The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-08
Wrote "Money is Ills God, :
and Ripped Rich Her-
chant Up Generally.
DENY MISCONDUCT TALE
Improprieties and Excessive
Drinking Refuted.-Mother.in-
laws Note Makes Daughter
Cry-On Stand Says Hus-
band Was Mean.

Evidence that Mrs Louisa r.
browne. mother of Henry Russell
browne, jr., who is fighting her d.
vorced husbands attempts to gain GUS
tody OF the ten-year-old boy in Vice
Chancellor Stevens court, conducted
herself with decorum and respectapilltv
during her residence in Jersey City af-
ter her return from Sioux Falls, was
given early today by George L. Kase.
proprietor of the Hotel Washington.
Jersey City, with whom she remained
from December 81. 1906. to May Z, 1897.
and by Russell SpauIding. general man
pany of New York, who was fellow
guest at the Latourette House, Bay
onne, to which place Mrs. browne, Mrs.
Forsyth and the bey-Russell. went from
the Jersey City hotel.
The reading of letter written by
Mrs. Drowne's mother was an Interests
ing feature in the sensational case to-
day.
Mr.. Kase said during Mrs Brownies
residence,in his hotel Mrs. browne was
on most friendly terms with his family.
who also lived in the hotel, and a fire.
quent visitor to his private apartments.
spending the evening with his wife and
members of his family On such occa-
sions Mrs. browne once in while, the
witness testified. was asked to 9ave
wine or liqdor and partook spariugly.
On cross-examination Mr.. Kase denied
/ emphatically that he ever saw Mrs.
/ browne affected in the slightest de-
gree by liquor. He also denied that
there ever had been a scene at his hotel
i'm which Mrs. browne was a party or
interested in any way
Mr. Spaulding testified that he and
his family lived at the Latourette
House prior to Mrs. Brownies arrival.
His wife became acquainted with her,
and subsequently introduced him. The
two families became intimate, the wit
ness said, and often spent their even
ings together. He said from the time
Mrs. browne took up her residence at
the Latourette he never saw her af-
fected by drinking. He testified that on
several occasions he had liquor served
while Mrs. browne and her mother
were his guests, but that Mrs. browne
never took more than one drink. On
cross-examination the testimony of the
witness was not impaired.
Mrs. Virginia Webb Forsyth, mother
of Mrs. browne, who was under cross
examination yesterday when the court
adjourned, was recalled after the fore
going witnesses had testified, and MIR.
Hamilton, chief counsel for Mrs
browne proceeded at once to inquire
of the witness as to the purpose Mrs.
browne and the witness had in taking
ND their residence in Jersey City on
their return from Sioux Falls.
1--WE selected the place because Of It's
economy and convenience" replied the
witness.
WASN'T 1t because you were afraid
TO 20 TO New YorlS2' demanded Mr.,
Hamilton.
81 am not afraid to go TO New York.
replied the witness.
Counsel then produced letter written
by the witness to a friend during her res!
denoe in the Hotel Washington. which tho
court permitted him TO read after lous
fight made by Mrs. Drowne's counsel 70
exclude It unless the whole letter was
offered The extract said Mrs. Drowlle
had decided to live In New Jersey becausr
she was afraid the New York laws would
not recognize the Dakota divorce.
"Was that true?'' the court permitted
Mr.. Hamilton to ask.
''Yes, If it is In the letter.
"Then you were afraid to go to New
York;"
Il am not afraid and often do go TO New
York" replied the Witness
How do you explain that?"
why, we thought II Russell was taken
to New York he would be kidnapped.
II suggest that the whole letter be read.
interrupted Mr.. Hays.
''You may read the whole letter II yau
I lease when the cross-s1aminntton 10 coh-
cluded" remarked the court.
MIR. Hamilton then quoted from another
page of the letter written by the witness,
which told of a dandy time the writer
and Mrs browne had in st. Louis during
their residence in Dakota, and still another
which described Mrs. Drownes first effort
with a shotgun after birds. "She shot p
snpe and seagulls. aud you can't get with
in ten feet of her, she's so proud Of her
achievement
The court refused to allow Mr.. Hamilton
to inquire into the witnesses trip 70 Europe
with her daughter in 1906, and the crosse
examination ended Mr.. Hays promptly
asked for the letters written by Mrs
Drowne's mother to a friend, and pro-
ceeded to read It, Mrs. browne breaking
down during the recital and sobbing with
her arms on the counsels table.
In part it follows
Hotel Leon, Brookngs. S. D.
Sept II, 1906
s'Dearie--A word to the wise is all
sufficient-so [ write | was most
pleased to receive your letter. so long
looked for; but | cannot send mail to-
Manila unless j have your address in
the p which you failed to enclose IN
the miscellaneous collection contained
in your envelope. had great pleas
ure mixed with little of the other,
ii looking over these antiques and Lu
grabbed Them at once. / did not have
one OF LIS (Llspenard). so thank you 40
much for that and congratulate you on
the coming trip 70 Kearsley tson). fcu