The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
NURSE GAVE TESTIMONY.
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was exhausted and worried. She simply II
couldn't sit up and couldn't eat. She
spent much time at the lodge sew
ing for her child. The clothing she
sent was returned to her.
. She had never seen anything during |
the time Mrs. Brenton was in her
charge which indicated that Mrs. Bren. |
ton was insane. She was perfectly ra.
tional and there was nothing ont Of
the ordinary about her except that she
cried much of the time. She never
volunteered much about her home life
but did tell her that she was helpless. |
She had said she was willing TO do
almost anything if only her people
would take her away. When she re.
ceived letters from Professor Brenton
she always cried.
Asked in cross-examination about the
might Mrs. Johnson got into Mrs.
| Brenton 8 room, Miss Townsend said
she could not tell what would baye
happened if assistance had not come
Just as it did Mrs. Johnson he'd
actually tried to kill a person ono day
and it took three nurses TO handle
her. She had seen her ely al many
other patients.
l. Attorney Wells for the defense into
duced n number of photographs show
Ling the room in the asylum occupied
by Mrs. Holman, the corridor, Library,
dining room, which was orderly with
flowers on the table, etc. Mrs. Hol-
imam S attorneys objected TO their in
PRODUCTION unless the date on which
they were taken could be shown, but
they were received.
Mrs. Holman Again on Stand.
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Mrs Holman again took the stand. She
said that in June, 1912, she began TAX
ing lessons in literary work in order
: to support herself and be independent
of Professor Brenton and continued her
lessons until taken to Brattleboro.
She admitted her conversations with
DR. Lawton in which she had told him
of her repentance. She said il was all
done to induce him to. make a favor
able report to her people which woui6
result in her release. She saw there
was no other way to plaeate them
Mrs. Holman testified that she sent
! some TOYS TO her little boy, Jonathan
but the boy did not get them. Sht
had received a letter from Professor
Brenton in which he told her that she
must not write to the boy. professor
Brenton wrote me, continued Mrs
Holman, that my letters and toy,
could not he given my son as il was
necessary for my child TO forget me
OF course. this greatly increased IN,
suffering
Mrs. Holman was cross-eXamined 10y
d Mr. Wells She admitted making mar
false statements to nurses at the asy
Inn and said she felt justified " hav,
been forced TO make them over tbs
entire period Of nv married life witt
5 Mr. Brenton, she declared.
!. Mrs. Holman went on to deserib
e the petty tyranny to which she wa
:, subjected, and which was the eaus
n of her untruthfulness. She gave
t resume OF numerous little pursuits Il
which she became interested an'
e which always aroused the opposition
!. of her husband.
4 Lawyer Wells referred to testimon.
$ in the divorce trial, that she had con
tinucd in her improper relations wit
a Professor Brenton for seven year
a without asking advice of anyone
ID The witness testified that their rela
Il tions ceased absolutely about thre
\ years before She entered the Retreat