Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-24
BLOODY PENKN|FE
1t Cut the Threats of
Two People.
Sunday Morning Crime in a
North Third Street House.
James Brown Used the Knife Oh Cora
Miller and Himself.
GETTING ALONG NICELY.


Saturday crime was committed AZ
800 North Third street. and on Sunday
morning there were two victims with
their throats cut
James Brown lies in one of the
rooms, under guard. with CHASTITY
wound extending from ear to ear. and
Cora Miller. the madam OF the house.
IN another room, with her throat part.
b cut from right to left
Saturday night last Brown and Cora.
VINO had often sought the wine when IL
was red. We're out on a regular old.
fashioned spree-a pace that usually
kills. and early Sunday morning turn.
cd In for "A few hours rest
On reaching the house, Brown felt
like sleep was needed. and rolled over
on the bed.
Here the story to the beginning OF q
bloody crime starts:
Cora says that they got to quarreling
and she slapped him In the face and
told him she wanted nothing more to
do with him. That angored him and
getting up from the bed. he took out a
small-bladed pocket knife and slashed
her across the throat. He then com
monced cutting and slashing at his
owl throat She then ran out of the
room, yelling Murder and when the
other inmates of the house arrived
and saw the bloody deed. they gave
the alarm as hurriedly as possible.
Browns story T. that he was trying
to sleep. when Cora commenced pun.
melting him and pulling his hair. and
accusing him of this and that. He
then cut her IN the throat. not intend.
ing ID TO be so serious. but thinking
that he had killed. her and that he
would ne hanged for the crime. he then
inflicted the wounds upon himself with
= intent to Kill
Officers arrived at the bloody scene
half an hour after the crime had been
committed. followed few minutes
later by Drs. earns and Wroth.
Marshal McMillin placed Brown un.
der arrest and left guard IN charge.
while the doctors went about attending
To the victims of the dcbauch and
quarrel.
Or. earns attended to the man and
scwed up his wound He found the
throat cut from ear To ear. the wind.
pipe cut and punctured In several
places, and the external carotid artery
severed.
DR., Wroth looked after the woman
and discovered that the knife had en-
tered the center Of the throat on the
right side and cut mp toward the left
ear The wound was nearly four inches
long and deep enough 10 sever the
windpipe or trachia.
Both physicians give II as their opn-
ion that both Brown and the woman
Will survive their CHASTITY wounds. pro-
yided no complications set in. although
1t is yet too soon To make any predic.
ton as To the outcome.
At this hour both are resting easy.
and DR. earns has given instructions
To the officers who hold Brown. that
he must not be removed until he so
orucrs.
Cora Miller and her sister. Lille.
are from Missouri. and II Is said that
their names are assumed. They desire
10 keep the shame OF their life from a
good and aged mother now residing
near Kansas City.
Brown Is known here as base ball
player--a member OF the Browns club,
and later as n bartender at the Metro
politan when the resort was run by
Mr.. Berry. He came here first from
the government Indian school ut Santa
Fe, where he was In the service OF the
government. He il said to be one
eighth wyandotte, and graduated as n
member OF that tribe of Indians az
Haskell institute, Lawrence, Kansas.
His parents now reside at Wyandotte.
Indian Territory. where his father Is
reported TO be quite wealthy and In
the stock raising business He always
bore a good reputation. but of recent
date has been drinking heavily. He
has many friends in the city.