The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-29
A TALE OF BLOOD.
Wade, the Pulaski Murderer, Peaches
on His Paramour,

a full account OF which appeared in
the CITIZEN at the time, is now in
progress, and creating intense ex-
element. The courtroom Is crowd
ed to overlooking each day and the
horrible details OF the crime, some
of which are so obscene as to be
unfit for publication, are greedily
devoured by the spectators. Wade
was put on the stand last Friday,
and a correspondent of the c. urier-
Journal says he told his story in
firm, but gentle way, with the air of
a man who believed every word he
said. He is described as a remark
ably good looking young man, and
his bearing during the trial was
such as to create an impression in
his favor. He admitted his i'm
proper intimacy with Mrs. Brown;
but said he had often repented of
il, and at various times had endeav-
ored to break with her; but she
would not allow him to do so, He
at last resolved to abandon her at
all hazards and so informed her,
when she threatened to be revenged
and warned him that he would rue
the day that he abandoned her.
Unterrified by her threats, he made
his arrangements TO leave the coun-
try and when she saw that nothing
could alter his determination, she
murdered her husband to involve
hum in the consequences of the
crime. Wade's account of the MUIR
der is as follows:
On the day of the murder he and
Brown were busy making boards in
the woods; witness was tried and
didn't work in the afternoon,
Brown tinkered about the house;
that evening Jerry Smith came over
and told him DR.. Brown, of Irving
ton. would buy the mare if she was
as Wade represented; Wade and
Mrs. Brown were that evening at the
pump; when going to the pump be
saw Brown at work at the work
bench; Brown went to the house;
Wade told her he was going to Ir
vington, and she asked to go along;
he said, mo; your day OF going
with me is OVER" she referred to
her having gone with him shortly
before; he answered, Eyes, and it
caused trouble;" she answered Eyes,
but went all the same;" lengthy
talk was then had about him selling
the horse and going to Michigan,
and he told her he was going the
next morning; she said she would
rather a d-n sight Brown would
co." he told her he couldn't
help that, that he was going any
how" she said: "Joe Wade, if you
are going to leave here you will
have trouble before you go;" he
answered, "Well, Pll have it mighty
soon, for Pm going in the morn
ing" Wade wanted to go in to
supper; she said shesdidn't want
anything to eat; heard her tell the
children they could go to Smith s;
they all ate supper together; ad-
dressing her husband, Mrs. Brown
said: John, what did you do with
those papers gave your" He an
swered, "Oh, Mary, they are all
right" She asked if he got the
money on them He said: "Pll be
id if l amt old enough to
tend to my own business" She
then said: "You was in such a
mighty big hurry to have me sign
them that I'd thought you'd had
them cashed right away" Wade
asked Mr.. Brown for his buggy to
go to Irvington to sell DR.. Long
his horse; Brown wanted to know
why he couldn't go horseback, to
which Wade answered, 81 would
rather take the buggy, for DR.. Lone
will want to see the mare in harness
before he takes hers" prepared to
go to DR.. Longs, and while in the
room Mrs. Brown came in with her
hands behind her, and while Brown
was standing at the table whiting
his ax-handle she struck him in the
back of the head and knocked him
against the table; he then fell to
the floor, where she again hit him
In the head; Wade went out to the
gate to unhitch the mare, and Mrs.
Brown dragged the body to him
and asked where he was going; he
told her he was going to Irwin gton,
and she said: Joe Wade, if you
leave me now, you'll rue the day;
you're a man here-Pm a woman,
and no one will suspect me of this,
but you'll be arrested" When she
first struck him in the kitchen he
(Wade) said, "My God! woman,
what are you doing~ She said,
"This is no more than he has done
many time" After she dragged the
body to the gate she went into the
house, dressed up in his (Wade's)
clothes; returned to the gate and
put some more clothes on Brown;
they both put him In the buggy and
drove away, going out on the
Brookville road; she drove all the
time; she told Wade she wouli get
out and for him to take the body
into Irvington, which he refused to
do; she then went on to a place
near where the body was found and
jumped on one side and he (Wade)
on the other; she then hit the horse
and he started of rapidly; saw no
more of it; they then both returned
home through the fields.
Mrs. Brown removed the clothing
she wore and put on a dress; she
put the overalls in a bucket of wa
ter; there wss blood on the carpet
near the front door; she scrubbed
it up before they went to Smiths;
she put the pocket-book in the
stove; got it from Browns pocket
at the gate; she also burned
Browns shoes; don't know what
she did with the apron; burned a
mallet; it was the one she struck
Brown with; these things were all
done before they went over to
Smiths; made no change in his
clothes before going to smiths;
she wanted to go home when they
had been there but a little while;
said she had left the fire burning
in the stove, and she was afraid to
leave the house; thinks there was
big fire in the stove: on the way to
Smiths he said they will arrest me
for this, as I've been here all the
time. told him to send for John