The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-23
RECEIVER TUCKER
SUES THE BROWNS.
Newport Defaulter Stole Ex-
actly $193,668.78.
THE WOMEN IN THE CASE.
They Are stilI In Cincinnati Hut ono OF
Them Denies Her Identity
Miss "L,liian Rus
sell"

Miss "L,Iiian Rus
Cincinnati, Nov. 2t-The exact am
cunt of defaulter Frank M. Browns
shortage, as far as discovered, Is s193,-
66S.7S. or this s191, ,46S.7S represents the
amount taken through the false entry |
system. There was $4,000 taken on two
notes signed by Brown and indorsed by
his brother Tom. There were two of
these notes and both were dated in Oc- |
tober.
Receiver Tucker has filed three sepa-
rate suits against Frank Brown for the
above amounts. Two of the suits on
the notes make Thomas c. Brown de-
fendant with Frank M. One suit Is
on a promissory note OF the date of Oc-
tober 8, 1900, payable in 80 days. The
amount called for is $1,000 The other
is on a note for 81 200, dated October 13,
1900, and payable in go days. This note
will not be due until December 10. The
suits carry. with them the attachment
of all the property of Frank and Tom
Brown, and of money in the hands of
Thos. H.. Collins.
Mr.. Tucker has retained c. J. & w. w.
Helm as attorneys, and the suits were
| filed in the circuit court by them late
| in the afternoon.
The story that LILLIAN Russell" one
to have lavished his money, had left
| town Is absolutely unfounded. Lillian
has only changed her place of residence
from one fiat to another fiat. With her
went her white maid, her colored maid
\ and the colored man servant. all of
whom are part and parcel of the fair
| Lillian's household equipment.
1t will be remembered that Lillian
| lived in q fiat at 40S Smith street. 1t
was handsomely furnished apartment.
A visit to this fiat early yesterday
morning disclosed the fact that it had
been dismantled, and the natural in
ference was that the fair Lillian had
flown and was to join Brown in his
exile But this theory proved to be
altogether wrong. Miss Lillian simply
had her househould goods moved to
another fiat on Fourteenth street
| Newspaper reporters after some
trouble, tracked the household goods
to the new place of residence. but
| failed to find Miss Russell. that Is
they thought they had failed. Miss
Lillian met all callers at the stairs and
denied her own identity.
| Miss Russell is not here" she would
say. II don't know where she is l am
only friend of hers, and the furniture
in the flat belongs to me. Miss Russell
has gone, / do not know where she has
gone, but I wouldn't tell you IL / did
know. You may be assured of one thing
though, and that Is that you will not
find her here. think she has gone to
California. Yes, she may have gone to
join Frank Brown, for I know that she
loves him devotedly and would go to
the end of the earth for him."
This was the siren song that Lilly
sung. She repeated II time and again
and succeeded in convincing most of
|, her visitors that she was telling the
truth and that Miss Russell and she
were not one and the same person.
Lillian Is very dramatic young wom-
an, albeit she Is also very shrewd and
unusually bright girl. She has seen
enough of the world to be good judge
, of human nature, and her appearance
does not bear out the statement made
by Marian Smith that she is a dope
fiend. For three hours she kept up the
deception in regard to her identity
That is the reason that 1t was an
: pounced that she had skipped out.
But you are Lillian Russell, aren't
, you?" asked one of the callers.
II Lillian Russell?" she answered
! with dramatic emphasis. "I? No, in.
deed Am I Lillian, Mary?"
, This latter remark was addressed tc
, the colored maid who dutifully denied
, her mistress identity.
81 Then Lillian amused herself descant-
ing on her own and Frank Browns
virtues and assuring the reporters that
Miss Lillian is a true woman, who IL
true to Frank Brown and who loves
} him."
4 Marian Smith, wife of Elmer or Will
bur Smith, whatever his name really Is
still denies most strenuously that sht
was involved with Brown. Mrs. Smith.
name, by the way Is Bertha Muck ant
she Is well known about town as wom
an with past. She Is too we'll &C
:. quainted with the ways of the worlt
e to get excited over the present case ant
i her denials of the stories that ar,
T floating about are still as strong as the,
, were at first, with the exception tina
= she now acknowledges having received
some "trifing' presents from Brown
with my husbands consent"
l. In regard to the stories told by th
: Russell woman she enters genera
denial. She said last night that tn
Russell woman was beneath her notice
and that she had never spoken to he
in her life.
"She doesn't know anything about me
believe that did hear that she wa
jealous of me because Frank Brown
took me to the theater a few times
but I didn't pay much attention t
that. I never threatened the Russell
woman at all. I would not do such
thing, am not the kind of woman +
engage in quarrels with people like heI
''The story that went to the trail
n with Frank Brown when he left tow
i Is absolutely false. 4 saw him here a
d the house when he, called to see MI
v Smith I knew that he was going away
have never received money ffon
;: Brown. 3Sf5G
u "He asked my husband some tim
n ago If he might make me a present
= and upon getting consent gave me
% ring worth about $40, He also bough
n me rocking chair and few pictures
I but their value is trlfling The stor
that he furnished this house Is untrue
Most of the furniture is still unpaid fol-
n 1 have the bills to show it-bills fror
n installment houses, on which only par
Y. tial payment has been made. I ar
,s wholly innocent in this affair. Fran