The Washington times., 1922-09-21
7 TERS
WARNED
DOCTOROF
D A n { { R
Mrs. Kirby Wrote Him chauf-
feurs Threat Against Man
Who Stole Wife"

HUNTINGDON, Pa, Sept. 21.-
Mrs. Helen Cathleen Kirby, moth
er of the slain Mrs. Helen Irene
Haines, not only knew Mrs.
Haines was living with DIR. Bry-
son at Cassville, but aided him in
shielding his whereabouts after
he had fled from Washington with
the wife of a chauffeur.
She also indorsed two checks,
written and made payable to her
by DR.. Bryson while the former
Washington physician was living
clandestine,y with Mrs. Haines in
a. love nest in the mountain viii
lage of lower Huntingdon county.
Mother Favored Plan.
She admitted her endorsement Of
these checks was correct when
they were presented to her during
Cruss-eNaminatton after she had
testified for the commonwealth.
Those checks will be offered In
evidence as czhN'its of the defense.
One OF the six letters which Mrs.
Kirby. under oath. admits wer"
written by her. and which shows
she looked with favor on her
daughters Illegal relations with
the man now accused of her mur.
der, was obtained today,
1t is dated September Q, 1921,
and was written from Mrs. kirby's
home at 125 Post avenue, New
York city.
This is the letter:
Dear Dr. BrysOn:
"YOu will be surprised, no doubt,
to hear from me, and l am sorry
that my first letter or note will
not be pleasant. Haines wrote me
very threatening letter, telling
me he had put his affairs In the
hands Of the Department Of
Justice, and that he would put the
man who stole his wife behind the
bars for five years.
He said she could come back,
as he loved her indeed he dOes).
He loves his sense Of possession.
"WelI, I wrote him q good sharp
letter and told him Helen had
gone 10 California. There IL some
one behind him, working against
Helen.
II can feel It. Mrs. Larson
wrote to me a few weeks ago and
said he made an awful fuss when
he found my Helen had gone, and
ne denounced her and blamed her
for helping poor Helen. He Inn.
mediately left and did not pay his
hoard or room rent TO her.
"Now. DIR. BrysOn, will your
mother remain firm and not
diyuIgc your whereabouts? II she
should find you, let me know at
once. Please keep this from my
Helen. She has had enough.
Hoping you are well. I am,
Very sincerely,
|, "CATHLEEN KIRBY"
There are five other letters in the
possession of the defense, all OF
which Mrs. Kirby admitted had beer
written by her.
One of the checks which DR.. Bry
son wrote in favor Of the mother OF
his soul.mate is dated September s
1927. This was about the time DR.
Brysor ami Mrs. Haines arrived ir
Cassv!lla - set themselves up IN q
Methodist parsonage as Dr.. and Mrs
Herbert J. Bryson.
Doctor a Pathetic Figure.
The check Is drawn on a bank al
! LhI. billOH III duulllOn 10 NTt
KHby's Endorsement, the check !,
also indorstd by James J. Connolly
Of New York. When questioned n,
to her relations with Connolly. Mrs
Kirby declared he was a boarde- a
her home.
The defense offered M exhibits tn
first letter written by Mrs. Kirby :,
DR.. Bryson ard the two checks which
DIR. Bryson wrote In favor OF th
mother Of his mate. .
The court scanned the checks an,
sustained the objections of the prose
Cution to admitting the checks. TIL,
letter and its envelope were admitted
and the letter was read to the jLr,
by Harry w. peterkin.
Mrs. Kirby's face was inscrutib,
as the letter was read TO the jury.
Mrs. Anna Trout, who lives nca
Cassville, was called She work. e,
one d,y a week as housckeeper 70
DIR. Bryson. She said she lad bough
articles for the Brysons in January
1922. DR.. Bryson became angry an
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