, 1882-02-18
MURDER WILL OUT.

| sAS StaAsu payers otc iuAt cl aS-o0It " W
the indentifcation OF the body which was
found in the Willamette river at Portland on
November last:
The man was murdered BY Carrie Brad
| ley, the keeper Of notorious house Of i'll
fame on Third street near Yambiil, assisted
by two persons, for courtesy's sake called
men. The murdered nan vas John Nelson
Brown. 4 middle aged farmer. unmarried,
living near Free?crt, ". T., and he was kill
ed October 2sth- A few days before. he
came to this city and began spree. He Wis
| tied the bagnio OF Bradley Shere-so be then
| alleged-he was robbed OF IS by Dolly
Adams, one Of the inmates. He lodged q
complaint against her in Justice Davis court
and the girl va. bound over to aw.i. action
Of the grand jury, Deputy District Attor-
ney Mnlkey finding him valuable witness
TO use against Bradley before the grand jury
TO assist in bringing indictments Tor keeping
house Of ill-fame, asked Brown to stay,
which he was only too glad to do On his
testimony au indictment was fourd, and he
was held as witness for the triaI, giving
SIS bonds for his appearance. The day De-
fore the trial he disappeared and has no: been
seen alive since.
The first clue that Constable Simmons
found was when Dolly Adams wanted him
to get her trunk cut o; the house. At that
time Simmons went there and told Bradl=y
that he wanted the trunk, when she answer
ed that Dolly Adams owed her $50, but IN.
asmuch as she was in greal deal of trouble,
having 20 answer TO all indictment she would
let the trunk go. Simmons suspecting that
al. WAS no. night, asked what Adams owed
Bradley the money for, but could not fad
out. He then talked TO Adams and finally
after working on her temper, by telling her
that Bradley had shamefully abused her,
Adams said: Il can send Carrie Bradley to
the gallows."
"SHE HAS COMMITTED MURDER
This was all he could get oct OF her for
some time, until, alter continually talking to
her, he got a disconnected story of how
Brown had been murdered. Friday after
noon he made an agreement with Dolly Ad-
ans and Mollie Flippin, sometimes known as
Molhe Thompson, to meet them IN the e'-
ering, when tney promised - give him full
and true account OF the foul deed. He took
both women to Mr. Caples' Office, and in bis
presence the following Horrible story was un-
folded.
Dolly Brown said that upon Friday even
Ing, Oct 2S, Brown was brought TO Brad
leys house by Pete Sullivan, WHO had been
under a salary of $50 day for three davs to
drug and get Brown into the house. After
putting him into the parlor, she tAdamsl was
sent to dug store to purchase some land-
anum with which TO drug him. After her
return, Bradley and Pete Sullivan, between
whom Brown was sitting or the sofa, Piled
him with brandy containing this oPiatc until
he became unconscious. Brown was then
carried to loom upstairs by Bradley and
Sullivan, and stripped of all his clothes ex-
eepting his under and over shirt, and the
other garments taken down stairs by Bral-
ley aud thrown into the h-e. Sac then re-
turned To the room where SIZE procured
LARGE VIAL OF CHLOgoFohN,
which sic emptied upon handkerchief and
placed to Browns nostTils, covering It with
a towel to prevent the chlorotorm from evap-
Grating and make sure job Of it. lie Was
left in this position until mex. morning. when
Adams went into the room in which he had
been laid and found that he was dead. Ste
told Bradley that he was dead, and said she
was going TO notify the coroner, when Brac-
ley few into a rage, and using most abusive
and obscene language, SAID that she would
allow no one to. leave the house, or tell any
one aoout the affair; remarking, Il guess
| that black of b viii not have me m
! dicted again soon"
The Portland papers give the following ad-
ditional particulars:
There were no new developments ycster-
day in the murder Of j. " Brown by Brad
ley, Sullivan, Hamilton, Mahoney L Co. At
any rate, none coGld he learned from the Of
! fcials. The crime continues the subject OF
discuss sion in all circles.
! Late last night Chief OF Police l.appeus re-
| ceived a telegram from Chief Of Police Crow
| ley, of San Francisco. notifying him OF the
arrest of Mahuncy. Crowley did not tbiaN
t!.at Sullivan and Hamilton were IN San
Francisco.
Hamilton was for years foreman OF the
| United Carriage Company, o. San Francisco,
and had accumulated a small fortune, which
he afterwards lost in gambling. One OF his
favorite sports was TO engage a.stranser IN
conversation in bar-room, drink with him,
re, on familiar terms, and then poke tnn 1T
the man, who would usually return his sal
lies of wit. At this Hamilton would work
himself into passion, sieze tumbler. break
| of the smooth rim on the edge Of the bar,
ard then holding the base Of the tnmbier IN
his hand, wonld cash the face OF hls new
formed friend, leaving marks to be carried
70. lie. This he did en- several occasions,
! inst because he liked to see men carry scars
from wounds which ne inflicted