New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-26
ACTION OF THE CHARLEsTowN MAYFAIR
.....t EMPLOYEES.
THE CANAAN CHILD MURDER.

TIE CANAAN CHILD MURDER-TR1AL AND AC-
oUITTAL OF JOSEPHINE BROWN FOR THE
MURDER OF ANGIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NARY STATEMENT BY MRS. BROWN-CONFEs-
SION FROM BROWN IN FRENCH.
The trial of Mrs. Brown for the murder OF
Angelina Stewart which has been in progress for some
days at Hudson N. Y. was concluded on Saturday last
Mr. Robert E. Andrews counsel for Mrs Brown spoke for
nearly hours In behalf OF his client by
Attorney-Gen. Champaiu, who summed up In behalf OF
the people Judge ingalls, then charged the jury IA
fair and impartial manner, and the jury re-
absence ss IS O8rs returned to Court and
like wIdfre aud in short time tho large Courtroom
densely crowded many ladies being present Ihe
into Court and It Is supposed that she qpder the IN
uence OF morphine which drug she has been 10 the lab
I'll tho verdict aSot guilty." hardly breath disturbed
the stiffness of the COURTROOM bur 1t was an
R0nnGd S @
then rose from hs seat and advanced toward her ex
tending MS na asr6 Gr oncs sad aid not
expect tins Thought sure should be sent 20 lot
at least ten years" She then discharged from Gus
tody Previous to leaving the city for Chatham she
made an extraordinary statement She stated IN per.
SON to the editor Of The Hudson star that preyoos
sion in the French language In which as be himself "
Stewart was made known. The co9tegs 9t tbs eoncs
sion shc and the real murderer and Brown were bound
unless il was necessary so to do to her m OF
unoss she Was acquitted Mrs Brown sad sho took the
oath at her husbands command. In answer to ques-
tion put TO her as to what Brown said TO her as be
was led out OF the cell the morning OF the e1ecu'
tion Mrs. Brown replied, lie again cautioned me
10 be true TO my oath" Mrs. is. also said yesier-
day that her Husband fnsit9ated the preparation
Of ne murder and that was the reason Why
lie did not make confession before he died or on hs
trial being satisfied that he would be found guilty OF
an accessory before the fact and having made an
oa OF secresy with the real murderer never 70 disclose
the crime had kept that oath invioate Thee fets
Mrs Bro SAYS her husband told her as wen Ne III" nl
mort OF the she could not read French ana
therefore did know what the details therein contained
were She remarked that II she had been convicted AID
sent 10 State Prison she would have todof the con
fession, but she felt It her DUTY now that slie
was clear, aud her inn0cene6 established, 70
disclose such facts as would PLACE tao pY;
dorer 10 the position ale hes occupied
Boong When asked what had become Of The confession
referred TO- she stated that shs placed IN the possession
OF her mother Mrs LYDIA Fox few days before her trial
closed and that It was taken by her 20 West CRANKY
Conn., for translation, when would DO sent back To Dis
trct Attorney John W. LOngey She says that the plan
for the murder OF the child eonoocted at Dayton
Ohio as she learned from BrOwD and that Brown as
signed the work Of killing the child 10 hired assassin.
the to share equally the $1,000 policies of insurance
the childs life.