The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-29
DENIES THE STORY
WIFE OF ALBERT Il. BROWN SAYS
SHE DIDN'T MAKE THE
STATEMENT
WHICH LED TO HIS ARREST.
SIGNED A LITTLE NOTE, BUT THAT
WAS DUE TO MSU1NDER-
STANDING.
WHICH LED TO HIS ARREST
WHAT THE DETECTIVE HAS TO SAY
Claims He Acted In Good Faith on
Information Furnished Him
by Certain People.

A very neat-2ppearing ana ualntlly-
dressed little woman is Mrs. Maud
Brown, the wife of Albert F. Brown.
who was released from custody Tues
day, after ten days confinement in the
Saltwater Jail, on suspicion of being
implicated in the murder Of Tom Cur
lin, at Lake Elmo Mrs. Brown has
an interesting story to tell of how
bold, bad detectives have been trying
to make her write and say things that
she didn't know about, and how she
steadfastly refused. At the recollection
of these trials her little foot tapped
impatiently upon the tiled floor, but
with a smile she expressed the belief
that the newspapers would set it all
right. In an interview with a reporter
for the G 0 b e she said:
II was married several years ago
to Albert F. Brown, but for the past
year we have not lived together;
have been making my home with my
parents at II Douglas street, in this
city, while for some weeks past Mi.
Brown has been at Spring Valley, Wis.
So you see at the time Of the Curtin
murder Mr.. Brown could not have
me about 1t.
"On July l, a man came to my faith
er's house and said he wanted to see
me. had just got home from work,
and the stranger introduced himself as
John Colwell, a detective, and asked
for a photograph of Mr.. Brown told
him he. couldn't have. it, He answered
that he only wanted to borrow it d
little while and would give bonds to
return it, but 1 put my foot down and
said bonds or no bonds, he couldn't
have It.
Mr. Colwell said that Albert had got
into little trouble and he wanted to
help him out, and finally he told me
that he thought Albert was mixed
up in that Lake Elmo murder. He
didn't get much satisfaction from me-
so he left, but he kept coming several
times, and once or twice asked me to
his office in the Germania building. He
always wanted me to make some state
ment about the affair.
On enc occasion Mr. Goiweff asked
me to go to his Office, and 1 went, TAX
ing my sister with me. He took me
into another room and wanted me to
sign a big legal paper-something like
that affidavit in the G O Tuesday
put spoke right up so my sister could
hear me and said I wouldn't do it.
The only thing 1 ever signed was a
letter he brought to me a few DAYS go.
He said then that Albert was in iaiI
at saltwater, and that the other two
fellows supposed to have been mixed
up In the case were together in anoth-
Ell Jail, and they were fixing up a
scheme to lay the crime on Mr.. Brown.
He said he wanted to help Mr.. Brown.
and persuaded me to sign a letter like
this:
Albert if you know anything about this
matter, tell it. as the other two are in jail
together and are Blaming it all on you
Maud Brown
Il Went over to Saltwater Saturday
to see Mr.. Brown, but they wouldn't
let me in the Jail. gave the letter to
Mr.. Colwell, who said he would mail
it for me-"
Detective Colwell was also seen by
the reporter. He said that he had
been acting in perfect faith in the mat
ter all through and with a desire to
aid the ends Of justice. He adds that
ne worked up the case on what he
considered were suspicious circum-
stance on remarks and information
furnished him by different parties.
whom he named. Hence, the arrest of
Mr.. Brown. So far as Mrs. Browns
statement is. concerned, he claimed she
acquiesced in it.
And Brown, who suffered the most
by reason of his ten days confinement
In jail, says he's glad it was all a mis-
take, anyway. He would have nreI
ferred that 1t had not happened.