The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
A MANIA FOR SUICIDE
Mary Bradley Made an Attempt
Once Before.
HAD BEEN D%ESPONDENT
She IL Said to Have Been Arrested by a
Police Oficer for Not Giving Him
Money When He De-
manded IL.

Coroner Tremblay held an inquest
yesterday afternoon at , o'clock at
Sherman's undertaking rooms. over the
body of Mary Bradley, the member of
half world society who committed sui
eide night before last. resulting in "A
verdict that the deceased came to her
death by taking morphine with suicidal
intent. During the progress of the in
quest. a witness was asked what he
knew of the woman's reason for the act.
to which the somewhat sensational re-
sponse was given that the witness had
been informed she was respondent
from having been arrested by a police
man. who had demanded money and
been refused. Coroner Tremblay con-
sidered such testimony improper and
cut 1t short.
DIR. w. J.. Kress, the first witness
called. told of being summoned to the
woman's room at 3S East Galena. He
ound DIR. Cowperthwaite had been
there and lone all that could be done
for the woman. From her symptoms
she had quite evidently taken poison.
On seeing the patient DIR. Kress re-
membered seeing the woman purchase
morphine early in the evening. She un-
doubtedly died from the effects of TAX
ing that drug.
Fred Allen testified to visiting the
NoTldn > fbbfl early III tHt tNtAiiH.
She had apparently taken some kind of
drug. He called for assistance and then
left the place. He knew of the woman
attempting suicide ono before and said
she appeared to have a suicidal mania.
DIR. j. j. Cowperthwaite told of being
called to attend the deceased about 6
o'clock i'm the evening. He did all he
could for her and left considering her
safe. About s o'clock he was called
again and found the patient very low.
He believed she had taken another
dose. He did all he could again, but
he knew the case to be hopeless at this
time. and did not stay longer.
Rose Baker. an associate of the de-
ceased. told of Miss Bradley visiting her
during the day. She was respondent
and talked rather gloomily. She said
she was tired of the life she was liv-
ing and intended going to the House of
the Good Shepherd. a juror attempted
to draw out the facts In connection
with the report that the deceased took
poison because of being arrested. but
the witness denied having any such
knowledge.
william F.. Logan. who runs the Sill
yer Dollar lodging house, where the de-
ceased lived, told Of her actions during
the early part of the day and of being
called by Allen when the .woman's con-
dition was discovered He sent for a
doctor and DR.. Cow~perthwaite re-
sponded. When she recovered until
she was considered safe and the
doctor went away, witness saw
that the physicians instructions
were carried out. The deceased was
a native of Festes, Mo. where her
people lived on a farm. She was very
fond of her father. who died some time
ago. and frequently became Respondent
when speaking Of him. The witness
said one of the woman's reasons for be-
coming respondent was that she was
arrested Wednesday evening. appar-
emily for no reason than for spite, be-
cause she refused to give up money
demanded by the officer. The witness
did not know this TO be true. but knew
of the officer demanding money of
other women under penalty Of arrest.
Coroner Tremblay cut off further in
vestigation along this line by aging
il had nothing to do with the case.
William II. Morris offered testimony
similar to that OF the last witness. after
which the jury returned its verdict.
Officer T. j. Harrington denies the
story that he had tried to hold up the
woman and arrested her because she
would not pay.
81 heard that the woman had nipped
s. from a fellow" he said. "She offered
me $3.50 If l would not arrest her. and
] told her to give 1t to Judge Terrell. ]
arrested her and she was fined SO
That is all | had to do with her.