Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-31
vESTER GIRL IN JAIL
AT MOUNT CLEMENS
Young Woman With unsavory Record
Charged With Murder Of Stanley
Brown Taken to Scene Of Crime
Stoutly Maintains Her Innocence.

Charged With Murder Of Stanley
Brown Taken to Scene Of Crime
stoutly Maintains Her Innocence.
Mount Clemens, Dec. s1.--Cecil Be-
atrice Vester was surrendered to the
authorities here shortly before 8
o'clock this morning and placed In the
county jail on a charge OF numbering
J. Stanley Brown.
The girl. who stoutly maintains her
innocence. was brought here from De-
troit. where she had been kept un-
der guard by the Chicago newspaper
man who had located her at Kalama-
zoo. The arrival Of the woman was
unexpected so early and several county
officials had to be awakened to receive
her. Tho story she told will be care
fully checked and It is understood two
persons formerly investigated will be
recalled. M
The peculiar situation OF wife fac
ing the spectacle of another woman
living with her husband. In her homo
while the nsighbors commented widely
was described by Mrs J. Stanley
Brown. whose husband was killed Dec
23.
Tho other woman was Mrs. Cecil
vester, otherwise known al Beatrice
Workman, who Il held for the murder
Of Mr.. Brown.
II knew she was living at my home
with my husband" Mrs. Brown said
at the home Of her father. Frank Pre-
vcst, with whom she has been livinG
since her separation from her husband
Il knew that my cousin. Lloyd Pre-
vost, was living at the house at the
same time.
my husband visited me here many
times and there was no secret about
the Vester woman being at the house
She stayed there q week. Soanetimel
when my husband drove out 20 SEQ me
she was in his car. She would stand
at the side Of the car to steal q look al
me. and the next day she would appear
with q copy OF my dress.
my husband had no false illusiona
concerning the vestsr woman, He told
me she was an unit woman for him ia
our trouble-other women"
Mrs., Brown is rather a pretty wom-
an. much better looking than Mn. YES
ter. Two. children. Phyllis and q
younger child who was aASptAl. live
with her at ths Prsvost hssl
!. "Thsre Il no doubt in M fh1l
the gUdlg1 t1tdp1N fny
husband to get as much % could
from him In the way Of worldly soods,' >
Mrs Brown said.
'I found out after she had been there
a few days that, she had taken most Of
my personal belongings and nearly all
my clothing. I spoke to my husband
about it, and he reimbursed me for the
things which had been stolen
Mrs. Brown denied the statement
said to have been made BY Mrs. vestel
that her husband had been found re-
Gently in tho back yard Of the Prevoet
home.
She denied also that she had any
affairs with Ben Schonschak and Ted
Wilde, taxi drivers Of this city. These
men were mentioned by Mr. Brown ir
a bill for divorce against his wife. which
he later withdrew.
She refused to discuss tho poisor
charges directed against her by Mrs
EVester.
Mrs. vester sketched her life stor,
as follows:
Il am 1s year old.
I've been married twice. engaged
ten times and at one time was en-
gagged to four rlsn at one time.
II got money from all the mon
have been engaged to-.
II was born 10 Petoskey, Mich. Ny
mother died when was years old
NY father, John Workman, who wa
chief Of police Of Boyne city. Mich.
died q year and . half ago. He had
been chief for the ten years before hii
death.
when my mother died I went e
Ontario, Canada. Three years later
went to south Haven. Mich, to liv'
with my srandmothsr. N1. 1adis
Frisca. she was : waitress and work
ed in various hotels in the middle west
"since I was quite Z child have
been working. I have been 3 waitress
e. shop girl ana I've worked in al sortl
OF factories. I've also worked II
trades that are not 80 respectable.
II have not been working at AL fo'
the past month. Ny last Job was tha'
Of waitress In xala1naSoo.
'T was first married to William +
vester, Of Battle Greek. in May. 1911
I was 10 years old then, he 10. Bill
was q bsllhop at the Post Tavsrn
We had known eAch other si1
months. left him after living with
him for nix wssks. His folks didn''
like me. Il; Il
'Ten days aftsr W we're married
Bill enlisted IN the navy. saying he
was single III was sent 10 GrsaA
Lakes, I moved 20 Hattle Greek. Bill
vas discharged four months ago and
filed suit fof divorce "a Battle Crsak
charging me With cruelty.
II gusss was cruel to him. He VA
a bad boy. + had to slap him and
beat him up TO keep him behaving.
E'sTn August, 1917, married 1Asle
Rose He was = solder, living IN
South Haven. We knew each Other
shout q year. -sf
.The government out into ou,
honeymoon by arrsstink him on eos,t-
plant Of his wife that he had not beer
sending Ia his ellotsnsnts. Lsls mAdl
~ getaway. LAtsr ! va told our mar
.riaSe had bssn annullsd.
.since ! wAs.s3G I have bssn en-
RACED "a about IN mSn. ] cot money
and clothes ont d IN sof thsm.''
The VIII of The slain man was nied
In tho probate court today, By. itl