New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
BROWNING BRANDS CHARGES MADE BY
 PEACHES AS LIES
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 acted as the ganders' governess and after a few days it was returned to its owner
 "She thought the goose was lots of fun," he testified.
 Who tied the bow on the gan- ders neck when it was photo graphed?" the lawyer asked
 "Oh, my wife did that" Brown ing answered. I'm not very good at tying bows.'
 Next Browning introduced a new version of the stories Peaches told in her testimony regarding pictures he brought home. He said he bought "Art magazines" at the request of his wife who had heard, he said, that one of her girl friends was pos ing for such a publication.
 Otherwise I never bought one of them in my life," he insisted.
 Twill you tell us about the St. Patrick's day ball?" his lawyer asked
 T had bought a dozen silk hand kerchiefs that day." he said. Frances took five and her mother took three. If they were distributed ] didn't do it." Mrs. Browning had testified that Browning had tucked a dozen green silk handkerchiefs up his sleeve and gave them away to women at the dance.
 "But on that night you believed in the wearing of the green?' asked the attorney.
 "on that night, yes" Said Brown ing.
 That concluded the direct exam ination. Attorney Henry Epstein for Mrs. Browning began the cross examination as Browning stiffened in his chair. -.
 Cross s-Examination
 Now, Mir. Browning" said Ep- stein, "in your testimony about shoes and shoe-trees you mentioned the fact that your wife had large feet, didn't you?"
 "I did not" said Browning. "She merely wears my size of the shoes and I wear hers" His face was flushed.
 What size is it?"
 Number G."
 That's rather small shoe for man isn't it?"
 That's my size" said Browning. ''In your testimony you said you gave your wife 300 diamonds on her birthday didn't you?"
 "Well she counted them, and told me"
 But they were in bracelet though, actually?'
 "Yes. but-.'
 That was just your way of testify ing, wasn't it" broke in the attorney. Peaches wanted to see the Gra- matan hotel and she mentioned wanting to see Dorothy Sunshine" (Browning's adopted daughter), he testified.
 Took All To Dinner
 Then he told how he took Dor othy, Peaches and Mrs. Heenan to dinner at the Gramatan, which is q fashionable hotel in Bronxville, N. Y.
 How old is Dorothy?" the lawyer asked.
 "Ten years old" was the answer. How long have you had herr"
 Since she was little bit of a mite of a thing" said Browning. When did you first learn that Frances had been burned with acid" the question came. It had reference to the acid burns which marred Peaches beauty.
 Told of Acid Burns
 When Mrs. Heenan called me on tn. telephone and said that Frances had been burned and for me to come and bring a doctor T went immediately. When l went in and saw her I said My it looks like she was badly burned Peaches was in her bedroom. It was the first time I ever had been in her bedroom" Browning said he then went im- mediately to corner drug store, called a doctor and bought band ages. boric acid, vaseline and other medicines. T didn't know what to get,' he said. Then he returned to the Heenan home. Did you ever suggest not calling the police?" he was asked. NO, certainly not" Did you ever have anything to do with the acid burns?'
 Absolutely nothing.' Usually Left At ii How late did you usually stay It the Heenan apartments?"
 Never very late. I left about eleven"
 What did Mrs. Heenan ever say about her work?"
 She said she made s35 week. I gave her $50 week so that she could stay home and take care of her daughter"
 Browning said he also paid the rent for the Heenan apartment and bought groceries for the mother and daughter.