The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-19
CITY NEWS.
Astounding Developments Brought 10
Light lin the PearsCn-Bradley
Scandal-.PearsOn Report
ed skipped.
Mrs. Parsons Contempt for Reporters.
Personal Property Attached
Furniture Sold.
Convicted of COunterfclting Silver
DOllarS...Billiard Tournament.
Financial Statement of the POst.0lllce
for Year 1881.
Other Interesting Local Gleanings.



The Pearson-B Bradley scandal, which has
become So notorious throughout the coun-
try, and which has caused such Il shock to
the moral and social sensibilities of the peo-
pie of Dallas for the past three weeks, pre-
sented new developments yesterday of such
a nature as to make it once more the pre-
dominating topic on the streets and in pub
lie places The new disclosures are to the
effect that when Mr.. A. A. Pearson and
Mr.. Bradley in company with the wife of
the tirst-named and Miss Dora Bradley,
daughter of the last-named man, and who
is also the elder sister OF Miss Edna May
Bradley, met at Denison, in the parlors OF
the Alamo Hotel, the two male members OF
engaging in personal affray, 1t is alleged
that finally compromise was agreed upon,
the terms of which are said
to have been that Mr.. Pearson
should pay Mr.. Bradley 81, 800 in cash and
cancel an account Of one hundred dollars
owed by the ladies of the Bradley family to
Pearsons store 1t is said that in the pres
ence of witnesses Mr.. Pearson paid through
the hands of Miss Dora Bradley, for her
father, 81 $50, that the aforesaid store ac-
count was cancelled, and that Mr. Pearson
time the remaining $3.50 of the compromise
money. The details of the alleged
compromise leaked out Tuesday
night, and yesterday morning in tile
following manner IL is said a wellknown
citizen of Dallas on Tuesday purchased
from Mrs. Pearson, her household goods, in
Guiding piano, several pictures, a carpet,
etc, for the sum Of 5000 giving his personal
check on the City National Bank of Dallas,
..T IL
Tuesday night, in company with a dray-
man, the purchaser called at the Bradley
residence, corner of Ross avenue and
Leonard street, to remove the goods.
When he attempted 50 to do
it is said Miss Dora Bradley
positively and emphatically refused to sur
render them, saying to Mr.. Pearson that
they could not be taken from the house
until the full terms OF the compromise
were carried out, that he agreed to pay her
father 81 800 in money; that he had paid
but 81 $50, and that the balance of $3.50 had
to be forthcoming or the furniture, piano,
etc, could not be released 1t is said this
brought on violent war of words between
Pearson and Bradley, that pistols were
drawn and that serious and perhaps fatal
encounter was only prevented by the pres
ence and interference of the other parties.
Finally all the goods except the piano were
removed, and the purchaser in question by
common consent was made sort of third
party to etlect compromise, and possess
himself of the musical instru .nent 1t is
understood this gentleman offers to paw
Sl25 to Mr.. Bradley, which is to be known
rs settlement of board bill d"
The compromise had not been
consumated at dark last night.
Yesterday morning it was rumored that
Pearson had quietly left Dallas the night
previous and after diligent search during
the day reporters arrived at the conclusion
that the rumor was correct but as TO where
Pearson had gone nobody could positively
he has gone to Mexico or California. In
order TO give Mrs. Pearson the benefit
of any statement she might see fit
to make, and TO impartially fur
nish the public with both sides OF
the subject, two reporters, last night, called
on Mrs. Pearson at the house of highly
respectable family in East Dallas, where
they had learned she was stopping, as they
had been informed that she had feit the
Bradley residence, where she, her husband
and their daughter have been boarding
for several weeks previous 20 the scandal,
and up till yesterday. Mrs. Pearson and
her daughter were found. The reporters
made known their mission, address
ing Mrs. Pearson rs politely as
they possibly could any other lady.
She, however, flew into u passion, using
very severe and not ilattering language TO
the reporters, charging them with being the
cause of the scandal being made known to
the public, and condemning them in the
most sarcastic terms at her command. No
amount of reasoning could conciliatc her
temper, and she refused, point.blank, to re-.
tute or confirm the reports that are current.
She said she had no statement to make,
and would answer no questions, and at.
tempted to slam the door in the faces
of the reporters. The latter had performed
what they deemed their duty in the prem.
iscs and withdrew to attend TO other mat.
tcrs. II was learned last evening that an
attachment was yesterday levied by a Dep.
uty Sheriff on about 500 worth of personal
effects Of Mrs. Pearson, for the benefit OF
New York creditors, which were found
packed In the back part OF the store. The
goods seized include three sewing machines
large mirror, several articles of good,
usually kept In a ladies furnishing store
etc. Other developments OF public interest
may transpire to-day.
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