Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-10

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Senator Brown did not seem to feel
the community's sentiments in this re-
gard. He Haunted every one OF his pri-
waite family matters before the public
and refused 10 be frozen out OF the life
into which his brilliant mental powers
had admitted him. He was kindly In
the extreme to young lawyers Many
of the hopeful youngsters AT the bar
have received many lift from him.
and among those who were closely In
touch with him are Asst. County Atty.
Willard Hanson. County Atty. Farley
=. Christensen, Atty. David NJ. Haigh
and a number of others.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
The affair with Mrs. Bradley is only
one of a series Of love affairs in which
Brown demonstrated his peculiar view
Of moral obligations. He was born In
the village of Sohoolcraft, Mich, March
5, 1si3. He graduated from Antioch
college, Ohio, IN 1862. and from the
Michigan law course In 1864. lie was
admitted to the Michigan bar IN this
year, and soon began 10 show that pow
er In generalship that won him so
many cases In this state. He prac-
tised there for Ii years, and had eN-
tensive success that brought his name
into prominence. Then began the pub
lie scandals that finally terminated at
Washington when he was brought to
deaths door by the third woman whom
he had wronged. His first wife was
Kalamazoo girl Of excellent education
and reputable family. His name be-
came associated with that OF Isabelle
Cameron, whom Il was said he had es-
tabished In a fine home, furnished with
horses and carriages and all the equip
ment for fashionable living. He paid
no attention 20 the gossip was seen
with her In public, and was Vanly re-
monstrated with by his friends. OF
whom there were always many.
WHEN THE CRISIS CAME.
Finally q crisis came In Michigan
Hundreds OF Browns friends repudiat-
ed him. His wife was separated from
him, retaining the custody OF their only
child. IL was even reported that she
tried to shoot her rival on finding her
In Senator Browns office one night.
The end of it was that Brown came
west, In 1876 an outcast from his own
community. The daughter of his frst
wife is now 80 years OF age and has all
ways lived estranged from her father,
Her mother was hehrtbroken over the
treatmant accorded her
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the west and for a year or two no trace
of the former scandal followed them.
Brown began a brilliant career before
the bar and even returned to Kalama-
ZOO in 1879 to conduct long fight to he
appointed as guardian OF his fathers
estate, alleging that his father was in
competent. The answer from the father
was that the son was a drunkard ana
immoral and had squandered the
money formerly placed in his hands.
Beaten IN the case Brown returned TO
Utah. secured a divorce from his Mich
igan wife, and married Isabelle Cara
eror, the ceremony being performed by
travelling minister named Bradford.
INTENSE HATRED.
The hatred OF Brown knew no bounds
and " was not long until he was back
In his old town, with his new wife. and
their little son Brown, where a father.
full of the same kind of hate. refused
either To see Senator Brown or their
son. The former wife meanwhile had
secured divorce aud Is now living
with her daughter. Alice, IN Columbus,
where the daughter Is engaged in nows-
paper work. and the mother teaching
school.
Twelve years ago Senator Brown
formed a partnership with Judge Hen
dcrson, and this was tho only partner
ship OF his career, In the past IL years
he has amassed considerable wealth,
which includes splendid home on
east South Temple street, big ranch
IN Idaho, number OF smaller ranches.
and a large number OF mining claims.
The political career OF Senator Brown
began in aspirations expressed early IN
his career here. But his personal Ito
overcome the advantage OF his bril-
liant public record 10 such an extent
that his only Office was that Of junior
senator from Utah which he held from
Jan. 70. 1896 TO March 4, 1897 In 1895
he was delegate to the National Re-