The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-04
BROWN Will atone
FOR ALL he HAS. DONE
Confined From FIRST Rago.)

IN, As4s confined From EtlrStG 4RQSo.) ~
be given q preliminary hearing before
Justice John III tho Police Court this;
morning. IIe will probably waive cxami-
nation, md tho cuse will be. scnt or to
the grand jury. That body meets next
Monday An Indictment will be drawn
against him, his case Will be set for
hearing, and It. Is altogether probable
that he will plead guilty. ard rest on tho
mercy OF tho court III i-i 55
Brown left Richmond on November Esd.
He went to New York, thence to Pits
burg, thence to Chicago. There he located.
SAllIthe time he was In communication
With his family. but his letters did not
come direct to Richmond lie lad friends
who sympathlzed with him. and who
wanted to do lwhat@tliey coudGforahlm..
He went from Chica go.to Cuba. whore
he purchased some property for some
thing over $1,000. Back TO tho United
States he came, and was for time IN
tho nelghborhood Of Richmond IIe still
kept Up communication with his family.
Then he returned to !Chicago; his wife
followed him on Sunday, February Glst.
and on the following Friday he was ar
rested.
Comfortably Fixed.
Brown Is omfortably fixed rae the
city TAIL as circumstances allow.
Friends have donated pillows and
sheets, his room Is full OF. fruit and other
delicacies and he Is allowed to receive
friends. All day yesterday he was re-
celving, and he felt that IN his nllsfor-
tune he was not deserted.
When q Times Dispatch man saw him.
he looked about as he did when he was
familiar figure on the streets OF Rich-
mond. he displayed some nervousness.
but was making q brave effort to brace
himself for the inevitable He spoke in
a checry voice. ana told Of his trip from
Chicago to Richmond
II stand ready to atone for what may
have done,' he said. when 1t Is all
over my family will join mo In Richmond.
and I will live down the past. Drink Is
what did II. ! began n year ago, q little
at time. A short While before lett
Richmond, 7 realized that I had done don
away with more Than / could replace. so
I took MI that was In sight, and
left had been drinking don't really
think knew what I was doing.
"Now l soc It all. and stand ready,
with the help Of God to take my punish-
ment.
Worked the Case.
About tho middle Of December. Mr..
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| came hero from New York, where he
now lives, but he Is q native OF LexlnS-
ton, Va. On December 2Sth, no started
on his work. lie took Mr.. Charles Hall
| In with him, and for n month lie watched
the Brown household. When Mrs. Brown
got ready to go to New York. Mr., Nor
rison went OH the Same train.
| In Chicago he invoked tho services Of
the detective agency Of Mcclure and
White. Together they located Brown
| where TO had rented furnished apart
nents for three months time. io wnt
watched for several days, and when q
good opportunity presented Itself 70 ar
rest Brown. without creating scene
| he VAS taken IN charge.
It took some little persuasion TO recover
\ tho money. But n great part Of y was
| eventually turned back. and tho lnslr
ance company will not lose q cont,
Jewelry Returned.
Before going away. Brown got g lot q
Iewelry from Kohlcr's and another 10
from Nowlan's. Tho whole amounted t
about $500. This will BIO returned to w
| "Brown has my sympathy" said Mr.
| Morrison, last night. 'Iie feels his po
sition keenly, lIo denies nothing am
feels relief NOW that no has the matte
4 OF his lMnu. ,p q
Il "rhere was n touching scene when n
left Chicago. There were no indications
that he was under arrest.
please Mr.. Morrison, let papa wea
his own clothes" eaid his little girl, viii
great big tears In her eyes. and vision
OF the convicta IN Capitol Square, in thcl
striped suits before her.
"rake care of papa" said the litt
boy, trying In u manly way to be brave
h,It with water In his ewes,
1.-THE wife broke down completely, Sh
almost collapsed, But She Is brave
strong woman. and 1t VIII all DO we
when this thing comes To an ond.
II saw the paper with the alleged con
fession OF Browns said MI. Morrison
"about Ills reasons for taking tho none
being that he thought his salary shoul
have been raised. and SO forth. Their
was no truth In that he did not spea
TO Q newspaper man out Of my presence
and such an interview, was never gysr
Il He Acknowledged. that drink led to l