Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-20
HUSBAND CLAIMS
HOE Paid MONEY
TELLS or FORMER WIFE's REI4A-
TlONs WITH BOOK LOVER.
SHE ASKS FOR S230,0OO
Mrs Margaret Brown, Who After III
Norcr Became Mrs. JOHNS De.
tended by Father.


l"' i''' N"0'Il HOES 'D'''''"s VIII"
Mrs. MARGARET Johnson Hruuu.Johus,
the Kentucky beauty. as told by Lewis
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Referee William ilaNcu Peck, wh"
heard Browns testimony 10 Mrs.
.Johns suit AGAINST the executors of
th, uo, estate. was nlrd .u the clerk s.
Office.
This testimony was given uu April
lea and g5 An private examination
preceding the trial of Mrs Johns
separate suit for a $40. 900 mortgage
bond. I'm aH She asks from the Hoe
estate 2g8OOOO worth of stocks. bonds
and mortgages which she asserts Hoe
gave her. Mrs. Johns. nov the wife
Of Arthur Johns. LAWYER. lives at 81
West Eleventh street Brown has
married again ana his wifi, was pres
cnt when ne testified.
ON direct examination by Alton G.
Parker and Edward G.. PringIc, attor.
news for the Hoe executors. Brown
testified that he married Margaret
johnson I'm Kentucky. July 19. 1895.
Their only child. Claudia. was born
Imlv 27 1897. In 1900 the Browns
came TO this city and three years
later when his father in.law. Claude
III. j. johnson. was to 20 to London
with Mrs johnson to take charge Of
Hoes foreign business Mrs Brown
went to Hoe and objected TO his send.
ing her father abroad. This. said
the witness. was the first time that
Mrs. Brown and Hoe had met.
He said that through his wife he
obtained a position In Hoes London
office. but was discharged IN August.
1909. The Browns lived with Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson at Bedford Court Mar.
.sious. London. After the discharge. he
testified Hoe was invited TO dine at
the fat Brown absentinr himself as
his wife considered II advisable Brown
said his wife told him Hoe offered TO
lease house for them at IS Bruins
wick Souare They accented. Then
Hoe got him n position with a print.
ing ink firm.
I'VE went TO the Brunswick Square
House in 1904" he said. Hoe bought
the lease. We lived there about a
month. He said Hoe ana Mrs. Brown
were ont every dav buving things for
the house We were there until Hoe
came hack from New York. in Nav.
1905" he said. "Ire used to. write to
Mrs. Brown from New York to the
house on business. but he wrote other
letters to her in care Of Brown. Ship
lev G GO.
"T did not know Of this for a long
time. We had three servants, and one
Of them stole a letter. Mrs Brown
found # out and then told me about
the letters. She offered TO let me see
them. but ala not want me to read
them" Tie did not.
"Erown said Hoe slept on tho first
floor Of the London House. He and
his wife in the front room on the floor
above. and their daughter In q room
.oU theirs. There WAS an unoccupicd
room In the rear. and he went into
this M the request Of his wife, who
complained Of nervousness.
"Erown said ne came back 10 this
country I'm August. 1905. with his
mother.lnlaw. leaving his wife and
daughter I'm London in compliance
with Mrs. Browns suggestion. When
he went back to London, I'm October,
I1Q05 No said his wife was I'm New