New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-24
DENOUEMENT OF THE BRENNAN TRAGEDY.
Elopement and Not Murder.
THE PARTIES IN ITALY.
THEIR IDENTITY CERTAIN.
Correspondence Of Tho N. Y. Tribune.

Brennan. whose mysterious disappearance from her
home in Staten Islani awakened 80 much interest in
New York two years ago the 10Th of next July, was
living. From other sources / gathered that she
had voluntarily left her husband for the sake Of another
man, Who thai man was, and what the particulars OF
the story WERE did not learn, and therefore did not
feel wiling, upon such slight information, to make the
matter public But facts which have recently come TO
nv knowledge, and will doubtless be communicated TO
the family. should be made known. few weeks ago,
as Miss =, young lady belonging to Philadelphia,
vas walking in FIosence, she noticed person who
was the image Of Mrs. Brennan, whom she had long
since given up for dead. Passing her. che turned oa'k
in order to meet her again. and dsSpae or confirm her
suspicious Thus she msnsged TO zee the face dsnnct
" three times. both ladies being unveiled. Miss -
knew Mrs. Brepnan intimately, having been with her
for two continuous months the Summer before her dis
sppearance travelling, and at watering places Miss
was much attached to Mrs. Brennan, whom enc
describes as extremely bright and pleasant and Is ready
to take her oath that the woman abe me- IN Florence
was she.
A few DAYS aaerward, Mrs., Mrs Is mother,
who was also of the Bedford Spring party, met wo
man whom abe recognized as Mrs. Brennan, on the
Pone Veecho in Florence. She took her ythe wriss
and exclaimed I" Mrs. Brennan" The only reply was
a death.like paleness. The man with whom the sup
posed Mrs. B. was walking took to his heels at Mrs.
IS saluta.on. third and fourth time this woman
was seen by mother or daughter in Florence" Ways
in company with the man, always after the hrss
occasion yelled, and always distinctly recognized ~
their old friend Mrs. Brennan. Miss -descrioes her
az short of stature with light hair and eyes, and an un
usuay low forehead; but no personal description can
be 40 satisfactory as the declaration OF Respectable
lady who knew Mrs. Brennan 30 well.
At Naples Niss and Mrs. - saw the couple
twice once in the street. and again at the M"seo Dor
bopioo. and there Miss - told the story which she
had mentioned in Florence to two United States army
officers friends of Capt Brennan, and OF the Cfahes
Mrs. BrenDan's father and brother. AS 1t happeneu'
these gentlemen took passage for Rome on the came
steamer with the suspected couple, ana sat opposie
them at the table dk6te. Both recognized her, from
Miss IS description, and one noticed strong re-
semblance in features to DR.. Crane, Mrs. brennan
brother while the other was struck by the likeness 70
her fathet, now, believe, deceased. Capt. - de-
scrbes the woman in question about % or y years
of age. salow faced, with leaden fshy eyes, light
hair and on the whole rather prepossessng features
He noticed waIt or ole on one sde-he believes tue
le1t-of her nose, another near the eyebrow, ana
another behind the ear At Civita Vecchia Capt. -
and his companion took the fra; train for Rome, but
not finding the couple in the cars, inferred that through
fear Of meeting officers they had waited TIL the
next tran-a delay which one who has seen Civita
yecchia can believe it possible to make without
strong reasons.
So far nothing was known Of the companion OF the
supposed Mrs. Brennan, and it was believed that he
was not the same with whom she had left America
{.
But the passport system, bad as it 49, blows some
good. Capt -, Immediately upon his arrival,
went to MIR. Glentworth, our Consul here, and told
him what be knew. Out Of fourteen passports, sent
Mr.. G.. by the police, one was suspicious 1t was
dated June 1859, and was made out in the name OF
Powell Il. Wyman But in the rise of Mr.. Spencer,
our Consul at Paris, arec Helen femme insert
ed and the equivalent Italian expression added to
the American rise at Naples Last Monday ralet de
place came TO Mr.. Glentworth TO get this passport
viSSd for France and Sardinia The Consul objected
that it was not en- yeee and solicited personal inter-
view with Mr. Wyman. That gentleman appeared at
6 O'Clock when Mr.. Glentworth informed him that il
he wshed the else to two persons he mus. take
an affidavit that she was his wife. AT first Wyman
clustered, that il was not requisite, and that no
other Consul had demanded il; but after further
talk, changed his 'front.' affirming that he had already
taken the requisite oath IL Paris At LENGTH however
he wrote out and signed declaration that the woman,
in whose company he was travelling, was hs wife.
The passport was then va6d and Mr.. and Mrs. Wymau
took steamer on Wednesday.
But on Tuesday another recognition took place. As
Miss -, with two other ladies, and her father and
mother were coming out Of the Academy of St. Luke,
the foremost ofthe party recognized Mrs. Brennan in
woman Just stepping out of carriage, if to enter
the Gallery. bliss spoke to her father, who wa,
in the rear but before he could reach the door the wo
man cav who coming, stepped back again end
drove off. The 5 drove after then, but as the
passed. the supposed Mrs. Brennan covered her yelled
face with her paIasol
Since Wymans departure, some light has been
thrown upon bis personality. A man named Powell
T. Wyman graduated according TO the Army Register,
at Wee, Point in 1885, and is First Lieutenant in
the Let Artillery in which corps Mr. Brennan is Cap
tain. Army officers here cay that Lieut.. Wyman had
difficulty with Capt. Brennan, touching his wife, in
Florida some months before her disappearance, and
that he obtained the leave of absence to abroad
through political influence at Washington after ii had
been Iefused bin by Gen. Scott and Col. Thomas.
The passport of the Powell T. Wymsn re:enty in
Rome does not, however, state he is an army onicer
aud no one in Rome knows the Lieutenant 80 as to
IDENTIFY him. The suspected MIR. Wyman IS described
rs slim, lantern.jawed man, with sandy complexion
md thiD light beard; he wears eyeglasses or spec
a,les. 1t is probable that if he had been suspected
If being an officer while here, there would have
,een some conversation between him and Captain -.
Whittier the couple have gone i, not known. |
Whether they both the suspected persons IL, per-
aps, not positively certain. give the facts as stated
t first hand and leave you to weigh them. Tney
nay at all events, give direction to the search which
believe is still prosecuted in Now York, and may help