent.
We're the writer of that article, or the
instigators OF it, acquainted with the
facts Of the case they could not have
given publication to such statements in
such manner.
DR.. johnson IS represented as an itin-
Grant adventures, who, after elabor-
ately furnishing house, for which she
paid no rent, and failing to get patients
became discouraged and clandestinely
disappeared. The facts are that, find
ing both herself and daughter failing
rather than improving in health, she
became discouraged and decided to 90
back east, and there was nothing clan
0estine about their leaving. Their pro-
posed departure and time OF departure
were openly announced.
She is represented as having occu-
pied the house for two months without
having paid l cent of rent. That
know to be false. She took the house
from October 1st for six months. it hav.
ing been warranted to her as in a per.
fectly sanitary condition. She paid the
October rent in advance. The second
months rent was paid for plumbing
bill, which she paid the plumber for re-.
pairs in the house, and holds his receipt
for it, thus paying the rent to December
1st.
Mr.. Seamen represented the house to
her as in perfectly sanitary condition.
After getting into itshe found it was not
in sanitary condition, and appealed to
the landlord to put it in such condition,
which he refused to do. Finding it inn
possible to remain in the house without
danger to her life, she expended 800
in having the plumbing put in order, as
she supposed but, as no very material
change was noticed, she had every pipe,
except those leading from the kitchen,
one closet and bath room, cut off.
From the time the family entered the
houee there was very appreciable de.
terioration of health on the part oi
each, and one member of the family
died.
She is represented as leaving numer-
ous bills unpaid. From statements
which / myself heard her make during
the last days of closing up her affairs
know this to be false.
If the holders of such bills, admitting
there might be such, accidentally for
gott en-, have lent their aid to this news
paper scandal, without first having
been refused payment. it is simply a
vicious attempt to ruin the reputa tion
of stranger in our community who
for the time being is defenseless.
II she violated any technicalities ol
the law, it was in not understanding it,
for her purpose was to do only what was
morally right in the matter, and she
considered herself exonerated from any
further obligations to her landlord.
There are several families in Pasa.
dena who have known DR.. johnson fol
years. She is conscientious woman oi
education, culture and refinement. Hel
record both as woman and physician
will bear investigation.