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

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that tssus- she remembered TIE Iooaa
sstsssn the sitting room AID paflox,
eat there Was no lock GA the door.
There are nys doors leading out OF he
fsallsy sitting rooai. and she dsa not
tank there were locks On any OF chem.
DIR. tal tessa The cresssxam,nAticn
by zkkiag i Is Was rot trus that she
ilsed With the family from the STA to
tie lztn OF October, instead OF foar
weeks. Witness eouian't remenbsf
exactly. Yes, she would limit Mr..
Rgowa's soandness OF ulnd 10 ais
treatment OF basness matters Witness
Eestsrxtea the statement she made ia
TIE alsets examination concerning the
letter Alice received from ner husband.
Wltness said sir. Brown spoke at the
time OF the letter about dTessmaker's
oii. OF 80 that he supposed he would
have 10 pay. Mr.. Brown told witness
when taking with her that Alice had
already had $40, eco, bat did not say
anything about charging 1t 10 Alice or
putting down every cent on his book
sg4inst her that he had ever let her
have-neyer said anything about his
book. Mr.. Brown was blind at the time
witness was employed there. Mr..
b&SUA St4s4&tu 2(A kiatfS<@t ~ x~-CV
per week and she did the housework.
The reason she left was because Mr..
Brown said Q woman with . child
would come for 81 week.
1t took several rspetitlons OF the
question 10 make Mira. Cancee remsm-
ber that charge had been made that
she had taken things out Of the Brown
house. Witness talked With Mrs.
tnl ar fsSn1 a
told Nrs. skinner that there wasn't
snything worth taking from the house.
Witaess was not discharged, but SIMPLY
left because of the other woman
coming. Witness resented the accuson
made against her. The sheets, pillow
cases, and so on were very poor. She
had no knowledge whatever that any
things were taken out OF the house
while she was there. Mrs. Candee
came 10 Grand Rapids the % of Feb
ruary. and had stopped since she came
with Mrs. Hal
The next witness called was Mrs.
Mallory. Mr.. Uhl objected to the .tessi-
mony of the witness on the ground that
she had been present during part OF
the trial, contrary 10 the order issued
1t the beginning that all witnesses
should be excluded. The court ruled
that the testimony could he taken and
Mra. Mallory stated that she lived on
the west SIDE, and had lived In the city
about ten years. She had known the
family of Jas. H. Brown thirteen or
fourteen years, and had been in the
habit of visiting the homestead.
Witness said there had never been a
lock on the door between the sitting
room and parlor.
After Mrs. Howe left Mr.. Browns
house. witness talked with Mr.. Brown
about her. Mr.. Brown told her that
Mrs. Howe was in the habit of
Ceninx 70 His Bedside
in her night clothes, and that she was .
d. b.; that her boy made such q
racket that he couldn't stand IT; and
that be believed Mrs. Howe would
blackmail HIM if she could. Mr.. Brown
talked OF his daughters to witness. and
said Alice was more for dress" and
was more of . spendthrift than Mar.
garet. He said Margaret would BE- pro-
vldcd for because che had left her
home to care fer him, but witness
couldn't remember that he ever said
anything about making provision for
Alice. Tie never said anything against
Alice except that she was not careful of
her money. 81
On cross-examinatiou, by Mr.. Uhl. il
| appeared that witness knew the Browns
| through her niece who worked there.
| Witness didn't know where her ncice
| Cora Briggs, now lived. Mr.. Brown
never talked of his will to witness. She
couldn't remember that he ever talked
| about his sickness In $50. Mr.. Brown
didn't tell witness that Margaret had d
| seal skin worth $500 and seven dresses
at one time. He was in the habit OF
talking freely about his daughters I'd
| the friends that would come in. Mr..
| Brown was not entirely bind when tie
died, but knew in some way that Mrs.
| Howe came to his bed IN her night
| dress, and told him she would rather
be an old mans darling than young
| mans pet. Witness knew there was no
! lock on the door, because she was in
| the house q week ago last Sunday.
| Witness had heard some one on the
stand testify that there were locks on
| the door, and whispered then to lady
/ that sat next to her, "Thats not so, for
there isn't key hole there" She
| knew there was n lock on the parlor
door into the hall, for about three
| months ago she called on Mrs. Haines
1 on business, and the door had to be un-
! locked before she could go in. She
| never told Will Brown that she knew
nothing about the case, and suggested
| to Mr.. Uhl that if he wanted to know
what she said to Will Brown that he
| could call HIM I'D and ask him. Loud
| laughter in the court, which was OBJ
! icctcd to by Mr. RUSSELL
| Mrs. Fellow was the next witness
called. She now lives IN the city, but
lived in Grandville for nineteen years,
| and knew Mrs. Haines there. Witness
mover heard Mrs. Haines mention any
| differences between herself aud her
sister, Mrs. Hayden. Mrs. Haines was
very domestic, and was q great ho,re.
body, mindlng her own business. Wit
ness could net remember when the two
SISTERS made their last call together on
on q visit from Denver. Witness knew
Mr.. Brown, and had heard him say
that he had made his will and that ali
hell couldn't break it.
Mr.. Uhl conducted the cross-examin-
l atom OF the witness. Mr.. Brown and
witness bad talked about the will when
| they were alone together. but he made
no statement az TO the provisions of the
will. Witness had aeked Mrs. Haines
her age, and abe said she didn't know;
and then che asked Mr.. Brown, and he
said Alice had stolen the family bible
| with the records. and he didn't know.
Just - soon as he mentioned Alices
name he became irritated. Witness
knew Dir. Brown very we'll.