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do- Mr, Backus, counsel for Florencejj-ld j Burns, pronounces without foundation hat a «taaiement purporting to have been made by iilm outlining- his defense, ac- But the District-Attorney evidentlyier- believes thatfc the contention will be that :ion Brooks committed suicide, and to offset to- this one -more witness will be called be-hat fore the prosecution closes. The wlt-ute noss is a Brooklyn tailor named Thomas, .who had an order tfrom in Brooks just before he died for a cam-lief plete outfit of cldthes, which he said 3w- he wanted in -time for the .Easter do-we rade. This is taken as indicating that sly, he had no'idea of killing himself.Miss Ruth Dunn, of No. 452 Sixth ave-un- tiuo, Brooklyn, who has declared that ^er, she had only a speaking acquaintance I ap- with Brooks, hak really been on terms . I of close friendship'with him since last anil X*w eYar‘« Day. The two had been isid seen together almost constantly, Miss Dim. is known to have at first refused to go out with Brooks, insisting that he ill.*! :«?ust cease his attentions to MisshlmJXf 5°$ll|S S£Ud that he w0l,ld rld3 I PJfiK of .Miss Burn.*-'as soon he th® £ • d. i5U'l- -^at such a matter could mot' P® cU,sbased of in a day. Miss Burns Ifv- t*'ust. then returned to her home. of quarrel^ left after a stormyt I bight of Thursday, Feb., 1,the Brooks and Miss Dunn attended the'-!'BRCBrooktabhweljdesijwed
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New York, New York, US
Thu, Mar 20, 1902
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