, 1870-09-09

Rody of n Murdered Woman Dis
covrrcd-ThcC Corpse Half DeAtroFed
by Rnts, wornlH. and Drcolnposi-
tson-1'fac Husband OF the Victim
Disappeared.
From ths St. Lo,tis Republican, St7k :.
forenoon at East 81. Louis. The body. OF
Jane Brown, polored woman who lived below
the pittsburgh coal dyke. was found in q
honRe, formerly occupied by herself and hus-
band. bearing the msrks OF brutal murder.
The following particulars we're collected
at the scene Of the tragedy. The house in
winch the crime was committed is owned by
Nr. John Tige, Of thi. city, aud IL rmall
two-eto1y frame, with one room below and
one up etairr. For the past Two non1hs
Brown, the ,enant, has neglected to pay his
reift, aud On several OCCASIONS Nr, TiSe' Las
visited the houss to collect it, bnt has always
found the door locked. aud conla get 10 Ec-
sponee Ia his kntcking.- Yesterday, Mr. T.,
actmg on legal advice. Obtained tho assistance
Of tHo respectable citizens Of East st. Louis,
aud proceeded to the house, for tho pnEIsosc
OF seeing what property he could get to COM
pensa,e him for the arrears Of rent. The
dong was found loeketl. "a usual, but was
qui.k'y burnt open. Every thing appeared
orderly, with the exception OF the fraG-
mchte Of broken pitcher. which, With
! Leap Of ashes, was lying on the aoor. /.
Ascending the etaiIs sight met the eyes OF
Lie party WHICH tuE etfUuStst 0etNea Su4aA
hardls behold without 3 shock OF horror.
Stretched in tho centre Of the room lay tue
bod1 Of Jane Brown, bearing the marks Of
| murder, and with tho limbs half devo1rcd by
rats aud alive with naggots, the remains be-
! ing in far advanced stage Of decomposition.
A blanket waa thrown over THO facr, which
was completely saturated with blood. The
! stencil in the room waH nearly anendnrablc.
| and with great effort an examination
OF the body WAS made. From the
fact Of tho broken pitcher lying
! on the floor, aud tic ashes being atrewn
! around, it was evident q struggle had taken
| plnce in the lover room. In Que Of tho draw.
! err in stand, razor, With the blade covered
| with blood, wAs found, chair and All irutiiny'
board near the stairway. Their toeitio.
eeemel to Indicate that the dying woman hae
| gsasped them As she WAS carried hy them ft
| the room above. Tie blanket being removed
from the face OF the corpse. it became aE
parIpt at glance that tho throat had beer
l. cnt from ear 10 ear.
From the appearance Of tlungs in tho l,oust
II II ems probable that the murdered womas
was frnt struck On the head with the pitche
the room above, where thu razor was used II
coneunmatipE The bloody deed.
Tie particulars OF the shocking discover,
were kept rather quiet, aud no excitrlucu
uAe raised in the vicinity.
Who reTpctratcd the crime Ia not posativet
known. but suspicion is strongly Directed to
wail Alexander Drown, husband Of the Dc
ceased.
Nis said By The neighbors that the conp1
haye repeatedly qnarrelcd. and on several oe
coeions E,own il raid to have Threatened he
life. In tie latter part OF June she hnd hin
arrested for assault and battery, and he va
punished ly being driven from tho state. Il
, made trip On the Phil. Sheridan. aud wa
next seen il East St. Louis about the 18th o
July. Tie murder ia supposed to hare bee
committed on the night Of Sunday, the III
, OF july, as both parties waro las: seen {
rather heard quar- ellius, by 3lrs. Nenari,
neiehbor, On that evening. After they wei
heard quarelling, Mrs. Aenata went
ray I visit to a neig'tor, and on resurnin
evers thing seemed quiet and Brown sat Nor
> > on The doorstep. On bu,ng asked where jar
I was, he replied she hAd gone away. Short
. after, lie started away, first locking tie doc
:. Sincn then be has mol been seen ror heatd
i some tirnc ago the people living near IL
). house were annoyed By alockins stem
= which pcrya1el the air. Some Investigate
y WAS made az TO tba cauec. and, the body Of
!. y dead cat being found, that YVES supposed
n te tie origin, and it was removed; No @
:. sur; osta 10 horriA smell proceeded frog
!, - pu;iityins Euuan coEPse.