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p.AFTER AN ELOPEMENT.A BOY HUSBAND SHOOTS THE FATHER OF HIS SIXTEEN YEAR OLD WIFE.Chicaoo, May 29.—About 8 o'clock yesterday morning, N. T. Johnson, keeper of the St. Julien HoteJ, at Fcrty-fifth street and Vincennes avenue, in this city, was shot by his son-in-luw, Bryson Reynolds. In August last Reynolds, who is 19 years old, ran away with Johnson’s daughter, Nellie, aged 10. The pair were captured in Philadelphia about an hour after they had been married. They have since lived with Nellie’s father, and are very much devoted to each other. On Monday morning Johnson and his son-in-law quarrelled. Johnson says that the trouble originated in a demand by him that Reynolds, who had procured employment, should take his wife elsewhere. Reynolds bays that Mrs. Johnson wanted Nellie to go to the circus with auother man, which Nellie would not do. He adds:“After I had left the table, in a little while C'apt. Johnson came and called me into the barroom. Hero he called me some very hard uamea. I beggtd him to detiat, but he wouldn’t. Then I said, ‘Mr. Jonnson, I am sorry to say it, but you’re another.’ Then h« drew a pocket knife, and t peuiug it, said,•Yuu pusillanimous young---, I’llcut your heart out.’ He did not advance ou me then, but some few minutes later; I am not sure whether he had anything in h:s bauds at the lime; I drew my revolver and shot at him; the weapon is a single-barrelled Derringer. At the time I fired Mrs. Johnson and the two visitors were present. I then walked cut with the iutention of giving my-self uf ; Johnson followed me out. Horrined at the occurrence, my wife had thrown hor-aelfonthe grass plat. As I walked away she raised herself and called to me to bid her good-by. I turutd buck to greet her, when Johnson rushed at her and struck her back to the earth. I raised her up, aud giving her in charge of a servant, went i IT.” Johnson’s wound is near the heart.tI
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Indianapolis People
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 08, 1878
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