New Britain herald., 1922-01-09
JOHNSON HEARING
 IS SENSATIONAL
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NoOlllHueu ITOHl r lTSl IdSej with a sister. She has been required to leave her position in a Hartford store because she was unable to pay her bills, she said. The bills in ques- ton were contracted while living with her husband.
 No Coal in House
 At the time he left, she said, there was no coal or money in the house. Johnson's sister promised to provide, but did not do so, she testified.
 The states case was closed with Mir. Johnson's testimony. Judge Hun gerford called Johnson to the stand. His testimony was of a most sensa- tional nature.
 The accused told the court that they have been married seven years. They separated last February. Since that time she has made no demand for support, he said.
 Kicked Out of Bed
 He told among other things of being catching her under compromising conditions in an automobile with prominent Jewish baker
 After the arrival of her mother and sisters from Norway, she suggested to a younger sister that she go out with the husband, Johnson said.
 Johnson then told of numerous au- to rides with Mir. Schneider. With a friend he told of following Schneider's ttrl, to i,,f of I,1, Driving slowly by, they threw spot light in the car, he said, and found Schneider and the wife In a rear seat.
 Uses Maiden Name
 Another alleged grievance told by Johnson is that she has installed a phone under her maiden name-Hilda Schulster.
 He also alleged that she ate her meals alone in her room and refused to cook for him.
 On the evening of January 29, 1921, Johnson said, his wife went to dance in Hartford and didn't return until the next day. When asked where she was she refused to explain, he said. That afternoon he went to a rehearsal of the Dixie Minstrels and upon his re- turn was warned that his wife had threatened to take his life.
 That night while he was sleeping he testified that he was kicked out of bed and onto the floor. His wife re- quired him to slep on davenport downstairs without bed clothing, he asserted.
 Put Out of Home
 The next morning she is alleged to have ordered him to pack up his belongings and get out, being told that she didn't care either for him of his money.
 Mrs. M. Turton, sister of the ac cused, visited the irate wife that day and testified to statement of Mrs. Johnson, as follows:
 Why he's only a mere boy. Why can't he go out and make money with out laboring for it? I don't want him or his money
 The husband told of numerous re- fusals to allow him to use their room, making 1t necessary for him to sleep on davenport without bed clothing.
 Carlson Corroborates
 Rudolph Carlson corroborated the story of finding Schneider and Mrs Johnson in the automobile. He testi- fled that he saw the two riding in the car so many times that it became com 
 R. J. Dixon. Johnson's employer, told the court that the accused had had but little work for the last year.
 Recalled to the witness stand, Mrs. Johnson said Schneider was a friend of the family. The other statements, he said, were a heap of lies.
 Accused Discharged ....
 Judge Mangan remarked that he was satisfied that, at the time of the separation, Mrs. Johnson has told her husband that she didn't want his money. He failed to find evidence that her feelings had been changed since that time. and accordingly there was no unlawful refusal to furnish sup. port He then discharged Johnson.