Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-23
SHE HAD A BROTHER.

We have from Philadelphia some accounts of
beating administered recently to one DIR.
James T. Brown of, or lately of, No 79 Henry
street, Brooklyn, by Mr. Francis Croker Of
Philadelphis. This DIR. Brown, it appears. who
has wife and children in BROOKLYN. has been
very intimste for some time past with Mrs ID.
L. Bowers, formerly the manager of the Wal
nuts rect Theater; and IN consequence of such
intimacy, disagreeable rumors had got abroad
to the prejudice of the parties. Mr.. Crocker il
the trJther OfMrs. Bowers. Some months ago
Mrs Bowers while playing at Laura Keene's
Theater, in New York, became acquainted with
Brown. The doctor was greatly pleased with
the lady, and afterward went to Philadelphia
t. see her. Ee has been in Philadelphia ever
snce. He stays at the Girard House, to which
some time since Mrs. Bowers also removed 1t
IL alleged that Mr.. Crocker became impressed
with the idea that Brown was desirous of culti-
waiting an intimacy with Mrs. Bowers, not ad-
missible in the of a man who was already
married. On Friday night last, he applied at
tho Girard House for permission to see either
DIR. Brown or Mrs. Bowers, and was informed
that neither of them in. He then ascer-
tanned the number of the room, and went up
unannounced. He entered a ROOM in which
were the parties for whom he was in search
He then approached DIR. Brown, and handled
hun IN very rough manner, also hurting Mrs
Bowers, who came to the doctors assistance
c" cxer seized Brown by the hair, knocke him
90 vn, and kicked him about the room Mrs
Bowers screams brought assistance. and the
police come to the spot. The parties concerned
all went into conference, and no report Of the
affair was made at the time, in consequence of
the information that the matter would not be
made public. On Monday, Aid. Beitler held
Mr.. Croker to bail in the sum of 81 800 for
.'assault with intent to kill' Dr. Brown, and in
$1,000 to answer the charge Of assaultng Mrs.
Bowers. Although brother and sister. Mrs B
and Mr.. Croker have held no intercourse for
more than year Previous to that time. his
fraternai devotion to the young lady had been
a subject Of general remark
DIR. Brown il a chemist, and not long since
professed to have charge Of grand discovery
in gas making, which would greatly reduce the
cost OF that article-sO necessary to most people
but SO superhuous to him-and produced copies
Of patents and other papers in proof Of the reai-
ty Of the thing. Philadelphia was named rs
the headquarters of his operations, but il seems
that the lady, and not the gas, drew him there
1t was also understood, that months ago. that
the St Nicholas Hotel, in New-York, was to
inaugurate the great discovery here by light
ing up and giving grand supper, but the gas
has never come to light, and now the alleged
inventor is pretty nearly extingushod. Let
all amorous professors of chemistry, especially
married men. who have hankering after snew
affnities," and experimental combinations, -
take heed by the consequences in this case; and
above all, look out for big brothers, "a there
are more such relatives left, in this region par
tcularly.-N. Y. Tribune.