The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
THE PENSION. =. Z.
CLAIM TRIAL.

Government at the second days trla,
of Lizzie g. johnson, colored, was
Charles Hal, colored. Of Doe Run,
Chester County, Pa. lie testified
that he served with Johnson in the
Civil war In Company b, Of tho
Third United States army. Johnson
had lived near him years ago befor@
he went out west After being away
for years johnson returned and IL
living 10 Doe Run. They had no
children when they separated. She
called upon him and he told her that
lie had not received Il letter from
Johnson for three years and told hee
that she had better hold of from ap.
plying for a pension for a while. In
cross. examination the witness testt-
fed that johnson returned from the
West after being absent two vars.
After remaining at home for some
months he returned to the West. lie
never heard Ur1ah Martin or Robert
Salisbury say that Johnson was dead
Robert p. Fletcher testified I'd
District Attorney Byrne that he is q
bpCSl0l OhNutuVI VI viz CusiVu Ivy
reau at Wilmington. lie invests
gated the case and found out that
that there had been George Johh+'
SOL In Company d and Company r Of
tho u, g. colored troops. The papers
Of the Pension Bureau show that
Johnson Of Company L Is dead. {1
the course Of bis investigation ~
found that Lizzie q. Johnson was the
vito Of George johnson of Company
B now in court. lie saw Lizzie Johtsi
son last February and she told him :,
that her husband had gone out West;
and. died there Sue stated thret
children had been born to Johnson.
One was born In West Chester, one
in Philadelphia and one In Winnings
ton giving the years as 80, 'S3 aud
SO. She acknowled to him that she
was TIE widow U! George johnson Of
Company D, and developments later
proved her to be the wife Of George
johnson Of Company B. }
Mr.. Wales In ,cross examination
asked the wiiness II she did not dur<
ing the Spring Of 1901 she sent her
brothekto him shat she was aware
her hus band was still alive. Vi
The Government here rested. tAi
Mr.. Wales ~ opening said that
he voluntarily appeared 10 thia
Gaze and that he did 80, believing
her innocent and for the purpose OF |
seeing Justice done he represented
her. This case narrows down to
this-Did she know on January Is,
1901, when she made the affidavit
that her husband " as dead. From
Nov. 8. 1889, till March 1901, wheu
she informed the Pension Examiner
she heard nothing.
twill be proven that ohnson was
tho father OF her three children ands
that they often met alter they had
separated.
Mrs johnson took the stand and!
test,f fed that they we're married OH
May 81, 1871. They lived together
Tor s years aud then separ ated,
She saw him in 1880, 1881, 1882 and
1888. This evidence so impressed!
members Of the jury that notes.
we've taken. Daring these years.
he visited her several t,mes and
their relations were those oil mau!
aud wife. Then she did not 500
him until the summer OF 1888. La,
ter she heard he had gone west,
She received neither letters or mas.
sages from her husband.
From 1883 until lie came into the
Court House, she had not seen him.
In 1889 she learned from Franz
Wilson that her husband was dead
and from that time until she made
the affidavit, she received no intorN
nation that he was alive. Whila
attending her sons funeral 10
Coatesville, she lie earned her husband
was alive. and " hen she came back
she notified the Pension Examiner
in this city.