The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
RAN FROM HOME
IN NIGHT GOWN TO
! ESCAPE HUSBAND
So Says Mrs. H. w. Johns in
Suit for Separation and
Alimony.

Detailed narratives of how she was
chased out of her own home at Ards
Isv-on- the-Hudson. once Ia evening
dress and once in her night clothes, are
included in the accusations made by
Ars. Katherine 8. Johns In her suit
1oe o separation from Henry Ward
Johns, son of the founder Of the
n. w. Johns Manville Company. The
con succeeded his father az head of
that company. but retired i've years
aga
Mrs. Johns Is asking for $500 q
Oonth alimony and $500 counsel fees.
Usr husband. when that motion was
Wrought before Supreme Court Justice
Mccall. asked that the proceedings be
Vansferred to Westchester County.
1lrs. Johns consented and the case was
transferred without a hearing on the
a1imony question.
The first allegation IL dramatic. Ac-
eording to Mrs. Johns's complaint the
6ouble started when she asked for
ear fare to come to New York. She
Mys Mr.. Johns refused her the money
Ut said. II will give you this" where
Oon he struck her in the face with
~ nst. knocking her down
Next day. she alleges. she asked him
aUaan II she could come to New York
ed he picked UP an iron toy. threat
Gning to brain her. with It, She
haped out Of q window. attired In an
evening dress, she declares. and Mr..
Johns directed the servants to lock
a doors. When she tried to get back
into the house through the servants
entrance she was Knocked by the do
mestics, she adds.
FOUND REFUGE IN COAL BIN
TILL HE RELENTEo.
Her story concludes with a statement
mat she found refuge In a cellar bin.
where she remained until one Of the
servants discovered her. The servant.
II 10 stated, informed Mr.. Johns. who
then permitted her TO 20 upstairs. That
alleged Incident occurred two years ago
Her complaint asserts that during the
winter OF 1912 her husbands cruelty
and oppression passed all bounds" She
then rectes the detail Of another fight
from home to escape her husband in
July last. That story. a. told IN her
petition, is:
Mr.. Johns, informing her that a report
was In circulation that he had beaten
her. demanded that she write to her
friends denying It She asked for time
to cons der his demand. When he came
in some hours later he flew at her.
wanting TO know what she was going
to do. She ran from the house in her
night gown, screaming. and was taken
In by her sister. who lived in the neigh
borhood.
After that, Mrs. John says, she was
afraid to 1--we in the same house with
her husband and went to Greenwich,
Conn, whore she endeavored to regain
her health.
She charges that last winter her hus-
band would not permit her to have heat
in her rooe ~ he would not 10. her
eat at the a. - with himself and
the children, that he drank cocktails
and highbslis In the presence Of the
children and that he gave dinners &c
men, which he would force her to at
tend and whereat he would drink and
rsvils her.
NE 10 WORTH MUCH MONEY
WIFE ASSERTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johns were married II
Brooklyn in 1896. and have two children
H w. Johns 1r. and Ward Hitchcoci
n Johns. Mr.. Johns values his Ardsle!
estate at $4,000. she says. and his stool
in the II. w. Johns Manville Compan,
brought him s125. 900. She thinks he still
Gets o revenue from the company 70
the use Of his name.
His Investments include United A tate
steel Corporation stock and stoN. II
the Yellow Taxicab Company, Of Nicl
4 b was one Of the founders- Mrs. John
4 sAys no owns. besides the securt
named. valuable Long Island propert
end mortgages on Westchester Count
] lands. He Is insured for $4,000. &C
h oordinS to the wife.
\. Mr.. Johns's father had matrimonia
III troubles and after his death his wido'
sued tho estate for back al!mony. TIL
Il Court Of Appeals denied her claim o
tAs ground that the right to collec
slimony ceases with the death Of tn
pasuon against whom the alimony dc
cree was rendered