The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19

showing Albany, Ny. to be It's ship
ping point. The directions were writ
ten by Brown himself Brown was
observed that night by McAllister to
of wearing apparel and a package
about a foot high and over three by
/ seven inches in its other dimensions.
BURNING HIS VALUABLE PACK
AGE.
Shortly after Brown had emptied his
valise, Lars p. Madsen. a favorite
acquaintance. came in. and both he and
| McAllister noticed the now respondent
storekeeper cOnsigning handful by
handful slips of paper from the pack
age into the fire in the stove. Madsen
asked Brown what he was burning and
received an evasive reply. He re-
marked, however, that he had no fur
Their use for them, and offered Madsen
a stack of the unburned slips of paper.
which Madsen took, and since the
tragedy gave to Sheriff Lewis, who
now has them.
HOW HE WAS VICTIMIZED.
In the opinion of the officers. there
| is no doubt that Brown went east to
/ buy green goods" He invested all
his ready cash in the bunco game. As
is usual in such cases. Brown probably
was shown genuine paper money by
the sharpers. who, after taking his gold
substituted. without his knowledge a
package containing light green colored
paper of the exact size of currency.
I Then. acting on the admonition of the
swindlers. Brown sealed and expressed
the valise, which contained the ''valu-
able" but unlawful. contents.
WHAT MIR. WHITE KNOWS.
One of the strongest links in this
chain of circumstances is that relating
n (rfxx . IL
White, of White & Sons company.
whom he met at Omaha and Travelled
with to Salt Lake. Brown told Mr.
White that he had prospered lately;
that he was just returning from New
York, where his parents reside, and
that he had left them a nice sum of
money. AS a matter of fact. Browns
parents live in Germany
The deceased frequently expressed
much apprehension about the safety Of
his valise, with it's valuable" con-
tents, which he had sent by express.
He as frequently said to Mr. White he
wished he had carried his grip with
hlm Other conversations Mr. White
had with Brown convinced the former
that his friend was laboring under a
great mental strain. The train talks
even went into the realms of religion.
forgiveness and the theory of resurrec-
ton. Brown holding to the view that
death in this world ended all.
on the train as far as Cheyenne were
two slick-lOOking individuals. who. ac-
cording TO what Brown told Mr. White.
were chance acquaintance from New
I ork- They wanted to monopoIize
browns attention so much that Mr..
White now believes they were confed-
crates OF the green goods" syndicate.
VINO were escorting their victim to a
safe distance from the place where the
deal was consummated.
BROWN BORROWED MONEY.
Another important link in the chain
UNFOLDING the belief that it was a case
OF self-destruction is the fact that
Brown, while he was believed to have
ample funds on hand even I'D TO tbe
day before his death and with which
ne paid several bills, was a borrower
On Monday he collected a bill of SIS
from W. >. Fugate, one of his custom
ers. and at the same time solicited a
loan OF $50 from him, saying he was
very much IN need of money to tide
MN over. Mr.. Fugate accommodated
him with the loan.
1t IS known too, that since his re-
turn Browns apparent happiness. and
contentment was feigned and not real
A circumstance at the Knights of
Pythias lodge meeting Tuesday even
ing is said to have occurred which
convinced his brother Knights that
something was agitating him almost to
the point of desperation
AS To INsIJR-
ANCE.
AS to the matter of the insurance
me ofncers believe that the deceased
so planned his exit from this world
hat every circumstance would indi-
eate robbery and murder rather than
suicide. thus removing any danger of
his heirs being unable to realize on
he S6,4OO of policies which he carried
n fraternal orders. whose risks might
De vitiated in event of the beneficiary
committing self-murder
OF THE OFFICERS.
In the opinion of the quickly-perceiv-
ng officers. the theory of robbery and
murder has fallen to the ground. They
believe they have discovered ample ;
motives for Browns death by his own
land. They point to the facts related
md conclude that Brown was the vic
i'm Of green goods" deal; that he
anne home only to discover how dear
y he had paid for the package of
'lank paper; that he found himself
financially embarrassed as the result OF
us loss of $1,000; that ne shrunk from
ne inevitable exposure and ridicule. ,
hat he could no longer bear I'D under
he strain of his loss and troubles. and !
verceme with chasrin and remorse.
lie planned suicide and executed his |
veil directed intentions so that the
world would believe he had been
obbed and cruelty murdered rather
han that his relatives and friends
would imDute suicide TO him who ma.
n wronging himself wronged others /
/ SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR APP :
POINTED.
Carl Brown. the brother of the de- I
eaSed apnlied to the probate court I
esterday for the appointment of Au-
ust Roland as special administrator
f the estate of the deceased. to take
barge of the stock of goods in the
tore The stock is valued at $500. and .
Deputy Clerk of the Court Blair made
he appointment as prayed fixing the /,
administrators bond at 81 200. +