New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-02

came vita ooup, OF ofc,r. 70 9Fea ihc dor
would re-, .ndiold HIM il be did wold eon Their brains
ssi there tai morning ard then down INTO the
grocery went 70 look for cart g. csrIy s~s ne tossi
VS. gone sn hour mean~he sf-Iks ano st ~
touch the things up stairs they were his tod
.r b.. NO risS 10 bavr swis spsk. hsaara McL.ushn
pistol and 4.ked how woad lie 20 hsh' duel With
found tha, bad riEht to her wife went "a law.
in Beekmsn street and to layer SPncer corner OF Lon
ard street ard Broadway up s's SPENCER 10 me he would
take NY Judge Osborn said Wa bad niger and had
better 70 awsy: have got ny furniture since
g Did you yorr wife ater~ards A az her At No
L Lsunn' street whtn little aEr' occurred between hct
t a,ered to arrest me- when telling him my bushes. thcr
h-tlowed saw Der aeIwsrd in Bayard street and
Gus TO hi. second ectns Of her At No II Lsuren. :,tse,
rcsyed Z om SpaIs whieh he gave me to 50 to Boston
.. How did you find out ,Lsi he stopping az No II
Of Ctahsm and Rsde streets eudeavoTrd 20 gain I'D
HttaIce but told she was not there's met her shortly
serwsrd coming out when she invited me 70 back with
her ben the isas oCcuTred went to Boston the 10th
O Did you hr ha, day IA her thecOrner Of
Baxter and Leonard streets.
q Was she with Won A. She made gcmen's
with Boston that day, but SIZE did not leave ~
the next day.
the sd LAY Of Ap when put her 'he the
afternoon Of The same gsy on hr way 20 she tod
she cid went 10 Lowell 10 exhibit curiosity in the way
ior BsRs S1I M SH pas S'r GPR y AZ. m
rysl the 5d April and the 18th of May was absen,
from my boarding house p hours
After hearing the above testimony, the Coroner i'm.
mediaely dispatched Officer Clark to New-York to
hunt up and secure the attendance of the parties
toned by Brown in order that they might be put upon
the sta1d a. Witnesses The first days search did not
result in finding them and the officer went back TO
Newbureh Friday night He, however, returned
again Saturday morning. and this time was more
successful. He found John Mclaughlin and William
Sparks. and acquainted them with his purposes.
They both asserted that there was truth in the
negros statements; that his wife, or the woman he
claimed as such, " alive and Kicking
that they had seen her since the date of
the murder and that they believed she was then in
Boston, and volunteered their assistance in hunting
her up Ofiicss Clark accepted their offer, and on
Saturday afternoon messenger was dispatched to
Boston to look her up. The messenger successful
in finding her and through rse succeeded in getting
her on to New-York without letting her know the oh
Jet for which she coming. They arrived on Sun
day morning and the lady placed in charge of
officer Clark who proceeded to Newbargh with her
and Mclaughlin yesterday Monday morning.
Upon their arrival the Coroner convened his jury at
the Court House and proceeded with the examination
The lady appeared in Court, atired in black silk
iounced dress, black silk mantila and ight-colored
straw hat prufusely adorned with trimmings She is
woman Of fine form, brunette complexion, black
1
prominent cheek bones might be rated very pretty
Her department in Court indicated more modesty than
is usually found in women of her profession. The re-
mainder Of the story is told in the following examna
tion:
The Jury was convened at the Court-lIouse at | l.,
O'Clock and
Catharine A.hbe was the first witness sworn, as
follows: NY name is Catharine Ashbell; was born
in 81. JohGa n. b.. | an twenty-five years old, and
am married; my husbands is Thomas Brown;
have been married six years; married in BOs-
ton by Justice of the Peace have not lived peace
ably with my husband acted as his wife about
month from the time of our marriage; when left him
| still remained in Boston, had communication with
him at times; do not recOllect the first time left
Boston after my separation from him. have been in
New York several times since my marriage, with diff
erent persons of whom rec0llect; was under
ithe protection of Mr. Moore after left him the first
time returned To live with him again in few day.;
stayed in NewYok two weeks after leaving him the
second time; and then left NewYOrk not wishing to
remain there; did hot return home Ia my husband;
left him more than dozen times previous TO my
| going TO NcwYork; during the six years that have
| been married have never lived with my husband
more than two TO three days Mt time the last time
was in New-Yolk was the 10Th January, 1857; went
under the protection of james Carnley and Mary
| Stariels | did not see my husband again
| until about six weeks after that | then saw
| him the corner OF Canal street and Orchard
| street | was keeping house at that place; | had
| no visitors and did NOT take bOarders; | hired my
rooms furnished and of the furniture belongs to
my husbands remained there until went to Boston
but do not recollect when that was; twas about two
months from the time went To Newly Ork that return
I'd TO Boston; stopped there week, without seeing
| my husband, and then returned to New-fork have
visited Boston since, and came back yesterday
morning; Brown frequently used violence toward me
| there was no person with nG when took my things
from Laurens street to Spring street; Brown was IN
the habit Of taking intoxicating drinks cannot tell
the cause of his unkndness 10 me; had lived in BOs
ton eli my life left New brunswick when week old
Tie Coroner here requested Officer Clark to bring
in Mclaughlin
| John Mclaughlin, sworn--I know that lady; have
| kuswn her by the name Of Caharine Ashby; first
became acquainted with her in New-YOrk some
three or four months ago: do not know if she il
| married woman; know Thomas Brown by sight;
have heard from him that this woman was his wife;
lie elaine her a. SUCH that is all the knowledge
have Of the matter.
Caiharine Ashbell, recalled had never written 10
Brown except one letter dated the l7,h July, 1850;
| the one dated April 30 1857 | did not write.
| Thomas Brown, swOrn-The lady there pointing to
bis wife Is my wife; her name Is Catharne Brown.
The Coroner here informed the lady that her pres.
ence was 10 longer desired and she left the Court
room with Officer Clark.
Coroner showing letter dated 18th April)-Do you
| know who wrote that letter
Wtness-I think my wife wrote it, although !. -
not exactly Ike her hand wrtng-rather nervous m
| style, OF else written with very bad pen.
The Coroner here showed witness the letter dated
July H. ls5j which he positively was from his
wife when he in Bangor; WA married in 1850;
always tiled to my wife kindly wa married by
a clergyman
! To Juror-When my wife left me the first time
| about year after mar1iage) she left in conse-
! Quence of dispute we had; have no hestancy in
swearing that the woman who was on the stand is my
wife, and the one that thought was the dead body
| that | viewed
The witness here requested the privilege Of making