Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09

away coat, triangular-shaped bag made
of Turkish bath towel; an old sock. a
negltge shirt, a pencil and a book. The
clothes were in a terrible condition and
seemed as If fit TO fall to pieces.
More importance would have been at
tached to the find had 1t been made in
the woods instead of the old cemetery.
The spot in which they were located has
been for some time fayorite resting place
Tor tramps and any one Of them might
have left this bundle behind them.
A little nearer the woods two finger johns
were found I'm the debris of a fire. which
had evidently been kindled for the pur-
pose of celebrating these evidences of a
crime.
The book had on the fly leaf the name of
A. G. Gift. 1t is medical dictionary. is
sued by the drug store of Mcdonald I'm
Norfolk. Va. 1t contains, besides the
ma names number of bills to be collected:
These bills were made out in the name of
William T. Land, trustee for James Scott.
jr:. druggist Of Norfolk. Va
t The clothes were placed in the custody
OF the justice at Laurel No further evil
dences of the crime or anything that viii,
tend to throw light upon the identity OF
the murdered or murderer were found and
the search was given up shortly before II
o'clock.
Star reporter visited the house of Mr.
Nathaniel Wheeler, VINO lives abou: three
miles north OF Savage. 1t will he remem-
hered that Mr.. Wheeler employed Brown
part OF June to pick peas. Mr.. Wheeler
said this morning that Brown and his
wife did nos stay there very long. and
We're ger orally reticent about their cond-
ton. although the woman let some few
words drop which go to show that she is
the same one that was seen in Laurel. Mr..
Wheeler said that he had seen the couple
in Baltimore after they left his place about
the last of June.
The Description Tallies.
1n=o init af 4,
that of other persons who have seen him
IN this vicinity.
He said that the woman had marks on
her face, though it had been scratched.
She also had a bone felon on each hand
She was hard of hearing. The man told
Mr.. Wheeler that his rame was Drown.
not Brown. He said he was an umbrella
member, and had worked in Baltimore at
his trade. He said he had also worked in
Baltimore with his wife preparing fruits
for canning.
Mr.. Wheeler says that the couple told
him that they came direct to him from
Washington, where they had spent the
winter. The said he was fifty-two
years of age. while the woman told Mrs.
Weaver she was but forty-seven.
She also said she had some little prop
erty in Baltimore on Little Stockholm
street. During the duh time of the picking
season Drown or Brown would take his
umbrella mending outfit. which he had
WIN MIN, according TO Mr. neeIeT, anu
journey to Savage, where he would put In
the time end pick up a few pennies by
mending umbrellas.
Often Seen I'm Vicinity.
He was often seen in this vicinity, and
the couple camped on the pike for couple
of nights for some time seeking work. He
bought quite a little bit of provisions from
William H. Cole, who keeps store al
Savage, and his description of the man
tales with the now well known descrip
ton of the much wanted man.
AT the time that Brown and his wife We're
working for Mr.. Vince ler a man by the
name of James Coleman and his wife were
also employed as pickers by Mr.. Wheeler.
Coleman was well acquainted with Brown,
and said he had known him all his life.
Shortly after Brown left Mr. Wheeler, Cole
man had his effects shipped from Jessups
to Belair, the other side Of Baltimore. say
ing that he intended to find work there in
a canning factory.