Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-20

goods referred 10 belonged u . lady
emo bad called on Aiace-
he IA. Afraid 81 Mr.- HayasA
10 the presence of the witness Mrs.
Hzlnss told her father ahoas the new
gooas- When Alice recovered from
her sickness the vitisess asked his uncle
~ give her money TO 60 back home
with He would net do II II frst. bat
later called TIE witness Into tns hall
way and tad, NOW cant give Alice
this money, because Axrxaresta will
Ind i out You give her Las money
and 4 she does not pay you hack ]
will" Witness gave Alice the money
and her husband, Charles Hayden,
sent Il back 70 aim. Just before the
above conversation Mrs Haines at
tempted TO follow her father and wit
hess into the hallway. but she former
made ner 90 back. Another converse
ton subsequently, occ urfed IN the tack
yard of Mr.. Browns rsAdence IA which
be brought up the question OF his
daughters legitimacy At tins time
Mr.. Brown again said that Narxaretta
told hsm THAI Alice MAS net his
daughter. the witness told Mr.. Brown
that he should not believe all the lies
he heard. That the imputailon that
Alice was not his daughter was = lie
and no one knew 1t SO we'll as Murgar-
eta, who told It. Mr.. Brown replied
that Margaretta had never told him
= lie and that he believed what she
sa.q. in regard TO the time when Mr.,
Brown first began 10 show signs Of 4
weakening intellect, the witness SAID
that to the best of his knowledge and
belief Mr.. Browns mind began to fail
about $780, At that time he run :
drug store. One OF his clerks Conn.,
pounded . prescription and made =
mistake, putting up drug wnien
poisoned the person who TOOK the
medicine. Tie partss interested
threatened TO sue him, and tor the puf-
pose OF perfscting = settlement \ con-
sultation WAS held. Mr.. Brown refused
to settle, saying that he preferred to
light the Case III the courts. HIS wife
protested against this, saying that the
time was when he would not act so fool
isnS that he was changed man, aud
she thought showed symptoms of soft
ening Of the brain. This greatly in
censed Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Kuesell for
the proponent objected TO the testi-
mony on the ground that the tact that
Mr.. Brown dld not want to settle, . law
SUIT was no inclination that he Was
not 4 sane man, though it was his per.
sonal opinion that y man who would
not settle = law SUIT outside OF the
courts was in q measure afflicted with
sottening of the brain.
The Court: "You think then, Mr..
Russell, that this reluctance on the
part of Mr.. Brown to settle was an in
dicatiop that he was not in his right
mindy'
This remark forced the bailitf to rap
for order III the court room.
SHr. Russell TRIES . Blum.
When Mr.. Smiley finished his inter-
rogations, MIR. Russeli cross-exanined.
At attempt was made TO rattle the wit
ness and the attorney went at HIM
severely. He tried to show that the
witness had tried to borrow SIC, 900
from Mr.. Brown without security other
than his note; that Margaretta had
spoiled the deal by using her influence
against it. The witness stated that he
borrowed $1,000 from Mr.. Brown and
owed that amount to the estate at the
present time. Mr.. Brown wanted the
witness to take $4,000, but he did not
want 1t. This was elk months before
Mr.. Brown died.
The witness thought Mr.. Brown could
lend money at this time, providing he
could get high rate of interest, a. we'll
as at ang tame IN his life.
Mr.. Russell: ibid you not try to in
duce Mre. Haines to divide the estate
with Alice and threaten TO ecandallxe
her if she did not?'
81 did all could to keep this out Of
the courts. / tried to effect Z settles
ment, hut did not threaten to scandal
ice her,
ibid you not SOW broadcast in the
community y scandal about Mrs.
HainesT'
mo, SIR, never did,"
"You must understand that you are
under oath, Mr.. Brown"
Mr.. Uhl: "Your honor, think such
. remark as that entirely uncalled for,
aud suggest that you reprimxnd the
The Court: "I think the witness euf-
| ficiently intelligent to know that he is
| under oath.'
| Mr.. Smiley: "There is no use in my
brother trying to stir up . feeling Of re-
| sentiment IN the witness. Perhaps that
| is the way they practice law in Detroit,
but we behave ourselves in Grand Rap
| ids"
| The witness was dismissed and Mrs.
Catherine Cross. Mrs. Browns sistef-in-
| law, testified IN regard to the treatment
| by Mrs. Brown of her husband anu
| daughter, Alice, prior to the death of
the latter's daughter, Maud, aud cor
| roborated i'll other details the testi-
Il ~ H. ~
| All Witnesses Agree.
| The next witness called was Mrs.
ThereasA Foote, whose father Was Mrs.
Haines' first husband. She said that
wb,.e the Brown family resided IN Paris
she Was 1T the house frequently, and
that the treatment accorded Mira.
| Brown and Alice WAS OF the best. Tie
| testimony OF this witness was short,
simply substantlat.ng IN part that given
by other witnesses in regard 70 the
affection which Mr.. Brown entertained
| for his wife and daughter.
| Mrs. Minnie Neahr. VINO conducts q
hair dressing establishment At No. IS
| Monroe street, testified. Size became
acquainted with the Brown family
| when she was little girl; was ut the
house frequently; knew that Mr.. Brown
| was induIgent and kind; that he bought
| Alice and her mother everything they
wanted, and seemed in every way 10
| idoiize them. The witness recoilecfed
| the death OF Maud. daughter OF Alice.
andsaid that when il occurred Mr. Brown
cred like child. He often spoke OF
| Maud as his little heirese. After her
death he said that he should leave the
larger portion of his property to Alice,
AZ abe would know what to din with II.