Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-11
SLAIN MRS. bRYSON
WAS ANOTHER'S WIFE
EIoped With Woman He Muir
dered; Mother Thought Him
Still a Bachelor.

Huntingdon, Pa. April. lin an
effort to throw further light on the
case Of Or. Herbert Bryson. held on
charge OF numbering the woman he
saia wac his wife, Mrs. John Bryson,
widowed mother OF the doctor. will
come to Huntingdon from her home
IN Washington. While his mother WAS
led to believe he was still unmarried
md dwelling in New York. Doctor
Ery.on resided in Cassville, a remote
village OF this county. as the husband
OF the woman he Is alleged to have
Killed
Chester u. FetterhofY, district at
torney il hopeful Mrs. Rryson may
assist the authorities In clearing GER
tain battling aspects OF the case. one
point in doubt Is the extent TO which
Doctor Bryson was shell shocked whilt
serving in the Argonne major and
medical officer OF the 117th Ammuni-
ton train OF the AID CRainbow) Divt-
sion.
Friends and neighbors OF the accus-
cd physician declare he acted strange
Nv Mt times: that II WAS dtn,cult Tor
him 10 speak distinctly when he APP
psared TO he under some kind or
spells" and that although he appeared
To be friendly. Il was in detached. TAR
away manner.
4 plain gold band ring and dta-
4 mond solitaire. which the slain wo-
mans mother Mira &. q. kirby. OF
New York. slipped from the hand ot
her daughters body Just before the
jinuuest here Yesterday, are evidence
ITO support the mothers assertion her
daughter wa. married TO Doctor bry-
son N September. 1890.
"psuyhter told me she WAS married
TO DIR Rry.on and believe her. They
have taken my girl. life, hut they
shall not take her honor. She's mine.
mud will rsht for her 20 the end"
exclaimed Mrs. G. q. Kirby OF l2b Post
nVenue. New York City, at the
coroner's inquest yesterday.
the last year.
The coroner's Jury held DIR. Bryson
on the charge OF murder.
Mrs, Kirby was called 10 the stand In
"a room adjoining that I'm which was
lying the body OF her young daughter
A telegram sent 90 the Mayor OF
Huntingdon by the chief OF the Wash
inston detectives was read to her. II
stated that her daughter. who was
Known mere ~ niS bi e'h- wan wv
legal wife Of Bruce II. Haines. q
chauffeur in Washington
Mrs Kirby stared at the Coroner
FOR few reconds. Then she spoke
torrent of words in which affection
for her daughter WAS mingled with
hatred for Haines.
1T is true" she said. My dauEh-
Ter wa. Bruce Haine's wife. She was
justified in leaving him. He WAS crue
10 my daughter. He forced her from
his home"
When wa. your daughter married
g. DR. Herbert Bry.on7'' the mother
Was asked
In September. 1920" she declared.
Did you witness the ceremony?
Coroner Schum asked.
No. | did not" said the mother
Blu, my daughter told me she wal
married to him and / believed her.'
When Mrs Kirby was asked where
her daughter was married 10 DR.. Bry.
con, she replied:
They We're married by the Court
mean a Magistrate or Judge-some.
where IN Pennsylvania near Philadel
phia- More than that. they never TOLD
INT. tlk 4 sto It6StB 10 Gis .TlitN'
them. My daughter showed me hel
engagement and wedding rings. Tn
same ones l am now wearing; and sh,
was proud OF them
Did she divorce Haines~' Mrs
Kirby was asked.
Il do not know" was the answer
and Mrs Kirby then became hyseri
cal
You are trying TO strip my poo
daughter Of her honor" she shoutei
at the Coroner. Punish DR.. Brysor
but do not try to destroy the goo
name Of Helen. my only girl"
Then Mrs. Kirby sobbingly told tn
jury that when she interviewed Dl
Bryson in the County Jail last nigh
he confessed killing his supposed wifi,
He told me he shot her" Mr..
Kirby walled. Isn't that enough
Must you try TO wiring from q mother
lips statements with which you woul
try TO defile by baby's name?'
Mrs. Bryson accused her allege
husband OF shooting her in an snte
mortem statement to the district al
torney. This statement was not pro
ouced at the inquest but incriminatin
N"S "as ohei Gu ny III r1ulcii
son. the hospital surgeon who attend
ed the dying woman when she We
brought to the hospital.
Il knew from DIR. Bryson'. actor
that there was something queer abot
his statement that his wife had she
herself" DR.. Hutchinson testified
sought an interview with her alor
while one Of the other surgeons er
gagged DIR. Bryson in conversation. Mr.
Bryson then told me that their d.
mestic life had been troubled for SON
time past.
We quarreled Saturday afternoo
about 5.lb o'clock, after one of II
neighbor women left our house st
told me. He pursued me TO the SCI