Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-31
KILLED FOR HER DIAMONDS.
An old Lady of st. Lou

An old Lsdy of st. Louis the Victim.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.-It appears that the
murder of old Mrs. Doris, very brief an
nouncement of which was made late last night,
was committed Saturday night, and seems to
have been result of a
REGULARLY PLANNED ROBBERY,
and not deliberate design to kill the old
lady. Russell Brown, her grandson, was ar
rested last night aud confessed at late
honr. He stated in brief that he and COM
panion who issupposed to be Patrick McGeW,
a bar-keeper, drove out to his grandmother's
house on Kngss highway ag s.tn about four four
ming. Here young Brown had some
words with his mother, who lived with
Mrs. Doris, she Gliding him for
his dissolute course of life, and he went away.
Later in the night, however, after the family
had retired, he and his pail returned to the
house and went to room always occupied by
him when he visited the place. Drawn then
went to his grandmother room, told her his
uncle Tom was sick in his (Brown's) room
70 years of age and feeble, rose and went 10
to the room, where she was seized by Brown
and his companion and her diamond rings
forcibly stripped from her finger by McGlew,
while Brown choked her to keep her from cry
ing out. During the struggle Mrs. Doris be-
came unconscious and was placed on the bed
by the robbers, who then went to the old
lady's room, took her gold watch from
under the pillow of her bed, and left the
house without disturbing the rest of the
family, Jumped into their buggy and drove off.
In the morning Mrs. Doris was found dead
with several scratches and bruises on
her neck and the skin scraped from the finger
on which she wore her rings. The coroner
was notified and during the day viewed the
remains and gave certificate of death from
natural causes and it was not till late last night
that the police learned of the true state of the
case and took hold of the matter. They then
arrested Brown, but McGlew is still at large.
His capture is believed to be certain, however
Mrs. Doris wvs the wife of Gen. George p.
Doris, formerly well-known wealthy citizen
of St. Louis, and young Brown sson of a
prominent LAWYER and the prosecuting attor-
new of St. Louis county. The affair has Gre
ated a great deal of comment on account of
the position of the parties concerned.
The post mortem made this afternoon in
dlcated that the death of Mrs. Doris was
caused by suffocatlOn or by strangulatiOn and
that there was struggle.
The inquest commenced between and 5
O'Clock, when Brown was taken into the room
where his victim lay. He did not evince the
slightest emotion, and when he was asked by
the coroner if he had any statement to make
he said "No," and was then conducted to an-
other room in charge OF two policemen.
Brown, although only 20 years old, has
been On very hard spree Tor more than a
month, and, according to his own statement,
was too drunk Saturday night to realize what
he had done or make an effort to escape when
arrested. Last night, nearly twenty
four hours after the murder, he was
in a drunken doze in one corner of
a street car, and when aroused readily gave
his name to the officer. It is not positively
known how much jewelry Brown and
McGlew took from Mrs. Doris, but they d.
vided the plumber after leaving the house, and
to-day the watch was found in the pawn shop,
of Henry g. DraEker, where it had been soaked
for $40, and one of the large cluster diamond
rings worn by the old lady, was obtained from
a gambler, who had loaned Brown $40 on it..
Mrs Doris had large solitaire earrings,
besides two or three other valuable diamond
riggs, but whether these were taken
or not is not known. Perhaps
McGlew has them or disposed OF
them before he left for Chicago. General
Davis, husband OF the murdered woman, says
Young Brown shall be prosecuted to the bitter
end, and that his wife shall be fully avenged.
He is man of large wealth, possesses strong
traits of character, and will very likely carry
out his purpose.
Brown is said to be very depraved youth,
and is accused Of repeatedly stealing jewelrY,
guns, clothing and other articles from his
grandfather's house, and selling them Tor
money to squander in dissolute ways. His
mother, Mrs. Van Buren, Whisker, who was
divorced from his father, Joseph A. Brown,
some twelve years ago, does not
believe that her boy committed the
murder, and there is no evidence
so far that he did, except his own statement of
the affair, but all other members of the family
think him guilty.
Mrs. 8. r. Haldermau, another of daughter
of Mrs. Doris, and the wife of United States
consul at Bangkok, Siam, says her mother was
in mortal terror of her grandson, and yet she
was constantly befriending him and shielding
him from the anger of his grandfather. As
an evidence of her fear of prer1onition of her
fate, she some weeks ago, when
the Post Dispatch published prints
of five men to be hanged during
the present month, she took the paper to Mrs.
Halderman and asked her if she saw any re-
semblance between one of the prints and any
one she knew. Mrs. Holderman said that of
Kalovsky looked much like Russell Brown,
whereupon Mrs. Doris remarked, eyes, the
likeness is striking, and now mark my words;
Russell Bro WIS picture will be published in
this paper, and Russell Brown will be hanged
for my murder"
ON CHANGE IN CHICAGO.
Vvtao< sr3 OtI,or Nro1ns a Shada Towar-