The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-08
And She Is Now Arrested On
Charge OF Adultery.
ALSO HER COMPANION
Susan E. Johonnott and Burton Keith,
Were Arrested at Waitgdeld on Sat.
urday and Now Await Trial
in County Court.

Charles Johonnott Of Nashua, N. H.,
says that be sent his wife into Vermont
for the benefit Of her health last snn-
mer, ana that he has found her living
With another man, VINO was once
chum Of Johonnott's and frequent Viii,
itor u Ills house. The woman, susan
f. Johonnott, and the chum, Burton
Keith, were arrested by Deputy sheriff
Camp of this city Oh Saturday at Waits.
field, where they had hired out at the
home oE Abel Nealand, having answered
his advertisement for man and wife"
to work on his farm. Mrs. Johonnott
and Keith are now ia the county iail
BIT Montpelier, having, at hearing held
before Judge G. Z. Jones III Waitsield,
waived examination on the charge OF
adultery ana been bound over to tle
March term Of county court Neither
was able to secure bail Of 5000 The
deseacd husband went back to Nashua,
~ n, last night, pleased at having
found his wife, but disappointed that
he couldn't take her back with him.
He says that he is willing to forgive
all.
The woman, however, was not dis
posed to 20 with him even in the arm
Of the law had heightened long enough
for that purpose. for she claims cruel
and abusive treatment from the man.
She says that he was lazy and wouldn't
even shovel the paths in front Of the
house but would sit about the house all
day and read novels So she was forced
to support the family, consisting Of
themselves and sixteen year old dauch-
ter. Johonnott doesn't deny that he
did like to sit about the house and also
admits that his wife was good worker,
bringing in revenue Of S17 or SIS
month from washings, etc. In defense
Of himself, however, he maintains that
be is now a changed man and that ia
intends to join the church. He dnes
not admit the charge that he threw
wife about the house and pummeied her
black and blue, but she says Ie is
and furthermore that Johennoti ku
she was going for good when she lalt
Nashua July 20.
On that day Mrs. Johonnott gathered
together a considerable quantity oil
clothing and drew an account Of $500
from the bank, which she claims were
her own earnings. Keith left Nashua
along about the same time, and the
husband declares that Keith swung onto
the tail end Of the train, on which
Mrs. lohornott left The latter say
that they met each other in Essex juno
ton. Inc husband received two letters
from his wife, both Of them postmsrked
from the West, one being from Chicago.
When he concluded that his wife's health
must be getting better, he took pictures
Of her and Keith and came into Vermont
on still hunt. He showed the pictures
to the police in Burlington, and found
that beth The parties had been in that
city, also that they had bought tickets
to Middlesex. Going to Middlesex he
found that they had been driven to
Abel Nealands' farm. There they were
arrested on warrants for adultery, made
out by States Attorney jackson. Both
were considerably surprised when the
officer appeared.
Tie woman is 80 years of age and
tho man 40. The latter was a married
man once, but his wife, now only twenty
years old, secured a divorce trom him,
The Johonnotts have been married for
eighteen years. His occupation is that
Of paper hanger. The woman's home
was in New Boston, N. Ii. Keith is a
laborer.