Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
IN
COUNTY JAIL
CUTS THROAT
Calmly Tells Fellow
Inmates Good
By, Boys"
Leaves Notes to Friends
Showing Deed Was
Premeditated
Asks Brother to Bury Him Under d
Cheap Tombstone and Keep His
Grave Green-Accused
Of Robbery

Tired Of life and respondent because
of sickness ]. H. Brown dramatically !
cut his throat in the county Jail at
IL o'clock yesterday morning. Brown
borrowed a razor of a prisoner named
Wood, shaved himself, washed his
face, combed his hair, turned to his
fellow prisoners and said Good by, |
boys" Then he quickly drew the
heavy blade across his neck from a
point just below the right ear to the
front of the throat, opening a cash
which caused his head to fall to the |
left shoulder. Then he calmly handed |
the razor back to Wood and walked to |
the front of the corridor, a distance |
Of about thirty feet. The dying man
grasped the bars with his hands and |
stood there till he expired.
Charged with Robbery
Brown was brought to the jail from
Pasadena on April 90 on charge of
robbery He was held under $4,000 bail
for trial in the superior court. The
man was from Fresno. His occupation
was a bartender, and his age was 80
years. In the warrant under which he
was held he gave the name of George
H. Burns, but in a note written before
he died he said his name was Brown.
It is said his mother, Mrs. S. j. Brown,
lives in Fresno Brown has several
! relatives in Fresno county. His broth
| err G. E. Brown, lives at PollaSky and
his mother, Mrs. S. j. Brown, lives In
the city of Fresno. woman com
panion of his named Miss Flora Brown
| lives at the Richmond hotel, 213B
| Commercial street. The mans family
has been notified by the sheriff.
Jailer Martin Aguirre of the county
iail said Yesterday, This man was the
first ever saw die with his eyes open.
All indications point to the cool and
deliberate planning of the deed He
| left several notes which were written
on Saturday. One of these is to his
brother, another to the sheriff and
third to a woman named Brown, with
whom he is supposed to have been
connected in some way.
Note to Brother
The one to his brother is the longest
and gives the cearest indication of
the mans forethought in planning his
deed 1t follows:
LOS Angeles, May 10, 1907.
"My Dear Brother:
George here is few of my last
words to YOU George l am innisent
as a lam of what they have charged
me with and I am a goner. My back
has given away on me and l am going
to put myself out of my mizory. BURY
me somewhere in town somewhere
not where Father is as no one of you
ever go there-put cheap tombstone
on my grave and keep IL green as L
would do as much for you. tell My
poor Old Mother, Maud, Grace, Mamie,
Nellie and Charley that I wish them
all of the luck in the Wide world and
of course yourself. Mr.. Sheriff you
will pleas send My Body to MIR. G.: 70.
Brown Pollasky that is you can ship
it to Fresno and notify him at Pol
iasl<y. MY mother, Mrs. S. ]. Brown
lives in Fresno. My brother G. j.
Brown lives in Clovis, Fresno Co., Pol
lasky is in Fresno County also. My
name Is j. H. Brown So good bye
dear brothers and sisters, as ever your
loving brother.
(Signed) - H. BROWN.
Chides Woman
The note to the sheriff said, "Pleas
send this to Miss Flora Brown at the
Richmond Hotel, 21S1a Commercial
street, Los A"
The note to the woman shows the |
man to have been somewhat downcast
because of her actions to him. 1t is
poorly written. Here is the text: my
dear Floe, Mama your best friend Is
gone. Why did you not meet me?
Darling Good Bye. Mama Remember |
me Darling as l sure have you. so
good bye Floe and be good as ever
"JOHNNIE,"
81. H. BROWN"
"Come to the norge and see me-"
On a card of the Fresno Produce
company he wrote an incoherent note
to his brother. Brother John, now
when you get this money come at
once. 1 am very much in need of
money and you can help me out and
he to your benefit at the same time.
George e. Brown" Then on the
nrinted side of the card he wrote these
words. Good bye, expect to see you
soon" 1t would seem from the dis
connected manner in which this was
written that the man was out of his
mind.
The body was taken to Pierce Broth
ers' undertaking parlors.
Accused of Robberies
Rurns was accused of the robbery Of
the Hotel Mitchell, one of the boldest
holdup deeds in the history of Pasa-
dena. on the afternoon of April II. The
holdup had been committed on the aft |
ernoon of the Saturday preceding, April
IA He was arrested and booked on a |
charge of vagrancy by Patrolman Jack |
Pierce of the Pasadena police.
Saturday morning previous Burns OBJ
tanned employment with the Charter
Oak hotel in the capacity of window |
(COnTInued ON Page Three.) !