New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-16

de't,g CAB 10 search foS the person OF his WIFE, o.
rome sfermalicn e. to her fate having in tbs effort
tie advice and assistance o. Lot Clark asd James
r. Brady the former o. whom ie a well ( own coua-
telor at ie1, residng on Staten Island. Tae opera
tons lus carried kept secret in TIE hope that
something might thus be accomplished. add al ne
Wills fumoTs such have altesoy been nslt.3ned,
Weie rife in tie community. Not oce of them, how.
ever, has proved to be in alJ Particular correct ani
beyond the established facts that Mrs. Bra7nsn went
to Staten Islaod ia the 7oclock boat on the evening
Of the 20;h Of Jolly there spoke TO Mr. Carroll stated,
and got into pubic carriage. nothing whstevsr as to
her vheJea bo1ts hes b.en ssoer,aiEed.
When the efforts made proved thus fuitless Capt.
BrarnaD, by advice Of his counsel the 9Th day Of
Jarusyy last instituted complaint before Justice
L. ii. Hsgsety, Of Port Richmond, on Staten Island,
alleging the belief tbst bis wife had been murdered.
On this thorough investigation has been he3 uader
the direction Of Alfred Delpoot esq. Disnot Attorney
of Richmond County, aided by Mr. Marshall, and
Messrs Clark and Brady. Pickersgll, the two Car
ole, al Vie drivers ard employees before mentioned
srd every ether person who might possibly throw
light on the csse, has been examined. And on this
occasion, Mrs. Crare, Capt. BrannaD, and Dr. Crane,
have given their testimony, which we communicate
herewith as also tbst of Peckersgll and the CAROLS.
II will be seen that Mrs. Brsnnan was lady Of re-
fined education aud demssnor religious ia feeling,
fond Of literature Of domestic disposition, affection
o. and devoted daughter mother, sister, and wife,
Her relations with her family aud society were such as
to preclude the idea of her voluntarily separating her,
sef from her husband, child, and Kindred and keeping
them in utter ignorance es to whether she was lvlns
or dead At tie time Of her disappearance, and for
some time previously, Ste h,d contemplated and was
making arrangements for visit to Maine and thence
to the White Mountains, With her child and her friend,
Mrs Anderson To this visit she looked forward with
pleasure. She lad also, by corfespondence with her
husband settled upon joining him at Key West 10 the
Fail, which was deemed the season most suitable for
that purpose in reference to her health. And 10 view
of this event. che had purchased furniture for her in
tended home at Key West some portion of which had
even then been actually shipped. She had about her
person, when she went away, only the garments she
wore psrasol, watch end chain, her wedding-rpg
diamond ring, the gift Of her husband, and purae
containing small amount of money She mad no reti
cule travelling bag vsise other article for similar
use. All her other apparel, trnkets, letters, and
personal effects, and in her mothers house az
Chelsea.
These facts exclude the belief that such & wife,
mother, or daughter, would secretly sbscond They
eee to leave no other explanation of her fate than that
ler life ended on Staten Island during the night Of the
Doth Of July Whether she sted for sake
Of tie articles in her possession OF to conceal violence
attending outrage Of her person, whether she died
from the terror consequent on an attempt SO to outrage
her. questions which cannot at be answered
The suggestions made thoughtlessly otherwise, in
timsting that Mrs Brannsn is yet alive, emanse from
these who know nothing whatever about her. II there
be any person who state under oath, single fact
calculated to show what has become Of her, is
nes,y desired and solicited that such persons and
address be forwarded to Mr.. Mstsel, aud the proof
thus rendered will at once be taken. But there is
nothing whatever now known to warrant the belief
that anything can be stated which will not confirm
the theory that she s deceased.
The testimony taken before Justice Haggerty is too
volumnous for the columns Of daily paper, but il is
to be published OF length, understand in The Ma
tionQl Police Gazette Of the 10th Instant 1t elbows
from statements Of the husband and relatives OF Mr.
Brannan that they have doubt whatever of her de-
cease Oh the night of the Goth of July ls fact con-
nected with her past life. or her disappearance war
rantng their entertaining for moment any different
opinion. And but just to tbem and due to the
reputation Of Mrs. Brsnnan, that hints surnises, or
statements injurious to her, presenting any susp-
cion her conduct, may no longer be INDUCED in
the absence of single fact to warrant them. The in
yesgs before Jndae Haggeiy kept open for the
reception ofany proof which may be furnished in re-
ference to Mrs. Brannans fate and is hoped that the
authorities may receive all the aid which any one can
besOw in their effort TO expose and puuih what is be-
lieyed to be Almost brutsl and outrageous murder.