The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-31
The Recent Murder near Newburg.
FuafBER INSTRUMENTATION or TIL
BODY,

BODY.
prom the Newburg Daily News, May esl,
French negro, named Thomas Brown, has been In
town Tor The lsst two days, and declares most positively
'hai The won found murdered Marlboro, s his
~,e. He came up from New York, In company with
'nlrer Gafk ana tho stated facts in regard
10 her Teeth, &c which found 10 correspond with the
oooy lie vas taken 10 the Cemetery day before yester
Gay and was shown the body which taken from the
vaull Tor the mrposc and his examination stated DIS
tnctiy and positively that he had doubt whatover that
the body Of hi !ate Wife who n.d been Tor some
uhe mssg lie makes bis Judgment from the teeth, aud
the gent raj appearance.
A rear on one eye brow he previously saJd would
be found there and said it a burn from % lighted
segar. He has a daguerreoy pc, taken some two
years ago, which on beng examined wi h a glass by
thought 10 have a striking resemblance Tho under
clothing found on tho body he says no hos recol-
iecon of-ip fact bias no recollection Of what materials
color these articles st.d Of In regard peculiarly
- the fastening Of those garmcnts which readers vii
remember upon at the time Of the discovery
he stated bis way up that his wife fastened hot clothes
IN that peculiar manner.
If NJ s correct IN his concjusionsDd he very po'
tive the fart Of apparent white woman being married.
TO negro, under the circuurtaD does not Dplta'o
sRanIt his inons The French Canadians have not
the prejudice against color prevails with us, and
has been often remarked that tho body Indicated lnfu
nf African blood Her hair bore marked indications
of Of the And there Other strong pro
liabilities Ia the correctness Of his conclusions, which
very likely will rome out in tho course Of the inquest
His examination yesterday was private ono, bot she
Coroner allo we'd TO take condition that W.
would give publicity until to-day for reasons,
some Of which arc OBJ, ous and oilers which may mani
fest Themselves in the of tho Investigation There
strange things about The matter, OF which Is
proper speak at this stage Of the investigation For
clearer understanding OF the have thrown the
res nl Of Browns examination into parrative form
Brown chr ewd int gcnt negro, in many respects
superior to wost of bis class He Frenchman by BIRTH
being pative Of Marsellles. lie resided In England for
rome nnc, and for three years was In the French
army He seems at time TO have been resident OF
New York. bat for some years past has lived in Boston,
where he at time in the clothing business, anf
aferwad kept eating house at the of Portland
Sudbury streets For the last three months no
has II, ed In lowell where he hal school for teaching
boxing /. ncpg nc We believe be had written twice
she IN Edwards in relation IN tho murderouce under an
assumed nameand the result that the Crt caused
him TO be brought on here.
On his examination he said he was married In 1850 by
Rev. Mr. snhvan. His wifes maiden Cathar
Ashbeii She was born in the Province Of New Bruins
wick and be spoke OF her IA white womaa During tho
scar her marriage she LEFT him aud went to New
York and absent two weeks He went AMER her,
and she returned with him. Sin tina. time they had
sided together until the 2th OF last January In March
he heard she in New York. and he went on there
after her. He found her living 10 furnished rooms AZ
the corner OF Orchard, and be thinks Canal street
She was living with = man psrued John MIaughlu--a
white man. He seems " have bad some officially with
this man, and Brown caused his arrest and hai him
brou before the Court charge Of abdu Judge
Osborn dp MISSED the complaint, Brown says "because
he a Niger"
Brow and his wife remained in New York for some
days; and agreed tn 10 Boston. He says they
missed each oher and he went by the boat and she
by the the next day This the t7n Of
March She stay cd IN Boston until the I'D when she re-
turned TO New York 'business." Brown said this
business relation To tria Of hor charge OF
grand larceny tie did not know who the complain
| ant. A by The name OF Sparks was Der bail He
hs wife board the cars, and had not seen her
since On the 18th OF April he had letter from her, in
which she speaks Of money matters and sAys her
trial oil This trial caused her good deal
Of anxiety and she had remarked 10 him that IL aho
safely vi the matter she could bid defiance 30 all
her enemies.
Hin tears that she had net with foul play first
cited by reading In the papers description OF the
| woman found murdered Nowburg He had
written her thee times without obtaining any m
| swer He New York, and inquired tor thu
letters, but did not obtain them His first letter 20 thu
Sheriff written Tor HIM by Mr. Sweeney after
he wrote apan himself Al THIS part OF the examination
be stated III hts wife had borne Children hut ba
been AZ one tiuo pregnant, and that miscarra
oanped by her hng hs avg tub Before she left BosioI
tho last Time. she said she was Afraid this larceny tra
would cause hes good deal az trouble
White thcy we're scsether In New York tbranS had beer
u,de against him, and there ev lent desire
him OF the way. Ho believed thai IL dangerous
for him In remain In New York. On being asked Why
this the case he replied that certain porons In tho
rfy, Who we'll known pers.e characters wero
that bis wife had made him acquainted With
OF their operatoos lie gave 10 tho Jury tho and
residence Of several persons whose presence deemed
important.
II proper add that Browns testimony In regard
his wife being tral tar larceny, under the Of
Ia barne ~ nbe corroborated by a memorandum pro
the Coroner nom the New Iork District
The my adjourned until O'Clock this afternoon. OH
Cluk de-parbe 10 Nex York to obtain the pre-
seDco OF witnesses ana hs return may get
further Developments.