St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-19
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The Brown Family and Their
Trouble With Poi
son.
Cruel Flames Take Two
Lives in Wiseon-
sin.
no One Has Seen the Mon
tana Train Robbers
Yet.
An Unfortunate Jordan Baby
That Needed Maternal
Love.

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, To-, June 1S.-H. E.
Brown, who was suspicioned by the
coroner's jury as the one guilty of pois-
oning the Brown family, has engaged
counsel and will demand the grand jury
to make thorough examination. There
has been quite a revolt in public senti-
ment within the last few days, many
now believing that the testimony given
by Mrs. Brown was only to hide her
OWN GUILT.
Some carry their suspicious still
further, believing that the whole affair
was put up job between Mrs. Brown
and the hired man, Carl Peterson. to
get rid of Mr.. Brown. Mrs. Brown
makes the following statement:
81 know of no enemy we have. lhave
no suspicion of any one outside the fam
lily. l have several reasons for suspl,
cioning Mr.. Brown. One is financial
difficulties. another a naturally SenSl-
tive and suspicious disposition, the
third is there had been several veiled,as
well as few direct. threats made by
him. On the I'd day of March Henry,
my boy, fell through the ice. he and
Carl went down to the creek to help him
out. | remained at the house to have a
good fire and dry clothes ready to change
when they got back. When they got to
the house Hiram said:
He hoped to GOD I'd get into the creek
and he'd never lift finger to help me
out" replied: You need not worry If
l ever get into the creek | shall not ask
YOU to help me- He said: "If l did
get in he would not
LIFT A FINGER
or foot to assist me.
On Wednesday of the same week III.
E. Brown having expressed a wish that
| see j. r. Carr and ask him somel ques-
tons concerning school election. l went
to the house without telling the family
where was going but expecting to re-
turn by Z or So'clOck p. m. II. E. was
coming very dark and rainy Invent for a
prospective ride home. III. E. arrived at
home and Immediately came after me.
He showed no violent anger while at
Mr.. Carr'S house, but Immediately upon
coming out of doors began to scold.
finally telling me if did not stop run
ming around TO the neighborS without
telling him where / was he would eX-
pose ME to the neighbors, and if that
did not stop me he would put us both
where we would trouble no one. May
II. Z. Brown asked me to mortgage
my eighty acres of land to raise
MONEY TO PAY
his debts due and past due. positively
refused to cucumber my land. After we
had returned nome he gave me consid-
cradle abuse because | would not COM
ply with his wishes. After going to bed
he became somewhat angry because
persistently refused, and said HE
wished we were all dead and he was
going to get up and kill himself" He
got up. He wanted me to come out into
the other room, as he wished to
ask me question and did not
wish Henry to hear. l refused to get
up. He went to the kitchen and loaded
his gun: came back into the bedroom
and again asked me to get up. He stood
few minutes, then blew out the light
and went to bed. Rough on rats and
Paris green were in the house. After
changing my dress and getting ready to
prepare supper on the 18th of March,
saw Hiram shut the cupboard door as
came from the bedroom, but saw moth
ing in his hand. About ten days ago
heard Hiram make the remark that she
missed Jesse, but so far as his father
was concerned he was perfectly salts
fed" Last Sunday night, before we
knew the report of the chemist, Hiram
before the doctor got there, and he knew
it was in the water" replied "If you
knew it was there you must know
how it got there" He replied in
substance. No doubt you would like
to faSten it onto me. l haven't felt my.
self safe for some time. My children
are all that have kept me with him fol
three years" Carl Peterson, the hired
man, says in reference to the words
used by Mr.. Brown at the time enry
fell into the water that at the time he
wrote the exact language in his account
book. Hiram said: what is the reason
you did not come down? If it had been
you l would not stir one step to help you
out. l hope to God you will get into
the creek some time. d d if I'd get in
after you if you never got out" Mrs
Brown at one time while she was visit
ing with Frank Fisher, said in answer
to the question ''are you sick?" She
wasn't really sick but had nothing tC
live for. Size sat silently awhile knit
ting then again said: ''I'Il finish an
other pair then some one else can do the
rest"
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