The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-21
BROWN Els BONES.
THE WESTMINSTER M RIDER MYSTERY
Wrong Made Risht-The shoemalser's End
Story Of His Life-The Maligaed Dead
Double Dificulty-Louis Longs
Lsgacy-More Mystery.

AoSdVy 4AyslcTy.
During some alterations which were being made
Oh a farm IN Westchestep county, which had be-
longed to Mr.. Ephraim Jones, about ten days ago,
human skeleton was aug up by one OF the ab0rers.
and 1t was supposed the remains had been buried
on the spot where they were discovered nearly
QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Tho first theory that Jumped into the minds OF tho
russcs was that murder mad been committed, and
they began to cast around for q likely man to DO
such deed. Whether malice suggested the name
or that 1t came prompted by dislike cannot now DO
easily guessed; but lii short time from the UNI
earthiDg OF the bones from their unhaowed resting
place the name Of old Mr. Jones was associated with
the disappearance of the man whose skeleton now
came forth grinning In the broad light OF day. A
number Of sensation mongers seized upon the &C.
currence and the thing az once assumed the mag
nitude OF
sTUPENDOus HORROR.
The story was that at one time, some twenty.three
years ago, MI. Jones, who was q shoemaker and
carried on an extensive trade in that line, had q
workman named Thomas Browne, who suddenly
and myserlousy disappeared from that part OF tine
country. People often wondered what mad
become OF him and how he had disposed
OF himself; but nothing satisfactory was ar.
rived at. 1t was we'll known that his en-
PlOtcr anu Hc HUI ITcqueut QuafrelS, anu JOncA
had on one occasion Knocked down Browne for
ninging knife ar his JonesD wife. These
things were all pubic property. and not by any
means contradcted by Jones; but suspicion OF his
having been the cause OF Brownies exit from life
was never entertained until the skeleton found,
ana them all the old history was gone over and the
heavy.hcaded joskins al once leaped at the conclu
sion that Jones was the murderer OF his wnllom
assistant The first point once concluded upon, the
dslngenuous country mind was not slow to add an
other brick 10 the ediice II had so suddenly raised,
ana
ROBBERY WAS ADDED TO TIE BUrcnERY
1t was known that Browne had the wages OF sew.
eral months due t. him from his employer,
amounting to $ll7. This was paid TO nlm before ne
Started Win the tale that to regain possession Of
this money. and pay back Browne for old scores.
ZONES nag , killed MIN anu nnea ms body rms
terrible dsnay into large and respectable house.
hold. detective was engaged to work mp the
case, ana Is Still at It, but he viii find out THAI
he Is laboring industrlously IN the dark. The son
OF Ephralm Jones, seeing that cloud of blood was
ravel The dark story and bring out the truth.
Being satisfied tnat ne had gained some important
Mccarthy, Of the Broadway squad, who brought
nm to the Headqnartersof Police on the night
TIE SKELETON FOUND
was not that of Thomas Browne. and could not pos
sbly be, as Thomas Browne died In the CITY of New
York and was buried by his friends. When asked
how he obtained this Information he said he had
found O step-grandson Of Brownies, named Louis
given all The iacts. A HERALD reporter went yes.
teraay to the Twelfth precinct station house Tor
from min what ne knew Of the matter. Mr.. Long
said that more than a week ago two gentlemen
and on going away lett copy OF morning paper
on the desk. Looking ut the Journa! ne saw head.
Ing .at rae as m % anu tna on n ,no
turned seventy years Of age was accused OF
numbering and robblng another man whom ne saw
1ln a 10 A IN IN lunl q Snr
geant said he remembered the death bed OF Browne
as distinctly as II 1t only took place yesterday, al
years since he died. Browne, lie said was the hus-
band OF the Sergeani's grandmother, and the en-
The exception OF Browne, who was man OF intem
perate habits, and who frequently went away and
remembered well the time that Browne was al
JONES' in Westchester, Cor he had gone to the place
Mr.. Jones and Browne, together with a number OF
the other Inhabitants Of the nclghborhOod. He also
Kept
OF Mr. Jones In his mind. He gave detailed &C.
count OF Brownies coming home from Wostchestcr
and being on spree for several months which
spree finally killed him, as he died from derium
tremens. He went minutely into the circumstances
attending the death, which he saw, and added
rhat story OF the money Is the most stupid OF the
whole thing; for myself counted that money for
Browne in Cortlandt street when he came back from
Jones. He would trust me when no one else could
come near him." The Sergeant also gave number
Browne was buried in the Methodist cemetery in
williamsburg and there are one or two other people
now alive VINO can tell you something more about
1t than l now remember. Mr.. Long being asked
II he would make affidavit to the fact OF his having
seen Browne expire, answered readily that ka
would and also 10 the additional fact that he was
the same Browne who had worked Tor Mr.. Jones.
From the station house the reporter went tO the
residence OF Mrs. Thomas, on Third avenue, ut the
corner OF Twenty first street. This lady said she
lived III Greenwich street at the time or Brownies
DEATH and the Of the house almost joined on ia
that OF Mrs. Brownies. she remembers distinctly
THE MANS DEATH
and made the statement more weighty still by the
with BODY all night and there could not be the
slightest doubt about It, She remembered the
funeral, the burial and Oil the circumstances con.
nectcd with II,
This, then, breaks down the theory OF the Jones
affair, and the police VIII have 10 begin anew to
work up this gloomy mystery Although this evi-
dence fully proves that MIR. Jones had completely
with the death OF Browne, 1t should be sufficient
for the police Of the district TO rest their and
90 nothing A singular phase Of tic case Is that
the Coroner has not yet held an inquest Oh
THE DISCOVERED SKELETON;
bit q more melancholy one Is that the poor old man
upon venerable head all this atrOci0us suspi-
cion was cast died suddenly OF heart disease on the
day following the publication OF the reports In The
daily journals The matter should be now In tna
hands oil the authorities and they ought not TO rest
until they give the public q satisfactory solution OF
this mystery Brownies bones are resting IN peace,
but the community Is waiting 10 know how these
tormentcd ribs came TO the place they were torn
from.
INSTALLATION.
The Rev. S. Ii. Graham was installed last evening