The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-30

BROWN GAVE
HER AN AUTO
Says Edna Wallace Hopper Of
A. 0. Brown
NOT MUCH OF A GIFTEITHER
She Doesn't Think That II Is Anybody's
Business What He Gives Her, and
They Are to Be Married,
Anyhow.
NOT MUCH OF A GIFT EITHER

New York, Sept. 30.-"Its nobody's
business what present Mr.. Brown gives
me-" says Edna Wallace Hopper, the
actress, in speaking Of the $1,000 auto
which was presented her by her fance,
A. o. Brown, head OF the brokerage
firm whose financial methods are now
the subject of a searching probe by
Receiver Littleheld and the federal
bankruptcy commission.
Brown and the other four members
of the firm are now under criminal
charge of larceny, preferred by Mrs.
Ellen S. Abernethy. They have been
"mugged" and measured for the
"Rogues' Gallery" and are awaiting
trial under the larceny charge. in ad.
dtion to having their bankruptcy case
handled by the federal courts.
Admission was wrung from A. O.
Brown the senior partner, yesterday.
that he had given the automobile to
Miss Hopper.
"What became Of the $1,000 auto
you bought last March," asked Re-
eeiver Littlefeld.
Il gave it away last March"
"To whom 7"
"NIiss Hopper"
The Miss Hopper" evasively alluded
TO by Brown is Miss Edna Wallace
Hopper. The actress admits it herself
She is engaged to Brown.
"The failure of Mr.. Browns firm will
rot affect our wedding plans" she says.
am engaged TO marry Mr.. Brown,
but the wedding date has noe been set
yet. did get a $1,000 auto from MIN.
! still have it. And it is nobody's bust.
ness what presents Mr.. Brown makes
me-"
Il do not see anything remarkable in
gentleman giving a lady a motor-car.
1t was perfectly natural for him to do
So"
The creditors OF the defunct broker.
age firm and it's receiver who are try
ing to find out what became of the
firms cash can take the declaration of
Miss Hopper that she still has the
auto" for what comfort they can ex-
tract from it.
The hearing also brought out further
to.giving habits that the members
Of the firm had. Edward r. Buchanan
of the firm admitted he had given a car
to George r. Hunt, il.
This was brought out during ques-
tions from the receiver about $4,000
note Of Hunts that Buchanan had.
The receiver was trying to find out il
4LAA 20 1l,,A h. fal h0
the creditors of the firm could benefit
by it.
"Afr. Hunt declares" said the receiver
"That he does not owe you anything
that you told MIN the note was salts
fed and that you gave him an autono.
bile the next day"
NO" said Buchanan, "the note was
never paid"
"Never satisfied by services render
d?' asked Receiver Littlefeld.
no"
''How about the automobile?" asked
the receiver
'Oh," replied Buchanan carelessly, Il
had an automobile and Hunt liked it
and | said to him: Just take it along"
Lewis Ginter Young, the youngest
members of the firm, was trying to ex-
plain about SEQ 900 worth of Amer
can Tobacco bonds which his mother
lent Brown the day of the failure of
the firm. Young's answers did not
satisfy Attorney Hays. the receivers
counsel, and Hays remarked that ne
thought the witness was prevaricating.
Edward Lauterbaeh. counsel for the
defense, didn't like Hays words, and
said:
Il object to this sort of comment.
the prisoner"
Then he stopped in some confusion
Iii having alluded to his client in such
tactkss manner, while every one in
the room laughed except the four dc.
fsDlants present.