A proper cavalry command in his front would have developed the fact that he had run into one division of Polk's Army of the Mississippi moving up from the direction of Mobile to join Johnston at Dalton.

He had to look for other prospects, other motives until more conclusive evidence pointing to Johnston came to light.

Madden, with his investigation centered on the fraud, said that tomorrow he would go to the Bronx bank through which Mrs. Meeker's checks to Johnston had cleared.

No one the Medfield police had questioned professed to know any more about him than about Johnston.

Garth was prepared to be helpful in what he referred to with fastidious distaste as this unfortunate Johnston affair, which would not, he said more than once, have ever come about if Mrs. Meeker had only seen fit to consult Mr. Hohlbein or him about it.

He said that he had already told the police chief that he didn't know what insurance man had recommended Johnston to Mrs. Meeker.

To begin the interview, he asked if Thayer, with more time to think it over, could add to what he had said the other day about Johnston.

They had one son, Col. William Preston Johnston, who would also serve in the Confederate Army.

By September 18, Johnston had Brig.

Johnston had less than 40, 000 men spread throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri.

Johnston's initial call upon the governors for more men did not result in many immediate recruits but Johnston had another, even bigger, problem since his force was seriously short of arms and ammunition even for the troops he had.

Johnston could only keep up his defense by raids and other measures to make it appear he had larger forces than he did, a strategy that worked for several months.

Even before Johnston arrived in Tennessee, two forts had been started to defend the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River which provided avenues into the State from the north.

After Johnston asserted his authority, Polk ultimately had to allow Dixon to proceed.

Alerted by a Union reconnaissance on January 14, 1862, Johnston ordered Tilghman to fortify the high ground opposite Fort Henry, which Polk had failed to do despite Johnston's orders.

Johnston, who had little choice in allowing Floyd and Pillow to take charge at Fort Donelson on the basis of seniority after he ordered them to add their forces to the garrison, took the blame and suffered calls for his removal because a full explanation to the press and public would have exposed the weakness of the Confederate position.

Gen. Buell on February 25, 1862, two days after Johnston had to pull his forces out in order to avoid having them captured as well.

Johnston had various remaining military units scattered throughout his territory and retreating to the south to avoid being cut off.

Bragg at least calmed the nerves of Beauregard and Polk who had become agitated by their apparent dire situation in the face of numerically superior forces before the arrival of Johnston on March 24, 1862.

On March 29, 1862, Johnston officially took command of this combined force, which continued to use the Army of the Mississippi name under which it had been organized by Beauregard on March 5.

" Harris and other staff officers removed Johnston from his horse and carried him to a small ravine near the " Hornets Nest " and desperately tried to aid the general by trying to make a tourniquet for his leg wound, but little could be done by this point since he had already lost so much blood.

Shortly after Lincoln's death, Gen. William T. Sherman reported he had, without consulting Washington, reached an armistice agreement with Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, an agreement which was unacceptable to the President and outraged Stanton, since it made no provision for emancipation of slaves or freedmen's rights.

* 1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm ( who had resigned ) as Premier of British Columbia.

Sheila Johnston, in her review for The Independent, praised Freeman's performance: " the film belongs to Freeman and his quiet, carefully detailed portrayal of the jaded older man who learns not to give up the fight ".

In Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston wrote in their book Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, they said, Through the entire thirties, the entire Effects Department consisted of only two men: Ugo D ' Orsi, a straightforward, stubborn, and dedicated Italian, and Cy Young ... quiet and sensitive ... who loved to play the bass fiddle as a hobby.

Don Johnston ( Bill Murray ), a former Don Juan having made a small fortune in the computer industry, wants to live in quiet retirement.

In an effective containing performance, Johnston took 3 / 67 in the first innings of the Third Test at Old Trafford in 45. 5 overs, before the match ended in a rain-affected draw.

Johnston was more prominent in the Third Test at Durban with match figures of 8 / 114 as Australia took the series 3 – 0.

His cricket and general knowledge were called upon in his role as a regular team captain on BBC Radio 4's quiz show Trivia Test Match with Tim Rice and Brian Johnston which ran from 1986 to 1993.

Perhaps the most famous Colemanball is that of Brian Johnston announcing that " The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey " on a BBC Radio Test Match Special, although this may be apocryphal.

* Tex Johnston, Jet-Age Test Pilot

But, after his Test Match Special colleague Brian Johnston had nicknamed him " Sir Frederick ", there were those who thought he had really been knighted and many, particularly in his native county, who could not understand why he had not.

The " birdsong " test transmissions became a famous landmark of British radio and attracted many newspaper articles and comment prior to the station's launch, including one live comment during BBC Radio 4's Test Match Special when commentator Brian Johnston referred to listening to the birdsong, much to the fury of BBC management who were fearful of Classic FM's impending launch.

* Black, G. A. and Johnston, R. B., " A Test of Magnetometry as an Aid to Archaeology ," American Antiquity, Vol.

Brian Johnston joined the BBC in January 1946 and began his cricket commentating career at Lord's for BBC Television in June 1946 at the England v India Test match.

In 1970 Johnston was dropped from the TV commentary team but continued to appear as a member of the team for the radio broadcasts, Test Match Special ( TMS ).

When he retired after the Centenary Test against Australia at Lords in September 1980, he was the longest serving TMS commentator ( since equalled by Brian Johnston in 1993 and subsequently exceeded by Christopher Martin-Jenkins ).

Brian Johnston was once taken to task by a schoolmistress correspondent, pretending indignation, for saying during a West Indies Test commentary: " The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey.

**" This is a Test " by Jim Johnston ( WWE ) ( 1999-2002 )

**" This is a Test " ( Instrumental ) by Jim Johnston ( WWE ) ( 2002-2004 ) ( ECW Brand 2006-2007 )

In 1991 Jonathan Agnew and Brian Johnston, commentators on BBC Radio's Test Match Special, got themselves into difficulty while commentating on Ian Botham's dismissal ( Botham dislodged his leg bail whilst trying to step over the stumps, having lost his balance in missing a hook shot against Curtly Ambrose ), Agnew commenting that he " couldn't quite get his leg over ".

According to an urban myth, during a Test match between the West Indies and England when Holding was to bowl to English player Peter Willey, the commentator at the time, Brian Johnston, described the action as " The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey " ( a double entendre, as " willy " is British English slang for a penis ).

Later in the day, Brian Johnston of BBC Radio's Test Match Special read out the details of the scorecard as normal.

* BBC Sport Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew of BBC radio's Test Match Special discussing Ian Botham's dismissal ' Hit wicket '.

He was familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Test Match Special, nicknamed the Bearded Wonder ( often shortened to Bearders ) by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in moments, at the same time as keeping perfect scorecards, and because he had a beard.

William Arras Johnston ( 26 February 1922 – 24 May 2007 ) was an Australian cricketer who played in forty Test matches from 1947 to 1955.

Johnston headed the wicket-taking lists in both Test and first-class matches on the tour, and was the last Australian to take over 100 wickets on a tour of England.

Prior to the Second World War, Johnston was a slow-medium and left arm orthodox spin bowler, but during a practice session, he bowled a quicker ball to Jack Ryder a former Australian captain and Test batsman, who was now a Victorian and national selector.

In the last outing before the Tests, Johnston took 3 / 40 and 5 / 37 to set up a nine-wicket win over New South Wales, including the wickets of Test openers Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris with the new ball at the start of the match.

Johnston missed the Fourth Test in Adelaide due to injury but returned for the Fifth Test in Melbourne where he scored 23 not out and took match figures of 2 / 29 in another innings victory and Australia ended the summer with a 4 – 0 win.

Johnston ( with his left arm wrapped around his chest ) successfully appeals to the umpire for Leg before wicket | lbw against Indian batsman Hemu Adhikari during the second Test at Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, December 1947

When Johnston was omitted in favour of Ring, it appeared he would not be in Bradman's Test plans.