New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
SUICIDE ENDS A STRINGE LIFE.
A FATAL LEAP FROM A RE-EsCAPE.
MR. BROWN, THE WHITE HUSBAND or MULArTo
WOMAN. DEAD-iis CAREER.

MIR. BROWN, THE WHITE HUSBAND or MULATro
WOMAN. DEAD-Iiis CAREER.
Coroner Morllc and Deputy Coroner Messemor
sat last evening in one of n set of rooms on tho
third floor of the Hat house No. 20l East Ninety
nlnth-st. investigating the death of Fielding g.
Brown Grouped about them were several colorcd
persona. including two physcians and Mrs. Brown
the dead mans wife, n mulntto woman ot middlc
age On n bed in an adjoining room lay the body
of tall and powerful white man, with rugged
features. How.Whito hair aud long white
muatnchr. II WA evident from the testimony taken
hN the Coroner that tho old man had comm ittod
suicide while insane Mr., lrown had been nnnerins
from congestion of the brain tor several months,
according to the statements ot ono of the phyHl'
oiana, At Njlo a. N, Yesterday Mary could, an
Inmate OF the Hat house, saw the invalid hanging
hy his hands to the tro.escape In the rear oi the
house. She screamed and he let 40 hS hold, lie
fell into The yard and received injuries from when
he died within an hour. The history of the dead
man, told by his widow last evening, indicated
that he was n remarkable man. lie was born in
Kentucky seventy years ago, his father being
planter and his mother German woman ilc had
brothers sisters and time ago he told his
friends that he had living relatives that he knew
Of In 1910 he went to California TO take part IN
mining ventures. Being successful in gold hunting
he remained in California for twenty years. living
much of that time IN san Francisco. In 1870 he
came to New-York and travelled through New
England At Hartford, Conn, he met Nellie
Commcrcau, then pretty mulatto girl employed
in "A shop. She was % native OF MASSACHUSETTS,,
although her parents came from the South:
Brown was smitten with her charms and married
her. They lived together in good style IN this
city, He spent much time in Wall street and at the
Mining Exchange. specuatng m ,derately. Ills
tastes were not liberal, and he neither drank nor
smoked, but he was fond OF good living. At
various times he invited his mining acIuaintance,
10 dine with him and his wife always occupied the
place of honor at the table. His friends always
addressed him rs Colonel Brown, although he
never had any right 10 the title.
About five years AGO Brown returned 10 Cpl-
ifornia. leaving his wife established IN comfort
able Hat in this city. He bought mines IN Tomb
stone, Arizona, and was experimenting them eight
months ago when he WAS attacked with bran
trouble. His loss OF $4,000 by the IA lure of u
bank is said To have occurred shortly after his
illness began. lie came back 10 Now York seven
months ago to rcOin his wife, who had moved 10
the house in Ninctv-nmth-st. When ne went OUT
for walk recently he always accom- anied
by u servant He was confirmed lunatlc, but
stranger would not have noticed his lack of reason
Mrs Brown asleep Yesterday morning when he
droppcl from the ircescape. She said last evening
that his BODY would be buried M Hon. y y. where
she has relatives. Brown lad no children.