| Show Bran Brandon 3 lon jirl ff Weeps as s V Notes to 1 Murder Murd M r Suspect I Are At v f Read adin v d T in r Court A X Kah JC Dec p J 2 II Associated At At 1 tim d. d dar fi fiant and gain aji i in Uari rI Miss MJ Gr Grace Brandon repeated under ero ex examination ex t today day th the her th tory story story-of Ji l bya loyl affair with with Major Mido CharleA Charles Charier K A Shepard army medical of fleer who ia ii a on an on trial f for th iha alleged murder of hl i. i Wife 1 i AJ ya read te tO th the Jury penn ury lette letters letters' S 'S penned y t 1 er returned all U the ardent love In similar l' l tr train from rn the she he elderly major Miss dI bowed d her herh head d and hid bid her face with 1 hei- hei hands hande Her ne r flared at t One Int who when Harry S 'S Class of or i iff e pr pr fl ed d h h hf toi- toi I f Ta Cl a I ia i r l 3 tl 5 t Shephard Shepherd over attentions 3 p ld id he heb her bec b by by- another another- army officer at San n nAnt Ant Antonio lo lo TeX TeXa-s TeXa LETTERS LETTERS' BRING R Nei TEARS TEAS r I- She he heard a 4 letter read redin in slie addressed ard I In endearing and saidI said 1 really need you to eare take care of ofine me Shepard Sh pard countenance reflected 1 ted no o the the- t testimony Mc He sat defens with defence co makIng mak- mak Ing marks lar I Ion on ta ot paper In ono letter read Miss Brandon BrandO t told ld of ot Illness' Illness resulting s from trOD a a af Jh In ln 1919 at she ehe said sh t flUt and 11 and bf beer r and wine wine- My My darling darling ahe he wrote I J uen n tUng HO so so- b badly Uy X I t on t j 5 I. I t t. t I I Hc r i L i L Brandon Girl Weeps as Notes to Murder Suspect Are Read in Court Continued from page pago 1 1 would die Ic Your arms arm around me mo would take a 1 away all al tho ho pain and worry In the world worM sk 1 Asked if Ie hall hail not nh always alway s 's conducted himself as 13 a L gentleman tho the girl replied Yes ho lie was vas a 11 perfect gentle gentle- m man n. n to her relations with Shepard wIllIe ho was stationed for Cor several eral month at San Antonio prior to his his his' wires wife's dent death Class Clas asked If It the tho major ever er had at attempted attempted at at- tempted caresses NO CARESSES No Xo was tho the answer Miss Brandon was attired in fn a ablack ablack alack black lack dress and black lint hat in fn contrast contrast contrast con con- to tho the green ensemble she sho wore on the stand yesterday Sho She seemed composed but was rather a a. hesitant witness insisting that Class various booro bo- bo repeat questions foro oro an answer was given glyen Sho testified that sho had lived in fn n San Antonio since August 1934 1924 and nd said sho she had been leen steadily employed em cm- since April 1926 She Sho said sho she first met mot Shepard in November 1928 when he came to toIvo live Ivo at tho the boarding house where he l. l roomed OTH OTHER fi OFFICERS THERE There Thero w were ro four army officers living thero thera sho ho testified I Were you OU tho the only woman there thereat at t tho the time Yes be besides the landlady Mrs Mis W Wylie Jc About a n. week after becoming acquainted ac ac- with Shepard she j fled led ebb accepted his lila invitation to too togo togo go o to dinner and a show Ask Asked d it if ho had mentioned his troubles with his wife sho she answered an- an in tho the affirmative Ho didn't discuss it fully she sho replied WIFE RAN UP BILLS After his Ills return to Fort Riley Ule dId Id ho not write you that his 1115 wife was vas in frail rall health Z 7 UK No 0 Tho The first letters from Shepard ho she testified related 1 to his wife's wild parties and bills bUls she had run up p while white ho was vas away Miss Brandon lost her composure during tho reading of or a a. i letter writ writ- ten en b by her to Shepard in Denver while she ahe was visiting at nt tho the home lot of f her parents parentIS near Midland Texas October 13 19 1929 9 Sobbing Sobbing- silently he sat with her head bowed supported sup up- ported by her arms anns A bailiff brought her a n light wrap She Sho hac n entered the tho courtroom coa coatless l SPIRIT IS YOUNG YOUNGS Years mako make no difference it if the spirit is young sho she wrote thanking thank- thank In ing nc him for several gifts gUts and md urging him Im to write every o single day Sho She also Iso told of ot hoping to meet him in Fort ort Worth under r hia lihi plan to leave Denver for tor a visit with her J In Texas The Tho subject of oC babies came up In Ina Ina a previous letter made public by attorneys In this missive written at nt her hel parents parents' homo home the she he said My bab baby aged 10 months is rather pretty rind and robust looking lIe He is a a. n nuisance though like ke all babies ho babies ho gets gots into everything every every- thing and pulls everything oI off of the thc abl poured all au of my myland hand land lotion and taco face powder in fn the tho morning My sister Bister got goter gother gother her er divorce tho the tenth of September r RETAINED GIFTS Sh She testified that she had kept ho tho numerous gifts from Shepard b because causo she ho hc knew know b he lie would not have havo lavo given h her r anything that was not ot appropriate under the tho told tout then Tho young stenographer of receiving f a t letter written by the day his wife dl died d. d Part of or the tho letter quoted quote 1 Shepard as assaying assaying saying I l havo bavo to tell teU you Mrs Shepard pasted passed peacefully away I suppose it in is best het as as' as asaho sho aho suffered so 80 much But my conscience Is clear as 1 I did everything I could to fI save BAVO vo lien her Miss Brandon testified d she lie re received received re- re an n engagement ring in October 1929 a motor car from Shepard November 22 22 1929 and Iowan flower op o Sundays Sunda's and holidays from November 1929 to March 1920 10 MADE UP QUARREL A quarrel grow ing ing- out of ol attentions paid Miss 1156 Brandon by another man num were brought Into the testimony Class ClaMs asked if fr tho man was Major Lyle C. C White Yes sho she replied In a letter to Shepard nd addressed to a San an Antonio hotel and dated October r 30 10 1929 she sho thanked him for tor a 11 check and bC begged i ed forgiveness Dear Chancy 1 I received your Pour letten letter letter let let- ter ten a n. short hort time timo ago and rid also the check you OU sent me me the tho letter re re- re plied I couldn't even say goodbye I 1 I love lovo you ou Charles dear and nd I Ishall Ishall shall shaH always love Jove you If Ie you OU love lo me dear please do not leave leavo town i I am ann terribly sorry BLAMED IMPULSES I 1 am afraid you ou do not mako maire allowance for the tho impulsiveness of oC youth Please forgive o meI me I 1 believe o If fC you ou were vero my own age you would understand my view lew 1 point What was tho the amount of at the check and what was it for or Sho She said eald Major Sh pard had questioned ques- ques her regarding her tier vacation I plans She bad had said she he was going home hut but could not afford it it I Major Majol Shepard she sho said then of offered or- or feted to send the check for transportation trans trans- I CHECK PRODUCED I Tho The introduced in evidence was for tor 50 so Did you quarrel Class asked It It sounds like lIko it she replied in inbau bau haughty laughty tone V VI I am asking tho the qU questions Classy Class shot back How lIow long after Arter this letter was t wast It t until yO you saw the major I I 1 believe it was waa the next after noon Did you OU mako make up QUARRELED AT TIMES JIMES Wo We did before ho lie left IIo Ho quarreled toted at nt me several times in je jealousy jealousy jeal jeal- l- l ov over r this ot other er army officer I In questioning question concerning tho the car ho gave her sho Bho said Mid his J gift ift rt had been prompted by tho the fact that hat she had used tho the car of oC an another another another an- an other officer on shopping trips and said aid ho lo would make c arrangements to o get mo me a R. car ho he afford It or not A A. A letter addressed to Major at hospital Denver Saturday November orem er 23 acknowledged receipt of tho th car Sho She termed 1 it absolutely lovely darling DENIED KISSI KISSING G Most certainly I would riot not let lel Major t jor White Hold my hand or kiss me at any whatever er tho the letor lett let- let t tOr or r continued d. d I wear my rl ring g alt the time d deal at nt except vt wh when n Mrs W round around Covering her face f with th her hands and and- nd never never- looking toward the e MIs i Brandon listened w while Ue two two- young defense attorneys 8 Lloyd Kagey KaSey of or Beloit Kan KM and O celo of ot I Leavenworth read several everal endearing lett letters r she wrote the he det defendant j |
