Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-05


tisn't say word. In IS witness saa
br1su Ia hss asoryafd. and Ms
haines steot EeaF enough % hear az
ae said. G.tness sald, Brown wasa't
so bind ss yoa would think for" o.
iectsc 10 telling the conversation that
occurred - the dooFyargi. sseause Wit
aess thought Mr.. Smiley would Be
soTEy II he made her Tell il. At On
order from bis honor, witness told the
conversation IN substance As folloUs
Lsft To the aired Gsrts.
Brown said he Was having good care
shes he had had Mr.. and Mrs. Halnes
evme u take care OF him: that ne bad
had 40 care, even when Alice Was there
except from hired girls. said he had
not expected Alice would care for him
when she was sick, bat when sne got
better sEs cared only for VIII Brown
aud spent al the time In his company.
They would bs upstalrs together. OF 90
out together and remain out long after
dark. and that Alice hindered Will
from bis busneas. Also that ne be-
lieved Will Brown WAS stealing meney
ffom him. Told about Alice stealing
napkins. eheets and piliowcases. and
every bit of clothing that belonged to
her mother. That they put such
ragged sheet on his bed
that be got his leg all tangled up.
Told about Mrs. Brown getting angry
al Alice in SO, because she caught Will
Brown and Alice Ia . compromising
position. Mother was very angry NJ
Alice, but smoothed ii over beca use she
never expected to see her again, and 90
went with her az far as Chicago. Said
that for five years Will Brown didn't
earn his board and clothing, but hoped
that some day ne (Brown) would have
his eyesigLt again and then be able TO
look over his .wu books. Brown told
witness about having IN operation per-
formed on his eyes, cut didn't say what
about Alice, Mrs. Haines never said one
word. although she must have heard
every word, for Brown didn't speak In
she had not desired to tell the CONVEX
sation, but the reason she had was
because
s.rhs Honorable Judge Told Ne
l must answer the question" Didn't
know what any one else would call it,
but she would say that Brown WAS very
angry during the conversation. Witness
never thought Brown Was crazy-eyen
though he did call his daughter and
Will Brown thieves and robbers, and
say that Alice had stolen q pickle cas-
tor. Witness never answered WORD
to old Brown, but thought it was an
awful state of affairs, and an awful
story. The day after Brown died, wit
ness asked Mrs. Haines if che had sent
tor Alice, and Mrs. Haines said. mo,
Alice, and / propose to follow out he
wishes; but / expect Will OF
Henry Brown will send for her"
Yes, she had talked with
Mr.. Durham and the other law.
yers about these conversations. Wit
ness heard it read from the paper by
one Of her boarders that Mrs. Hayden
thought there was another will, and
that frightened her for fear she would
have to be witness, and so she went
to see Mr.. Gleason; couldn't say what
month she heard this paper read
whether before or after the proceed
ings IN the probate court. or whether il
Was IN July or August.A Witness didn't
know the probate court proceeding
were IN September; said her converse
tions with Brown were always about
money matters. When asked II Brown
ever talked to her about religion, wit
ness said TO Mr.. Smiley. "Well. now,
wouldn't make fun of q dead man.
Never talked politics with Brown, and
didn't know he was q democratic
fact had poor memory about things
IN which enc wasn't interested, bul
anybody would be
Interested In the Brown Family Affairs
Never heard Brown say anything
against his wife. Brown seemed e
feel sorry when his wife died, and said
that ms wife WAS rs niCe-loeking s
woman as there was in her youngel
days. In 81 Brown told her he had
been troubled along back, and now hi
had the making Of his will OF hi
mind" Took meal with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Haines the first day Of this trial
Heard the will read by Mr.. Smiley il
court the first day, but never saw thu
will or heard the lawyers of the pro
poneut read it. Her knowledge Of
what the will contained was CLEANED
from Brown eleven years ago. Brown
didn't talk with witness again abou
bis will until 'ss, and then he said tina
If his will hadn't been made Alic,
wouldn't get As much as she had, bu
he would let IT 60. Remembered tina
it was in 81 because she had dsughte
married on grounding day, which cam'
in February, 81. lMr. Smiley told he
that grounding day came every vcarl
Witness said deed had been forget
on her Indiana property and she told
Brown Of IT. She had no memorandum
whatever of this trouble in Indiana
but she knew it WAS in Isl because sh,
knew it. Told her that Alice was 1.
have t10. 900, and that il was left II
care Of Mrs. Haines. who was 70 pay !;
to Alice ~ che needed it. Never tolS
Mr.. Gleason that Brown told witncs
that he would give anything in tn
world II he had n grandchild. Hear(
Brown call Alice very extravagant ant
| thief.
Queer AppIieasiss for Sore Eyes.
Never heard Brown Say the Hsydsni
wished Mrs. Hzines dead. Brown salS
his wife had put cayenne pepper il
Margarers eye, but seemed to blame
the doctor, and not his wife, for TIT
loss of Margaret's eye. Witness ono
asked Will he couldn'treconcils Aiic'
and her father. and he said, "Oh, no
IL should mention her nanSe, h
would hy all to pieces" Didnt AL
| Brown how much ne had left Margaret
| bat he sAid the will was made in her Be
| half, and she was To see that Alice Ant
her mother didn't come to want, ant
said Margaret and Lawyer Ramon
| were executors.
this point witness detailed . con
versation che had with Brown about
dutch tenant of MS, not emitting an.
of the prefane languages. IL Was viii
difficulty that the spectators restraines
| their mirtb. She then detailed On CT
perienoe Bro~n had with "nigge