The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-25
DID NOTHING
WRONG, She
IS POSITIVE
Mrs, Brown. Johns and Mr.. R,
Hoe We're Friends, Moth,
Ing More
fBy Leased wirel

New York, May 25-Mrs. Margaret
Johnson Brown Johns, who as Mar
garet Johnson, WIS one OF the bellies
Of Lexington, and as Airs Lewis
Brown was Acknowledged to be one
OF The most beautiful matrons in the
Blue Grass state, sat In the parlor
OF the nome Of her latest husband,
Arthur Johns. No 81 West Eleventh
rect and tor the first time told why
she was suing the estate OF Robert
Zoe the mdlti-nilsonaire printing
press manufacturer art and rare book
collector. who betrienaed her and her
husband, Mr. Brown.
Mrs. Johns tastefully goWned,
swept into The room and began.
This IS the first time | have con
sen,ed TO speak on this most embar.
rsssnE subject Now. | want to be
most emphatic in denying every
charge that has been made against
me
Mrs Johns cheeks went crih.son
while she spoke and her eyes snap
bed fire. She continued
They have taken the depositi0ns
OF servants against me, basing their
acc NatiDns on fral evkience-the
ordinary medicines OF a private life.
these incidents are distorted and
magnitied into scandalous and vulgar
matter
Stared at in Streets.
A reference was made to Lewis
Brown, her first husband, and his
charges against his former wife and
Mr. Hoe She said
As to Lewis Browns evidence,
can only repeat that a man who adj
mits that his wife supported him and
'who sold himself once certainly
would testify against this wife sec
ond time. It would seem that per-
sonal enmity was the real cause OF
this perecution.
Mrs Johns then told how she was
The center OF all eyes when she APP
peared on the streets
Men in the employ Of newspapers
run after me for interviews she
said p never leave my house that
am not net by photographers.
wherever 60 am met by a curious
mob. Ny very life rs made unbear
able through the notoriety into which
! have been thrust, and 1t has been
no fault Of my own
If young Robert Hoes object be
only to protect his fathers estate
from an INSCRIPTIONS woman, why
all this publicity? This entire suit
could have been fought with sealed
papers. There absolutely was no ne.
cesslty for all this notorlety.
Fights for Hoes Memory
The thought that Mr.. Hoes mem.
ory Is being sullied is causing me
more, or at least as much suffer.
Ing as the lase position In which
have been placed
Again Mrs. Johns was silent She
brushed back her hair first from the
lett temple and then iron. the right
and drew her handkerchief across
her lips She clenched her teeth as
she added
a wish to state most emphalically
that knew absolutely nothing Qt
air Hoes Intentions uutil the papers
had been drawn.
Ahts ilpt dhhtu Hit TO accompany
him 70 the office Oh Mr. Hapgood his
solicitor 70 sign some papers Il
was not until he presented me with
them that / fully realized Mr.. Hoes
affection and gratitude towards me
" was after Mr. Hoes death that
hh SON Robert Hoe. Jr. accompani
ed by Arthur Curtiss James and
solicitor went to Mr. Hapgoods OF
lice N London and saw the original
Mrs Johns WIS close to tears when
she told OF an alleged attempt to
hnmlllate her by making accusations
against her She said
The nature o. those accusations
Is so revolving they would cause any
gentlewon.an against whom they are
made Intense suffering Efforts have
been made TO force ME into a com.
promise IN my suit against tae estate
Of M Hoe will not compromise
4 have been Offered $4,000 to set.
gle my claim for face value. but
will not accept Il,
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