Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21

| Mr.. Bromley, when he called on Mts'
Morse during her runaway trip to ehi-
| cago, found her in bed and embraced
and fondled her. Said she did not re-
| member telling Wood in the office that
this was The case. Did not remember
telling Wood tEat she went to see nei
| mother leaving Bromley and MIS-.
Morse alone. Said she went out once Tor
toilet soap for Mrs. Morse. Had never
| said Bromley had given her 500 expense
money. Had not told any one that MI.
Bromley first handed the money 10 MIS-.
Morse who refused it,
Questioned about the amatory Incl
dent in the state room when they were
leaving for Grinnell. she said Mrs Morse
lust reached up as the train started ana
kissed Mr.. Bromley Did not see MT.
Bromley return the salute. Questioned
about the walk she took with Mr. Morse
at Grinnell, witness grew confused, but
was mistaken as to the facts. and SAID
they walked across the bridge.
Said she went to Mat Pinkertons de-
tective agency on business of her OWN,
connected with Mr.. Wells, her husband.
Got into Mot Pinketron's office by mis-
take. Said there was great deal OF
difference in the two agencies. altho 91
the same name. In the course OF conVer-
sation with Pnkerton. she told a por-
ton of Mrs. Morse's story. Pinkerton
asked for Morses address. She also told
Pinkerton about some letters for Mrs.
Morse. Did not ask Pinkerton to Write
to Morse about the letters. Morse came
in and procured certain letters OF hers.
Witness said she asked Mr. Bromley II
he would marry Mrs. Morse in the event
Of her becoming divorced. Bromley re-
piled to her, saying the same thing that
prevented the marriage when Mrs.
Morse and Bromley We're engaged would
prevent 1t in the future. Did not re-
member what he told her. Thought an
other woman was the difficulty. Mr..
Morse had told her that Bromley would
rot give up kept" woman, ard that
Bromley's loyalty to his mistress had
broken the engagement. Yes, Bromley's
statement agreed with Morse's. Did not
remember that she had told Mrs. Morse
that she was going to. ask Bromley this
question, regarding divorce and mar
riage. 1t was not asked in Mrs. Morses
presence. Had not told Mr.. Wood that
Mrs. Morse and Bromley met many
times at the Auditorium Hotel. Mrs.
Morse did not say she loved Bromley
and should have married him when she
had chance. Mrs. Morse had told her
while she was nursing her that she loved
some one besides Morse.
Witness said detective came to
Woods office. She had conversation
there with Wood and Morse dlone She
would not talk before the detective
Had talk at Pinkerton's Office with
Morse, and Wood had told her that
Morse would give her 500 for her
bundle of letters. Morse got tbs letters
but she did not get the 800. Morse
promised to give back the letters
On redirect examination said she
remembered no such incident as the
apron incident Said the first she
heard of the apron was at Woods office,
when the detective, Sheldon, took her
there Sheldon told her he had pictures
showing Mrs. Morse a bad woman. and
would show them to her at the Office.
She went with him. Sheldon told her
tale OF going to a room in the hotel,
to carry towels and clean the clothes
of woman, who proved to be Mrs.
Morse Lawyer Wood said that Shell
don a liar
BROMLEY'S DEPOSITION.
The deposition of Bromley was read.
He testified to being 81 years old: vice
president of the American Bicycle
Trust; resident of New York city. at
the Plaza Hotel Had known Mrs.
Morse Met her at Hot Springs, in 1898.
She was then Mrs. Reynolds, widow.
Was patient of Bromley's physician.
Stopped at the Eastern Hotel Bromley
became engaged to her there. Saw her
in Chicago in october of 1897, al tn
Auditorium Hotel. She said she had
left her husband and run away from
him unceremoniously. The deposition
covered the ground gone over in sub.
sequent evidence, practically as the
previous evidence of Mrs. Morse had
done. Bromley stated that he was new
re alone with Mrs. Morse during this
time except in crowd when they went
for nurse. He advised her yer.
strongly to go home to her husband.
Looked after her and took DR.. Steger
and Featherstone with him to protect
her from scandal. Sent DIR. Steger to
her. Telegraphed to Steger to come to
Chicago in order that Steger might
treat her. Never saw her in any but re-
spectacle places. Believed here pure,
upright and moral He simply took care
of her. in fact, offered to take her to his
sisters house He said he saw Mrs
Morse in Chicago September 1897, prev
ious to this trip. She and Morse stopped
at the Auditorium Hotel. She tele-
phoned Bromley at his Office and asked