Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1882 — Murdered His Grandmother. [ARTICLE]

Murdered His Grandmother.

St. Louis, Mo., January 30. Word was received at Police Headquarters very late to-night that Mrs. Dorris, wife of General Dorris, formerly a prominent citizen of this city, was found dead this morning at her residence, about four miles out in the country. It appears that the murder of old Mrs. Dorris, a very brtef announcement of which was made last night, committed Saturday night, and seems to have been the result of a regularly planned robbery, and not a deliberate design to kill the old lady. Bussell Brown, her grandson, who way arrested last night, confessed at a late hour and stated in brief that he and a companion, who is supposed to be Patrick McGlew, a barkeeper, drove out to his grandmother’s house, situated on King’s highway, about four miles from the city, Saturday evening. Here young Brown had some words with his mother, who lived with Mrs. Dorris, she chiding him for his dissolute course of life, and he went away. Later in the night, however, after the family had retired, he and tits pal returned to the house and went to the room always occupied by him, when he visited the plaqe. Brown then went to his grandmother's room, told her his Uncle Tom wps sick in his (Brown’s) room, and wanted her aid. The old lady, who was 70 years of age and feeble, rose and went to the room, where she was seized by Brown and his companion and herdiamond rings forcibly stripped from her fingers by McGlew, while Brown choked her to keep her from cryiny out. During thestrdgle Mrs. Dorris became unconscious, and was ph o>’ , tue bed by the robbers, who rheu M em to the old lady’s room, took her gold watch from under the w, of her bed, left the house without disturbing the rest of the family, J limped into their buggy, and drove off.

the morning Mrs. Dorris was found dead, with several scratches and bruises on her neck, and the skin scraped from the fingers on which she wore the rings. The Coroner * was notified during the day, viewed the |remalns, and gave a certificate of death fiom natural causes, and it was nob until late last night that the police learned of the true state of the case and took hold of the matter. They then arrested Brown, but McGlew is still at large. His.capture is believed to be certain, however. Mrs. Dorris was the wife of General George P. Dorris, formerly a wellknown wealthy citizen of St. Louis, and young Brown is a son of a prominent lawyer and Prosecuting Attorney of St. Louis county. The affair has created a great deal of comment on account of the position of the parties concerned. St. Louis, February 1. Patrick McGlew, who is charged by the confession of Russell Brown with being accessory to the murder of Mrs. Dorris, arrived this morning from Chicago, in custody of Detective O’Neil. McGlew now admits that he knows Brown, but only by the name of Bussell. He also admits driving around with Brown on the night of the murder and the day following, but professes entire ignorance of the orime. He will be examined before the Coroner this afternoon. Brown and MoGlew are now confined in the same cell in jail.