Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-01
IT STILL GOES ON
The Grown VIII Contest Is
Half Finished.
CONTESTANTS CASE RESTS
The Pssponsns's SIDE Of the Case wiz
Be Pr<s<nsss Totsy-Insesess
Continues Un2hassd~

ssstsfday Afternoon wlih the reading
u the deposition Of Ars- Joha III.
stznn. The lady confessed that she
vas . gifted medium and shat sns had
ooked IN upon Mira. Hayden 1t the re-
quest Of her sister. Mrs. Hainss. to test
her character. Ths spooky cisgnosis
revealed netting uniavorsbls. and shs
reported Der TO Dc perfect lady 90 tar
- ceuld be ascertsired. She afterward
heard Mrs- Halnxs ssy that her sister
was an iiiegitimats child, and IN the
prsssncs Of hsrssif aud Ar. Brown shs
had called both Alice aud her mother
the West of names. She had accused
Nrs- Hayden OF going cut with various
parties IN hacks alspost every night aud
frequently IN the day time, and said
that che often entertained gentlemen
10 her room. She also accused Alice
Of stealing srticiea from the
houss and sAid that Mrs. Brown
had stolen $500 from heF fathers coat
-ocket aud sent II 10 Alice. While Mrs.
Fl ines WAS going on With this TRADE
NJ Brown 81 crying and said that be
~ ,uld never have believed that Alice
would turn out that way. Mrs. Haines
frequently sald IN the presence OF wit
nsas and Mr.. Brown that she dared not
leave Alice alone with him for Z msn-
ute for fear she would poison HIM; that
she was none too good TO do it. She
claimed to have found letters from
men in Ahce's trunk making dates with
her.
A. j. Reeves was next called. He
stated that he had lived in Grand Rap
ids since 1854 He had knewn James
II. Brown and did business for him.
Ia December 1879 Mr.. Brown came into
his Office to settle . mortgage for 81 500
on farm. In 1881 Mr.. Brown came in
and accused him or stealipg s., 500 dur
ing that deal. He concluded that the
old man was out of his mind. Laugh
teri Mr.. Russell objected to the last
statement aud moved 70 strike out.
Agreed to by Mr.. Uhl.. Witness said
mis- manner was wildly vindictive, but
he could not give any foundation for
his accusaticn. He did not think Mr..
Brown WAS competent 70 do business
ut that time. On cross-sxaminatlon he
said that Mr.. Brown was always boast
full and ready 70 light. He was intoler-
ant Of opposition.
Will Brown was then recalled. He
ssio . ~ D.own NE vas ins9leu loI
eo:vv' Ai'sf ME. DiOwu uieu D-1"n
seduseo 20 pay ne paeniuus aa.TI
1901, ssy'nE no nso pau ou. soo u, na
esoy' ZIG uu nv cs.e ~ ns. !. M.
usyuen n.so sny peueus I1on IT, nc
HIu nos Ano~ % ~ llP1oPci 0SuuuS'
Sn sno P11s % MIs. n.yuen'
ME 1Syceu ~ Lscslieo. Ies .uo
teetn o. net mosneI sne WOE sntes
~''sfs from so'oi suo W nes 'A'ue''
They Were Never Answered.
The clothing Of her mother that had
been charged 70 her Was not valuable.
Ind she gave the articles away to her
Dunt. The neck chain for which she is
charged $50 on her fathers books Was
present from her mother. The velvet
}ress tor which sac was charged $50
lad been worn long time. and was
worth perhaps $50. A satin dress
charged 1T $50 was badly worn and was
1orth perhaps go. All the articles
were charged At an amount far beyond
their actual worth. She denied being
Pxtravagant. Her Clothes did not cost
more than $50 year. Some years che
would have no new dress at all. She
did her own Homework alone and kept
no help. She did not attend parties, as
charged by Mrs. baines and never rode
In . hack but once and that was
when she left her fathers house
TO take the train for home.
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