The New York herald., 1877-01-12
ALLEGED ARSON AND MURDER.
BURNING OF A FARM HOUSE AND A FARMER
FAMILY TROUBLES SAID TO BE THE CAUSE
SONS REVENGE ON HIS FATHER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

SONS REVENGE ON HIS FATHER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT, X. l., Jan. II, 1871
Grc with loss Of life, occurred this morning at tho
farm house of Henry Brown in the town OF Middle.
town, which adioins Newport. Henry Brown was the
sole occupant OF the house and has pershcd Crcum-
stances looking very suspicious the HERALD
spondent, he endcavored to make clear the mystery
Nothing was found of the house but
Of cnders Everything else COM
plctey burned up Tho OF the
deceased which burned were found smoking and
although 1t was six hours after the fire effort had
been made the part his three gather those
remains for inlerment prominent citizen Of the
town remons rated with the eldest for his ndier
The son replied that 1t was not his place to do
anything about It, Finally the citizens who were
friends of tho family gathered the burning enbers OF
the bones OF the deceased which did not half n the
water pail. For some time Brown and his youngest
son Charles have lived together alone, the vile ana
mother being dead. They nave been known OF late
10 frequently quarrel and light Mcnael Donahue,
VINO called TO their father last night, states that
the father and mis- son were quarrcling and lighting
then. IL appears that the iather decided him his farm
last summer totally Ignoring the claims OF his other
children and that OF late the favored acting
as he should the iather threatened to take the deed
from him. The son replied that neither no or any
else could have the deed; that was his intention
to put MN (his iatber in the poorhousc. This was
Charles is known 10 have been about the house tnrcc
times before ten o'clock last night. In reply to ques
tions asked him by your correspondent TO the
Of his not being at the house he said that he
stopped all night at the residence OF his married sis
ter some distance from his lather's house That at
o clock this morning he bright light In mis-
fathers room. called his brotherinsw and both went
To tho burning building. Upon being interrogated
how he TO the light that
early hour, he said he watching with his sister,
who sick, and that, upon gong into adjoining
to get glass OF water for her, he the light.
He admitted that II was queer idca Tor him 10 DO
watching with his sister, who was not dangerously III,
and her husband aud several lady occupants of tho
house asleep. His face shows plainly the marks OF a
deadly scuInc, IN which he and his father without
doubt participated last night. TO his brother
inlaw and others he told different story
TO that told 10 your correspondent. Tbs
brother n-aw denies that hc watched with
his WIFE Told him that he was up at about two
O'Clock and discovered the fire. The he gave
him saying all nignt with his father was that
when he went nome he found the door locked. From
hs room II was impossible To see the ouding and,
he ana HIS brothcrinaw reached the hre they
called up the occupants of the house tho road
occupied by I.al Justice Brown. rbc latter &C
companied by his hired man, Michael Donahue, mon
toned above. The party OF tour got ladder TOR tho
purpose of reaching tho window OF tho deceased but
were unsuccessful