Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-26
Murder at Dayen-
port.

As Infamous, unprovoked, as well as
unaccUuntable, murder as ever was per-
petrated ia tins state, WIS committed at
Long Grove, Winfield township, in this
county, last evening. The yictini was
Mrs. Lizzie Brownlia wife OF A. w.
brownie, II larnier well known through
outtbe county, and daughter of Hon. NJ.
Thompson.
The circumstances are as follows: Mr..
Brownie lett his home ut hali-past seven
O'Clock, accompanied By Il hired man,
and went 10 the house Df his iather, Mr.
Brownie, haii a mile rom bis own
home, 10 get SOlIie medicine for Il sick
horse. lie obtained ne medicine, talked
awhile with his parents and brothers,
and then returned To his home. lie
went 20 the kitchen door, as usual,
opened 1t, stepped forward, and stumbled
over the body oi his wife. He held his
lantern down 10 1t, for there WAS no light
ia the room, ana there WAS his partner
literally wei ering IN her blood. her
ieIt arm seemed 10 be nearly torn away
at the shoulder, and her right breast was
in similar conditions; her clothes on
tl,at side were scorched, and appeared as
liza gun had been held close to her and
discharged. W hen MIR. Brownie arrive
his children, tour IN number, came for
ward rom hldiig~ place III the house,
and told him how tile murder of their
mother occurred. The names. OF the
children are as follows: sarah, aged eleven
years; ONE, aged eight years: ii uany,
aged nix years; and andrew, aged four
years, The house Is u story-anu- a. half
one, the kitchen on tie east side, ana 8,
sitting room on the west side. The mo-
tier sat close TO the kitchen window.
working with asewing machine, when
the attack came first by a Erick crashing
through the window, and instantly two
discharges from gun, followed right al
The same window! Airs. Brownie silriek-
ext and Tell To the floor, enchanting, 20
Sarah! . Sarah!' Then All was sill
In moment more, the daughter Sarah
noticed lire on her mothers dress. and
she stopped and extinguished It. Then
these children renamed in the room
crouchibg on the fiuor III darkness and
ia terror, Whiting Tor the retarn OF their
father. They were thus alone Tor more
than hail an hour. The nearest neigh
Dor Was John Greye, u quarter Of a mile
iron the Long Grove road, the nearest
public highway. And SO they dared not
leave the house, nor shrek ior aid. Ar
Ter MIR. Brownie returned, lie sent his
hired man, Lewis Johnston, BAGS to his
fathers, 10 tell them OF the murder.
Then, after the relatives had leen inform
ell OF II, there was little time lost in car
ryinb the news to otrer ncislbors--sey-
eral OF whom started In pursuit OF the
nufderers, but the result WAS not know
81 tie time our informant left.
IL would seem az IL robbery was the
object OF the inurderers, Tor tie neighbors
discovered that The lower sash OF one OF
tile sitting room windows had been bro
ken u pieces, frame and all, aud that
somebody had entered the room and
rnnimaged through the drawers Of Il
bureau therein. Whether money or
other valuables were taken was not
known at midnight, for the husband
WAS nearly beside himself, though his
agony WAS silent.
Robert Il. Brownie, John "A. p. Flock.
and another neigh Dor, came to The city To
inform the father OF the murdered wife.
Hon. Hugh Nj Thompson, of the tragedy.
lie had been serving as foreman II the
Grand Jury OF the District Court for the
past TWO weeks, and was stopping at the
Ackiey House We draw veil over
this scene. His terrible grief did not ex-
press itself in cries or moans-b but he
seemed To lose consciousness, for the
time, OF everything about him.
The deceased WAS thirty-two Years OF
age. She had been married about twelve
years, having lived at Long Grove from
early .girlhood. She was lovely woman
in all that pertains To the duties of wife.
mother and neighbor, ana was regarded
with affection by all in the neighburhood
Speculation as To the real motive OF The
bloody, heartless deed in vain. One can
only hope that the murderer or murder
ers may be caught.-Darenpor Gazette.
18th inst.