Hide Article Text (OCR)
Rose Browning Charged with Murder. DONE IN THIECE’S OLD SALOON Victim Had Been on a Protracted Spree with Austin Andrews, a Neighbor Farmer, and Took the Woman to Murray—Slept on a Bil liard Table and After Waking Was Taken in and Died in the Saloon. evideniate of another murder have come to Vecht at Murray. The victim in the case is Alvin Green, who wns found dead on Saturday last at Max- Held’s wilogn, situated on the road to the “olf smelter’ The circumstances surrounding the cave are stil shrouded in mystery. The stomach of the deceased is In the hands of Prof Whaching of this city, who will make an analysia of its con tents, after which It can be determined whether or not the unfortunate man was poisoned. In the county jail lies Rose Brown Ing, known also by the name of “Jack Rove Bhe is charged with the mur der of Green at Murray on Saturday, ‘The story of the affair gathered at Murray yesterday is as follows ON A PROTRACTED SPREE Alvin Green and Austin Andrews, both of South Cottonwood and farmers by occupation, were on protracted Spree the latter part of last week. On Friday oieht they cine wo thikelly, and meeting the Browning woman, In duced her to go to Murray with them Both men were well supplied with cash, having over $50 between them. Arriving at Murray, they wended their way to the saloon near the wmel ters which was formerly the place of Thiede, the condemned murderer . Mike Hall, otherwise known as “Slaughter House Mike was behind the bar, and dispensed cheap slaver to the visitors in such quantities that the night was made hideous by their drunken carousal. Promhe testimony it is learned that the woman and Green went to sleep on the billard ladly, and Andrews took a slow @ amacot in the back room. Then comes a break in the details, for none of the principals seem to re member anything else GREEN WAS FOUND DEAD. The woman disappeared, and the next seen of Green was the following morning (Saturday), when he ap peared at Maxfield's saloon on the road perth of Murray, complained of being Wi and begged to be allowed to le down The man in charge sent him in to the rear room, and nothing more was heard of him until he was found deaf, but In the afternoon, Dr. W R Forrebee of Murray was milled to the saloon at 6 o'clock Satur day night and found the man dead The physician says he must have been dead three or four hours, but could put all from what cause death had result ed. There had been rumors of a drug having been adtministered the men in the Thlede siloon, but the physician knew nothing of this He said it was probable death had been caused by al coholism, SANDERS INVESTIGATED fireat excitement and in large amount of talk caused Justice Sanders to open up 2 thorough Investigation. Furtner testimony revealed the fact that the Crowning woman was in morphine feud, and while at the saloon Friday night, frequently used a hypodermic syringe to inject some drug into her arm Andrews had cone to his home in Cottonwood. He does not remember how he got there, but when he looked for tle money, to conta wte all he could find. Green's pockets were also empty, in these with other suspicious cireurmn ssances fed a brother of the deceased to swear to a complaint yesterday be fore Justice Sanders, “charging the Hrownlnss woman with the murder of Green, a WOMAN IS IN JAIL. Dr Ferrebee and Dr Nesbitt of Salt Lake made a post-mortem examination and removed the stomach, which was sent to Prof. Hirsching for the analy sin af t18 contents. The woman was arcosted and placed In the county Jail. The funeral of Green will be held to day at South Cottonwood The arrest of the woman was mae nm Monday eventing by Constable Whalen of Murray precinct who de foulted her on suspicion. He brought the prisoner to this city and handed her over to Sherif Hardy for safe feeping. The regular complaint was sworn to yesterday as stated. An effort was made that eventing to be the prisoner, but she was Mil and refused to be interviewed. Richard Penman’s Suicide. During the heavy snowstorm on Sun day, about 9 o clock In the morning young Richard Penman of Bountiful, going to his barn was started beyond all speech by seeing the body of his father hanging from a beam. John Penman, the suicide is an old settler of Bountiful. OF late years he all had finneral troubl as this was the cause of the shield which was done In a fit of melanchelia He left the house early and went to the barn He attached a strome chain to the crossbeam and placed his head In the loop, ‘Then he jumped from the ladder on which he was standing and evidently died shortly afterward to his side was a copy of the Ponte of Mormon and in it was written: Give my books to John. I have been too much after getting money.
Newspaper Details
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Wed, Mar 04, 1896
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Dari T.
USA 08 Jun 2026
Other Publications Near Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Daily Tribune
Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette
Deseret News Salt Lake Telegram
Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Telegram
