The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07
BABE OF UNWED
PARENTS DYING
Modern JekyII and Hyde Be-
walls Misdeeds Behind Bars
While Child Starves
Double Existence Dates From
New Orleans Home, Where
Illegal Union Began

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-One of the pen
slties of the double life led by Charles
F. Brown, the carpenter who legiti-
mately supported his wife at S17 Twen-
fy-fourth street by the sweat Of his
brow and begged charity for his con-
sort, Kate Rowe. and their two small
children, viii probably be the death of
the younger by starvation. The infant,
only four months old. is dying slowly
5n its mothers arms in their basement
home at 712l1 Eleventh street, and to-
day while the Jekyli and Hyde father
wept in remorse behind the city jail
bars a clergyman went to the home
where there is no blessing of we'd
lock and baptized the dying baby Ed
ward.
Nefghbors called in doctors today in
an effort 10 save the babe. There is
little that can be done, however, ex-
cept give nourishment to the mother,
Tor It is through her want that the Of
spring is brought TO the brink OF the
grave.
Brown, as he was known to his en-
ployers and in the home Of his true
wife, was at the home of Kate Rowe
last night when he was arrested. The
emaciated condition of the mother and
the dying child was the sight that met
the officers when t~ey entered the base
ment dwelling to arrest Brown. He
was known at that place as Charles
Thompson, man out of work and
money, and his Incarceration has not
added to the misfortunes of the woman
and the children. They lived on the
charity Of neishbors before, and today
are being cared for by the same means.
Brown played his role Of Johnson by
night By day he was always Charles
T. Brown, the carpenter who worked
for Keitch & Co, and took his earn
jngs TO his legal wife. Every night
after his dinner he left her and went
TO the other woman. There he stayed
until midnight, the police have learned,
and then returned to his home in
Twenty street, where Mrs.
Brown awaited him.
Browns dual life began before com
ing to Oakland he was married 20
years ago to Mrs. Brown and they lived
in New Orleans. Next door TO them
moved the family of Kate Rowe about
two years ago and Brown soon after
IS said TO have eloped with her. His
wife reported him missing and when
he returned some months later forgave
his neglect and lived with him again.
About a year ago the Rowe family
came to California. The carpenter, un-
willing TO give up the second woman
for his wife, came to San Francisco and
he and his wife lived in that city for
some time. In January. 1907, the
Browns removed to Oakland Soon
after the first child of Brown and Kate
Rowe was born, and shortly after
that Kate Rowe became missing to her
family at Chenery and McPike streets
San Francisco.
She had been brought to Oakland by
the carpenter in his character of Mr.
Hyde, who all the time, il has been
learned by the police, was maintaining
his other character Of DR.. JekylI in
the home Of himself and Mrs. Brown
at s17 Twenty-fourth street
Upon her arrival in Oakland Mrs.
Johnson was the name assumed by
kate Rowe, who took a room at e17
Eleventh street Johnson became the
nighttime name of Brown, who kept
his place as a carpenter in the Veitch
shops and used his earnings to support
his own home and wife. At that time
his double life began in this city.
When Mrs Johnson fell Ill a neigh
Dor Mrs. NJ. Moore, paid a hospital bill
and the younger son was born. He is
the infant who is starving to death.
Today Father BURY of the church of
the Immaculate Conception christened
the child for approaching death The
elder OF the two children is named
Charles Johnson, now only IS months
old.
Brown was visited In the jail today
by his wife, the woman called John
son being too i'll TO leave her room.
lie appeared in the police court this
morning to answer to a charge of
Nagrancy and was given until tomor-
row TO plead. Unless either his wife
or his alleged consort will charge him
with felony he probably cannot be