Evening star., 1899-02-04
ALLEGED MURDER OF BABE
Mamie Brown and Her Mother and Bruce
Early Before Coroner.
Jury Hears the EvIdcnce-Deputy
Coroner's Report of the Autopsy
Mary Brown Held.

Coroner Carr and a jury today made an
investigation into the cause of death of the
child of Mamie Brown colored The body
of the infant was found In an ash barrel
In the yard at the home Of her parents
No. as3 street northwest, Thursday even
ing by Sergt. NcNeely of the eighth pre-
cinct. Mr.. Campbell Darlington represent
ed the defense; Mr. L. NJ. Hewlett was
also present for the same purpose.
Dr. l.. w. Glazebrook deputy coroner.
who made the autopsy. gave as his opinion
that the child had been born alive and was
put to death by some one.
Mr.. Carrngton asked DR.. Glazebrook IL
the child could not have been accidentally
killed by an inexperienced person who was
attending the girl DR. Glazehrook replied
that such thing WAS possible IN some
cases. but not in the case on hearing.
Sergt. 5. a. McNeely related how he and
the patrol wagon driver found the dead
body in an ash barrel. The information
that there was a child buried there came
from Mrs. Jane johnson. colored. who said
she was present at the birth Of the child,
and that IL was then alive.
Mrs. Jane Johnson OF 93l street north
west said she was present at the house OF
Mrs. Brown. 933 V street. last Monday
week, when Mamie's child was born. There
was no doctor in attendance. Mamie 10
about fourteen years old The baby was
born dead. Witness said she did not tell
Lieut.. Kenny that the child was born alive.
In reply to a question from the coroner
the witness said the baby did not cry at
any time. The child was buried in tho
place where found by its grandmother.
Mrs. Mary Brown.
Questioned by Mr.. Darlington the Wit
ness said she thought the birth of the baby
was premature. Replying TO questions from
the coroner the witness said the child was
buried the evening Of its birth.
Orders the Arrests.
Lieut.. John Kenny OF the eighth precinct
testified that the matter under investiga-
ton was reported to him, and after investi-
cation he ordered Acting Sergt Kenny and
officer Buckiy to arrest Mamie Brovsl, her
mother, Mrs. Mary Brown; Mrs. Jane john
son and Bruce Early, all colored. He as
serted that Mrs. Johnson told him the babe
born alive. The girl made contraoic-
tory statements. Sergt. McNeeiy was pres
ent when Jane johnson said the child was
born alive.
officer Thomas G. Buckley corroborated
the testimony previously given regarding
the arrests.
Acting Sergt. William j. Kenny gave evil
dence similar TO the preceding witness, but
added that yesterday Mrs. Mary Brown in
formed him that she had buried the child
in IN ash barrel because she was too poor
to give 1t decent interment.
Mamie Brown, mother OF the child ssid
she was little more than fourteen years
old, and that she gave birth to a child last
MONDAY week. II was dead she uelieQ
having said IL alive when born. In re-
ply to a question from the coroner. Mamie
said Bruce Early was the father of the
child.
Positive Denial.
Mamie declared positively that her moth
er did not kill the baby.
Sergeant McNeely, who was recalled, said
he was present when Jane johnson told
Lieutenant Kenny the child was born alive.
Mrs. Mary Brown, mother Of Mamie, said
the child was born dead. She explained the
attending circumstances to the jury and
said the reason she buried the body in the
ash barrel was because she was too poor to
put it away properly. Had the child lived
she said she would have raised ii as her
own.
This closed the testimony, and after
brief deliberation the jury rendered d YER
dict that the child was born alive, and that
Mrs. Mary Brown, mother Of Mamie, was
responsible for its death. The accused was
then committed to jail by Coroner Carr for
the action Of the grand jury.
BY direction Of the police authorities
Mamie Brown mother Of the child said TO
have been murdered; Bruce Early, its a.
legged father, and Mrs. Jane johnson, who
was present at its birth, were this after
noon taken into custody and viii be held as
witnesses for the government.