New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
.COALB|N HER SHELTER
FROM COLD, SAYS WIFE
Other Charges of Cruelty
Brought in Separation Suit
AGAINST ArdSIey Man.
FREQUENT BLOWS ALLEGED
Mrs. H. w. Johns Also Asserts
Husband Endeavored TO
ALLEVIATE Their
Children.

Among the allega lions of cruelty made
by Mrs Katherine $. Johns against her
husband. Henry Ward Johns, whom she
Is suing for separation, is that he
drove her out OF window OF their home
,r y-on-the-Hudson In midwinter
and that. attired in an evening gown, she
grs compelled 10 take refuge iu coal
bin until her husbands rage had sub
sided.
Johns IL the son Of the late u. W
Johns. VINO founded the IT, ". Johns
NauNule Company. manufacturers OF
asbestos. and whose place he took In the
prm and occupied untH five years ago.
when hc retired accepting Sl25,OOo for
his interest aud an additional amount
fpl tine use of his name.
Occupied Separate Floors.
Mrs Johns makes several other
charges Of cruelty against her hug
band. which occurred. she says, "hen
Johns was intoxicated, a period which
she saws. included the greater part OF
fine last raw years. The further ale
cation Of abandonment is made. De-
spite these instances OF i'll treatment
which the wife Of the asbestos man al
Ieges. they have continued TO live in the
same house. though in the last Tour
years they have occupied separate hoorS
In various ways. IL is related, johns
has tried TO ALLEVIATE the children from
ircir mother, eating with them al one
f.hIe while he compelled his wiie 10
eat al another table with his aunt VINO
lives with the Johns. II was only on
account Of her children, Mrs. Johns as
serts. that she so long endured the
abuse Of her husband
Mr. aud Mrs. Johns were married. IN
1896 i'm Brooklyn. Their two children
ara H. W Johns. jr., and Ward Hitch
cock Johns. Mrs Johns asked for $500
a month alimony and $500 counsel fees.
However, as both litigants are residents
Of Westchcster County Mrs. Johns has
consented 10 the application Of her hus-
band To have the case transferred 10
that county from New York County and
Justice Mccall has signed an order to
that effect.
Mrs JOHNS tells in her complaint OF the
numerous occasions when Johns struck
her. she always displaying fortitude
that ONLY a mother can who does not
want 10 be separated from her children.
The abused wife goes into details OF only
few assaults I'm the series OF alleged
.rucllics
Two years ago Mrs. Johns asserts that
when she asked her husband FOR trivial
amount oil money he replied, mo, but
I'm lei YOU have this" at the same time
striking his wife with his fist and knock
ing her downstairs. Mrs. Johns main
rains that the action OF her husband so
rigHtoncd her that she Jumped out of a
window into the snow Theroupon Johns,
according to his wife, ordered the SER
wants to lock the doors Of the house.
The servants Knocked the efforts Of
their mistress to return to the house.
Finally Mrs Johns gained admittancc 10
the cellar, where a servant found her
hiding in the coalbn. Johns relented
when he learned OF his wife's plight and
permitted his wife to come into the
house.
As Ia the alleged drinking by the de-
PENDANT. Mrs. Johns says that he drank
cocktails. highballs and champagne at the
table with their children. Also he had a
/ habit of giving dinners to his friends at
his Nrdsroy home. which he compelled
Mr.. Johns to attend. On these occasions
he would drink TO excess ana revilc his
wife. she says.
The plaintiff goes into further details
about the oruclties she suffered at the