New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
DRIVEN From HOME.
A MURDERED WOMAN IDENTIFIED.

MURDERED WOMAN IDENTIFIED.
MRS. BROWNS QUARREL AND FLIGHT FROM HOME
HER BODY FOUND AFrEPW tED oN ThE NfW-
JERSEY sHoRE-BELIEF THAT SHE WAS MUIR
DERFD.
The body of a supposed murdered woman, which
was washed ashore near Port Monmouth, Nd"
March 23, has been identified at length as that Of
Mrs. Mary Brown, of this city. Mrs. Brown disap-
peared from her home at No. 1919 Monroe-st., on
February 10. On the afternoon of that dayshe had
visited her sister Mrs. Barton, who was living In II
canal-boat at the foot If East Eighteenth-st. She
returned home about o'clock. Her husband.
William Brown, who keeps a COal-yard III Monroe
st.. came III for his supper shortly after her return
and found her sitting IN cold room. He upbTalded
her for not having hIs supper ready, and went out
again. When ne returned in half an hour there
were yet no signs of supper, and Brown became
angry lie told his wife she would better leave the
house if she was not gong 10 DO any work ID IT, lie
then pushed her into the hall and shut the door.
Mrs. Brown was somewhat intoxicated, and a. she
started % go down The stairs from the second floor
where she lived, she fell part of the way. She jJmo
M stairs again and demanded some OF her clothes,
saying she was gong to her sisters home Brown
refused to let her have them. She then left the
house, after borrowing hat and shawl Of woman
on the first floor.
Scyer.l days afterward Brown learned that his
wife was not with her sister and he began to search
for her without success. tic had married her twenty
two years ago, when he was captain OF CalIai-
boat and the greater part OF Their welded NE was
spent on the Delaware and hudson Canal. lhty
had several children, the oldest IF whom Is now the
owner Of a cOa-yard III SlXtcenth-St. lhls son has
spent much OF his time Ia searching for his mother
since her disappearance. tie was ne hisl 10 ieali
that she had not visited her sister aItcr hci gualei
with his father nc e.minod all the police stations
and hospitals N the city III the nope oI mding her
alive. When tae discovery OF tnc bCdE
on the New-JeIscy shore was published ho
induced his father 10 visit Granville, where
the body had been buried after the COroners
IL l,.lx hIsIYlt ter
but they failed to recognize u. Inc features had
been partially obterdteG 10y decay, but the gashcs
O" the head and the marks OF rope about the neck
winch LED the CoT0ner7 jury to glVe verdict Gl
murder by some unknown persons, were still plainly
visible. Brown was not wiling 10 believe that the
body could possibly be that of his wife, and when
he returned 10 the city no declared that there was
no resemblance OF his wife IN the body lac had seen.
His son was not satisfied, however and on Monday
last he went again to Granville, accompanied bv
Younger brother ana Mrs. Barton. Mrs, Barton took
with her skirt which had belonged 10 ber sister,
and this matched waist which was found on the
body. 4 ring found On one OF the fingers OF the
corpse was recognized by the younger brother rs one
which he had seen ms mother wear. 1t was plain
gold ring with plate on which the letters +. H."
had been engraved. The Identification was thus
made complete; ana the body was brought to New
York.
W. H. Meaghcn, who was employed on board Of
the cana-boat Duryea, which on tine night of Feb
ruary lay in the slip at the foot of East Seven
feminist. was found yesterday on board of the
canal boat Moreau, lying at Perth Amboy.
MeaQhen saws that about 3 o'clock on the
night of February 10 he heard some one
quarIellng on the bulkhead between Seven
tcenth and Eiglteeuth-sts. He saw woman
answering the description of Mrs. Brown
qualrelhng with several rough men. As quauels
were frequent between men and women on tue
boats he paid little attention TO it. After some
pareyiug and resistance on the part OF the woman,
her com panions pushed Ler the dock and foIGibly
pulled her on board one OF the canal-bOats There
was a light III the cabin window, and by means Of
thus he saw the men drag the woman into the cabin
the woman crying out all the time, and the men
cursiug. There was then a silence. Soon he MAS
startled by a woman's scream which came FROM ,he
boat. He distinctly saw the shadows
OF men moving to and fro in the
cabin, and heard the woman's ,Pcadings
above the mems loud voices. Then the
lights were cytiueuished and all wGs still. Meaghen
says az the time he only regarded the affair as one
OF the many QuarTeS occurring on caHai-bOats. He
snpros,d il was drunken canalcr's wlte or 2 re-
fractOry servant being punished. The next morn
ing the Caual-DOat left the slip. ne name 0i tlc
boat he never knew. Henry ScEmit, an employ6 III
the cas-w0rks near the zoo, of East EighteonthSt,
coIroboratcs Meagheu's statement.