PAGE EIGHT. Brutal Crime In Northern New York. REGEED BY FORGE BODY WITH HEAD CRUSHED JAMMED IN A TRUNK. ---- Mrs. Patric" Bremnan's Property the Motive--Her Neighbor, Mrs. James Farmer, Said to Have Confessed--Latter and #« Husband Occupy Cells in Jail at Watertown, N.Y, Watertown, N.Y., April 29 --Jammed 'within the narrow confines of a trunk, with her head mashed to a jelly, one ear gong and her body mutilated until recognition was almost impossible, the body of Mrs. Sarah Brennan, wife of Patrick Brennan, of Brownville, was fond, Monday afternoon, in a back kitchen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Farmer, of that village. Brutal in its hideousness almost be- yond description, the erime marks the t smirch upon the pages of Northern New York's criminal annals. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer committed the foul deed. The story of the crime bad its incep. tion months ago. Back on October 41st the records at the county clerk's of show that some one imperson- ating Mrs. Brennan came before At- tarwey Francis Burns and acknowl edged a deed which transferred the Brennan howe to the Farmers for the sum of $2,100, The authorities say that Mrs. Farm- er impersonated Mrs, Brenngn on that oecasion and the signatures are forger- jen, On January Tth last, the records show, the Farmers deeded the proper- ty to their ten-months-old baby, the ucknowledgment being taken before one Flora M. Payne. On April 24th, the day belore the murder, a search revealed the fact that the insurance upon the house had heen. transferred from the Brennans to the Farmers. Fasalleling almost act by act, the m As but a repetition of the Fre- her murder in Hufialo, in 1905, when two 'aged peoplé were killed for their roperty, and . the murderer, Bonier, ater paid « the penalty in the death vhair at Anburn, , Side hy 'aide lived the Brennans and the: Farmers. - Kind-hearied old- people were the Brennans, and no one ever left their. door in: want, Wealthy en: ough to edjoy life's simple pleasures, the Brennans were objects of joalousy to' the Parmers. There wore stories afloat in' the litle village that Mrs, I an the property, bat this she and her husband denied and wondered how: it started. 2 when: Mrs. Brennan 'upon' her next door neighbors wore black in memory of a daugh- tes who was claimed hy death some time ago. Neighbors saw ler enter the Farmer home. From it she never 0 Her return was made: in- side & trunk, ' All "yap happy when Mrs. Brennan ft her hua ud at. the CR. sington mill that morning. When hip returned, that afternoon, he found the front door locked. Je felt behind the blind for the key and, not finding it, went to the barn, which was also locked. With a hammer he pulled the hasp, sécured a ladder and entered a wisdow.. He thought that perhaps his wife was out calling, but wopdered that she bad failed to leave the key. Ten minutes later Brennan was at work tearing down the stormhouse. He had almost finished when Farmer, who had not been working for some time past, came to the fence, "Don't you know that I own that place now," said = Farmar. and replied that turned in. amazement he did not. "Yes, 'the place is mine, all right," continued Farmer. "I bought it last Qetober, and you can see. the deed at the county clerk's office. I paid $2.- 100 for it." , "That's funny." commented Bren nan. 'My wife never said anything about it, and you neither have said apy thing about it all these months." armer replied that he didn't think there was need of it, inasmuch as Mes. Brennan had been paying him $24 a week rent for it, but that now he decided that 24 would move is and Sijoy his own. Worried at the turn which affairs had taken, anxious over his wile's Brennan again and again, over which Mr; Faruer exercised great care. Satisfied in his own mind that all was pot right Brennan called opon District-Attorney Pitcher on Monday afternoon, who at once sent Sheriff Bellinger and a number of his assis tants to the scene. 'I'he sherifi first closely questioned Mrs. Farmer regard- ing Mra, Brennan's disappeatance. She turned "pale, but said that she knew nothing of it. In the back kitchen the sheriff found the trunk, An odor came from jt and the sheriff suspected that the body was within, When asked for the keva the Farmers ciaimed to «have lost them, and with a hammer the lock was forced. A horrible sight met the officer's eyes--a battered countenance, blood and hair intermingling, the body for cod and jammed until it filled the space, skirts partly covering the limbs. When the discovery was made Bren- nan and Farmer sat together, "My God, did you do this ¥* moan: ed Brennan, "As God is my witness | did not," replied Farmer, A moment's consultation and Farmer was given a chance to upon the ghastly spectacle. It too much and a moment more and confession = was had from her. She said, she had felled the woman with the axe and then washed the instru. ment and the blood spots from the floor. Later she claimed that as Mrs. Bren- nan stepped to the parlor window Far- mer stepped behind ber and drove the axe 'against her head with the excla- mation, "here, damn you, 1 have done with you." And then as Mrs. Farmer accused her husband, Farmer aceuged his wife. Shackled to the officers Farmer was taken to the jail, saying nothing during the trip, The wile, however, talked, and once when the deputy re- marked that her dreams, sleeping in the same room with the trunk, must have heen had, she replied with go smile that they were not so worse. In her arms she carried a nursing hahy. Beneath a bed mattress was found a stained coat, with evidence of wash- ing. The floor of the parlor had been scrubbed, yet the telltale blotches remained. When the body was taken from the trunk there was found a comb, a button from a man's coat and the torn pocket. The bloody axe was found outside the door. Coroner Pierce and several physi- cians made an examination of the body. There were three cuts on the left wrist, the feft ear was severed with three inch gashes behind it, hoth lips were' cut through, a long cut on the forehead over both eyes, a cut on the top of the skull, which was not fractured; several cuts about the side of 'the face, the left jaw being broken, There were no evidences that a blow had heen struck from behind, and the supposition is advanced by the officers that the blow came from the side and afterwards blows had been rained upon the fave to finish the job. Farmer is about thirty years of age, his wife twenty-four, Mrs. Brennan be- ing fifty-five years of age. Brennan runs a boiler at the. Remington mill. | It. wax ascértained that some time ago the Farmers. bought a house off John Reinwald, near:Ontario mill, and not being able to make payment upon it, lost the property. » Mrs. Farmer has been mixed up in police afiairs, having caused the ar- rest of a boarder once, and later be- ing arrested herself, - In 1886 Patrick Brepnan's mother was attacked by robbers at the sceng of Thursday's crime. She was héatep so badly that she died. Arrest® were made but the case never came to trial. Later 4 man was arrested and sent to prison for twenty years for another ¢rime. 'The Brennan affair was traced to him. Previous to coming to Brownville Mrs. Farmer was a Mary O'Brien, who was once employed as a domestic at the home of Phillip Roth, in Rich- mond avenue, in Buffalo. Farmer also bails from Bufialo originally, having been a sailor. IN SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS. Timber Famine is Striding To- ward United States. New York, April 29.--The Herald has received the following cable de- spatch from London: 'The govern mént commission which has been in- quiring into Irish forestry reports to parliament that the United States is consuming its timber and destroying te forests to an alarming extent. Jt tells parliament that of the four great forest areas originally in the country two are actically gone and = the third and fourth ave going. It says that a timber famine ix coming in seven league boots. Evidence was given before the com- mittee that Canada's supply is also in danger and is likely in the future to be heavily encroached om by the United States. About a third of the y of timber coming into the Uni Kingdom, or nearly £7,000,000 (835,000,000) worth annually, comes from these countries. In consequence of this state of Sings there is felt in the British market an increase in the price of foreign timber and deterioration i its quality. The prices of some varie- ties have gope up thirty 40 forty per cent. in twenty Mrs, look was a £ gl F { i E ¢ | 2 23 : Iz THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, "WEDNESDAY, APR THE SPORT REVIEW LONGBOAT IS UNDERGOING TRAINING For the Great Marathon Race-- George S. Lyon, Canadian [Golf Champion to Take Part in Olympic Games. "Jack" Williams, of Kingston, has been selected captain of the Ottawa AAC J team. It has been officially announced that "Pete" Green will both conch and manage the Capital lacrosse team, of Ottawa, Almonte people are again enthusing over lacrosse, and the club Was been reorganized, with the prospects ior a fast team exceedingly bright. George 8S. Lyon, the Canadian ama- tear golf champion, has decided to re- present this country at the Olympic ames, and will leave, to-morrow, tor fad: "Nick" Bawli, player, and full back, hockey track wan, will play third or short for Ottawa College baseball team this year. "Nick's" baserunning last season was quite a feature. The first competitions on the Olym- pic games programme at London be- gin on Wednesday of next week. That is the opening day for covered court Jawn tennis, a game that is not play- ed in Canada. Calgary Caledonias and Vancouver Thistles played to a draw in the semi- final for the peoples' shield. The match was witnessed by the largest crowd that ever attended a football game in British Columbia. : Municipal bowling greens are rapid- ly increasing in Australia, and on opening the latest of these the mayor of Adelaide said that such spots were very desirable. Their establishment on park lands induced the residents to take a greater interest in the proper care of such: open spaces. 1 At . Hopedale, Mass., Henry E. Rence, eighteen years old, dropped dead just after reaching third base on a threerbase hit while engaged in a baseball game between the Bridge and Hopedale grammer school teams. Physicians said that the boy died from dilation of the heart. "Tom" Flanagan, of Toronto, will spend the next month on the reserve at Caledonia with "Tom" Longboat, giving the Indian his preliminary work for the Olympic Marathon trial, which takes place at Toronto, on May 26th. Longhoat will run in a race every, Saturday with other Indians and whites, if any present themselves, as competitors. The secretary of the Australian cricket hoard of control estimates that the sum of £2,600 will he required to make up the guarantee of £10,000 to the Marylebone Cricket Club for the team's recently finished tour. The de- ficiency will be provided for by the as- sociations contributing from the net profits received in each state. The final game in the contest for the English = Association cup, the Blue Ribbon of the British foothall world, and (he goal for which all the best football teams in the country have been struggling throughout the past winter, was played at London, Satur- day, and resulted in a victory for the Wolverhampton Wanderers over the Newcastlé United; the score standing Jto] London Express : Next July another Canadian team of twenty-five bowlers will reach Bngland, and matches will be played with the four associations and" many clubs throughout the ¢oun- fry. It is the hope and wish of the English Bowling Association that a hearty welcome be extended to the players, and it is likely that at a bhanguet to be given in London to the Canadians Lord Rosebery will preside. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. ------ Paid Various Centres. Montreal, April 27.--About 1,500 head of butchers' cattle, 1,521 calves, 39 and lambs and 1,880 fat hogs were offered for sale at the Point St. Charles stockyards this forenoon. The butchers were present in full force, but, trade was slow, as the buyers were lookin for lower prices, and secured it with pretty good cattle, as these were wamerous, but really prime beoves brought last week's prices, or from &lc. to Be, per Ib.; pretty good cattle sold at from 4}e¢. to 5¢., and the common stock, 34e, to 4jc. per Ih. Calves sold at from $2.50 to $8 each. Sheep sold at dic. to Be. per Ibi; spring lambs at $4 to $7 each. There was quite a drop in the prices of hogs, good lots selling at about 6c. per lb. A load of cattle just come from the western ranches with. put -any other -feedings were sold. at $4.85 per 100 lbs. Chicago, Hl, April 27.~Cattle--Re- ceipts, 30,000; generally 10c. lower. Beoves, $4.50 to $7.15; Texans, $1.40 to $5.50, Westerners, $4.60 to $5.90, stockers and feeders, $3.50 to $5.65, cows and heifers, $2.40 to $6.40; calves $4.50 to $6.25. Hogs--Receipts, 43, 000; 10¢, lower. Light, $5.65 to $6.50; mixed, $5.10 to $5.55; heavy, $5 to 8.55; ough, $5 to $5.20 igs, $1.10 to 84.85; bulk of sales, $5.40 to 35.- 30. 8 Receipts, 22,000; Se. to 10ec, . Native, $450 to $6.40; Western $4.50 to $6.40; ings, $6.50 to 87; lambs, to $7.60; Western, 86 to Prices at The for bloodlessnéss, A 7 R# HOLDS THE RECORD. Has Commanded Lake Boats For Fifty-two Seasons. CAPT. E. B. SMITH. Picton, "April 99. A captain for fifty-three" 8 Bix is. the remark able record of Capt. E. B. Smith, When the steamer Alexandria; of the Lake Ontario '& Quebec Navigation company, started on her initial trip of the season, Monday, steaming out of the harbor, hound for Charlotte, N.Y, Capt. Smith commenced his fifty-third season of ~ St. Lawrence river and Lake Ontario navigation. This is a record probably unequalled in Canadian marine, He had just reached his majority when he took command of a steamer, and since then he has been seen on the decks of the St. Helen, 8t. 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