NEW DEVELOPEMENTS IN BROWN MURDER CASE-
CRIME COMMITTED BY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW

Indianapolis Sentinel; May 12, 1879


Martinsville, May 12-- Mrs. Lou Parrot, of Indianapolis and
Joseph Greer, of this county have been arrested for the murder
of Wash Brown and the attempted murder of Mrs. Brown. Mrs.
Parrot is a daughter of Mr. Brown and Greer is a son-in-law. 
The affidavit charging them with the crime was made by Willard
Brown, Mrs. Parrot's brother. At the time the deed was committed
the coroner's jury returned a verdict that Wash Brown came to his
death by violence at the hands of Mrs. Parrott and Willard Brown,
and they were arrested, but were discharged in a day or two for 
want of sufficient evidence on which to indict them. Now Willard 
says that his sister and his brother-in-law tried to get him to
help murder his parents, and that he refused to do so, but that
he saw them commit the deed. Judge Robinson has ordered the grand
jury convened and the further investigation of the case before
the justice has been postponed until tomorrow morning.
In all probability the witnesses will be taken before the grand
jury at once and no further investigation be had before the 
justice.

Submitted by Debbie Jennings