Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-14
BRADLEYS SLAYER
Arthur Landon Con! esses to Commits
sion of the Crime.
SETS, Up PLEA 0? SELF-DEFE Sc
In Company With Mrs. Bradley Just
Before Fatal Encounter.
W O An RAN a W y y

II has been ascerta.ned that Arthur Ian
don a young coIorrd man living at NO a.
7 street southwest. Is the Individual who
stabbed and killed Henry Bradley, also col
.r4d. near eth ami II streets southwest.
Tuesday night. He WAS arrested about
o'clock last night nj his home by Detec-
tives Raur and Muller and several OF the
fourth precinct policemen Ihe prisoner
mad mo- effort TO escape when he found the
officers were after him AT first ne denied
any knowledge of the crime. but after his
Identification he admitted his quit ana st'
lid A plea Of SeIf-def-rse-
sam Carter. the name given by Lizzie
Bradley Yesterday If the man supposed to
have. been her husbands sIyer, could not
bs found hv the police. They did find a col
nrrd man named Henry Carter, and he
proved To- he an Important witness IN the
ease Lizzie Bradley still insists that She
I'D not know the mans name, ana L-ahdoh
say< it was the first time he had ever met
her
Yesterday morning after the woman
mentioned the name Of sam Carter Acting
Lieutenant DUNCAN directed his men TO
make every effort 20 lind this particular
man The searching Of houses and other
huIIfugs was kept Up Turing the day. and
shortly before = o'clock snry Carter was
man convinced the police that he knew
something Of the homicide that would be
II assistance to them He had but little to
say until he saw the woman. and then ne
gave the police the information that con-
virced them of Landen'S guilt.
I.andon IS known to the police. although
he has no criminal record he Is ABOUT
twenty years old. and Detectives Muller
and Rlur as well the officers of the
fourth precinct, knew him. The police say
he had kept bad company for several years.
hi 6afr,r on,
who are now in Jail for alleged feionious
assault
Police watch the House.
When Carter had been found and had given
The information concerning Landon, the po-
lice went in search Of the latter individual.
He was said TO BE- not at home when they
called at the house, and soon after this
visit officers were stationed there to watch
for him. The police learned during the
evening that he was in the house. Police
men BaSsford. Ais Herbert and Baker were
with the detectives when they entered the
dwelling and made the arrest
After he was identified LandOn made a
full statement Of his connection with the
affair He said he had known Mrs Brad
icy by sight for several months. but not
until Tuesday night had he even seen her
for two weeks He says he met the wo-
man ON Ri street southwest between II and
] streets. and accepted her invitation to ac-
company her to her home. They were
woman said to him:
Here comes my husband. Hes got a
Faz"r and stick. and he's going To cut you"
Mrs. Bradley. he says. ran toward 18th
preached and it was then that the fatal
ru'punter occurred
Claims Bradley assaulted Him.
Bradley then assaulted him with a club.
says LandOn. and he made one stab at his
breast, fearing he would be beaten to death
Then he turned and y ent toward 9th street.
net knowing that he had cut Bradley. 1t
vas not until yesterday that he learned of
the serious ending u the affair He says
ne was at home yesterday morning. and
during the day he about the streets
He has no marks about him, II is said to
Indicate that Bradley struck him The po-
lice learned from Mrs. Bradley thai her
husband had club and the weapon was
FOUND on the street near where Bradley
Was killed
Today the prisoner was measured and
Photographed for the gallery at headquar-
ierS- This afternoon at O'Clock Coroner
arr held an inquest in the case at the
sixth precinct station Landon was pres
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook described the
condition Of the body Of the deceased when
he performed the autopsy. There was only
ne sian wound of the body The instru-
Int Mt inflicted a wound in one of the large
vessels OF the heart. The nemorrhage rt-
sGiing from this wound caused death.
Lizzie BradIey's Testimony
Mrs Lizzie Bradley. widow of the vic
tim Of the tragedy, was examined She told
The jury that her home is at 10 9Th street
- uthWest. The witness said that Tuesday
fa4sht she was on ner way home when the
prisoner spoke 10 her She said he knew
her husband, and as long as he 1.-THE pris-
cI5 n treated her with manners and good
b havior she had no oh lection to his ac-
cpmpanying her home. Her husband over
took them on II street.
he was carrying 4 stick. When he ca me.
up and said that he had known Landon
since he was kid and that he Uandon
had !nte~fered with him before witness
said she left them and went toward nth
street Afterwari her husband came to-
ward her and sell on his knees
Din You see your husband hit him with
stick asked the coroner.
". sir, she answered. L didn't see
;te blow struck"
band nus
y -. sir answered Mrs. Bradley. "My
husband tol1 me that night that he was
tviHS TO parlOr social
itness said she heard her husband say:
-, you got one in on me-"
Tie said nothing after he fell.
he stick that her husband carried she
said was something ike pick handle He
-7udiIy carried I with him when ne went
out ~ night
The Jury returned & verdict holding Ian
DIN guilty Of murder of Bradley
Ms, Bradley was held as a witness
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