The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-27
TO LEAVE
WITH HER BROTHER
Miss Brance Turns Deaf Ear to
MI Propositions Made
by Him
GETS OFFERS TO GO ON STAGE
Woman Declares She Will Go
West and Become Teacher
and Student.
GETS OFFERS TO GO ON STAGE
Especial 70 The Times-pispatch.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch.
Monticello. y. Y, December 26.-Her-
bert .. Brancc, half-brother of Ade-
laide Brancc, arrived hero to-day. and
after an unsuccessful attempt to in
duce his sister to return home with
him. left in rage. pouring invectives
upon the head OF Melvin Henry Couch.
the dead lawyer, who ~as his sisters
lord and master for fifteen years. He
gave TO the newspapers long story OF
the history of his family. His sister,
he said, was noble, pure woman.
Couch. he characterized as a man with
out scruples and morals. He said that
his sister was still in love with Couch,
and that all his persuasion failed to
move the woman. He regretted. he
said. that he personally might not visit
revenge upon Couch.
There is punishment provided for
such as he. however" said Brancc. His
sister greeted him effusivcly. 1t was
their Arst meeting in fourteen years. he
said. and IL was in the nature of a
reconciliation. Previous to Brance's
arrival it became known to Sheriff
kinnie that his strange charge was a
spiritualist. She had rejected the
atrical offer OF $500 week and an
other offer from II newspaper of 500
for her own story.
Mel wouldn't like it," she said
How do YOU know" she was asked.
tie lolu me. l am always In COM
munication with hir:. He comes when
ever | need advice"
Talk In County jail.
Miss Brance and her brother talk ed
for two hours in her room in the county
Jail.
My sister was born August 13. 1879,
at Hartwick,' said France
she was educated at Hartwick Union
School, where she graduated at fifteen
after that she taught in the district
schools for three terms, and then en-
tered OsWego Normal School. where she
studied for six and one-half years.
IA nervous breakdown. induced by
her fathers suicide. almost killed her.
took her home with me, ana there sh g
lived for n year Her doctor declared
her unable to continue indoor work
and she took up book canvassinG. She
visited such New York towns as Sid
ney, Liberty and Goshen, where sho
lived with Mrs. Ostrom. Then four
teen years ago she came to Monticello.
Since that time until to-day l have not
seen her. All my letters ! addressed
TO her IN care of Chester Brance. post
master 1T South Fallsburg.
Couch Is dead. am willing to for
get If | can. Ny sister was IL pure
woman until she met him. She was
Because he was a hypocrite ! am not
10 blame. He evidently thought little
OF family honor
Since this blot on our family name
hasc tcen uncovered ] have suffered
the torturcs of hi. ! want my sis
ter TO enter sanatorium and stay
there until she is we'll. Then she should
go to a foreign country under an as
sumed name. All that / possess is at
Der disposal"
Rejects All Propositions.
Miss Brance let il be known that she
had rejected all of her brothers propo-
sitions
Il did not send for him." she said.
Tie came voluntarily, but he is q kind
dear. Iiui have plans Of my own. {
shall &c West and become teacher
and student"
Asked by a newspaper woman why
he failed TO take his sister away with
him. Brance became profanc in
his reply. and WAS forced To apologize.
He then fastened out of town. vowinS
his intentions OF suing the Couch cs-
tate.
Mrs Melvin Couch declined to discuss
Frances statements. and dismissed all
the utterances OF Miss Brance by say
ing:
II am sorry for her. She must not
blame me for her troubles. II my af-
fairs became heart woes with her.
surely l was not 1T fault. I hope soon
to hear tho last of this unhappy af
fair"
4 Now York vaudeville magnato has
had an agent here for two days. The
agent declares that he has tentative
agreement with Miss Brance whereby
she will appear in a New York vaude-
VILE house for two weeks early In
January. The salary. he declared. Is to
be $500 week.
Miss Brance denies she will accept
the offer although she admits that shs
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