Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-02

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the case IN ths circuit csurt yesterday
In the morning tae crowd wxs not
l.,oe NAT m ths .ftsrnoon there Vas
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pa enoos VI Ats- n~iness WHO ~as oIi
the stand during TIE entire day, was TO
confrovert the testimony OF AL the
witnesses sworn on behalf OF the con-
tesssns- Mr.. Dunham cited, Tor the
proponent, what would be proved.
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80 cn-s s.ss hl,an ment IN p.r,s town
49,. int pra~r w.s often shs.ns from,
home and w,tnesses Will be produced
who viii testify that Dr.. Seeley left his
bed room at night and waited Mrs.
Browns bed chamber; that Mrs. Brown
net Seeley in this city and else
where. IL will be SHOWN that
Browns suspicious vi his wife dated
back for forty years and were not of
recent growth. Many years before tho
Heath of his i.ttis daughter. Brown
maze statements which showed that 1t
was not Margaret which poisoned her
iather's mind IL Will be shown when
or. Seeiy left the Brown farm Mrs.
Brown also left, and was gone two
weeks. and during TINS time Mrs. Brown
and DR.. Seeiiy upon more than one &C.
saslon met. When Mrs. Brown was
away Brown visited his daughter in
f5randvills and had her come to his
home to care for the two little children.
Alice and the son, and when Margaret
arrived she found the house absolutely
uripped Of clothing. When her father
nsiIed Margaret upon this occasion, he
poke of hts suspicians Of his wife and
Dr.. Hoyt of Adrian, and than Margaret
lecalle0 the incident that she spoke OF
n her probate court testimony and
yhich she never spoke Of until her
Ather first mentioned it.
m. We. very pomest,e.
nh, n. .hovn thar Maroaret after
Asr marriage vas ent,rely devoted IN
az husbsnd Was very domesfic and
lot fond Of soc,etv. She lived in
sr.ndv,Ile until her mother's death.
nd then Al the old mans urrent re.
meat she csms here 10 care Tor her
:tnev then An did man and blind. that
nter aI,ce'a denarture for the west
Srovn nrgentlv reouested her TO come
: ths e,tv "a live with him. and ma
,er devos,on 10 her own home alone
Prevented her. For five years she has
Ived in the city. and it will be shown
hat she has not been gossip; that she
,as not been in the habit of running
,bout the streets and to nelghbors.
1t will be shown that Margaret had
% i'll will toward Alice, but was an eff
sectionate sister and always advised
hat she be gwen educational advan-
hges which she herself did not enjoy.
IL will be shown that Margaret was
pot invited to Allce's wedding, and that
although the sisters met only week
before the wedding. Alice did not say 3
word Of her approaching nuptials.
IL will be shown that Margaret was
with her mother At her death, and had
cared for her as loving daughter
DuGht for week before her death.
Il will be shown that II. d. Brown
entertained Ill will toward his uncle
and Margaret because the old man
would not loan him money without
security. II will also be shown that
after Browns death II. d. Brown visit
ed Margaret and demanded division
Of the estate IN Ahce's behalf, and
threatened more family scandals than
she ever dreamed OF if the money was
not forthcoming.
Mss. maises Tanss the stand.
when Mr.. Durham concluded. his
client. Mrs. Haines. took the stand and
testified IN her own behaif.4 She said
that Abe was born in 1s32. in New York
nae moved To ADRIAN. Mich. at the
soc If 7 wears. and 10 Paris. Mich.
seyen wears later. Before coming to
Pans her mother went to watertown,
Ne. % secure medical treatment nj
DR.. Sceley's water cure. About fifteen
poaths after her marriage, while LIVING
In 0randviiie, Brown came 70 her house
IN lumber wagon ana said that his
wife had lstt him, taxing al the house.
bold clothing, etc. he saad that ne
oouid not have IL. sssiey around the
house because Seeley was too intimate
18th Ma Brown and snes she declared
Seeiey lett she wouio 700. ana did.
~ snas ume Brown ealo tnat WAS not
soe nrss time ne nad trouble with DIS
yne; tnat IN Adrian she bad oesn init
0oto with DIT. Hoyt. he Was con-