The Portland daily press., 1898-01-03
MRS. BROWNE UNDER FIRE.
Answers Were Pointed and Vigorous
The Doctor on the stand In Rebnttal.

Beth, January AT the opening of
the court this morning the crosse xamin-
alton of Mrs Browne, the libelee in the
now celebrated Browne divorce case, was
resumed by Mr.. Davis. The examina-
ton was q very trying one TO the witness
but she stood the volley of questions
we'll, except in one instance. She was
being questioned in relation to Mrs. Os-
good going with her to lawyers office
in Boston to see about divorce, when
she rose and clutching the rail of the
witness stand she tossed her head and
pitching her voice at a high key, much
louder than before, she said that Mrs.
Osgood was her enemy and got her to go
to the lawyers.
Judge Foster at that point said "There
Is no trouble of hearing the witness now"
NO." said the Doctors counsel, "the
jury must have good idea from the ex-
hibition of the witness that she is as far
from being angelic in temper, as tho
other side have been trying to make us
believe
Mrs. Browne said that it had been her
custom not to tell others that she desired
with Mrs. Osgood, "and she told me that
men generally were unfaithful to their
wives
Witness said that by Mrs. Osgoods
advice she got spies to watch her hus-
band. She told Of her brother coming to
her home for the purpose OF taking her
away to be treated for insanity.
81 dom think I WAS ever insane, 'said
the witness. "a doctor in Boston said !
was not
She said her aunt contributed s400 of
the 800 she gave her husband to pay the
expenses OF the foreign trip. She had paid
more than $500 to detectives.
She began to engage lawyers when her
husband forced her from her home by bad
treatment 1.-THE first lawyer consulted
was in April SO when it was said that
Miss Clark was going to bring snit
against me for SANDER
The witness said her eyes had been
blackened several times by the doctor.
''Think 1 said that the detectives were
al liars and did say that Detective Deer
ing got most Of the money, and perhaps l
said he lied the most" said the witness.
This letter written by DR.. Browne to
his wife at Portland, under date of Octo-
Der 30, 'S6, was put in and read:
My dear, got up and went to the
depot Tuesday expecting to see you. I am
lonely. discouraged and unhappy and
can't write. Come as soon as you get
ready and we will decide about the
future
The case of the libelee was rested
here.
Mrs. Osgood, called in rebuttal, testi-
fled: 81 have known Mrs Browne since
she was a child and have seen her often
to the present 6ime. Mrs. Browne always
showed temper whenever she was with
me. did not advise her to see O lawyer.
1t was her own suggestion"
Witness admitted that she hoped the
doctor would succeed In getting divorce
on the ground that 1t would be in the
interest of justice and that she fe,t it
would be better, both mentally and fnan-
cially for Mrs. Browne; that it would
stop the lawyers and detectives getting
Der money.
DR.. Browne was recalled. ST gave SIS
in gold as a marriage fee to the bishop.
Always took Mrs. Browne on the yacht
when asked by her and often asked her to
e
hs said the people at his house when
Mrs Browne was away were Captain
Curtis and daughter of Bowdoinham.
1.-THE charge in the Craig deposition
that women were seen going into my
house at night and out in the morning
when Mrs. Browne was away was false. !"
1T was also false that he ever held u
pillow or towel over his wife's mouth,
or that he ever beat her. He paid S400
for the yacht Tempus at Portland and
sold her in New York for 5000.
The evidence in tia case was an
nounced as all in at H. 10.
The arguments will be made Monday,
and it is expected the case will finally get
to the jury in the latter part of the day.
Mr.. Larrabee will sum up for DR..
Browne, and Gen. Mattocks for Mrs
browne.