The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-22

ule OWN CANOE Inc cDllQ llV0u el&ub
days after It was born.
On oSS-eXaminatlon--She was Killed
about mile from the Jack Russell ranch.
never noticed cross word between the
man and wife; they seemed to think great
deal of one another
Agnes Bird, of Goosberry, sister to the
murdered woman, saw Mary the oath day OF
May last at lvies' sheep ranch about II
| O'Clock. Brown came To the house. He |
asked her to take walk and they went up |
drag road southeast of the house. They |
were two blocks away when | saw them
last
Cross miued-He had been there that /
week and seemed to be affectlonate toward
her and she toward him. They were occu- /
plying the same room.
Christian Madsen, a physician OF Sallna. /
knew tie defendant. / have been treat !
ing him for spermatorhea which l believe ,
has been caused by sexual excuses. L
advised him not TO associate with his wife |
as there would be likelihood of disease. |
This was nearly month before the killing. |
l saw the de Rd body of Mary b. Brown on
the 18th or Doth of May. The corpse was
stretched on bed. | saw marks of viol- /
ence on the throat, arms ana limbs. There |
must Lave been a blow administered on
the throat. l believe the blow together |
with the strangulation caused the death.
/ Brigham Caste. Was at Go0sberry last
May. Mary Brown was living at the Jack |
Russell ranch. Brown was at the ranch |
also. They were shearing sheep at the
ranch. Ga Monday the 25tn | heard of the
missing woman and started in search. Two
men accompanied me. looked for Brown
in granary where he slept, and found MIN
alter calling three times, and told him |
was in search for him and his wife. got
! hlm on horse and took another; we rode
toward Choke Cherry hollow. When we
got to the top OF the hollow he pointed to a
ridge and large rock. We rode 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 a thorough search
in connection with myself. | then went to
the Russell cabin and I heard the signal
from the searchers from neGr the rock
Brown had pointed out 1 went in that
direction and found Brown on my horse,
running and whipping him.
The boGy was on a side HILL with the
feet toward the top of the hill She was
on her back with her head to one side and
one hand up. Her clothes were smooth.
There was blood from the mouth aud nose
anu one cheek was covered with blood. [
found evidences OF struggle. There
were marks of the elbow and knees in the
mud; the marks were few rods apart.
The apron was torn in slips. | measured
the tracks and they correspondent with
Browns and the woman who had been
murdered. l noticed black marks on the
throat, which proved great violence.
carried the body to tue cabin. | then fol-
lowed him and found my horse tangled in
a thicket with another horse. Saw Brown
, again the next morning. Mr.. Cuddebeck
and | found him in a potato hole and or
dered him out Irons were put on him
and he was taken away. There were
marks on Browns throat.
observation-disclosures is q slant mar
, rlage relation between the deceased and
\ myself.
William Heath went with Casio on the
search for Brown and his wife. He fol-
lowed Brown on his attempt to escape and
in striking at him with a piece of broom
, handle fell off.
O. CuGdebeck arrived on the scene the
night after the murder. l searched and
, found Mr.. Brown, pulled gun on him and
brought him out of potatoe hole. | asked
,, why he had killed his wife and be said, she
has deceived me. He also tod me that she
had made him mad and he choked her and
thought he had choked her too long. At
Manu he wanted to 90 and see The grave,
and as | took him along he remarked that
hanging was too good for a man wuo had
committed the crime. He had asked me if
,, thought his case would be worse than
Mctarlan's, of Manti murder fame He
stated that since committing this horrible
deed he thought more than ever before
that there was a hereafter.
= YESTERDAY.
Court opened at 10 o. o'clock
: Marshal Cuddebeck was recalled in the
Brown wife murder case and said that
Brown had asked him why he didn't shoot
him when he found him in the potato hole
He said he wanted to be shot.
Commissioner Leonard said Brown was
advised TO plead guilty in his court and be
: did SO. This evidence was stricken out
d THE DEFENSE
The prosecution rested the case, and Ann
Brown, mother of the defendant, testified
something about trouble at Browns birth
n which was objected TO. Another child was
said to be insane and at times was in
. raving condition. IL was a girl siXteeI
. years of age, and she was taken into Gus
tody because of her condition. She is now
y thirty-two years old ano all right. An aun
of hers and cousin We're reported to gC
$ out OF their mind.
DR.. G. K. West lived IN Salina over year
If Knows Brown; treated him last December
de was reluctant about being treated. HI
= had no disease except spermatorhea anC
nervous weakness. prescribed medicine
for this disease. His action in seeking sol
: itude and avoiding everybod would iudi
1 cate this disease. AT the time of killing
MS WIG L DeneVo ne was insane. L say
X actions that were symptoms of insanity
10 He often had wild, vacant stare and
grinning way aoout him. After the homo
: eide he showed the same symptoms. H
Y gazed at the men who had their guns o.
him In blank amazement. | had counsele
l. his wife not to live with him, not as SEP
lie aration, but not to occupy the same room
Cross-examination think he had me-
=, anchola, deiirium and mania. Saw him
y week before the killing. Did not motto
= how he was at that time. The doctor wa
of the opinion that there was little NOR
>. the matter with him than the disease
III prescrib bed for.
10 A half hour was consumed in cross ques
10 tionine the witness, testing him as an ex
pert. He seemed to know pretty we'll w ha
al he was talking about
e. Mary F. Brown stated: The deferdan
lie is my brother. Have lived at SelinR twent
years in the same house with my brother
u most of the time. He used to be yer
Id Clearly in his habits before his marriage
S. Seemed to like amusements and society
or After marriage he became very indiffereu
about his dress, and at times became dellr
n, Gus and foolish; talked about starving
90 death His wife once showed marks
IL how be tried to hang himself. His action
were very unnatural