The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-26
BROWNS PROMOTION
MRS. MELLEN'S AIM
letters in Separation Case Tell
of Enlisting "DiamOnd"
jim Brady's Aid.
WILL APPEAR IN COURT
Wife of Former Railway Presi-
dent to BE Present at Cross.
Examination.
WILL APPEAR IN COURT
s,sciai Despdich 10 TIE suS.

Special Despatch TO TIE suS.
pITrsrIELp, Mass, Sept 25.--More
,e,ters alleged TO have been written by
AIRS. Charles S. Mellen to II. Douglas
Brown, assistant manager of tho Van
ssrhut Hotel, New York. were intro
duced to-day in the hearing OF Mr..
Mslen's petition In the Berkshire Pro-
hate court for separation from his wife.
IN this batch OF correspondence the name
o, Diamond Jim" Brady Is introduced.
"a having been appealed to by Mrs.
N.,Ien 10 have Thomas HiIliard removed
from the management of the Vanderbilt
10 make possible Browns promotion.
THAT Mrs. Mellen was Jealous of Julia
ganderson and n blonde from san Fran
cisco Is also intimated.
Mrs Nellen has arrived IN Pittsfeld
With her daughter. Miss Kathryn Mellen.
and will be in court tomorrow when her
et,orney begins the cross-examination
~ her husband, the former railroad
nrestdent 1t il not known whether she
viii take the stand in her own defence.
rhe IL. B." mentioned In the letters was
said by Mr.. Mellen to refer to Diamond"
Jim Brady.
One of the letters read to-day asks
writer 1t begins:
"Now dear, / am going to ask you for
something Give II to me whenever you
feel YOU can afford 1t, For the last
three or four years / have wanted q
diamond ring set in platinum. l could
easily buy one myself. or il I asked j. b.
for one 1 would have it In the wink OF
an eye, but l had feeling there would
b. some one I should want TO give me
that ring, so l never bought but waited.
This was signed Kitten
Objects to Letters as Evidence.
These letters form the foundation Of
Mr.. Nellen's case, and objection hes
been taken by Attorney Milton b. War
her for Mrs Mellen to the admittance
OF all of them. Also Attorney Warner
argued against admitting n letter writ
ten by Mrs Mellen following Septem-
Der l6. 1917, to her daughter, who was
then in her fathers homo in Stock
bridge. After Mrs. Margaret b. Brown
wife OF H. Douglas Brown. had placed
In Mr.. Mellens hands the bundle OF
letters which have been read In the
der that all mail arriving at Stock.
bridge for the family should be put In
his hands One letter was from his
wife to his daughter. AS Miss Mellen
was not a minor Mr.. Warner strongly
declared that the letter had been IL
legally intercepted from the mails, and
that act was possible violation OF tvs
postal laws.
Mr.. Grim argued that it was no viola
ton OF the law for father to open
mail addressed to O. daughter under his
own roof and protection. Judge L. T.
slocum admitted the letter as evidence
that Mrs. Mellen had placed her daugh-
ter in her fathers house to report to
her what was going on in the Mellen
Villa and Council Grove. The letter
read:
~ suppose the new bunch has arrived
Now. Dearie. you do just as you said.
Keep your eyes open ana close watch
on the children. You don't know. who
fhe Is Eitaer Maud or the blonde got
her. and neltHer of these women can be
trustel 4 minute. Uncle Charley and
Aunt Sadie are both with me. and Uncle
Charley is terribly mad at your father
and won't havo a thing TO do with him."
Mr.. Grim produced about dozen let
ters which 1t is alleged were reports to
Mrs., Mellen written by two of her al
legged agents. Abdulhammid and his
wife, Frances Cuttut. of New Haven.
who have been described by Mr.. Grim as
"astTologers."
was asked the effect the discovery OF
tho Brown letters had upon him. He
said:
Il went through all the gyration and
humiliation that my vocabulary can eN-
press The physical effects have been
Serious I have since been under care
of physician. For forty years ! never
had required the attention of physi-
tian except for the treatment of a cold"
After the reading of tho astrologers'
letters tomorrow and presenting other
documents alleged to have been written
by Mrs. Mellen, the case for MI Mellen
Will have been completed.
Just Adored New York.
These letters were admitted as ev-
dsnce IN the case to-day:
"DorGLAs DEAR: Listen. dear. You
know New York is everything to me.
love Il. / adore the trip, the hotel. the
thing that goes to make New York what
II is, | always did adore II. but since l
met you IL is, OH. 50 much dearer to me.
and look forward TO the day when i
ttart FOR that city, for not only Is New
York there but l am TO see YOU again.
am willing TO remain up here all
summer II 1t Ia your wish. but In return
you must be loyal and true. I want you
10 go out with tho men. / want you to
hava all the good times you can have
with the men, but not the women. / am
70 fond OF you. dear, ! would do any
tninS you might ask. Is this too much
Tor me To 81 gS of yOil7 IA honest wit n