Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-03
DID THEY ALL LIE
Her MEMORY Is TREAcHER0Us
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tion-rh= Lock ca tne Ole Pssiof
Dces Is Viewed By rhs Jury.


A. usual the circuit court room wss
crowded with spectators yesterday
morning, interest," IN tia Brown WILL
case seeming 10 increass IN = geometr.-
cal raEo-
The crcss-examlnation OF Mr.
HAinss. tas prepayment. wss continued
by Mr.. smiley. She dld not know the
sxzcs date OF her blr;h. the record 10
ne family Bible having been erased or
torn out- Extracts we're read from the
testimony or Mira Esnes Ia the probate
court relating to the intimacy Of her
mother aad DIR. Hoyt OF Adrian, and
wItnsss acknowledged giving such testi.
mony. she never told her father OF
the episode, but her father had doubts
Of the legitimacy OF Alice and the
younger chIIdrsI. Witness said her
fasAsr visited her often at her home,
especially SINCE 1880, her husband hav-
ing died N that year, on which occasion
her father assumed the control VI her
ossuEss affairs- They seldom talked
about Alice and her neither IN the So
sIsiss, but talked upon general sublscts-
Witness never saw the sworn statement
alleged to have been made by her
mother ~ to her relations with DIR.
See!sy. Except ~ the time she went
of with .Seeley her parents always
lived together. She said she did not
knew whether Alice lived at home
after marriage or not. a. she was not
on spsaking terms with Alice 1T the
time. The old mans account book
was produced and opened up at the
page vhers the cnarges were entered
asainss Mrs.. Hayden. These items
vers posted by Will Brown IN 1889 and
covered . period Of twenty years and
Included his Wife's wardrobe which was
given % Alice upon the death of MR..
Brswn. 1t was entered IN the account
that these items were to come out of
Alscs's shars of the estate. The total
amount was $3,97l. Margaret could
not explain any OF these entries nor did
she know why the account Was not
posted long ago. She had nothing
Whatever TO DO with the account.
Her father urged her to come and
live with him after his wife died, de-
claring that Alice neglected him.
Witness never said anything against
her mother TO anyone. She remem-
bered that Alice's trunk VA searched
before Alice left home. but did not re-
member - have advised such pro-
reeding. She knew that some shecss
and pillow cases were missing at that
iipe. Witness denied positively that
she ever wrote . note TO her father
concerning . silk dress that he pur-
chased and gave TO Alice, but when
Mr.. Smiley produced the note, in
which she wrote that she Understood
who was at the bottom of the transac-
hon, Mrs. Haines suddenly experienced
return of memory and acknowledged
Abe note. In fact, her memory seems
10 be playing tricks with her constantly,
,ome important matters having en-.
iIrely escaped her. while more unim-
portsns details are as vivid to her mind
4 il they but lust occurred.
Asssr.ee. se.s,eu
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W;tns.s hrcugh, i'm a lar ~ tho nron-
,sv a.. hsd IN Iss0 and tb. rsr,,iv
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III hi sna d,dr,s knov inst wh.re
sor - had not seen Il since shs was !.
eh;,d Sh. A. not ret anv nronsrtv
f,nr, h.r t;rst hush.nd syrs,t his I,fs
csurs,.c. We had left sorna dehts but
shs md never been invited "a nav them
h~d,st 80 th.r, Shs ~ct tha
s.-sw ~ ~ =, fesn hs 80 ~; - fror,
IN r,nn.v her husband ..vs her and
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sosher v,th 40 litfse 6nt rad b.srd
~ fstnsr ssv IA d,d,st want A Ica 20
80 !, sor she vo,,id .o,,ander II VI
c..s 4 a ROT trov The contents of the
will until ner father died, and never
snId anyone ina she knew what was
= the viii. Witness knew her father
s.a made viii bv The avreem.n, Mr.
arovn brousbt ner. making h,rseifsnd
Ar. Ransom co-executors. but she
oever asked her father anything about
how he had Disposed of he property.
Witness first sxid she had never de-
ured Mr.. Ransom 10 take charge of
her fathers estate and relieve her Of
Me responsibility, - stated IN the
agreement, (which Mr.. Smiley read J
bat finally concluded that she had
ngned IL without fully understanding
jt. After some urgent questions from
Mr.. Smiley and . suggestion from the
SQUIRT that she could answer the ques.
ton by yes or no. Ars. Hafnes agreed