The daily gazette., 1875-07-03
AlOe9t Br0aC,s Hanged.
DETAILS OF HIS REVOLVING CRIME.

TowAHDA, Bradford county, Penn,
July ALBERT Brown, the colored
murderer of little Cora Greenleaf, aged
five years, was hanged in the Jail yard
of this county, to-day. He professed
penitence and religious comfort. He
died very painful death. Only a
limited numoer of persons was ad-
mitted.
The circumstances of the revolving
crime for which Brown suffered are as
follows
About August, 1873, the child's
grandfather, Mr.. Williams, out of com.
passion gave employment to a desti-
tute negro named Albert Brown
Brown had served five years In the pen
itentiary for rape perpetrated at
Mount Pisgah, Bradford county, bur
seemed trulypenltent. He soon became
an active member of the Church and
Sunday School. He was well informed
upon religious topics, and few persons
could quote scripture with equal ia
cility. Mr.. Williams, the grandfather,
and Mr.. Greenle af were near neigh
bors, and on Friday evening the child
went over to her grandfather's house,
her parents being absent. Unluckily
her grandparents and the hired girl
were also away from home, and no one
there but the ne gro, Brown. Taking
the little child in his arms he carried
her to his chamber, and, despite her
tender age, succ eeded in comprising
his hellish purpose. BE then took her
grandfather's "a zor, and cut his vic
TINS throat, nearly severing tho head
from the body Only the spinal col
umn remained undivided. He then
went TO his en- lployer's son to get
some money, bu t being told he had
gone 10 Minneclua, half mile dis
tant, he started for that place, walking
on the track of Il 10 railroad. Afreight
train engine FROM behind struck him,
throwing him to the side of the track
and breaking one of his legs. He was
his wounds were dressed. During the
night the wretch frequently beguiled
the time by singing, and, despite his
pain, seemed in a religious and quiet
frame of mind.
AT midnight the child's parents re-
turned home, and knowing of the alb
sence of the grandp arents, at once be-
gan search for their daughter. Her
little dead body wal found covered
with blood. An inquest was immedi-
ate'y held and it was .asccrtained her
body had been outraged before she was
murdered. ..
The next morning Mr.. Williams
called at the hotel at which the in
iured man was lying, anG' fully iden.
tilted him. When the fact became
known that it was the prob able MUIR
derer many threats of lynct,ing were
made, and the rope to carry them into
execution was prepared. III e execu-
tion was prevented by the determine
ton of the law-loving citizens of the
vicinity. The negro RENAME d un-
conscious during the night and a por.
tion of the next day, and durinG his
incoherent utterances the name of tho
little girl, "Cora," was repeatedly
heard He was soon after removed TO
the county Jail, and then his leg was
amputated. After the brief imprison-
mcnt of the negro the father of the
murdered girl visited him at his re-
quest. The prisoner made clean
breast of the affair, but expressed no
sorrow for the crime. He admitted
having attempted to violate the girl,
and attributed the subsequent murder
to the fact that he had been crazed by
discovering blood on her person. Leay-
ing her helpless on the floor he rushed
down stairs, procured razor and
drew it across her throat. While he
was plunging the sharp blade into the
tender flesh of the little girl she pitc'
ously folded her hands and tried to ut.
| ter the name cf "mother." This had
no effect on the callous heart of tho
murderer.
Having slain the child, according &c
his story, he awaited for another vic
tim. He expected the hired girl Won
make her appearance to ascertain wba'
had become of little Cora, when ht
would serve her in a similar manner
He declared that he had been sighted
in love by a colored girl and cvel
since had murder in his heart and hac
fully made up his mind to kill her il
favorable opportunity offered. In go
ing on the railroad before an approach h
| - +ro;,, his intentiOo was to COmml