New Britain herald., 1927-02-01

ney told Henry Epstein, counsel for Mrs. Browning. she and her husband had wired Browning asking if he needed them 10 deny what was not true"
 Frank J. Farney, ruddy-fa ced modern business type of man with q purple bordered handkerchief in his breast pocket, next took the stand.
 He said he met Mrs. Browning. not through an introduction. but by "butting in to d group.
 The social life of the bridge play ing, auto-riding, movie-going group he described.
 Felt Like a Piker.
 Browning loved flowers and gave them 10 everybody until ], who could hardly afford them, kind of felt like a piker." he said.
 Farney testified that Mrs. Brown ing was pleased with her doll gifts casion with great delight" news paper narration of her honeymoon diary"
 "She decided to take up golf" he said, and went out and bought thrc or four putters."
 He said he enjoyed Browning's tricks with the bendable spoons and the rubber eggs.
 We all got kick out Of it," Far ney added.
 My little girl he avowed, T think she copped the egg and We have it in our home in Chicago"
 Knows Browning Long.
 Miss Emma K. Steiner an orches- tra conductor of New York, took the stand.
 For 2S years.' she said, Eve known Mir. Browning and his moth CT, she. in the days of the Abbott sisters and the De Reszkes, l met her at clubs"
 Wearing a black masculine hat and black suit with bit of lace at he neck, Miss Steiner on the stand presented dignitied picture from the last century.
 He was as attentive to his wife as he had been to his mother she testified.
 Treated Wife Fine.
 "He treated his wife fine
 Epstein taking the witness. tried to get the orchestral conductor to admit home might appear happy without being so.
 ,I&a prco q r a conductor, handling many people" she said T am a very good judge of human na- ture"
 Margaret Macdonald, journalist and publicity woman, said she had observed the couple at a birthday party in honor of Mrs. Browning. Everybody was happy, she said.
 Mrs. Norma Drupike. ot New York, acquaintance of Browning tor several years, was next called.
 She said the couple both became members of the Victory club, a social organization of which she is the president. The birthday party for Mrs. Browning was a gorgeous at- fair" given at the club by MT. Browning. she said.
 Mrs. Heenan once told me MT. Browning had heart of gold she added.
 T thought Mr. Browning was most courteous to both Mrs. Browning and his mother-in-law," she testified.
 Alienist Called
 Counsel for Browning, announced late last night that an alienist would be in court today to testify that Browning is sane if the wife. the former Frances (Peaches) Heenan, i an expert witness in an attempt to prove that her husband l is mentally deranged.
 Seventeen witnesses, the largest | number to testify in one day since ! the trial opened early last week, ! were heard yesterday. Browning ! today remained the only principal witness who has not yet been called. 1 Plaintiff witnesses yesterday at 1 to show that Browning had l rot been cruel to his wife. as she 1 and that her flight was a | planned feature of conspiracy | against him.
 An outburst from Peaches as an alleged boy friend" testified against ner was the dramatic highlight of | he session. AS the witness identi- |