Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-26
TOLD ON THE STAND
Mrs. Hayden Testifes in the
Brown Will Case.
WHAT MRS. HAINEs SAID TO HER
The Story that Brought Shame to the
Aged Mether and Turned the Old
Mans Feeble Bza.n.

Up to last night there had been
sworn IN the Jockey" Brown will Goa
tess case thirty-ex witnesses. znd Ax
asys and half had been consumed in
examining them and securing jury,
The attendance ~ the uornlng session
was not 80 large - on previous days,
though IN tae afternoon the number Of
spectators wAs equal 70 that OF any day
ssncs the trial begun. Mrs. HAnss. IN
sesad OF alttlng back aud appearing
unconcerned, sAs ~ the very elbow Of
Mr.. Russell and occasionally offered
suRgestions-
r. I. Hough stated that be had had
suslness rslaIsons with Mr.. Brown and
had heard him cay that he would mako
No Will, but divide Improperly equally
Amone bis children. James Doloee re-
lated thai the old man once told him
that Alice WAS thief aud had stolen
Foods from house on south Division
treet where they were stored, and that
he vas aided and abetted by her mother.
rhis was Subsequent to the death OF
Mra Brown. When the latter died Mr..
Brown bought cheap casEet, but il
sas changed when Mrs. Hayden ar
rved from the vest Charles Howe,
he l5-year-old son Of Mrs. Howe, the
housekeeper, sAsd that while he was IN
me Brown residence Mrs Hxiues was \
Ismily tyrant aud objected to his
mother preparing and taking deiicacses
20 Mrs. Hayden wien she was sick.
Mrs. Haines once told the boy that If
De saw Mrs HAYDEN aud her father
- - -. N
Charles Kellogg, resided At Grand
flle between the Years of 1877 and
1885. According "a MS testimony Mr..
Brown rarely visited Mrs Haines until
,fEer 1850, after which year be visited
ser frequently. James Jewell, for
fifteen years . Graudylllite, corrobor-
sted the testimony Of the former wit
lees. and added that prior to the death
lom ksssed and Rugged her father
Then he came to sec her, but that
fterward she always did.
lor 70 4rs. Hsines in Grsndvilie. testl-
Jed - to the frequency Of Mr.. Browns
hsits.
The deposition of Mrs. Julia Ensign,
u Bosswick street, was read. She
thew Mr.. Brown and family for forty
tears, beginning with the time they
bowed TO PARA TO Wnship. Mrs. Haines
hsitsd her fathers house only once in
NO years. Several years after Alice
pas married Margaretta visited her
ather's house when the witness was
here. She offered to 80 for Charlie
Hayden, but Msrgare.ta sald, II don't
1ant TO zee the dirty pup"
Afssrnssn session.
When court convened in the after
boom DR.. G. X. johnson was sworn.
&s testified 70 having been acquainted
sith the Brown family, and was occa-
6onAlly called on to render medical
jp1vices. He noticed . change in Mr..
Browne derneanor about 1880. after
Which time be appeared to grow indif-
1erent and indisposed.
Mrs. Harriet Bigelow was sworn
Ind testified that her acquain lance
With the Brown family extended over
. considerable length of time. After
nSss testifying TO she kindness with
which Mr.. Brown treated his family,
and the love he entertained for his
wife and daughter, Mrs. BigeIow re-
feyred 70 = day shortly after Mrs.
Browns death, when Alice WAS sick.
She called for the purpose of seeing the
natter and met Nrs. Haines 1t the door.
She inquired for Alice, but her sister
declined 10 state in what part Of the
house she was located. Before her de-
barture she met Mr.. Brewn and offered
her condolences. Instead Of expressing
1orrow the old man exclaimed that he
Sss glad his wife was dead and wished
hat Alice Was with her. He danced
Sfouna sno cl.pPeo n's NAMES "a gios'
u.sIos sn.' Aisos vs. nos nIs oaukh-
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sonn SIaneI' ookAespcl Ior sne
Aus.eIor pewnH copp.ny' ssm snss
enR.keu v0sIu IA sne I.mny Oh Mr;
a s III, ~ loIS spo sensineu .neIo unui
eo1- wnen 10 INV vent tneIo MI:
sfowu uee.eo M vie kinoiy sno
poxo "eh Oh Ahce' ous oes'nning Win
so.
Ne Began - Change.
ye Was erratlc. He could not attend
D his own business and the witness
wrote many letters for him, figured up
ptsress on mortgages, etc. Mr.. Brown
.Ictated two letters to the witness in
ended for his brother, William Brown,
n the east One Of the letters he
lgned twice. Both will Be introduced
N the case later. In 1880 ''Jocky"
b,a,tad Grnudvtlfe Where Mrs Hafnee