The evening times., 1899-05-26
TAYLOR and BROWN
IN BbL7IM0RB JAIL,
Both Enter Pleas of Not Guilty
at Rockville.
The Murder Trial Set for The Last
Monday in June.
No Demonstratioas ON the Part of the
Maryland crowd-statement.
Made by the Prisoners.

Rockville, Md, Nay 26.-Armstead Tay-
ior and John Brown were arraignei before
Judge ]. B. Henderson at Rockville YES
terday afternoon. Both negroes pleaded
not guilty to the Indictment charging them
with the murder of Louis Rossnstein alI
his wife Dora at slidell. in Montgomery
county. Judge Henderson appointed SEN
ator W. V. Bouic end George Minor An
dersou as counsel for Brown and Robert
B. Peter was assigned by the court to de-
fend Taylor. Edward C. Peter was ap-
attorney in the prosecution.
Judge Henderson announced that the
two men would be tried on June 26, when
a special term OF court will be ordered to
hear the case. The term of the pitt jury
of the May court will expire June 3. and
it will be necessary to summon a new
jury. Hence the delay in the trial.
During the forty minutes ride from
Washington to Rockville Taylor and
Brown exchanged no words nor glance Of
recognition until Sheriff Thompson re-
marked to Taylor that he had not spoke n
to his uncle. Brown. who overheard this
remark. smiled. f-s
In answer to questions from the officers
having him in charge. Taylor insisted tlat
his confession was absolutely true. that it
was Brown who fiji st proposed the murder
Of Rosenstein and MS wife and that
Brown had already killed the husband
when he. Taylor, arrived at the store. and
that it was Brown who gave him the iron
rod and told him to go Upstairs and Xii.
the wife. Taylor said:
Il met Mrs. Rosenstein at the top Of
the stairway. She was in her night
clothes. l struck her over the head with
the iron rod. l then went down stairs.
She did not speak after l struck her but
continued to come down the steps. Brown
then went upstairs and got the money out
OF her dress pocket and the bureau draw
ers. / got about $500, think. There was
some gold in it. / then took the train and
rode as far as Forest Glen. left the
train then and took the street cars to
Washington l am telling the truth my
self. added the prisoner. Brown. the 9TH
er prisoner. listened to this statement mad
by Taylor. and. looking keenly into his
face, told him that lit was not true; that
he. Brown, was at home in bed when the
murder occurred Well, it is every man
for himself" added Taylor, land when we
gets to Rockville We will tell IT all
The two prisoners when arraigned pre-
sented striking contrast. Taylor in
height, lowered far above Brown. He
stood with his head erect and during the
reading OF the Indictment by Deputy Clerk
Bruneft never changed countenance. and
when asked to plead. guilty or not guilty,
he pondered for moment and at the in
struction of his counsel said not guilty.
Brown, who stood to the left of TAYLOR.
locked intently at the clerk of the cour,
and where the Indictment referred to him
having m ado tho ha
head and smiled When asked whether he
was guilty or not guilty. he replied: r am
not guilty. cause l weren't there at all %
The prisoners were then taken ito the
jail, where they were placed in separate
cells. Taylor being, locked up on the first
floor of the building and Brown on the
second floor '
Shortly before taking the train for BAL
timore Sheriff Thompson and Deputy Se,by
went to the jail where Brown. Taylor. and
Nellie Turner were brought into each 9TH
er's presence. Sheriff Thompson asked the
men whether they wished to rem1in in
Rockville or to be removed. Brown an
swered that he didn't care whether he
stayed Ori'went. Taylor said that he
would like to be taken away. The sheriff
then told Brown that Taylor insisted that
he Brown. killed Mr. Rosenstein. and
asked Brown il he had any statement to
make. Brown replied. looking at Taylor:
.Humph. l couldn't have done it. Mr.
Lewis (meanipg Mr.. Rosensten) was big
ger than am" The conversation was
then carried on between these three, and
throughout Taylor insisted on his original
statement With the exception of the re-
mark concerning Rosenstein's size Brown
made no replies whatever. but received
each statement made by Taylor with a
feeble smile. During the conversation
Taylor declared that the woman. Nellie
Turner. hated him. but that the truth COM
PEELED him to say that she knew nothing
whatever about his movements or Browns
and knew nothing whatever about the
transactions that morning. She said moth
ing.
At 5:25 o'clock p. m. Sheriff Thompson
left Rockville for Baltimore, where both
prisoners were taken to the city Jail for
safe keeping. Both men seemed glad to
get out of Rockville. There was no demon
stration on the part of the crowd. and it is
said that even had the people who were
here Wednesday remained they would not
have been molested. as the community are
thoroughly satisfied with the action Of the
court and the States Officers. which guar
antees a speedy trial.
States Attorney kilgour and Sheriff
Thompson received great credit in Mont
gomery county for their activity and in
telligence in bringing the accused persons
to trial.