The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04
WAS HE SHOT IN HIS SLEEP7
LATEST DEpEb oPNENrs IN THE
NEWARK MYSTERY

Lew Broun's Mistress, Emma Woods, Had
Complained or HE III Treatment OF Her
ord had Pulled n Revolver from Her
stocking md said She Was Ready for His,
Tho new facts brought out yesterday In the
ease OF tho killing ofsnloon Keeper Low Brown
Mt Newark. tend to dispsl the theory OF suicide
and 10 sho " that ho was murdered In bod by
his mistress. Emma Woods An inquest will
no held tomorrow. Patrick Gaynor's testi-
nony will probably DO the most important.
hearing, ~ It will, unon the woman's move
mons before tho killing. and IL will DO sup
,ortcL by that OF L NJ Thompson. who
keeps a saloon near Browns. Edward
Clarity. who has since boon arrested
az n wltacss will swear that ho was
awakened In Browns saloon at tho Same time
that his brother Daniel, tho bark eper. and
Patrick Gaynor were aroused by the crashing
q; the glass In tho saloon window. and that no
hoard Emma Woods say. II have shot Lew"
The Prosecutor snil yesterday that tho testi-
mony which would be elected ut the inquest
would DO most convincing, but he would not
outline any OF It In advance.
uacknnn George Westwood said that no
took Emma Woods from the corner OF Broad
and Market streets to the corner OF Bank and
Norfolk streets shortly after 10 o'clock. and she
refused to pay him. saying that she was out OF
camo to the side door Of his saloon
with Patrick Gaynor after IL o'clock.
and was admitted at tho side door. She
was then slightly under tho influence
OF liauor hut she hnd several moro drinks.
Gaynor gave him atwo- dollar bill and she took
the change. While in the saloon she COM
planned bitterly Of her treatment at Browns
hands saying that he had been beating her
since Monday. and that no was going with
other women while she had been trying to do
tho right thing Ivy him. She raid that she
thought he had heen going of that night. nj
though he pretended he WAS going to Miners
Theatre She had asked him to take hor. but
he re used because he had taken her to 500
Harrigan on Monday night.
Il am not going to live with him any longer
Then she said lie had repeat eddy knocked
ehot al her, Gaynor Gained her. and urged
her 10 leave him. Then she said:
Il won't am ready for him now"
Lifting her skirt. she took a revolver from
her s;orkins. It WINS q revolver which Thomp-
son had Scru in Browns saloon. Just after
she showed the pisto! she sad: Here come.
car" and thcyal went toihe Window, and
Th M IVA; watched until he lot the place and en-.
tered his house. n few doors away. Gaynor and
Emma Wo9ds hen LEFT I ltS hy tho
was admitted.
1t was aftcr . o'clock when Gaynor was
awakened 10y the breaking OF the glass in tho
saloon windoIr Clarity says that no looked
ut the clock when tho liGht was lit. and that 1t
was 2:2D O'Clock when they left tho place to
70 into Browns house. Emma Woods had her
hat and nwranp"r on. and was leading her hoy
on the door OF tho room. and Browns body was
cold. MS Il he hal been dead for long time.
Little Harry Woods's estimony. II it is worth
anything. will show that there was q quarrel
In he'd. Ito says he was awakened ny q row,
and that Brown struck his mother with both
fists. and threw her over upon him. Ho went
to sleep gain when tho row ceased. and was
awakened by n pistol shot. Then he saw
Brown lying on the floor.
:. This part Of the affair the police do not be-
lieve fully. They feel sure that Brown was
shot in he'd and subsequently dragged out
unon the foor RE, The t mattress and bedclothes
there was little On the CARPET Of the room.
The belief is that she lay awake until he had
gone to sleep. and then deliberately shot hi m,
allowing him to lie there for some time before
dragging him out upon the floor. She was
greatly excited and. it Is evident. did not G i've
the alarm until long after Brown was dead.
1t was not until aftcr she had committed her.
self to several persons TINT she thought Of
saying that he had committed suicide. and
then the appearance OF things went strongly
against her story.
Emma Woods frequently com planned to tho
police this year about Browns cruelty to her,
and was advised to leave him. but she an
awered that she was afraid he would keep the
furniture. which she said was all hers and had
been taken out Of storage by o friend. who
paid tho bill OF 500