The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-13
Iessls Brown Said She Suffered
In 0'BflSn Family Row.
MORE ABOUT SUlTH AND ROCH;
VIENNA Tod Of Mrs, 0'RIssAsr 6uirg 10
House iccompanIsd BY Men Friends.

New York. Nov. i3--The home life OF for
uer Sheriff James o'Brien. his wife. Mrs.
Abbia o'Brien, and the members OF his
family was described Wednesday before
Justice Leventritt In the supreme court.
when the trial Of the counter-suits for
divorce was resumed Tessie Brown, who
had been employed as a waitress In the
O'Brien household. said, with tears in
her eyes, that In a family dipute a bottle
Of Worcestershirs sauce had been cracked
over her head, the brown liquid staining
her hair.
Tessie testified that a policeman was
called In TO quell the disturbance. She
had. by order OF the former sheriff. re-
fused To wait on his son Jimmy" be-
cause he was late for dinner. whereupon
there was an alteration in which shs
was struck with the sauce bottle Mrs
oBrien, she testified also slapped her
face.
During the three years in which she
was a member of the OBrien household
former Sheriff O Brien, she said, ate only
one meal in his own house. Once She
took some coffee and toast 20 his room
and when Mrs o Brisn heard of II she
told the witness that N she took hhn
smother bite TO eat she would be de-
charged.
Even II he ia dying don't you sivo
him q drop Of water .rs. o'E::en said.
according to the waitress.
KNEW THE TWO MEN
Miss Lillian Stuart. who said she had
known Mrs. O Brien since childhood testi-
ned 10 visits made 10 her at her house
at No. 23s West Thirty seventh street by
Mrs. D OBrien. who was accompanied on
these occasions either by Paul Suith or
by Jack" Roche. both OF whom are
named as correspondents by Mr. O. O'Brien.
-. ED-E-
told her that she had met some one who
was nicer than Mr.. Roche and that she
was going to give Roche up "She told
me-" said witness. that his name was
euith."
Several letters were produced by for
mer Judge Olcott. counsel for Mr.. 'Brien.
which the witness Identified as being in
the handwriting of MIRA. o'Brien. one
Of there read:
Dear LII: May I come with friend
1T y. m? Will come myself at 1
o'clock"
Another read;
''Dear LII: VIII you send yourself over
tonight. want TO see you. Don't tell,
J. anything II they CALL
What ala u niean7" asked Mr.. OIL
eott.
THAT meant Jack Roche" replied the
witness
Miss Stuart then told the jury that she
saw bfrs' o'Brien in Saratoga IN the sum
mer OF 1897.
''She called me In" said the witness
sand said: Il want you to take this note
20 the Hoffman house to Jack Roche.
have a new fellow now and ! want you
60 take this not down to him. ! went
20 the Hoffman house. asked for Mr..
Roche, who was not there, and left the
note. Nevertheless. Mrs. OBrien with
Roche visited my house during the first
six months OF 1895.
WITNESS TELLS OF $500 OFFER.
"Tn January. 1903. Mrs oBrien called
upon me at my house In company with
her lawyer. Robert L. Turk. and Mr..
Norton Mrs. OBrien asked me IL
would not let up on this matter. and Mr..
Turk said. VIII not $500 do? said. I
have sworn to tell the truth and would
do so. Then they went away
BENJAMIN r. Hobbs an engineer In the
New York Fire department, said that
while with engine No. Is. at No. $50 West
Thirty-seventh street, he took his meals
at Miss Stuart's house. This covered
q period OF eleven years. He testified
that ne had seen Mrs o Brien and Jack
Roche In the parlor together on several
occasions Hobbs testified that on Jan.
2s last Mrs OBrien, Mr.. Turk and
he overheard Mr.. Turk offer Miss Stuart
$500 lf she would aid Mrs OBrien's side
Of the case instead OF Mr.. OBriens
with this testimony counsel for former
Sheriff O'Brien rested their case.