The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-05

Hcncn it was thought not improbable
thai Stnmpy Brown had murdered Far
mnr Aightnn to prcven, his executing
his threat Of a second summons. Time
passed on and people forgot their sus
ricions concerning Brown. When |
Was boy in the town abou, forty years
since, Stumpy Va. regarded by the
more sensible fo,ksas character, o
queer, sulky old fellow, but no credit
was gwen to the rumors of his being q
murderer. / was apprcn,iced to doc
tor in the town, and being fond %! fish
ing or shooting whenever I could steal
the time, managed TO make the &c.
quaintance OF old Brown, who always
knew where hare was, or an old pike
lie seemed 10 take fancy 10 me. and
many a summers evening h.re l spent
with him fishing in the liver. One ev
ening l remember Well walking with
him at the back Of the town. never
gave the least or, !ence Ia tho reports
about Siunpy, anf therefore had no
hesitation in referring to he murder.
"Ai. said |. pointing to part oi
the road. that's where they murdered
Aighton, isn't l. -
Brown started. lutte, an! sai', II
wish, sir, you wonl,ln't talk on them
sort Of things that arn't pleasant /
never hecrd mach. suppose that be
the Place, as they say 40, but my cp'n
ion i. that that's farther along. not ,ha,
shoul! know abou, it,"
nflcn heard him muttcrirg 10 him
self, and once found him staring Into
kysnn dock in a very intent manner l
afa;tlea h,m hy my appearance, and he
said, ",ha,'s deep down there. sir, very
deep. Tho. wnnl easy drowtcd 4
man, especially il he war tied up
And then We laughed.
vocal these circumstance nav, but
ut the time | though, a"th;rc - ,hon,
Towards the tnj ~ the wear 1880, the
small pox broke ont in Woodbridge
with great violence. Ms il did in man.
towns Of East Anglia st that period
AL tl,e help ans! care that could be oh
tained were required fer the i,gn,., e,s.
Of patients who were daily carried etf
by this terrible disease. NV master
and had the g,eattr part Of I. e
wo'k TO d.. A les,.honsc was
establish d. and the individuals ~.
pointed to take charge IL il. to rc.,rise
the parents and snper!ntend ths nursing
were Sunny Blown arc, his wife, Oh
Mrs Brown. whom I have 10, yet
mentioned, had been welded "a S nnly
for forty years, and . always considered
her sn horest Old woman. Whee the
pes. sroke ont. S unrv and his wlr
We're getting old folks, tie mark 1;
sixty wi'itef>' wear berg Hpon item
| however, found Brown an ascel.e,.t
assistant a, the pes, house. IS he seeme,t
To possess very great amount y! sar4
ttoid in dealing with dead s..,iies,
which ,s \ valuable quality. Although
as we before said, among the educated
ofthe ,ownspeople no more was though,
Of the rnmor that RrnYn had murdered
Aiyhton, yet the hover glasses still
feared him. Mrs. Brown had All alonr
shared the same dislike - her husband!
I, was said TIA: she had the "e.il eve
that she was witch, an.l various other
disagreeable things. When, therefor.
the doctor placed my OIL! acquaintance
Brown AMI his wife in charge cf tie
pest honse, It was not wonderful tina,
many Of tho poor were afraid &c going
there, and tried hard to be allow ad e.
remain At home. \ Mrs. Fitch, whose
husband was sH,ittea with the disease,
and was to be sent IL the pest house,
begged hard that he should not %
"Ile knows, sir. that Of Brown tha,
'ooi hang 'im,' she salt, "ani that.
aastin he'll never core Ont alhve." Bn,
ot course no heed could be paid to this
and Fitch went. In two daya he he
came mu h worse, and said he shnul,
like to see the clergyman before he died
The Doctor passed With s,a ap our re
gn'ar round, ani l dispatched Brown
for she cura,c Of the parish. Fitch
would last another day. We bo,f
thought, and leaving rim with Mrs
Brown went into the next ward. Wher
the clergyman came, Fitch was dead.
| went w 10 study III London after tn,
epidemic had passed away. and forge,
Stnmpy Brown and Woodbridge mt
the following facts were narrated "a mt
about seven years afterwards.
1t appeared that man BY the name
OF Green vas c!largcl 4, WoodLridy,