The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-07
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Coroner being confined his by his late accident
in place this magistrate proceeded about O'Clock,
A. NJ, TO summon jury, and began the investigator.
The murdered perssnis Rebecca Brown, womai about
thirty five years Of age the wife OF Irish weaver,
named James Brown. The couple lived IN Oulieima
street. in the outh western part Of the city Brown was
OF late much addicted 10 liquor and had been IN the
habit Of mareatIng his wife tor long time Last FRIDAY
nigh, he beat her in most shameful manner when The
ton her father who lived the cellar OF the same build
ing they resided in On the Monday previous lie beat her
in the presence OF the father the Gel al Kitchen aid
when she screamed and halloed "muIder," be choked
her The father an old man and cripple, and cid hot
interfere because he could not separate them HIS treat
ment having become insuaerabls, the poor women.
Saturday last being compelled TO eek redress IRON the
law, had him arrested and brought before Alderman
tombstone and committed TO prison the charge 81
san and battery. When she appeared at the AldeImans
office to testify against her husband she was scarcely
him upon her throat and mouth. Her whole neck and
face, and head too exhibited marks Of his barhary.
Notwithstanding all this, the deep and ahidng affection
OF the vile manifest that she concealed the real
extent OF her ues and fact the ultimate cause OF her
death and after the commitment for her husband had
been made out she mplorngy besonght hs release rom
the magistrate. Brown however, was sent TO prison,
where he still remains and the wife returned home in
condition evidently that all who her
thought she would certainly die which opinion was but
down to cellar in Tenth street below Washington &C
cupied by lrshman with wi HON she was acquainted,
named Samuel Elliott Here she grew worse, and
lingering until o'clock yesterday morning expired On
her death bed she disclosed the fact Of mos heinous
and perhep unparalleled Outrage perpe'rs,.d upon her
shape-her husband Her body found 10 be bruised
all over and her garments were stained and saturated
with blood. Alderman Hofiner instituted post mo'hm
examination, and the investigation before the jury
resumed at o'clock NJ
The father testified that his daughter had had seven
children by her husband only OF whom was living
Through his brutality she had had two miscaIsges
hundred tines She told him on SATURDAY ina, her hus
band said. !" III fix you where you can't show your
and en hn pair OF 9ng mp be, eoGy sss
sister OF the deceaseds husband who lived IN The uplr
part of the same house with them, was examined but
nothing could be elected from her except that the de-
ceased greatly given to drinking wine 10 tSces and
that she had recently gone oil and siad from home eve
raj days and nights and lost sum OF money beongngo
her husband, which had caused them to wr0ngIe. She
and the deceased bad terms She denied having
heard the beating Friday night The tongs with which
the outrage committed belonged to this wit
but she declared that she saw no blood or stain
them. DR. Alexander Wilson, South street above 18TH
testified that the deceased the most drunken
he saw-that he had her lying drunk the
ners Of the streets. She his Saturday
evening in a state Of intoxicsiion and told him Of the
general maltreatment OF her husband and OF the Outrage
he had been guilty OF.
Mary Watts, an Irish woman, who lived two squares
from Browns house. testified that Mrs Brown 10
her house OH Saturday morning in weak and iaintng
condition. with face and mouth so shocking to look up
that she (Mrs atts) almost frightened iB,o ft
Mrs Brown unable TO sit in chair a, the time. She
detailed the circumstances and particulars OF the cruelty
and barbarty Of her husband and exhibited her
her. Mrs. Watts advised her to go to DR. Lewis. She
her ssterin.law, would not let her into her
house Mrs Watts advised her TO ind stay in the
Sunday morning appeared somewhat better and changed
her linen She went away and Mrs W. did not see her
again till she saw her corpse.
DR. Dufee, one OF the ply sicans who made the post
examination, having been suddenly called TO see
individual who had met with serious accident in he
Neck the examination was continued over until o'clock,
r. M.
At quarter past six the Coroners exomin alton
Dir. DuFrEE sworn-Examined the body of Rsbecca
Brown appeared to be a woman Of dssonte hu6ts-Sc
the right side OF the chin there was confusion about
m in lrtlt
very much swollen; the inner clothing large spots Of
blood which had evidently exuded during lite clothes
left side Of an inch inch and quarter longs uterus
contained blood the left side the throat upper
edge OF the thyroid cartilage there ulcer extend
ing into the pharynx; considerable nlfration Of blood
into the muscles Of the right cheek the immediate cause
OF this womans death from this liberation niiam
nation Of the throat
Dr.. cospE sworn-Was present at the post mort.m
examination. Agrees with Dr. Dufee in his detail OF tho
general appearance Of body the first thing that struck
the large number Of old bruises and scratches the
most prominent and recent one wss on the right sde OF
internal abscess apparently Of two three four days
date; slight euson beneath the left eye the body was
bloated, diseased that OF person OF the most en-
perate and worst habits There visible injury OF
the vagina uterus-no tongs in my opinion cono have
been used appearances did not indicate any thing OF The
kind the were such ud be found after
The Jury after mature deliberation rendered the fol-
lowing verdict" That the said Rebecca Brown. the de-
ceased TO her death from inflammation and ucera.
ton OF the throat by violence at the hands Of
her husband and dssolute habits Pha. Times .fug g.
WIFE MURDERED BY HER HUsBASp.-A cruel
murder was committed on the 9th INST. in Butler
Co at place called Break neck, about Is miles from the
city, by an elderly man named Elijah Nellis on tho
person of his wife. They had lived together as
man and wife upwards of thirty years aud had
children grown up On the morning Of The 27,h
inst the attention Of reaping his house.
was attracted by call from him them; they went to
the house. but before reaching girl from neigh
boris house. who was errand TO borrow something
got in before them She found him sitting the side OF
hig " &c dt bp ri ri
pat her hand the womans forehead and found il quite
cold BY this time the came in and to them he said
she had had spasm and he feared bad killed her Tho
woman being actually dead, the. neighborng
gathered in usual, when upon an examination OF the
body by them and three physicians who had been sent
for, il discovered that she had been choked. Her
throat black. and the prints OF finger nails
plain. On further examination one Of her sides
found TO be confused il by pounding. The circum.
stances were strong against Nes that he was imme-
diatey arrested As the motive for this dabolica
der is said womnn lived his house with whom
he had been quite too intimate for time and
this known tact had created suspicious In the minds Of The
men first called In by him o was committed 10 the s
Of Butler County on Sabbath morning. the 28.h Pits
burgh Letter, July 81
DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT. Yesterday
afternoon, Mr. Augustus G. Fenno, OF this ci v,
accidentally shot dead by his intimate and personal friend
WIN Neal They were out with another person 6ring st
a mark-one Of the party fired while Mr. " was taking
aim, and The first fred MIR Fenno ran towards
the mark, MIR N. at the moment firing end the ball
passed directly through his neck He fell IN the presence
Of his wife who at her house directly on the opposite
bank Of the stream. Her frantic raised the
neghborhood who ran across the at low water,
While MIR NJ for ply stefan antcslly telling oil he
Of the fatal accident MIR Fenno about 30 years
age and has thus suddenly been taksn away leaving
wife with child boy about twelve years od.-Ban-
COR Wig .fug. 8
X REMARKABrR EscAPE.-Captain Jarvis, OF the
brig Cameo, arrived at this port yesterday, from
SMYRNA reports that the ID instant, off Cape Cot
struck by lightning, which shiyered the mantopmast,
several sails badly passed through the deck into the
hold and returned back through theSdeck tearing up
about eight ieet Of the pankng, and bringing with Il
some wool torn from the bsles The second officer
upon the foretopgallan, yard at the time stunned
and fell his back aeross gasket and his legs upon the
trees in which perilous situation he remained until
the people relieved him. and when II found that he
was not dangerously hurt -Boston Transcript .4ug
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