The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-30
HARRIS FAMILY ROW IN COURT


only on one point were the plaintiff. her
mother and her sister all agreed in their
treatment OF the dpponents daughter.
That was 10 imbue thoroughly in her mind
a reverence aud love of the stage In general
and OF good looking actors In particular and
depOnent has been informed by his said
daughter that her mother and her Aunt
May had disclosed to her in the course Of
her childhood the many hirtalions and love
affairs they had had with actors in the days
~ their early youth and how their mother.
Mrs. Brady, had approved and encouraged
them in their Juvenile performances with
actors against the express disapproval OF
their father the late Justice Brady. De-
ponen, knows of his own knowledge that
Mrs. BRADY. the grandmother Of his dau0h-
ter. has frequently disclosed to his daughter
how she had disoheved the instructions OF
her deceased husband during the youth OF
her daughters and permitted them to make
rendezvous and have claudestine meetings
with actors and other men the late Judge
Brady disapproved of. Tho object OF Mrs.
Brady in thus enlightening her grand
daughter IA 10 these family anecdotes was
TO instil In her youthful mind the idea that
il was quite proper that she should disobey
the wishes of her father in al matters in
which the heart was Affected.
In February. 1910. Mr.. Harris says
his daughter met "the well known young
actor John Barrymore and that he
had number of consultations with his
wife as to the best means Of separating
his daughter from the actor. Mrs. Harris
consented that he send their daughter
TO Paris TO stay with his mother until
last October. He says
After thi- even, the plain,ih and her
mother had frequent interviews with said
actor and encouraged him to believe de-
ronant's daughter was in love with him
and would marry him on her return TO
America Both wrote many letters to the
daughter in Paris encouraging her in her
affection and admiration for the actor.
and especially Mrs. Brady attempted To
induce the daughter TO leave Paris and
return to America and marry the actor.
Many letters depicted deponen' as tyrant
and a despot and unworthy the control
of his daughter.
| Mr. Harris saws he went to Paris in
July TO remain with his daughter and
that his wife. who was in London, made
a secret trip TO Paris and arranged with
their daughter TO sail for New York on
July IS. which they did. Mrs; Harris
denied subsequently that she had ap-
proved the alliance. MIR. Harris said in
spite Of her completely in the flight and
! the encouragement Of the actors suit.
| but she did so because she learned that
| her sister. Mrs Hartman. disapproved and
/ threatened to withdraw the allowance.
which was withdrawn later. MIR. Harris
said that his wife's change Of attitude
! and denials came too late because Miss
Harris and Barrymore we're married
on September l. He also SAYS that he
cause of Mrs Hartman indgnat ion
she GU, off the plaintiff 's allowance. but
paid through the plaintiffs mother
enough to maintain her.
Ia, "a nlITnhpr
written by Mrs. Brady the defendant said
| he did so with the greatest reluctance.
but fel, that the situation confronting
him justified il. One letter dated Janu-
ary 4, 1905, said in part:
! am writing 70 you as IA lawyer. one
who never reveals The man Kitty Mrs.
! Harris engaged herself 10 had turned out
a perfect scoundrel and IN" engae~ment
! is broken She ilncied she loved him ia
llowdown scoundrol, it i. the third. but
all the Same she has realty never loved
any one but YOU Her divorce wrecked
her life. Dan Dresser knows all about II.
II she comes 20 town, cannot you ace her
and suggest that she mend her fortunes
| lou can ask Dresser of the man. Never
tell Herbert Hartman | have written you
never tell May. do not approve
Of what MAY is doing. but | cannot help II.
She has bought her husband on she is
all ready for a third. X. ". BRADY
A letter written nv Mrs. Brady to Mr.
Harris on February 10 OF that year said
Kitty saw May yesterday aud had a
stormy interview with her. May told Kitty
you said yon would not marry. that YOU
hackguarded the whole family, YOU always
told Herbert he did not know what he was
going TO g.,t. that you spoke in every way
in "A most diSrcspectful way OF rs. DC
keep uuiet do not speak of us TO Herbert
and Nav Show them lesson
of patience and devotion TO duty. do
no, call il marriage call it contract
or trial trip.
A letter from Mrs Brady to her grand
daug ghter in Paris on June"e, 1910. said:
hear you father is gong TO prevent you
from returning to America; he is going "a
shut you M somewhere until YOU forget
Jack, but You can appeal to tho Consul
Amercan.. Ion are of age and ! will
pay your passage. or beg yonr mother "a
brinr you back DO get away from Your
fathers tyranny. GARRY.
On July Mrs. Brady wrote:
DO not let your father Keep YOU over
there Come back with your mother. Nor
are Of age You cannot he shut up. and III,
more he is aga,ns, Jack Barrymore the more
you will like him. Everybody is runninr
. Jack barrymore down. loh will hear
awful tales about him. but believe what he
says and no one else. II You und Jack fall
out that is another thing. You know h'
has drunk, do not believe what is told you
Aun, MAY. nce Herbert are bitter against
him, but You dom care, Come home. soc
him. If it is not all right. better hsh in thc
sea \ lady told me the Barrymorcs ga
everywhere in Philadelphia. excellent
family. excellent position, pr. lough, or
thinks mother acted rightly in letting Jaca
see you. GApRY.
Mrs. Brady wrote another letter t.
her granddaughter on July after she
had seen Mr. Barrymore in "Tho Fortune
Hunter" in which she said, in part;
Jack looks as If he wants n woman's care
lie looks tired and worn. Aunt May has a
personal grudge against him and she IL aid
ing your father in trying TO get rid of poo;
jack. Jack is not as bad as your fathp,
was, your lnce Herbert. lie would never
i'll trra' II woman. saw him III the street
Ito is SO handsome If ! were young woulC
he ,inIy about him myself.
letter from Mrs Hartman 10 Mr.
Harris on May u, 1905, from Newport
read,
! | sent kittie a check for over s&oo for he
hills and she wrote she would cndeavor no
To get in deb again and would live on soI'
q month. hut of course could not e\pec
her Ia pay her doctor's bills What do yo,
, think of that for ncrye' II is to laugh aaC