Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-26
uaRRuED THiRTY.THREE TIMES.
James brown Quickly Convicted on
the Evidence Of Five Victims.


Saws a special TO the Philadelphia press from
Detroit, september 25: When Jas Brown the
eh mpion benedict OF the Northwest tottered into
the recorders courtroom this afternoon be looked
as II the fact that be was the husband OF thirty
three women had been sufficient punishment for
him. A good deal OF sympathy was Temporarily
worked UP over Brown, and even those OF his
dupes who were present had their hearts touched
by his appearance. he came In paisied and de-
crepit bis face was ashen-hued and his hair and
beard awry and matted He looked neither to the
front nor TO the rear and stunning the eyes OF the
squadron OF women who once called him husband
he kept his eyes on the floor.
During the trial, which lasted only three hours
IL Was dev loped that Browns wretched appear
ance and condition were due 10 eating SOAP which
he mad stolen from the Jail washstand and which
he had eaten purposeIy 10 deceive the conrt and
Jury ana excite sympathy. There was very
large attendance. There were old and young
women, DlonJeS and brunetteS. homely and cOmey
women, richly and poorly dressed women and
women OF several nationaiitIes They formed
that they were lawful wives OF Brown. the com
plant On Which he was tried was sworn to by
oniy one or them, Mary Benjamin, young won n
who married the prisoner In this city on AuS ust
"a, last year. -Four others OF his victims were
called 10 give their testimony. These were Helen
Brownlee, Annie Winters, Annie NJ Hazel and
Nancy Robertson. dozen more might have been
called TO give their testimony, but It Was unnec-
essary. Five ministers swore TO marrying Brown
the police that Brown has married not fewer than
thirty-three times since 1883. His usual method
was TO advertise Tor housekeeper, marry such OF
the applicants as he selected Tor the place, repre-
sentng himself "a a wldower and desert his VIC
tim alter lew days
He lived with Miss Benjamin lust six days, with
Miss Robertson i've days, with Miss winters three
days, with another TWO weeks, and the longest
time he lived with any one OF them was month.
Alter the nve wives named above and as many
ministers had proved those marriages, the prose-
cutl0n'S case was submitted. and. Brown took the
STANG as MS own ana only witness, He claimed 10
nnaIly said he was not positive what his age was
IL was plainly mis- intention 10 ply the Insane
dOdge, and he did IL fairy WELL cheerfully and
constantly contradicLing himself, protesting not
10 be able 10 remember, and asserting that he was
once confined In an ASYLUM at New Orleans. He
admitted To having served In the Michigan state
priso Tor adultery, denied that he had been in
the New York penlteptiary, and with comical In
dgDdtion said the prosecutor was "No x n;lernan"
10 ask tue question. during his examination
Nancy ROBERTSON could not restrain her indlgna-
ton and branded Brown as a deeply dyed scOun-
dreL Inc jury Thought so, too, and convicted him
In just four minutes. Sentence Was deferred.
Exhaustion Of the Anthracite supply.
From the Ensaneering and Mining journal.
The statistics OF coal production which we pub
lisb in our usual market report, show that during
the month OF August the shipments OF anthracite
from the Pennsylvania mines TO market amounted
70 1907 63 gross rs, which 10 tue largest anthra-
cite output ever made In one month, and Is at the
rate oil As, O00, 900 tons year.
During the eight months OF the present year the
shipments o. anthracite TO market have amounted
10 26,bl9291 tons, being 1,7o5, ass in excess
OF the shipments during the corr spending period
ID 1857. During the months OF September, Octo-
ments amounted 10 12,777, ss.,2 tons, and as we
shall certainly largely exceed that amount this
year, IL appears probable that we shall send TO
market TINS year $1,000, 900 or IS 900 600 IONS OF
anthracite. III We Include tue coal sold and used
al the mines, say Per cent OF the shipment. the
grand total output for the year will probably
he
waste OF anthracite In mining and preparation for
market has been careIulIy estimated from many
reliable data by the geoo gical survey OF Pennsyl-
yania, as follows:
Coal lost in mining by blasting, &C.. 10
Breaker waste 10 per cent OF 40 y. ct.. ga
IOtal loss.
or only about one-thlrd OF the coal goes TO the
market; II, therefore, We produce 100000 tons
this year, IL represents the exhaustion OF l2O OOO.
OOO tons OF our available supply, anu this does not
now much, Ii 1t all, exceed 9OOO,0OO,000 tons. At
the present rate OF production and present per-
centage OF waste in mining our entire supply OF
anthracite coal VIII last only seyenty-fiye years.
Ihls statement Ii not basel on any mere guess,
out Is founded on reliable data and II Is so start
Ing ID It's significance that IL should certainly l.
tract the attention Of the managers OF our great
coal companies and even or the government OF
the state Oh pennsylvania 1t Is Dol claimed that
we have yet reached our maximum production,
ana every increase means that the coal will be
worked out In proportionately less time than here
stated.
Long before the supply has been exhausted the
Demand for anthracite will have exceeded the sup
ply, and prices Will be limited only by the prices
OF other fueis and as cheap .fue is the very Ioun-
ddtlOn OF Industrial prosperity IL Is not difficult
10 Imagine the resulting effect the Industries or
a large part OF this country. The present enor-
nous, dlsgraceful and unnecessary waste In
mining anthracite should he stopped, and II the
Interests OF the great coal companies sum-
Gent 10 impel them 10 do this, tnen the govern
meht OF the state, which Is the guardian OF the
citizens Interests, should intervene 10 save these
from tue disastrous consequences OF the spend
Unit policy OF those vino monOpoliZe our inyalua-
Die supplies Of this Iuel.