The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

dents of Scranton for several months
while Bradish and his partner, Rich
ter, took interior views of Offices,
photographs of buildings, etc, in tnis
city and its vicinity. They left yester-
day afternoon for Wilkes Barre which
is their present headquarters.
Mrs BradiSh is a petite and some
what pretty young woman of "a, with
expressive eyes and face that indi-
Gates brightness and intelligence. In
demeanor she is modest and retiring.
Grant, the defendant, is a handsome,
dashing young man of % or 26, and is
well known about town. He is the pos
SCISSOR of a snug income and is not at
present engaged in any particular
business. He spent some time ia me
west, returning late in the fall and
since then has been frequently seen
about town, His grandfather was
Sanford Grant one of Scranton's most
prominent and progressive citizens in
her early days. His father died some
years ago, leaving to his wife and two
children a quantity of the most valu-
able real estate in the city, some Of
which has been disposed of at fancy
prices during the last few years.
MRS. BRADISHS' STORY.
The story of the kissing, as told by
Mrs. Bradsh is as follows: On Dec A
she was living with her husband at the
American hotel on Franklin avenue
His partner, Richter, and wife, lived
across the street. Bradish and Richter
We're in CarbOndale on the night OF
Dec. 4, and Mrs. --.chter joined Mrs
Bradish al the American house to keep
her company. The Bradishs' owned
valuable dog, which showed signs of
illness early in the evening, and Mrs.
Bradish left word with the clerk of the
hotel to send Herman Cohen, one of her
husbands employees to her room when
he came in that she might instruct
him to have the dog cared for Cohen
soon afterwards appeared and seeing
the condition of the dog, decided to
obtain a veterinary surgeon to at
tend it.
He obtained Dr. John NJ Courtright,
and Sanford Grant accompanied the
doctor and Cohen to the floor on which
Mrs. Bradish's room was located. The
dog was lying in the hallway and Mrs.
Bradish came out of her room to de-
scribe it's symptoms. Mrs. Richter
was in bed. The doctor, having ex-
amined the dog, went downstairs ia
get some necessary remedies, and
Grant asked Mrs. Bradish and Cohen
to have something to drink. She de-
| clares that they both refused to drink
| but nevertheless Grant went down
stairs and got two glasses of beer and
| brought them up, al the same time
sending Cohen down for cigars. Grant
| NIrc tel oil in
the corridor and she alleges that he
grabbed her and pnioned her arms.
KISSED HER TWICE.
| Having thus rendered her DoWerless
| to defend herself, she says that Grant
| kissed her on the lips and cheek. He
| then somewhat relaxed his hold anG
she tore herself away from him anC
fled into her room. Ten minutes later
| she asked who was outside: a voice
| replied, the DOCTOR" She opened the
door slightly and Grants head at once
appeared through the aperture. Mrs
Bradish slammed the door in his face
and she did not afterward hear any,
thing from him that night.
The next day she says she told hel
| husband that Grant had insulted her
and when the two men met in the office
of the hotel later in the day a figh
took place, during which Bradish haC
a finger broken. He swOre out a war
rant for Grants arrest and on Dec.
| Alderman Millar held the accused in
bail for his appearance at court. TIL,
case was heard yesterday by the granC
jury.
Mr.. Grant denies having taken par
in the kissing episode so minutely anC
| graphically described by Mrs. Brad
ish, and says that it is a put-up joi
for the purpose of blackmailing him
He says he will be able to prove hi
| entire innocence of the charge.