The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-16
What else did YOU say?"


as bad as the girls on Galena street If
she kept 1T up. She was sitting on the
bed.'
What did she say them"
She said, TN take the razor and end
this trouble" Brown answered.
Did she ever threaten to kill herself
before?" Mr.. Wines asked.
Yes, sir. She once threatened to take
laudanum, and I took the bottle away
from her.
Loved His Wife.
Mr.. Brown. did you love your wife?"
Mr. Wines asked impressively.
II did, with all my heart" the accused
answered clearly
did you ever cease to love ter?"
II did not"
What did you do next after your
self?" !
II turned and started for the razor in
the Kitchen !
What for?" I
Il was going to take care of It, SO she
couldn't get hold of it,
Brown said that he got the razor box
from the cupboard and noticed 1t was
light. and threw 1t on the floor.
What did you do next?" he was
asked.
Il started back and met my wife at
the bedroom door with one hand on her
throat and the other in the air. She put
her hands on my shoulders and kissed
her." Brown replied.
Mrs. Brown pushed him aside, he said
and he went into the bedroom. Blood
was all over his wife and himself. He
found the razor on the bedroom floor.
and picked It up
what did you do with the razor?"
Il picked 1t up and drew 1t across nv
throat twice. I wanted to die with her. =
Brown rejoined.
Brown said he went back to the
dining room and kissed his wife as she
lay on the lounge, and was afterwards
taken away by an officer.
Denies He Killed Her.
Nov, Mr.. Brown, ask you to state
if You killed your wife?" said Mr.. Wines
raising his voice and looking stresht
at the prisoner.
AS God is my witness, I did NOT y,
Brown replied.
Did you ever use that razor tn cu,,
your wife's throat?" Mr. Wines as,<ea
mo, sir; did not" said Brown. ana
The defendant denied that ne had eva.s
said he would as leave kill his WIFE > :,
not.
Browns Cross Examination.
Inc cross examination of Brown was
brief """
DID your wife take kindly to four com
pialnlngs and naggings or not?" was
one question asked by Chief Deputy
county Attorney Mackel.
She did not" Brown answered \
Then, the statement that you gotl
along nicely with her is not correct?o
"All but that -
Why did YOU go in the bedroom when
your wife came out instead of helping
her!'' was another question of Mr., Neck
els.
We'll, I see it was all off with her."
was the reply of the defendant.
And all this time you. never made a
remark or uttered call?''A said Mr..
Mackel
NO." said Brown .'A
why did you thrown the razor case
ON the floor?" the prosecutor asked.
i saw it was empty and throwed it
away. 1t was empty" the accused an
swered.
Witnesses Are Recalled.
The first witness when the case opened
was Coroner Johnson, who was recalled
to the witness stand by the state. Mr..
Breen stated that he wished to add
something to the states evidence. The
razor found in the house of the Browns
after the slaughter of Mrs Brown was
Identified by him and passed around
among the Jurors.
What were the Traxler children, Myr-
tie, George and Jack, doing when they
testified at the cOroner's inquest ?"
County Attorney Breen asked.
They We're crying and felt so bad
they could hardly talk, especially the
girl and the little boy" Mr.. Johnson re-
piled. They talked clearly, however,"
witness added.
May, the undertaken who prepared the
body of Mrs. Brown for the grave, was
recalled and asked what training he had
had for the business he pursues
He said that he had studied anatomy
at the Chicago College of Embalming.
did you notice and cut on the spinal
ney Breen asked him.
Eyes. sir" the witness said.
Describe it,"
1.-The scratch took the same course as
the cut in the flesh. It was very fine, and
was at the bottom of the cut and across
the spinal column" Mr.. May answered.
Boys Testimony Attacked.
The testimony of little Jack Traxler
was attacked by the defense this morn
ing. He was called for further cross
examination by Mr.. Wines after May left
the stand. and an effort was made then
to discredit the statement made by him
Saturday that he had heard Brown say
that he would as leave kill his wife as
not"
The boy admitted that he knew two
women named Mrs. Doran and Mrs.
Doyne, and then Mr.. Wines said:
"I'll ask you, Jack, If you did not talk
with them about the case on Saturday
and say to them about the case on
and say to them, But I never heard
Brown say he would just as leave kill
my mother
ono" the boy answered.