The Washington times., 1922-04-10
Washington Man Thinks War
Veteran Cast Hypnotic
Spell Over Wife.

Revenge is sweet. If Bryson
is freed for the staying of my
wife. will be tempted to take his
life myself"
Thus declared Bruce L. Haines,
husband of pretty Mrs. Helen Kir-
by Haines, who was shot to death
yesterday by DIR. Herbert J. Bry-
son, forty years old. SON of Mrs.
John II. Bryson, TIA Twelfth
street northeast. at Cassvills, Pa.
Stole Wife. Chauffeur Says. =
''Bryson stole my wife from
me-he broke up my home; and
rather than permit her 70 return
to me or TO take up with an
other man, he shot her TO death.
in jealous rage. He wanted her
himself"
Hsines, who is an expert auto
mobile mechanic and private chauf-
feur for Col. w. e. FowleS. presi-
dent of. the Guarantee Trust Com
pany, SO Fifteenth street north.
west. and who lives at 1l19 Fiji
teenth street, this morning pleaded
with Inspector Clifford l.. Grant,
chief Of detectives, 10 aid the Cass-
vile authorities to prosecute DIR.
Bryson for killing his wife.
Disappeared in 1890.
DR.. Bryson, who is a graduate
OF the Medical School of the George
Washington University, is alleged
to have posed as Mrs. Haines' hus-
band since they disappeared from
Washington on August s, 1920.
From that day until her death,
Haines had not heard word
from her, despite efforts to locate
her through detectives.
Haines claimed to have married
Helen Kirby-who, prior 10 her mar
riage, was a partner In a dancing
sketch on vaudeville circuit with
the famous Ruth st. Denis-on May
80, 1918, mt Tuclsahoe, N. Y, coming
TO Washington In 1915. At the time
Of her disappearance with DIR. Bry.
son she was employed at the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance.
81 intend to spend every nickle
1 have to see that DIR. Bryson is
prosecuted" said Hsines. He
claims to have been shell-shocked
while in France and he no doubt
will make this plea as defense
for killing my wife. He is more
normal than 1 am. He stole my
wife from me. never blamed her.
I did all i could for her. She was
happy with me until she met DIR.
Bryson-
"Bryson had the devil in him. He
deceived his mother when he lured
my wife away. He pretended that
he was i'll and left Washington to
get a rest. He left Washington
with my wife, all the time realizing
that he was breaking up my home"
ut is a simple matter for a man
to steal the wife Of a poor man.
That is just what DIR. Bryson did.
He had a profession and a record
for war service. IL was his uniform
and his smooth tongue that deceived
my wife into believing that he loved
her more than did. ..
Claims He Deceived Her.
HE lied to her. After she disap-
peared with DIR. Bryson on August
s, 1920, searched everywhere for
her. 1 employed private detectives
to help find her. I was willing to
forgive and forget what she had
done.
"AII last night couId not sleep.
L had . premonition that something
had happened 20 her. I felt that she
was near me and pleading with me
TO help her. was not much sur
prised wken read I'm the paper this
morning. that she had been killed by
Bryson."
Mr.. Haines met Miss Kirby In 1918
at her home In Tuckahoe. 1t was
case OF love at first sight and the
couple were welded several months
later. In 1915. the couple came TO
Washington, Mrs. Haines obtaining
employment at the War Risk Blu
reau.
Several days before she disap-
peared, she applied for sick leave.
She asked her husband how 10
reach the home of DIR. Bryson. He
looked up the name In the directory
and asked her why she wanted TO
see DIR. Bryson instead OF their
regular family physician. She told
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