The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-30

Editor and ProprAeeoxs
Forget me as soon as possible and
give my love to all. Again, may
God comfort you, for I know this
will hurt you, but il you know my
suffering you would not want me to
live. Yours affectionately.
JOHN."s
The woman left letter addressed
to her brother, Tom, other name
and address unknown, saying good.
bye, but in the stove, torn to pieces
was found letter addressed to Tom
as follows:
"Dear Brother Tom: When this
reaches you I shall be no more,
if you know what that means. I
suppose I will soon know, as have
reached a crisis in my life. I have
found a man in Oregon I love bet
ter than my husband. Oh fhers
the name of some person is lost and
the piece could not be found how I
love him."
The jurors do not believe there
was another man in the case unless
| it was one of the actors in the play.
Morbidness and temporary insanity
brought on by WITNESSING the play
is the verdict Of the jury and no
one is connected WITH the case.
Both were young aud had bright
prospects as the man was an exoel-
lent teacher. They were saving
their money to buy fruit farm7in
the Grand Ronde. He had 500 in
the bank aud some money nons his
| person. The letters of the lodges
/ directed the disposal of his body,
and that be be buried at Rexburg,
| Idaho.
Pendleton, Or, Jan, 27.-Inves-
tigation this afternoon brought to
light the causes leading up to the
shooting of Mrs. Brown and the su-
4 icide of John T. Brown, whose bod
les were found yesterday morning
4 The husband had become insanely
jealous, caused by his wife allowing
a young man to kiss her while play.
: ing game of forfeits at party in
the country, where Brown was
y teaching school.
> 1t was known at the inquest last
. might that Mrs. Brown had left a
3 letter. addressed to a young man
l named Bert Whitman, SON Of Mrs.
Whitman, at whose house Brown
S boarded while teaching school. Also
9 on a, sheet of paper found on her
breast was:
t "Bert Whitman can explain all. !"
This letter, left addressed to Bert
Whitman, was opened by the au-
: thorities, but its contents was not
" divulged until this afternoon, In
It the letter Mrs. Brown says Ito Whit.
IS man) that her: husband, Jack, has
grown so Jealous because of the kiss
o at the party that she finds it. impos-
's sible to live with him longer, and
% as sbe no longer loves her. husband
y as che should, she is willing that
they both die. She gives her love
ID to Bert. and speaks of the. good
le times she enjoye ed the month she
.e stayed with her husband at Mrs
1t Whitman's home. .s...-
4. There is no. incriminating evi.
dence whatever to be found in ths
= letter to Whitman, and the author
10 tiles declare that this kiss was tht
ID. only cause for Browns Jealousy
1T Mre. Brown, during November
<, stayed at Mrs. Whitman's with
q: her husband. She then returned
n to the city and resumed her posi-
e, ton as domestic in the home o.
ID Judge. S. A. Lowell.
or Letters found in Browns wallis,
az today show that he had accused hi
1e wife Of allowing this young man te
!. kiss her, and she had replied tina
D; all of the other women at the party
'., did and she thought nothing of it
8. but had she known that he, Brown
was going to take it 60 seriously
she would never have permitted it
e. The last letter was written abou
ut three weeks ago. and she again de
n, MES any wrong intentions in allow
n, ing the kiss.
,g Brown suffered from dyspepsi'
<. and tuberculosis and was neve
ne known to smile. 1t is thought her
IN that be brooded over this kiss ant
of so magnifed the action that he be
s. came insanely jealous. Il is be
'e- lieved that be chided her 50 contin
Id uously about it that she grew des
IL perate and discouraged and wa
ed willing to die.
60 GROUP
Begins with the symptoms of a commo