The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-05

with the disease, and was to be sent to the
pest-house, begged hard that he should not
so. He knows, sir, that of Brown that
'ood hang 'im," she said, ''and that's sartin
he'll never come out alive" But of course
nc heed could be paid to this, and Fitch
went III two days he became much worse
and said he should like TO see the clergy
man before he died The Doctor passed
with me on our regular round, and | dis
patched Brown for the curate of the parish.
Fitch would last another day, we both
thought and, leaving him with Mrs. Brown,
gyman came, Fitch was dead. went up to
study in London after the epidemic had
passed away, and forgot Stumpy Brown
and Woodbridge until the following facts
were narrated to me about seven years at
forwards. , Substance ~. r.# ,f4fss
1t appeared that a man named Green
was charged at Woodbridge with burglary
This mau / knew was an old companion of
Browns, and seemed always to have sort
of very mysterious connection with him. -
When awaiting his trial, he wrote to Brown
that unless he came and swore to an ''alibi"
for him, he would Set him Brown know"
Brown did not come forward, and accord
ngly when Ill prison Green turned Kings
evidence, aud implicated old Stumpy i'll
the, murder OF Farmer Aighton. 1t was
nearly thirty years since the murder occur
ed, and Brown was now feeble old man.
Whether it was on account of his Old age,
and the time which had elapsed since the
murder, or whether in default of evidence,
l. cannot say, but Brown, who was tried at
Ruru tpE afa n tod
mauslaughter only; and sentenced to penal
seryitude for the remainder Of his days
The ship in which he was to have gone to
Botany Bay was one of the last convict
transports which left England 1t was
wrecked i'll the channel off Boulogne, and
all on board were drowned. Then one of
the mysterious murders was explained in
the person of my old acquaintance aud ex
plated
Mrs. Brown did not long survive her
husband. AS she lay on her deathbed, she
said to the Doctor, Il should like to speak
to some one before Z go" The clergyman
was sent for, but when he came the old wo-
man raised herself in her bed, and said,
'tha' be no use in your coming here, that's
no good you can do me. It's the magis
trate | want. After this she relapsed for
some time, and with her last energy said,
.'f ha' got summit to tell yer afore | die
Stunpys gone, and so shall | be soon, SO
that don't matter. You know the officer as
was murdered and robbed close by the
Martlesome Lion Fl and Stumpy ha' done
that. "a pause,) Yer know the Captain
what was found in a sack FL and Stumpy
put i'm in We drugged i'm first, and then
took his money and sewed i'm up. Fitch
saw Stumpy put i'm i'll the river, but he
dursen't tell, cause Stumpy said he'd do
the same for him if he did. When you sent
for the Clergyman when Fitch was a-dylng
Stumpy says to me, says he, she's a-going
to blab, you best stop i'm" | knowed |
what he meant, and so | stuck the pillow |
On his face after you were gone. He went
off quite easy and natereI-like, and he had
1T long to live anyways. That's all about
Fitch. (Another pause) Gtumpy killed
wild Aighton cause he prosecuted i'm, and
hat warn't likely he would stand that
Stumpy's drown5ed, so yer can't git him,
md L amt fur off dying. 1 can die more
luiets like now have loosed my mind
That's getting that cold now, feel as if
hat were. a kind O smothering me. Oh |
ord" And thus the old woman died.
10 great publicity was given to Mrs.
confession, and to many, the |
murders are still a mystery.