The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
WIFE WANTED TO
Even SCORE WITH
SLAYER OF linn
That Is Testimony of the
Brother of Mrs. Brown.
She Told Brown This When He
Complained to Her.
STORY OF The TRAGEDY
Brown Says He Did Not Intend
to Harm Dead Reporter.
Mrs. Brown Not to Be Used as
Witness.
STORY OF The TRAGEDY
Mrs. Brown Not to Be Used as
Witness.

Witness.
That he had no intention of harm
ing Sidney linn; that he was totally
unarmed. altho he suspected linn was
in his home with his wife; that he
did nothing except to try to protect
himself with a chair until after he was
shot, was part of the testimony of
Clyde Brown on the witness stand in
the first division of the district court
today.
Brown is charged with the murder
of Sidney linn during a hand to hand
fight following his finding linn with
his wife at their home on Twiss ave-
nue..
Practically the whole morning ses-
sion was devoted to the direct eX-
animation of Brown by his attorney.
E. D. McKeever. Just before he went
on the stand the defense sustained
something of a blow when Homer Gil
lette, brother of Mrs. Brown, testi-
fled that when Brown demonstrated
with her for her apparent interest in
linn, she declared she was going to
get even" with him for some of his
alleged escapadeS with women. Gill
lette was a witness for the defense.
Browns Story.
In telling the story of the shooting
Brown began with Halloween, year
ago, when Mrs. Brown first met linn.
| The story was told in single sentences
| in answer TO questions by his attorney
! but, pieced together, it made COM
plete story of the alleged Irritation be-
| tween Mrs. Brown and linn and the
tragedy in which the Irritation Gull
minated.
II had a bunch of boys out to my
house Halloween, in 1915" said
| Brown, land linn was among them
That was the first time, to my knowl-
edge, that my wife ever met him. We
started to play cards but someone
suggested dancing. None of us ex-
cept linn knew how well enough to
| call it dancing and he offered to
teach us. He spent most of the eve
ming teaching my wife.
"Once during the evening she went
out after a bucket of water and he
awhile and after watching them dance
together all evening l thought it
rather peculiar"
Didn't you and Mrs. Brown have
some trouble soon after that?" asked
Attorney McKeever.
Yes, we had trouble replied
Brown, land she brought suit for sep
arate maintenance. That was in
March, 1916"
You fixed that up?" asked Nc
Keever.
Yes. we fixed it up IN your office"
said Brown. I'VE both explained our
conduct and forgave each other and
agreed to start all over. 1 bought
her a wedding ring and placed it upon
her finger myself to seal the bar
gain
linn did not enter into the affairs
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown again until
last fall, according to Brown, but a
| club was organized and Mr.. and Mrs.
linn were invited to become mem
bers. At the first party they were
present.
Relations Last Fall.
"Zinn's attentions to my wife were
extremely noticeab le'' said Brown.
''On that first night-it was a dancing
party-he danced with her most of
the evening. He paid more attention
to her than he did to his own wife.
He danced Home, Sweet Home with
my wife when it is always customary
for a man to dance that with his own
wife"
Then Brown told of another party
at another house where linn assisted
Mrs. Brown in serving the refresh
ments.
Il knew they were out in the
kitchen" said Brown, land 1 went
out there to see what was going on.
They were preparing to sit down there
alone and cat together but when
protested they came in with the rest
of u.s.
Brown told of meeting linn on the
street later, just before lodge dance
to which both had been invited. He
asked linn if he was going to dance.
Don't know whether 1 will or not
Brown quoted linn as saying. Il I'M
derstand there is certain party who
is suspicious of me-
! Brown said he tried to find out
then who linn meant but linn avoid
| ed a direct answer.
| Il had let no one except my wife,
my brother-in-law and his wife know
7 might be suspicious" said Brown.
so knew my wife had told Sidney"
Brown told of numerous other
things that led him to believe there
was something more than casual
friendship between his wife and linn.
| Then he reached the day of the trag-
| edy.
The Day of the Tragedy.
Il had been at work only a few
| minutes in the mailing room of the
State Journal" he said, when Sid
ney came down from upstairs, passed
the time of day with me, and left. He
| had done that on several occasions
and 1 was suspicious. 1t just dawned
| on me that he wanted to see whether
1 was on the job"
| He told how he got a substitute in
| the mailing room, made inquiries
around the building to make sure linn
was gone, then rode his bicycle home
Il first went to the front door" he
said, but the screen was hooked on
the inside. Then 1 started around tC
the back door and glanced in at the
window-into the dining room. 1 saw
no one. At the back door 1 called,
Mamma, let me in No one answered
and the screen door was hooked
There is a glass in the door and aftep
L had made a lot of noise and waited
| l saw my wife come part way to the
door. then go back.
Il didn't know even then linn was
there, but 1 was so mad 1 jerked the
knob off the door and tore the hook