Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-04

We published a paragraph some weeks
since stating that Mrs. Brennan the wife of
Captain Brennan, of the U. S. army mysteri-
ously disappeared from New York city on
July goth. The probability is that she was
murdered. The New York Tribune says of
the affair:
On the 22d DIR. Crane brother of Mrs.
Brennan's, gave information to Deputy Sup
eriutendent Carpenter relative to her disap-
pearance. Deputy Carpenter placed the mat
ter in the hands of detective officers Wildey
and McDouge and deputized them specially
to investigate the affair.-These officers at
first obtained full and minute description of
Mrs. Brennau, and made inquiries of various
persons, who asserted that they had seen her
last. They ascertained that lady dressed in
black was seen at the Pert Richmond ferry at
o'clock, few moments after the boat had
gone, and that she appeared greatly disap-
pointed at being left. She took an up town
stage from the ferry.
Officers Wildey and and McDougal subse-
quently traced Mrs. Brennan, or lady dress
ed in black supposed to be her, on board of
the 7 O'Clock boat. the last boat down to the
island for the day. A gentleman was foun d
who said that he had noticed the lady on the
boat and. from The fact of of her being unat-
tended, took more notice of her than he other
wise would. He saw her go to livery stable
and subsequently saw her get into hack,
into which she was followed by man, and
the vehicle was driven OFT
The officers visited the stable and saw the
proprietor, who told them that he recollected
a lady answering the description coming to
the stable and asking for carriage. She ask
| ed him if he was acquainted with Col. Crane,
| and he replied by sight only-that he knew
his brother. His attention was soon after
directed elsewhere. and the lady made an
| agreement with one of the drivers, but which
one he did not know.
The gentlemen above mentioned said that
| n man followed Mrs. Il. but did not speak t.
| her or she to him. He approached the car
riage after she got in, and saying something
| 10 the driver jumped into the vehicle, which
was then driven otf.-From this and other III
formation which the police for the present
withhold. the officers came to the conclusion
| that Mrs. Brennan had been violated and then
murdered. and her body secreted somewhere
on the island. Owing to the darkness OF the
| night the gentleman was unable to distinguish
the countenance of the person who followed
| her into the carriage, and could not for the
same reason inteutify the driver. Officer Will
dey and McDougle returned to the city and
| gave all the information - the deputy, who
| detailed officers Poole and Stevenson TO 60
| down to the island To make thorough search
This search was made, but without avail
The next day the deputy accompanied the
officers and searched the grounds and road:
tor half mile from the residence OF Mrs.
Crane, the mother Of Mrs. Brennan. Every
place where body might rave been buried
was searched. No trace of the missing wo
man was however here found.
From all the facts obtained, the police ar'
certain that Mrs. Brennan LEFT Quarantine OF
| Tompkinsville in carriage, aud that some
man got into the vehicle with her. The drt
vcrs OF the carriage were closely questioned
and one OF them. who gave suspicious nc
count of himself on the night in question. wal
apprehcnded. Other parties are suspected
but facts enough have not yet been obtainet
10 warrant their arrests