New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-02
The Negroes Wife appears on the Stand
SHE TESTIFIES THAT SHE ISN'T DEAD
VERDICT OF THE JURY.

| Another tide Of excitement in connection with this
dark and mysterious deed-another apparently close
approach to tie solution OF the mystery-has passed
and It'll the mystery i more pulling and unfathoma-
bic than ever; and II would now a. though the
last ray of hope had depertedthat the last resource
was exhausted ard that We are never 10 know even
who was this unfortunate female much less her fend
ish murderers. II is surely, the stands
one of the most singular and perpexing occurrences Of
the bind of which we ever heard.
During the first two N three DAYS of the Coroners
vestigaton-immediatey after the discovery of the
body-t the almost universally prevailing opinion
| that the mutlated corpse that of Sarah Bloom,
ard that Mr.. jenkins her murderer; and who
doubts-had not Sarah Bloom made her appearance
that Jenkins, encirced as he was by complete chain
Of circunstautial evidence, would have been con-
yded Of the crime and said the penalty upon the
gallows As it happened, he escaped with I'M
broken neck, but not with his character and repu-
taton. For having taken moonlight ride with
lady of questionable rcpute just at a season when
TIL. murder was committed he lost his situation, and
wrecked the happiness of peaceful and pleasant
home.
Everybody thought, when the Sarah Bloom
picons cleared up, that another such confusion
and complication Of circumstances was beyond the
possibility Of occurrence; but, in this last affair of the
negro's missng wife we have something more
strange and astonishing than that. The fact that
Catharine Ashbel Tor Brown closely resembles in
SIZE feature- complexion and general appearance, the
murdered woman, coupled with the circumstance that
she had been for some time missing from her husband;
that he had made fruitless efforts to discover her
whereabouts and that certain parties with whom she
had been associated were supposed to have motive
in getting her out of the way, formed chain of cir
cumtantial evidence that irresisbly conclusive
and the impression of all seemed to be that key had
at last been found that would unlock the mysteries of
this most atrocous murder; but how far this con-
clusion was justified, yesterday events at Newburgh
will show.
We have already published an abstract of the tes-
timoLy of Brown the negro, showing upon what
grounds he based his suspicious; but in order that
our readers may better understand the matter we
print it below in detail, given before the Coroner 5
Jury on Thursday last:
TESTIMONY or TIE NEGRO.
O. VIA, /. yotr name A. Thomas NJ Brown.
q Where were Won boul A. In Nar.eies.
q Where do reside A. have lived in Boston for the
q What yeur upatOn! A kept clothing store, and
taught fencing besides.
g , WON %n f'I e. ' ch %a+ &hb eli ''' '
q Mhcrel 4. In Boston: ..,.,, snu-,n
q When! A. In the month OF November 1889.
O. Wa your wife white woman A. Yes Sir. 49,,
q Whole wa she born, A. In ,lirimichi in the British
@ Has she always remsined with you since your marriage
A. Five years She ft me to 20 to NewYoEk and stayed
| shout two wrecks without my consent ,.-o.. 49,,
O Did you follow her A Yes, Sir, went after her, and
O Has She STAYED with you .nccl A. She ha. stayed with
O Did .he sfrIward GO to NewYork, A. In the following
| O Did you sre her there A. Y's Sir go
Q With HON Wa. ;he living A. With John NeLagthlin-
% W,.be white man, A. Mclaughlin wa. white man.
| q Had You any trouble with him about her A had
trouble in getting her to go home with me- sndesyoed
wond not allow my speaking because coloIed
@ When wa. thi,l A The last week in March, or first
the l7th and went away on Thursday
o Did she remain with YOU Boston A. She pot up with
hCe Eve day. ct No y Lincoln ''rro %
! tend sccusaton of grand larceny
| O. Do you know her eccuserl A. do not -
q Who went her bail A. man by the name OF william
O. Have ycu seen her since A. have her alive
O Were you in New York since! A. Twas not in New York
since until arrived there with the Coroner.
q When dill last hear from her A. received letter
dated pril 20 from her in her own hand~Titiue ,,
q Did you hear from her after that A. heard nothing
O WIN did YOU think had become of herl A. saw in
The N Yck Ldge, and Police Gazette account OF naf
d.r,d osn which thought answered her from the de-
,ption this first 'Peion Of her being eally deal,
with the New-York Post: Once on the 18th OF last
| Msy and inquired or et,ers 70 Cathlnne Brown. -, 4
| by other uanle.i ~ knew OF
| nv wife going nv the name Of Stevenson.
| o. Any otherl A. Cathaine Ashbdl
@ Were you ia th, vicinity before A was never III
Keburgh never in Poughkeep.ie any other place on
the North River except Now York was not IN NeS- OK
from the fret time went after my wife TIL went AFTER her the
| q How long wa. that A. About Eve years.
by Mr sweeney; anerward received eegTaphc dispatch
from him, and wrote letter back myself
q l. ihi. the letter! Letter 'ho"nl A ies' sF IS III
o. WY did you sign fegned usme A The why
A slsvy
| oib.T hand. it signed Gu-taye Lsrroch
ueSetd dsT husband and signed herself CStharne Brown
q here the charges made against her sac was
{ By what she known there A She was known
| tNere d; Catharine AshtelL
Have you the corpse which has been fJdnd NEAL
Wat +. your imprt. sion with regard toi A Ny i'm
| pr,.siup i, that : /. that OF M wife.
DO Soa Nov Lrr BY sly marks, A. 10 not reeo;ni1,
tie AK under the eye; from her general appearance O
O Have YOU seen the clothing found this body A.
Q Do YOU identify any oft, \ DO no, recognize tn pet
O. Hsd he any peculiarly in fastening her clothes A She
@ Had hs yer any family A No sir, she was pregnant
G. Do you know Of any wac could have reason i3r ct
tug her -, Of The wsy sno" of 10 one WAC woua
ta,aeoI she eognzAni OF aud esIed 'Ae exposure
q Who were they, A. Tier LANES aEe Mclaughlin More
@ yoa know these nen A. ihaye More At Sparks,
Q Wtsi Mclaughlin. business A. That Of thief and
| hi-hv - .Olter
. INV 90 you know that A H. is known by that nam
| il R0s!sn
O. Wat ab, nj tie other menl 4 William H. Sparks, cor
II + sr and Chat streets DO not know tle Lane Of
| ,h. other n an: would know him II Jaw aim.
q By Foftuen u Jury-Abo what time was u "ie 20
fI, .aw yorr wife in New YORK A. IL evening When
ny Il New York about the last Of March 'I h''
| II A,ril =, 80
q Where were snd she them A Up IN room No w
| corner Of Orchard AID Canal streets 80
O. bid vow ,sy therv that night y stayed there uHt
| EoTuiIZ
| O. Did .he s,ayl A. No, sh. ,,, 49,
O Wa. .+ pleased 70 you A. SIZE was pleased to go
| ne, bit was afraid # me-: she got away nom me-
q Had you lived ptacesby before A. Previo1st0 her com