Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-22
The BROWN MURDER CASE
How on in The First District Court
al Provo.
TESTIMONY ron ruE PROSECUTION
Witnesses for the Defense Called
Horrible Case.

main topic Of discussion In Utah aud
other counties south. The case occu.
pied the attention OF the court the
whole Of yesterday.
An important witness was Ann
Bird, mother Of the murdered girl. Sine
tcstifed-I saw my poor girl for the
last time In May Of this year. Don't
remember the date, but II was Thurs.
day. Snw her dead body next at Jack
Russcl's ranch on May oath. She
had becn killed the night before. The
defendant was married 10 my daugh-
ter June 9Th, 1880. My daughter was
living with mo a, lvles' ranch
Jus, before the killing. Brown
had been living ut his own
home. lie had not been 10 the ranch
for nine weeks before the child wns
born In March, but came after IT, birth.
seven days before the murder he was
Mt our house. There was reason for
my daughter not living with Brown.
HE refused to room with him, which
brought out an oath at ons time which
remember about, aud he said ppm "a
s-n ofab--h II I can't padds my own
canoe. This child lived eight days
after II was born. My daughter was
killed about a nille from the Jack
Russell ranch. l never heard n cross
word between the man and his wife;
they seemed 10 think a great deal of
one another.
Agnes BIRD, sister Of the murdered
woman, tc.tifcd; | saw Mary on the
2iih day Of May last, ut lvic's sheep
ranch, about II O'Clock. Brown came
TO the house. He asked her TO tab. n
walk md they went up drag road
southeast Of the house. They were
two blocks away when | saw them
last. He had been there that week
Rnd seemed 10 be aficctlonaio towards
her aud she 10 him. They wefo occu-
plying the same room.
Christian Madsen, n physician OF
SAlina, testified, knew the defendant.
1 have been treating him for
vonerial disease. | advised him
not 10 associate with his wife, ~
there would bo likelihood Of disease.
This WIS nearly month bcforc the
killing. saw the dead body Of Mary
Is. Brown on the a5th or Goth OF May.
The corpse was stretched on n bed.
saw marks OF violence ON the throat,
arms aud limbs. There must have
been a blow administered on tho
throat. I believe the blow together
with the stfangulstion caused the
death.
Brigham ICasto.-was at GoOshcfry
last May. Mary Brown was living at
the Jack Russell ranch. Brown was nj
the ranch also. ON Monday the 18th
/ heard Of the mlssin woman knd
started In search. Two men nc.
companied me. looked for Brown In
granary where he slept, and found
him after calling three times, and told
him was In search Of him aud his
wife. ! put him on n horse and
mounted another; we rode toward
Choke Cherry hollow. When We got 10
the top Of the hollow he pointed TO n
ridge aud large rock. We rods on and
asked him where he saw his wife last
and he pointed TO the place. He would
not answer my questions about what
had happened, but finally said nothing
had happened. The men with me
made u thorough search In connection
with myself. then went to the Rus
sell cnbln and heard the signal from
the srarchers from near tho rock Brown
had pointed out, ! won't Ia that direc-
ton and found Brown on my horse,
running and whipping him.
The body was on tho side hill, with
the feet toward the top Of the hill. She
was on her back with her head 10 one
side and one hand up. Her clothes
were unruflled. There was blood ooz'
ing from the mouth and nose and one
cheek was covered with blood.
found evidences Of n struggle. There
were marks OF the elbow and knee IN
the mud; the marks were few rods
apart.
The apron was torn In slips. mes.
fured the tracks aud they corresponded
with Browns anu the woman who had
been murdered. noticed black marks
on the throat, which proved great vio-
lence. | carried the body TO tho cabin.
4 then followed him aud found my
horse tangled In q thicket with another
horse. saw Brown again the next
morning. Mr.. Cuddobeck and found
him In a potato hole and ordered him
out. Irons were put on him and he
was taken away. There were marks
on Browns throat.
william Heath went with Casio on
the search for Brown and his wife. He
followed Brown ON his attempt 10 ~.
cape and In striking at him with n
piece Of n broom the handle fell OIL.
q. Cuddeheck arrived on the scene
the night after the murder. lsearched
and found Mr.. Brown, pulled h gun on
him and brought him out OF potat o
hole. I asked him WHY he hnd killed
his wife, and hg said she has deceived
me. He also told me that she had
made him mad aud he choked her, and
thought he had choked her too long
At Mnnti he wanted 10 go and see the
grave, aud as took him along he 70.
marked that hanging was too good for
n man who had committed the crime.
He had asked me II | thought his case
would be- worse than McFarlan's, the
Manti murderer lie stated that since
committing this horrible deed he had
thought more than ever before that
there was hereafter.
Marshal Cuddeheck was recalled and
said that Brown had Re8ed him why
he didn't shoot him whom he found
him In the potato hole. He said he
wanted to be shot.
Commissioner Brown said Leonard
was advised To plead guilty In his court
and he did 90.
Tie prosecution rested, aud Aun
Brown, mother Of the Defendant, was
called by the defense. She testified
lomething about trouble ut Browns
birth, which was objected 10. Another
child was said 10 he insane, aud NJ
times was In raving condition II