The times., 1899-05-18
HIS CRIME IN MARYLAND.
The Murder and Robbery of Post
master Rosenstein Mt Slideu.

The Murder and Robbery of POST
master Rosenstein Mt Sliden.
The crime for which the negro Hum
phrey Brown. alias Taylor. is wanted oc-
CURED at Slidea. a small postofiice in
Montgomery county, Md, two miles north
of Boyd's Station, on Saturday morning.
May 13. Some time during the early morn
ing hours he is supposed to have effected
an entrance to the small store kept by
Louis Rosenstein and his wife Dora. On
being discovered the negro fiercely at
tackled the proprietor and his wife Both
of the victims were shockingly mutilated
about the head. Rosenstein received three
cuts on the top of the head, measuring
from three to four inches in length, one
cut in V-shape on the right side of the
head and an ugly mashed wound just back
of the right ear.
His wife was also seriously wounded
about the head. All the circumstances in
the case pointed to Humphrey Brown as
being the guilty party. On the night of
the crime Brown stopped at a colored
mans house near Slidell whose name is
John Brown. relative of his. and it is
said by John Browns wife that Humphrey
Brown made threats against his victims
and cautioned John Brown to wake him
early in the morning. but Humphrey
Brown, the assailant awohe first and
abused John for not waking him earlier.
He left, and it is supposed went directly
to Rosensten's, and it is thought called
Rosensten from his bed on the pretence
of wanting to buy pair of shoes. When
Rosenstein turned he was dealt repeated
blows on the top and side of his head,
rendering him unconscious. 1t is believed
this aroused Mrs. Rosenstein, who started
tot hut I,,
Brown. the assailant, who struck her re-
peatedly on the head inflicting ugly
wounds. He then turned his attention to
the bureau. where he ransacked the draw
ers, finding four pocketbooks, which, it is
said contained money, as the Rosensteins
were known to have quantity of cash.
He emptied the bureau drawers of their
contents, with the exception of a broken
ring. He then walked downstairs and
stood in the door. In the meantime Gar
ret Linthicum, farmer living near the
Rosenstein's place, passed, and the negro
ordered him to walk on. Linthcum,
thinking the man was drunk. came on TO
Boyds, and on his return from there met
the negro making his way toward Boyd's.
Brown then went to Boyd's and took the
BIS o'clock train for Washington. He is
known TO have left the train at Forest
Glen, small station west of this city.
On Saturday night the two victims of the
brutal assault were taken to Baltimore
and there placed in a hospital. On Sun
day night Rosenstein died from the result
of his injuries in the Maryland University
Hospital Mrs. Rosensten is yet in a pre-
carious condition. Various reports as to
the Whereabouts OF the negro were circu-
lated and scarcely day has passed but
what some one has seen the murderer
The police of Baltimore and Washington
were notified and Sheriff Thompson. of
Montgomery county, has been busy in his
efforts to locate the murderer.
Sheriff Thompson expressed the opinion
that the fugitive was in this city and be-
lieved that he would attempt to see his
brothers wife. The sheriff based the opin-
ion that Brown was located here on the
fact that lie was unable to learn anything
of the movements of the man since he
arrived at Forest Glen. Ii was there that
Brown left the train. which he boarded at
Boyds Sunday morning. Sheriff Thomp-
son thought that the man knew he
would be apprehended if he attempted to
enter the city on the train and came here
on foot.
Nothing definite, was learned of the
fugitives whereabouts until yester-
day. He was located yesterday morning
and had it not been for the fear and lack
of discretion shown by the citizens in the
neighborhood of the Rock Creek Gene
terry the man would have then been cap
tured. He was caught in barn near the
cemetery by residents of the neighborhood
and made good his escape while they were
all endeayoring to notify the police of his
apprehension. The police of the Eighth
precinct responded to a hurry message. but
before the officers arrived at the place
where the man had been located he had
disappeared.
The coraliing of the man supposed to be
Brown was due to the citizens in the
neighborhood of the Rock Greek Cemetery,
as was also the fact that he escaped arrest.
He was found sleeping in a barn yesterday
morning. A close examination of the man
developed that he answered Browns de-
scription In every detail, and there is lit