St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-30
WEAKER THAN WATER.
The Case Against Mrs. Brown, the
Alleged Poisoner, Not Likely to
Result i'm Conviction.

Alleged Poisoner, Not Likely to
Result i'm Conviction.
Special to the GLOBE.
MASON CITY, To-, Jan. 29.SThe Brown
murder trial is growing more interest
ing and the court room does not begin
to hold the crowd anxious to hear the
testimony. The principal witness Oh
to-day was }. d. Graves, city marshal of
Monticello. He stated that he saw de-
fendant about OF 10 o'clock at night 20
into the law office of Welch & Welch. at
Monticello, and heard the conversation
she had with her lawyer. Il was on
the roof of the she'd" the witness testi-
fed. "Mr. Welch told her he under
stood she wanted legal advice She
said she did, and that it was about the
poisoning business at Mason City. He
asked her many questions, but received
few answers. She said she was charged
with murder. He asked her how she
knew it, and she said by what she
knew and could see. He asked her if
the poison was given in tea or bread.
She said: They say it was given in
water She said she had bought poi
son and there was nothing more
she cared to tell him that night, and
made an appointment for Monday night.
On this evening, after talking the mat
ter over, he told her that it looked dark
fol her, and she said: "Yes, it did;
but there was no eye witness, and they
couldn't prove it," She went down the
back stairs and out into the alley and
then home. Witness testified that at
the time of the sickness the defendant
looked sick, but that she did not appear
as sick as other members of the family.
Carl Peterson, one Of the hired men,
testified that at the time Henry Brown
fell into the river he recorded the exact
language used by Hiram, as, he said,
for the purpose of showing it to him to
make him ashamed of himself. "The
defendant wrote me three letters while
she was visiting at her home in Illinois.
/ answered but one. Her letters have
. lost" Other witnesses testified to an
improper intimacy existing between the
defendant and Jim Anderson. AS yet
the state has produced no eliminating
evidence. and it is the general Opin-
ion that, while the accused may be
guilty, the evidence is not such as to
prove it. The letters written by Mrs.
Brown to Mrs. Bessie Lake were dur
ing the afternoon introduced as evil
dence. They are as follows:
DEAR BESSIE: * The children and I
ere well, and so is the old back-biter, but H.
E. is far from well. He commenced school
last Monday, How many times this week
have l thought of last year at the beginning
of school. Then. oh, then, how different
from now. Then we were all happy, as cir
cumstances would permit. Now you are far
from me. J. (meaning Jim Anderson, the
hired NAM, is practically turned out of
doors, while |, great God, will ever know
happiness again. have waited a little to
tell you of our dance. oh, how | missed
Bessie, and j., for he was not here either
the only TWO / wanted most to see. II. E.
told his father nothing about it. have not
seen .. D. since you and l saw him in town.
Did you ever get your property? My pin
came home all right oh, Bessie. must tell
you that two weeks ago last Saturday j. plas-
tered the little bedroom. In the forenoon
we two were in the house alone, and if our
tongues did not wag then don't know. In
the afternoon II. E. staid i'll the house. He
was TOO sick 10 work. SO silence was the
order. Three weeks ago | attended a sur
prise party II. E. did not want to go, and
would not, but he feared they would surmise
his motives. He went prepared for a row
with j., but for once j. was too sharp for
gaEgb did er best to
but failed entirely. Your friend, SARAH.
March 16, 1887.
Dear Bessie: Il have to catch some
such chance to write or have row every
time. ! have not heard any talk lately, but
you know would not be very apt to hear 1t.
Il. E. B. failed in his independent calcula-
tions and had to go and get Carl Peterson to
come and do chores. He would have even
been glad to have got Jim back but he could
not, and as should have liked to have had
Jim back, | am glad he had spunk enough to
say no TO the man who had abused him so.
Your true sister, SARAH L. B.
JAN 16, 'So.
Dear Bessie: You probably have
heard that we were all sick or dead. Well,
March ! at the supper table we were all
taken sick About 10 o'clock went and got
Bill Curr to go for the doctor. Next fore
noon the old gent died. The doctor pro-
nounced it winter cholera. / was willing to
go; yes, death would have been welcome.
but no, Unjust get well to suffer on, God only
knows how much longer. | had made up
my mind not to stand it the summer through,
but recent circumstances force me to change
my plans. H. E. does not like TO have me
wash for Carl, but shall do it to spite him.
4. is staYing at Frank Eisher's. Through