The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-17
BROWN REM n Os
LAWYER Or Old
|12-CENT DEBT
YOU'VE OWED ME- MONEY EVER
SINCE I WAS A NEws6oY," HE
TELLS Ep. oREcE-PAIR HAVE
LIVELY TiLTs.

case. which has been In progress be
fore Judge Brooke for several days
was enlivened Tuesday morning by
several tits between the defendant
David A. Brown. and T.. S. Greece. at
torney for the plaintiff.
The defendant was on the stand fol-
REORGANIZATION. and he had just
made a statement regarding ali alleged
remark OF Mr. Greco. TO which the lat
ter took exception.
you ever know me before this case
came up?" the lawyer asked.
Certainly knew you before this
case came up" the witness replied
holly. Il have known you ever since
sold newspapers on tie streets OF
Detroit. and you still owe me IL cents
for papers. have dunned you for II
for a good many years, but never got
anything." This retort produced an
outburst of laughter which the Judge
made no effort to suppress
At another time Brown was being
questioned about post card he Is al
legged to have written from Florida to
the plaintiff. at time when ne was a
soldier. He admitted sending her a
card. but swore that the one shown
him had been tempered with
What do you mean by tempered
WITH" the assorney asked
Il mean II has been changed and
words added" he replied. 1T has
been in your possession for long
time. and that is enough for me-"
The attorney was getting pretty
hot by this time. and denied vigorous.
ly having altered the card in any way.
I'll stake my life on It," he de.
clared
That's a favorite expression OF
yours. Attorney Groesbeck retorted.
You have staked your life on dozen
things In this trial that you haven't
been able to prove"
Another clash followed some min
utes later when Mr.. Greco mentioned
a photo that had been exhibited Mon
day. Brown charged the attorney
with switching photos, claiming that
the one shown tho witness was not
the one marked by the court stenog-
rapher Mr.. Greco denied the charge,
and II was repealed By VT! Groesbeck
The defendant scored victory
Tuesday. when Judge Brooke ruled to
exclude from the jury a number OF
letters alleged to have been written
by the defendant To Miss Foss. when
he was a soldier The Judge held that
II would not be IN the interest OF
public policy to permit OF the intro
Auction, ~ rriff
plaintiff was a married woman as no
promise made then could be binding
However. he gave permission to the
plaintiffs attorney TO question the
defendant about the letters. but no
mention was 70 be made OF the con-
tents. The letters were unsigned. and
Brown denied ever writing a letter TO
which he did not attach his signature
At this statement the plaintiff laughed
outright.
You are sworn to tell the truth"
cautioned the attorney
And | am telling the truth" re-
piled the witness.
rs the oath you took here binding
upon person OF Jewish faith?"
That's excluded" spoke OF Judge
Brooke quickly. Religion cuts no fig
ure In this case"
Mrs. Ray Tyrell. OF Columbus.
former resident of Detroit, testified
hat she was present when the plain
if was told that Mr.. Brown was soon
to be married to q New York girl
She said that Miss Foss expressed no
surprise. and said she hoped he got
good wife, as he was fine young
man and deserving OF the best.
The case will probably go to the
jury wednesday morning.