The evening world., 1894-04-21
WANTED HIS BLOOD.
Lawyer Johnson's Affeotionate
Letter to His Brother Abe.
Charged with Assault by Pretty Mrs.
Abe, His Sister-in-Law.
Declares He's Being Blackmailed
and Makes Few Remarks.

Lawyer Samuel Johnson, Oh beeh-
man street. Is defendant in police
court action for assaulting his sister
in-iaw. He declares, however, that he
IL being blackmailed.
II he hadn't been appointed executor
Of the estate of his mother Roza John
son, who died q year ago. leaving prop
erty amounting to several thousand
dollars to him and his brothers, Abra-
ham, Joseph, Jacob and David, and two
sisters, Jennie and Mamie. Mr.. johnson
is sure that he would have been spared
many sleepless nights and also the
modification OF having to appear in u
police court us a defendant in an assault
case.
Samuel being the lawyer of the family
was intrusted with the task of dividing
up the property among his brothers and
sisters. 1t was natural that there
should have been some grumbiing
among the heirs; Lawyer johnson cN-
pected that. but he didn't think that
Brother Abraham would cause SO much
trouble.
Abraham is the rolling stone Of the
johnson family, and when he rolled
home FIVE W. month months @ age from ,h honoluim, sSn nn
the occasion of the Boston's marines oo-
cupying Queen LIS domain, he was
rmly that Samuel as.rs owed % hi tha
LAWYER johnson lives in q fine. siS, X;
lean-room, br1wnst3ne manslon at vi
anu carriage. Brother Abraham lives
in three rooms at 1888 Clinton street, on
the east side; and is apparently parent In the
him" hin" there 'k to-day propped Up in chair
with heavy oyerSoat .,;n on struggling IN :
dressed in full sailor togs, made things
lively in the three small rooms. ,
Mrs Celestne Johnson. slender little
woman with a very soft voice, busied
herself tidying up the rooms and making
her husband comfortable. 1t didn't take
"That man has a heart of stone" he
began Here ! am. stick T. and n helpless IL es
wish for and money In his possession
which belongs to me:
He has receipts, ! know. which make
due me- but they are only accommoda:
tion receipts, given to help him over
rough places
mentary evidence which he claims bears
out his statements. He told how he was
taken @ with hemorrhages In .p potf,ana ne,
Comforting letters from his brother, Sam
Here IS a cheerful one ! received one
day. and Abraham handed the reporter
the following letter:
NEW YORK Nov. 5. 1891.
Abraham Johnson, ESQ., 1894 First street Port
My Dear Darling Brother: Your very kind ant
snectionats note received,
am sorry that you still have hemorrhsses. ant ir
me know when you are about to die and DON
hesitate to give me an Invitation 70 your funeral @
! am not joking, but am in earnest, II you vii
only give me the opportunity nothing woul'
please me better than to orect monumen
Have you got physicians on. there. hay
YOU bleed How often do you bleed and hOv
GS0s sS S;: each o
q blood Il from a. your % hsmerrhasss' j WIN pa
you well, because your blood Is at premium Jun
- Dear Abe, do you want to take boxing lessons
Your afectionate brother. SAM
p s-Dear Abe, when do you expect to hav
the next hemorrhagef SAM
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs John
son said she started downtown 10 see
she couldn't get some of the money a. a.
isseS to be due her husband ibo1 from n n
went to her brothers office, on the thir
floor of the Temple Court Building, an,
nsked ie Is HIM Nm , for some money money! with whie
angry and talked dreadfuily to me W'hei
J insisted that he had money due m
husband he new into a rage, and, rush
bas mse nss caught ms tna Sy bs 1se brotse
David interfered j am sure Sam woul
have choked me to death.
When l was finally thrust out Int
the hall my, dress was torn and l wa
II Nv Vent t to the Tombs Police ceur
Tuesday and got a warrant from, Jus
ice Ryan for SANS arrest He hear
that / had the warrant, and before
could be served he went around
court and used his pull there so tina
ne was paroled to appear Wednesda
Sam boasted to me that he had in
iuence enough with the Police ,Justie
10 get him out OF any trouble / Nigh
When When / went t, court wedpesaa
left my husband and little boy at HON,
o9th very, sick, 80 ! asked the Judge
adjourn the case for a week, and huI
RED home. have very little hope 9
being able to punish the man for hi
assault on me. He has too much In
Lawyer Johnson was found In hi
ouice. He smiled scornfully when aske
what truth there was in Mrs. Abe JohT
sons statement about the assault.
4, 90 shes been telling you all abou
holy terror. She can raise bisge
row In less time than three wome
twice her size. The whole thing is
plaekmailing scheme. pure and simpl,
hsbaaS nsys sss been sDIss sSRportsg hfr AND h
pocket She came here Saturday an
thing had gone far enough, ana told ~
!, shs threatened to make scene