The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-09

sept ., 1912, just prior to her depart
ure for Brattleboro2'
Yes, sir.
Morning OF Her Departure
q viii you tell ms what the conversa-
ton was at that time?
While | was at breakfast, | called
Mrs. Brenton. She came to my study.
We talked over domestic affairs. IA
asked her if she meant to continue
her correspondence with Mr. Holman.
She replied that she did. That was the 4
general nature of the conversation. I
That is all | remember of it.
Did YOU ask her at that time if L
| she was determined to persist in her /
legal separation from you?''
Ono, sir =
Professor Brenton proceeded to tes-
| tlfy that after conversation lasting
| about twenty minutes, DR.. Waterman +
| appeared in the doorway. The wit /
ness said he left the room at once. /
| He described his movements while |
| DR.. Waterman and his wife were to-
| 9ether lie described the location of |
the various rooms he entered during
this period.
/ Professor Brenton said that the next
| time he entered the room where Dr.
| Waterman and his wife were sitting
Dr.. Smith also was there. His coming
| had been unannounced The inter
| view, he said, had been concluded when
he arrived. In the room were Dr.
| Waterman, Mrs. Brenton, Mrs. Curtis,
and DR.. Smith. The meeting broke up
and the party started for the door
The witness said his wife was calm
and displayed nothing unusual in her
bearing. Mr.. Brenton then described
the trip to the Brattleboro Retreat. He
said he was ut the institution but
few minutes and that his wife cried
a bit while he was with her He said:
expressed my regret and told her
wished her to have all the comforts
obtainable and that | would come to
see her at any time. He said he did
not tell her that she had forfeited her
liberty and could not regain it until
She proved repentent.
Mr.. Brenton gave his reasons for be-
heving his wife was mentally obnor-
NAL, citing her threats at suicide. her
admiration of men, her taunts, etc, and
gave as his last reason: = Because
finally, ! had several letters written by
Mr.. Holman and Mrs Brenton of such
IN extreme and suggestive nature that
| feared that grave moral and physical
effects would result TO Mrs. Holman
unless such relations Indicated in the
letters were broken off. | knew if she
, we're to 90 to some place for observa-
ton, She would obtain different per-
spective and return to normal life
| For these reasons, ! thought Dr. Wa
| termau 5 advice was good.
These letters Mr. Brenton said were
ent him by Mr.. Holman Z former wife.
The following shows the character of
the love missives:
Oh, -Bahe-Dearest Lover IL
; Tenderest Passionate Pure soul
shat | love! | have only this moment
), | 30 write thee. There was a mistake
q about our rooms and poor O.
: Jumping at the ,chanee lodged Fl
elsewhere. \ and came into the hig-
double-bedded Lonefellow room X
J with me. So not until tomorrow night
shall | be alone with thee.
7 Dear God-Dear God in heaven. To
come in ont Of long day in the sun
aud the air-the awakening earth a
green picture in my eves-and to find
! vou waiting for me in the full tide OF
your Pure, Swift, all-conquering man !.
passon-with wet lips, and hungry
gentle hands and the hot, red bloc,
IN Your fine veins mounting under my
touch, life Fever. On, Ernest. my Mar
II Il have sensed this mood in lis both
r, | al the sprin2time! How we keep to
eether, emotionally, every step OF tn,
/ way. O mv Beloved-You know tina
r yoa are my life, and my heart s blood
X and thy desire is my honour If tn
time has come when yau want me
YOU know that ] am Yours. If whei
summer comes, the gentle hands wit
he soft cushions on their finger
i tips that means sensitiveness X
are still thus are hungered the
d, shall possess their own. 1t is mine t
ri cool that blood of thiue-If ii mount
as TO a living fever that viii not be de
MED. Be patient In a few weeks
Is. shall be in thine arms with all ] hay
q to give thee. Alas, my soul, that W
Ia must deny our little dark-haired DO
r. a little longer. | could only compass
that by pretending to return to a ma
have finally freed myself from Z
- neither thou nor ! could live in tina
u deceit For the rest, | am thine whe
thou within body, as in soul. Th
- Mate is not afraid to pay that maske
figure, that is purity, his utimat
10 price. 1t is my pride and my crow
ill that YOU desire me beyond the power
is, keep silence. My wet lips upon thin
cir misty brown eyes in thine - lit
trembling hands draw down thy dan
~ head to the hollow between thy twi
in pearls All. Babe Babe, Babe-GC
-, Keep Us one! All
or Another tiny note will 90 to tn,
tomorrow night. ] love you more tina
all. More than | know. And a
er' eternally thy wife, Beth