Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-08-15
. CRATE BROWN IN NEW HAVEN
The True story OF HIS SickneS Told by
one who yvas there. ~. d3iST

we nave kept alOOI from the QlScuSSiOn
concerning Gratz Browns performances dur
ing his recent visit to New Haven, intending
to have something to say when the proper
moment came. The narrative We publish be-
low contains nothing which we have not
known-and, indeed, our knowledge has been
shared by several others--for several weeks,
but we praferred not to give it to the public
till we could present it in snch shape as
must end controversy. That it must do so
will, we ar sure, be admitted by all candid
readers. At all events, Governor Browns
friends have now the opportunity they ought
to desire, If any of them are sincere in as
serting that his condition while in New Hay-
en- was such as becomes candidate for a
high and responsible Office Were he not a
candidate for office, his offense against de-
cency and public morality might be passed
over in silence; being a candidate, 1t is our
duty to let the people know what manner of
man is soliciting their votes. Were he the
candidate of the Republican party we should
pursue precisely the same course, only in
that event we should also refuse to support
him, and call upon him to resign his candi-
tlature - We may add that probably the
only persons WHO will be surprised at the
ton, are those Who know I least 81 ' tiig HABITS
of Gratz Brown. II The nameo of our inform
ant who is an official at the hotel where, Mr..
Brown stayed while in New Haven, is at the
service Of any one who may desire Il. He
says;lIO sn inlHE vii hg1IItp9 sl'W 44EgnG9
Mr.. Brown came to the New Haven House
late Wednesday night, from his class supper
and went to bed. What time he got up !, do
not know, but he went out, suppose To- the
ale,icommencenien exercising. EI9iW When he
came back from there, before he went to the
alumni dinner, thewent into his room and sent
Nv ~
fore he went away, three drinks of brandy,
fer which L reoeived payad He came back
after the dinner. and between, that time and
the time when he made bis, speech he sent
down for three more glasses Of brandy. and
1 am not s,ire brtinofe. o1'know, that fis6ld
himisix drinks of brandy, and think that I
sold him eight drinks of brandy, aud he
paid me for, them, When he came down to-
the office, before going to the boat, to pay bis
biil,' i saw that he was very drunk. q He paid
his bill however, and then turning to fhe
porter, said; ,t'What in -TT74- has this. man
done?" (Here followed conversation with
the porter, which Was too vile and profane to
put In print, but which the clerk can swear
to. j. A reporter then stepped up to, him and
asked him 70 look oyer the notes of; the
speech, and Brown replied 81 don't care a
I'd d-n for any Newspaper" and other
expressions of the same sort. He then started
for the side DIOR, where a hack was in wait
ing for him., He staggeredas he went along,I
but finally went away alone. :, About fifteen
minutes after he had GONG, Governor English
came down stairs, and Ifsaid: :an Governor,
Mr! Brown was rather tight, wasn't .hea''
'.Yes,n : replied the Governor, ''somewhatset
up. On being asked to state again what Mr..
Browns condition was, the reply was: hT1e
was boozy drunk. ItTobe sure that nothing
incorrect was taken down, our informant
he, had said as given above, and responded
that they were all correct, and that he was
perfectly willing to make an affidavit to the
statement, if required .aulblod aqs3n,am ..aij'