Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-11
Tn. written statement nj brown,
the Child Murderer.

made statement 10 tAc iNl'iN' W ''''
Hudson Star, which was written for him
as made, Brown himself being unable to
read or write, 1t is as follows
DYING STATEMENT OF JOSEPH BROWN (.
NV name is Joseph Brown; | was born
in Hartford, Conn, when was three
wears old left Hartford and went TO
Windsor, Conn, and staid there two
wears; then went to Canada East, and rc'
mained there until was fourteen years
old, during which time | learned the
PAINTERS trade; came to the State oi New
York in the year 1913, aud located IN
Whitehall, and went from there 10 tana-
an -Four Corners, Columbia county; two
wears ago this last fall ! was in New
( York city: my wife's grandfather, Isaac
/ I.amberson, who resides in Blaekiord
county, Pennsylvania, wrote TO me and
my wife that he was sick, and desired Us
[ 10 come and see him; while we were nj
/ his house he died had half brother IN
DAYTON. whose name was Il, Barney; he
wrote 10 me several times To come out to
/ Dayton and 20 into partnership with hlm
4 went there and entered into partnership
with him. instead Of making new sign
10 be used as our firm name, we used the
old one, merely adding the words -, y
80 that il read -. \ X. Barney" People
there called US Barney and Brother; We
continued in partnership about eight
months, and in that time did large
amount of painting business my half
brother thought he would resign, and the
partnership was dissolved by mutual con-
sent; was in Dayton thirteen years ago,
and at that time was acquainted with
Mrs. Stuart; she was a very poor woman ,
she was once married TO a man named
Douglas since that time she was married
Ia n man named Stuart, u roughish kind
of man and of dissolntc habits, who did
, not live with her regularly; she told me
he got drunk and was killed ON the rail
road Mrs Stuart always told me that
the child named Angie Stuart WITS my
= child she told several other persons the
3, same story, who now live in Springfield
. Mass. Mrs Stuart was living last Sprng
=. in a house belonging to the wife OF a eler'
pyman named Winters, ON Third street
a Frenchtown, Ohio; lived in the samt
{ town, in Montgomery street, No 70; tht
: house was owned by William Dixie and
: was leased by me, together with ethei
shops and buildings Mrs. Stuart came t,
: me and said that she was turned out oI
house and home. and again made tn,
: statement that the child Angeline was my
J. own. and that | ought to do something toi
o her and the girl let her into my houS'
and provided for the family; before | go
ready 10 come away Mr.. Coburn, wht
: was working woman, lad a little glr,
: whom she wanted me to take with M"
l. gave her some money to dress tn" Elr
is with TO see how She would look 2''St
lc ward Mr.. Coburn got marrlea' ana ;"
~ told me that her husband w"ula lake ear
OF the girl, and the money Whl,H t.'
advanced to her was ie'nii'S" IA hi ..a.l" ,oi
y arts da"ghtSr' M'i.rE 9.'i'' ~ !" vi;
don So" take A,eIe ,','" "a. -. ''',, T..
e, began /" cry anu .u,''',i''', H,,.,,
Ia mother |" "'',l ''. J.. - +. -.
,t m"ther' why o"h ~" ~ ~" .s ,,',
n nave eo' en'uyn IN !" So, ,'o ~ In an,s.n,,j. % II
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" the kindness when ,N'T'IN'a ~, y" WA -,
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lot and stald thtfe aG'", '"o i'o't,o ~,
d. not go to any hotei' wen, ~ ''r : "a.
ty, elers Acelden'ai insurance oVit't'",H ~
got two policies. one ior my "''e ~ "
-. Tor my htt'e slri OF To'oou cay" : i''" ,',
~ wait Tor the cars at Cleveland TWO n,'''' =,
,"i when was the cause OF my stopping Ii'GI
$50 IRON oieNe,''a .'l''le - -At''.is' ,,-a
ID anu S'ol'p'u ~ e.. j.,
NJ. 70 Naiia"i'' WIZ, W W. Wt;Ii;",. W h;roJ
ar. at tie hoase ., N', W '',.,''''9 a. ''' ~
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10. Dece'AoI'' i'o'' " ,n.I. I l.
ird i,roSil ,, 'iLe uNy 49, Sne 49,, an1 nxnoctod
the hlred shop III cai'"'i a'i1 -,
lge get some material on IA tha1 IT, any ~ oti ~
Md 700 ia.e lor 'nG NJ t u't - w W,iI;ans,
~ aay ,nat hiSne H't'' ~ ~ - ' nf G
- 'oi anu Maa - - ,n,. hausoos ami
hg- wiT eis1ss VI - y, T @ ~ there ! saw
but O. I Ja;a nat Lnnw ANYTHING from III
re- n,p .;mo nnt;I M found myself at the house
t it Fawara 11,,,s | Ieaycnwortb the morning
.;vo Nv NV w. b. sra ,he coroners inoue,t was he
-: va asL.J Nv Gardiner where tn,
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