The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-08
Gratis Brown in New Haven. The
True Story Of His Sickness
told by One Who was There.

From the New Haven Palladium. July q.
We have kept aloof from the dis
cussion concerning Gratz Browne
performance during his recent visit to
New Haven, intending to have some
thing to say on the subject when the
proper moment came. The narrative
We publish below contains nothing
which we have not known-and in
deed our knowledge Of it has been
shared by others-for some weeks, but
We preferred not to give 1t to the pub
lie TIL We could present 1t in such .
shape % must end controversy. That
1t must do 90 will, we are sure, be
admitted by all candid readers. At all
events, Gov. Browns friends have
now the opportunity they ought to
desire, II any Of them are sincere in
asserting that his condition while in
New Haven was such as becomes
candidate for high and responsible
Office. Were he not candidate for
ONCE, his offense against decency
might be passed over In silence be
ing candidate It is our duty to let
the people know what manner of man
IL 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 candidature.
We may add that probably the only
persons who will be surprised at the
narrative to which we now invite
their attention are those who know
least Of the habits Of Gratz Brown.
The name Of our informant, who il an
official ct the hotel where Gov. Brown
stayed while In New Haven, is at the
service Of any one who may desire it.
He says:
Mr.. Brown came to the New Haven
House late Wednesday night, from
his class supper, and went to bed.
What time he got up I do not know,
but he went out, | suppose, to the Yale
commencement exercises. When he
came back from there, before he went
to the alumni dinner, be went to his
room and sent down for some brandy.
I sent him up, before he went away,
three drinks Of brandy, for which I
received pay. 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 am not sure but more.
I know that sold him six drinks of
brandy, and think that sold him
eight, and he paid me for them.
When he came down to the Office, be-
fore going to the boat, to pay his bill,
| saw that he was very drunk. He
paid his bill, however, and then turn
ing to the porter, said: "What in
- has this man done?" Here fol-
lowed a conversation with the porter,
which was too vile and profane to put
In print, but which the clerk can
swear to- A reporter then stepped
up to him and asked him to look over
the notes Of the speech, and Brown
replied: II don't care Cd d--n
for any newspaper" and other ex-
pressions Of the same sort. He then
started for the side door, where hack
was il waiting for him. He staggered
~ be went along, but finally went
away alone. About fiftesn minutes
after he had gone Gov. English came
down stairs and ] said: 'sGovernor
Mr.. Brown was rather tight, wasn't
hep" "Yee," replied the Governor
somewhat set up" On being asked
again to state what was Mr.. Browns
condition, the reply was: He wal
booty drunk" TO be sure that moth
ing incorrect was taken down, our in.
formant listened to the notes Of wha'
he had said as given above, and re-
sponded that they were all correct
and that he was perfectly willing t.
make an AFFIDAVIT to the statement Il
| required.