The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-13

CHAPTER Ill.
As soon as it became known that Brown
low had not only been arrested, but that he
was under formal accusation, and that his
trial for murder would soon take place, the
excitement which pervaded the neighbor
hood of his handsome house on Fifth
avenue abated. But the newspapers threw
themselves with all the more earnestness
into the mystery of clearing up the disap-
pearance of his wife. Their reports were
sent out in every direction, and at times
they supplemented the work of the detect
ives, and at times they went into investi-
cations on their own account in a charac-
teristic way. The families of both Brown
low and Champion were successfully in
terviewed and emissaries Of the press were
constantly logging the heels of the police
and presenting themselves at headquarters
TO find the latest clew. Certain enterpris-
ing reporters visited the morgue from day
TO day and tried TO identify bodies as the
remains Of Mrs. Brownlow, and many
sensational story produced good returns TO
its writers by the space given to the matter
by all the principal papers in the city. The
private life Of Champion was laid bare be-
fore the public in a way that was little
gratifying TO that gentleman. Meantime
the police continued their Investigations by
themselves, and gave as little information
to the reporters as possible. The detectives
called upon the servants Of Mr. Brownlow,
and used all the devices in their power to
induce them to give testimony which should
lead to a definite clew The servants ad-
mitted that they had been present at some
pretty lively discussions which were
brought about by the jealousy of Mrs
Brownlow or the irritation of Mr.. Brown
low against her parents. But the dis
agreement had never, apparently, gone
further than high words between them.
In these disputes Mrs. Brownlow never
hesitated to give vent to her anger in the
presence of the servants. AS TO what might
have taken place on Tuesday, the l4th, they
knew nothing except that when they left
the house Mt seven o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Brownlow were dressed to go out, and that
when they returned both the master and
the mistress were still absent, and further,
that Mr.. Brownlow returned alone at three
O'Clock in the morning. Although no
definite facts, therefore, were developed in
this testimony, the tenor Of it was decided
" unfavorable. Whether they dishked
their master or whether they had some
foolish pride TO satisfy in seeing the accu-
stations Of which they had furnished the
first elements corroborated, they certainly
the moral conviction that in their
absence something terrible must have
passed between the couple.
As for tho neighbors whom the detectives
with unceasing perseverance,,
none had remarked whether Mr.. and Mrs.
Brownlow had gone out on that evening
separately or together The difficulty Of
this first point was one which
'auscd the detectives tho koonost anxiety
In the few words which he had
10 utter had declared that his
rlfo had left the house between seven and
a|i past seven. II was this point that sew
raj OF the detectives who were employed |
h tho cnso discussed most seriously when
ley mot ono morning for consultation N :