New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
A LETTER FROM MRS BRADF CPD.
1T HAS BEEN INEARTHED IN BROOKLYN. AND Is
THOUGHT TO BE A. 'BILND"-STILL SEARCH
ING FOR TIE MISSING WOMAN.

1T HAS BEEN UNEARTHED IN BROOKLYN AND IS
THOUGHT TO BE a "BLIND"-sTIrI SEARCH
ING FOR TIE MISSING WOMAN
Mrs Kate Bradford. the Williamsburg hnancier.
who 50 clever.y secured thousands Of dollars from
her tooconhding friends, is still in hiding but there
IS every probability that she will be ferreel out
and compelled to answer for her wrongful acts. The
money for her prosecution is rapidly being sub
scribed by her victims.
J. II. Beebe. who lost OOco through Mrs. Brad
ford's operations is determined to have the woman
punished and yesterday he visited the Distric-At-
torney's office for the second time. and had an in
tervew with Assistant District-Atorney John T.
Shorter in reference to his (Beebes appearance
before the Grand Jury. 10 make complaint against
the woman. and 10 determine what action, II any,
be taken against her
According to Mr.. Beebe's story, Assistant District,
Attorney Shorter tod him that It would be better
to have the come before the Grand jury In a
legal way. and suggested that Nj. Beebe see a Jaw
yer for that purpose. He then received note. he
says, 10 a lawyer. who for that service wanted
$50 Mr.. Beebe declared that he intended to sec
that the officials who paid by the people should
do the work for which they are paid and that he
would not employ a lawyer.
Repeated efforts have been made TO secure
photograph Of Mrs. Bradford. wei the last
letter she wrote to her husband Her photographs
have been destroyed by Mrs. Bradford. who got
them all back from her relatives and friends on
pretext or another, as none can be found
The letter has been obtained. however, after much
trouble l; hal evidently been written IN haste and
bore no date. II reads;
Dear Charles: May call You by that name Tor
the last time? What say TO you? Think OF
just the good light-hearted slrl you
married, for was good then. have deceived you
and our boys-oh. God help me. can't speak -
them for the binding tears fiji my eyes so
cannot out OF this. 1t is the last time ! VIII
trouble you. You know how have always
dreaded death Well now II Is all ! have 20 look
forward TO- Every kind word You have given M.
every caress has been Ike a dagger piercing my
heart. for | knew II you knew as was. you
would have had nothing TO do with me- but had
not the heart TO tel you until dead. and past
hearing the reproaches what YOU may heap upon
Everything is a myth. Charles. and am liv
ing lie. | cannot paint myseI contemplate as
/ regard myself and II by living could make things
better for any one, | would DO so ana be on,y too
glad but with this cannot describe Il In any words
but incarnate fiend that has taken possession Of
body and soul. and | am an injury 10 every one
who comes IN contact with me. and have grown
weak that u Is useless for 90 try and bate
against IL any more. Your heart-broken KIT
The letter carries the impression to those 20 whom
1t has been shown that 1t IS blind" in order TO
cover Mrs. Bradford's real movements and inien-
tons.
Il said yesterday that William Kennedy. Mrs.
Bradfords unc.e, had gone to Greenwood Lake.
whore he has secured employment IN a hote for
bis board having. II is said. lost every dollar he
had through the womans operations.