Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-14
OLD MASTER INTERCEDES.
w. f. Belt to Appeal to Governor in
Browns Behalf.
Sr.Dn ial Il Il, 70. g.

w. f.. Belt to Appeal to Governor in
Browns Behalf.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
FREDERICK, Nd, August 14-John AL
fred Brown. colored, who is in Jail here
under sentence of death for alleged par
ticipation in the Rosenstein murder in
Montgomery county. has received a mes
sage from w. e. Belt. his former master
who lives in Chicago, and whose interest
in the case has been noted previously in
The Star, telling him that he will reach
Frederick Tuesday afternoon to intercede
with the governor in his behalf Were it
not that the Jail officials assured Brown
some days ago that no power on earth
could him, the receipt of the tele-
gram would probably have had bad eff
feet on him But he did not seem 10 get
any consolation from the telegram. al
master He put the telegram aside after
reading it, and then resumed his deyo-
tonal exercises. Mir. Belt, it appears has
engaged an attorney in Chicago, and will
also have local attorney assist him when
he reaches here tomorrow.
Brown has also received a letter from n
lady relative of Mr.. Belt. who lives in
Washington. She assured him that every
thing possible would be done for him. At
the time of Browns trial the promDt re-
turn of the verdict of conviction was a
surprise to many of those who had heard
the testimony. 1t was the intention of some
of them to make an effort to have Gov
ernor LoWndes grant Brown several
mCnths in which to prove his innocence if
he could do Many people believed that
If the governor took this action something
would happen that would reveal the where
abouts of the missing money that has not
yet been accounted for, and which the
prosecution alleged Brown got as his share
of the crime. Nothing has yet been done
by the citizens here who were interested in
the case, and, it is stated Browns attor-
ney has entirely dropped out of the case
1t is stated that Brown wanted to go on
the stand at the time of his trial and
make a statement in his own behalf but
he refrained from doing because of the
advice given him. Browns conviction was
brought about, it is declared. mainly on
the testimony of ATmstead Taylor his al
legged accomplice, and since the trial Tay-
lor has made several statements concern
ing Browns alleged connection with the
murder. His last statement was that
Brown was not implicated in the crime
present but that ,he (Taylor) killed both
Louis Rosenstein and his wife What, if
any, effect Taylor's last statement will
have On his appeal for clemency remains
to be seen. When Mr. Belt reaches here
tomorrow he may endeavor to get an affi-
davit from Taylor to present to Governor
Lowndes.
AS already stated, Brown knows his
friends will makel effort to have the
governor grant him a respite, but he be-
lieves that the efforts will be fruitless.
For this reason he has not ceased making
preparations for death. Rev. Father ]. +.
x Coleman of st. Johns Catholic Church
pays him frequent visits, and will admin
lister the sacraments before the prisoner
starts on his journey to Rockville, whether
that be Thursday night or Friday morn
ing.
Rev. Osborne Ingle of All Saints Protes-
tant Episcopal Church is still ministering
&c, rynrr L.,.,
to taylor unnes M, ch care tay d mas unr
as quiet and orderly as any other pris-
oner in the jail. He has gained many
pounds of flesh since his arrival here for
safe-keeping and trial. 1t is now believed
he will create no scene on the scaffold, as
was feared he would at the time of his
conviction With the hanging of Taylor
the killing Of Sergeant Fritz Passau in