New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-30
THE NEWBURGH TRAGEDY.
MORE DEVELOPMENTS.
The Murdered Woman Recognized by her Husband
SHE WAS THE WIFE OF A FRENCH NEGRO
THE MURDERERS SUSPECTED.

which hung over the terrible deed is clearing away
and the painful doub; has been relieved by at least the
Identification Of the body Of the murdered woman
The good people OF Newburgh 20 long in a perfect
fever Of excitement the murder had relaxed into
their usual quiet and the subject had ceased to be the
a-engro-sng topic Of thought and conversation ex-
cept with the perseverDg Coroner and Sheriff Peo-
pie generally had come to the conclusion that the deed
must forever be enrolled upon the catalogue Of myste-
rious events but not thought Coroner Fenton who
with untirng exetion, continued hs efforts to get
light upon the subject until he has at last with
out doubt succeeded in fixing the identity Of the IN
fortunate victim if he has not discovered clue to the
perpetrators.
OurrepOrter yesterday visited Newburgh and learned
al the circumstances connected with the late develop
ments; but the Coroner with comuendable deter
ninaon to prevent the public disclosure of such facts
might tend to defeat the ends Of justice, placed
Injunction Of -ecesy upon certain matters, and we
therefore unable to give account Of all the evidence
and suspicious in the case. Such fsct- per-
mitied to publish present below.
For several weeks past the Coroner had been in
constant receipt of letters from different parts of the
country; some of them making inquiries FOR the cir
cumstaIces Of the murder. some making suggestions,
others asking for descriptions of the murdered woman,
and It'll others of an anonymous character, directing
his attention to this place and that place As probable
localities where he might find either the friends OF the
woman or some clue to the murdeers In fact, nu-
crous have been this latter class of communications
that It became evident tina; there systematic at
tempt made from quarter 10 mislead his investi-
cations. So apparent did this become, THAI he set
about finding out the staringpoint of these letters, and
succeeded in satisfying himself that they all emanated
from ore locality, although dated and mailed at diff
fcrent points.
About two weeks ago however the Coroner re-
ccived a letter from man in Lowell, Massachusetts,,
which he deemed worthy Of consideration The writer
represented that his wife missing, and gave such
description of her, accompanied with such state
mont of circumstances as to her last known where
about, and associations that the Coroner determined
upon seeing him and making further inquiry The let
ter bore evidently anonymous signature; but the
Coroner answered it, and tcegraphed to the Postmas
ter at Lowell to "spot the person that called for 1t,
and then in company with the Sheriff of Orange
County, he started for Lowell himself Upon arriving
there he was somewhat astonhed in learning that the
author of the letter was negro named Thomas
Brown Strarge as il seemed to him that a whits wO
man should be the wife of a negro, interview with
Brown and an extended inquiry among those who had
known him for years, satisfied the Coroner that he
Brown had not only married and lived with a white
woman but that there was sufficient probability of the
murdered woman being hs wife to warrant the bring
ing him on TO NewbuIgh to the body and give his
evidence before the Jury. Af,er persuasion,
Brown consented TO accompany the Coroner and they
arrived in New-York Monday last. Here the Coro-
rer for some left him in safe keeping and going
on to Newburgh himself sent Officer Clark down the
next day after him. On his way up with Office
Clark Brown stated facts in relation 10 his wle
teeth and other marks upon the person when "ero
foufd to correspond with those upon the Dody'
He was taken to the Cemetery day before yesterday
and was shown the body which was taken from 'he
vault for the purpose and on his examination stated
distinctly and positively that he had no doubt what
ever that il the body of his late wife VINO hau
been for some time missing. A scar on one eyebrow
he previously said would be found there, and SAID II
was bum from a lighted ciSer. He has daguerre
ovpe taken some two years ago, which, on being ex
amined with glass by those who saw the body on It's
first discovery is thought to have striking re+em
bance. The under-clohing found on the body, he
says he has no recollection ofin fact has no rec0ec
ton of what materials color these articles consisted
Of In regard to popularity in the fastening of those
garments, which our readers vii remember was re-
marked upon at the time of the discovery he stated
Oh lis way up that his wife fastened her clothes IN that
| peculiar manner
Coroner Fenton summoned his Jury Thursday
and in secret session, went into thorough eXamina
ton of the negro. We give such portions of his es
| mouy as the circumstances viii permit. He stated
that he was married in 1850 by the Rev. Mr. Sullivan
| his wifes maiden name was Catharine Ashbell; she
was born in the Province of New Brunswick, and he
spoke of her us white woman; during the first year
of her marriage she left him and went to York
was absent some two weeks he went after her, and
She returned with him; since that time they had re-
-dcd together until the 26th Of last January in March
| lie heard she was in New-lork, and he went there
after her he found herIiying IN furnished rooms at
the corner of Orchard and he thinks. Canal streets
| she was living with a man named John Mclaughlin
a white man: he seems TO have had some difficulty
with this man, and Brown caused his arrest and
had him brought before the Court on a charge
of abuction; Judge Osborn dismissed the COM
plant, Brown says because he was a niger
He and his wife remained in New-iork for several
GAYS and finally agreed to return to Boston together
BY some means, however. they missed each other,
and he went On BY the boat and she came BY the cara
next dav. This was the Eth Of March. She stayed
| in Boston until the 23d when she returned to New
| York on business" Brown said this business
in relation to trial of her charge Of grand lar
ccny. He did not know VIII. was the complainant.
\ man by the name of Sparks her bail He saw
his wfe board the ears and had not seen her ,nce.
On the 2sth Of Aprl he had letter FROM her in which
she speaks Of money matters and says her trial
j. soon to come Off This trial caused her a good deal
Of anxiety. and she had remarked to him
that if ,he was ever safely out of the mat
ter Sic roud bid defance % all her en.,nie..