Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-03
The Brennan Mystery.

a letArEOm rome OF Marcn 81, gives
the particulars in full connected with the
recognition in Florence of Mrs. Brennan,
the wife of Capt Brennan, of the Army,
and dough,er of the late Col. Crane, whose
supposed murder on Staten Island in 1868,
created such Intense excitement.
The letter says:
Eigh. months ago, ! understood that Mrs.
Brennsp, whose mysterious Disappearance
from her home. in Staten Island, awakened
so much interest in New York two years
ago the Goth Of July, was living. From
other sources I gathered that she had vo'un.
tsrily left her hu, band for the snke Of an
other man. A few weeks ago, as Miss,
a young lady belonging to Philadelphiu,
was walking 10 Florence, she noticed a per-
son who was the image Of Mrs. Brennan,
whom she bad long since given up for dead.
Passing her, she turned back in order TO
meet her again. Thus she managed 10 see her
face distiaaly three times, both ladies being
unveiled. Miss - knew Mrs. Brennan
intimately, having been with her for two
continuous months, the ummer before her
disappearance, travelling. and at watering
places. Miss - Is ready to take her
oath that the woman she met in Florence
was she.
A few days afterward, Mrs. --, Miss
--'s mother, met a woman whom she
recognized as Mrs. Brennan, on the Ponte
Vecchio in Flore nee. She took her by the
whist and exclaimed "Mrs. Brennsn!" The
only reply was a death- like pa'eness. Tht
man with whom the supposed Mrs. B. wa
walking took to his heels at Mrs. -,
salutation. A third ond a fourth time thu
woman was seen by mother and doughte
in Florence-always in company with the
same man, and always distinctly recognize
as their old friend Mrs. Brennan.
At Naples, Mrs. and Miss - saw tn
couptg txtre. onde In the street, and agsil
at the MQscos Rorbonico, and there Mis-
--- told the story Shicfr she had men
TONED in Florence to two United State
army officers friends of Capt. Brennan, an
: of the Cranes, Mrs. Brennnn's father an
brother, y
! But the passport system, bad as it il
blows some good. Capt. 1870. immedi
ately upon his arrival, went to Mr.. Client
worth, our Consul here, and told him wha
he knew. Out of fourteen passports. sen
. Mr.. G. by the police, one was suspicious
1t was dated June, 1859, and was made ou
in the name Of Powell r. Wyman. Bn: |
the piss of Mr.. Spencer, our Consul at Pari
apec Helen sa femme was inserted. A YAH
dc place came to Mr., Glentworth to get thj
passport piSed for France aud Sardinia, TIL
Consul objected that it was not an reqe, an
solicited a personal interview with Mr.. w,
man. The gentleman appeared, when NJ
Glentworth Informed him that if he wishe
the pise to cover two persons he must TAX
an affidavit that she was his wife. AT fir
Wyman clustered, that il was not requisite
and that no other Consul had demanded /
: but after some further ia TX, lohanged b
front, affirming that he had al eady take
s the requisite oath at Paris, At length, how
ever he wrote out and signed a dec'aratlo
d that the woman, in whose companys.he vi
e travelling, was his wife. The passport WI
then piscd and Mr.. and Mrs. Wyman took
z steamer ...f.r
q Since Wyman's departure, some ligl
u has been thrown upon his personality.
n man named Powell Il. Wyman graduate
!, according to the Army Register, at Wei
"a Point in 1850, and is now First Lieuten,l
: in the let Artillery, in which corps nj
Brennan is Captain. Army officers here 81
i that Lieut. Wyman bal difficulty with Cap
q Brennan, touching his wife, in Florid
If some months before her Disappearance, al
a that he obtained the leave Of absence