Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10

"JUsT AS YOU PLEASE" roar. People were determined to make me speak. had no mInd to give the victory of might of numbers against right. Until the present moment have not been placed in aposition where my words could have effect. was to come to the trial any way. I was not compelled to answer any questions put to me by detectives previous to being brought before the court.'
 The judge turned to the district attorney, who rose in some embarrassment and ad- dressed the prisoner.
 "lt is not the part of the public prose. cutor," he said, ''ordinarily to intcrpose any defense for prisoner, especially for one whose means are as yours. It has been perfectly possible for you not only to secure the best legal talent in the city to help you, but the court has gone so far as even to appoint counsel, whom you have refused to receive. The evidence against you is overwhelming in it's strength. Still, although I am the prosecutor, it is tho province of my position to get at the whole truth in regard to this matter, and I will therefore ask you ono or two questions. It may enable you to make clearer eXplana- tion of your case, and may in the nature of the cross examination bring out more strongly the case for the prosecution. 1 will ask you, therefore, to account for your time from seven o'clock in the evening of Tuesday, the 14th, until three o'clock the next morning"
 "Very well," responded Mir. Brownlow, in low tone, it was about eight o'clock when l found out definitely that Mrs. Brownlow had departed. did not want to go and dine alone with the friends who ex- pected us. I should have been obliged to explain to them my wife's absence; therefore l remained alone at home until eleven o'clock smoking and expecting to see my wife return at any minute. Then being unable to smoke any longer, I went out with the intention of asking whether she had not been seen at the house of her most intimate friends. When I was outside the door I reflected that she could not have sought shelter at the house of any of the persons whom we knew, because they would have immediately sent me word. 1 reflected that should wake up people who had been in bed some time, and that I should make a useless scandal upon the sub ject of family quarrel, of which it was bet ter to wait the natural solution. strolled up the avenue and into Central Park, where l wandered about a prey to sentiments, sometimes sad, sometimes violent, and do not know exactly at what hour returned home"
 "You did not dine any where then that eveningr'
 No"
 "Did you take any measures looking towards Q discovery of your wife's where abouts!"
 "No.n
 "Did you notify her family of her dis appearance or her friendsf'
 "I dld not, and for the reasons that have just now indicated. I believed that she would return soon and did not care to ex- pose my domestic relations to criticism of outsiders. That nobody has been enabled to find out where she is or what became of her justities my intention upon that mat ter"
 "You pretend to say that she went away in evening dress without any other clothes"
 "That can swear to-"
 "Are you aware that Mrs, Brownlow made wlll in which she hequeathed all her property to youm
 "No, sir. lam ignorant of the existence of any such paper"
 cedes your wife's disappearance by few Gays only"
 The defendant did not answer.
 "You have heard the testimony concern ing the opera cloak and the identification of the remalns of Mrs. Brownlow. Have you any thing to offer upon that subject9"
 "Simply this, that was considerably Q1SGur0eQ when the cl0ak was shown me, because it did seem to be evidence that some trouble had befallen her which I knew not of. As for the body identified as that of Mrs. Brownlow, do not believe that it was she There is no good evidence before the court to prove that itis."
 "Would you not consider the evidence of her relatives as good for the purpose of identification in this caser'
 "No.n
 "Your honor," said the district attorney 1T have no more questions to ask"
 CHAPTER VI
 The judge turned to the prisoner and asked if he had not any witnesses whom he wished to have heard in his behalf. Mir. Brownlow quietly responded that there were none; he had told his story, that was sufficient for him.
 "If you have any thing to say to the jury, then," said the judge, addressing the pris- oner once more, "you have the opportunity to do so now"
 MT. Brownlow's address was brief: "Gen- tlemen of the 1ury,n said he, "the hazard of drawing by lot has gathered upon your bench twelve citizens, strangers to each other, belonging to the most diverse classes '.4 Attention! Firemel!