The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-30
SON ALONE WITH
MRS. BRADLEY
Appears in Court Without Coun.
sci or Friends.
ENTERS PLEA Of GUILTY
EX-SENATOR BROWN SECURES
A CONTINUANCE.
PLEA Of GUILTY

ley appeared yesterday morning
before Judge Charles w. Morse the
criminal division Of the district court,
and pleaded guilty TO two infOrmauons
filed against her by District Attorney
Dennis q. Eichnor, charging her with
criminal intimacy on two occasions
with former United States Senator Ar
thur Brown. She pleaded to the intOr-
nations at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Neither counsel nor friends were at her
side.
At , o'clock in the afternoon. sur
rounded by counsel Arthur Brown
made a motion to have his case con-
tinued.
Monday. oct. 8. Mrs. Bradley will
/ throw herself upon the mercy Of the
court. when she appears before Judge
Z Morse for sentence. The second day
after. Wednesday, Oct. Z. Senator
Browns attorneys. if the present pro-
gramme is carried out, viii attack on
/ technical grounds the informatiors
/ against him and ask the court to dis
I miss them.
] A few minutes before 10 o'clock yes
/ terday morning Mrs. Bradley entered
| the court room She was attired in Q
! long trained silk dress. over which she
wore q silk coat. Her face was COW
! cred with a white veil. which securely
! shut off her features from the view Of
/
MED by her son, a mere bit Of a boy,
( who looked mannish In his smart
/ clothes and light tan OvercOat. and
| whose face bore q striking semblance
! to Arthur Brown. Too yOung TO appre-
/ ciate the gravity Of the proceedings.
( ne apparently enjoyed the novelty Of
/ the situation because Of the commOuOn
/ in the court room. and knots of people
who eyed him and his mother as they
/ entered and left the presence Of this
judge.
/ There were no traces Of emotion OF
visible signs Of weakening on the part
/ of Mrs. Bradley when she faced the
/ bar Of Justice. and ere she left the
/ room there were many quiet express
/ siOns of sympathy on the part Of those
! present.
Four hours later. when the case OF
} the ex-senator was called. ne did not
stand up and plead guilty. as did the
\ woman before him. He slipped farther
/ than usual down into his chair when
! his name was called and let his attor-
/ neys plead in his behalf Only once
( did ne speak. and that was when he
I furthered the arguments of his attOr-
{ neys for an extension of time in which
4 10 give them an opportunity to find
1 flaw in the papers.
Mrs. Bradley Sits Alone.
When MIS-. Bradley entered the court
room she took a seat on the bench
I which is usually reserved for witnesses
and attorneys. Next to her sat an
/ aged man and woman who were inter-
\ ested in another case soon to come up.
/ When Mrs. Bradley sat down they in
( voluntarily moved a little TO one side
As soon as the minutes of the court
/ had been read and signed, Judge Morse
called the Bradley case. Instantly
Judge William H. King rose To his feet.
{ He said that he was not interested in
/ the case a bar, but inasmuch as the
defendant and Senator Brown were
Jointly interested in the infOrmatiOns
filed. he suggested that the arraigD-
ment go over until 2 o'clock. When he
had taken his seat, Judge Morse asked:
rs Mrs Bradley i'm COurt2"
Yes sir" was the instant reply o.
the little woman as she arose from her
seat and advanced towards the table
before which sat a number OF attorneys
waiting for their cases to come up.
In an instant every eye in the court
room was directed towards her. With
out any visible signs of agitation or eX-
element she stood before the court
with her back to the eXpeCtant crowd,
awaiting the next Interrogation Of the
court
Have you an attorney PRESENT."
! asked Judge Morse.
Il DO not know whether my attorney
lev without a tremOr in her voice. ne
was to have been here"
Then followed a moments silence,
during which the court gave her at
torney. if he were present. an oppor-
tunity to address his honor. Inasmuch
as no attorney came TO the relief Of the
woman Judge Morse asked her.
."Do you desire to postpone your ar
raignment until this afternoon"
mo, sir; ] am ready 10 be arrafEne1
now answered the woman adding,
Il prefer to be arraigned at this time"
Information Is Read.
The court then directed Deputy
County Clerk Buclzwater to read the
information against Mrs. Bradley. Be
fore he began upon il the woman ad
, vanced to the end of the table set apart
FOR attorneys trying cases With her
e ewes fixed steadfastly upon either CLERK
T Buckwalter or the court, Mrs. Bradley
u unninchingly listened to the public ac-
cusation When the clerk had con-
o cluded Judge Morse said to the defend
Mrs. Bradley. do you desire to enter
{ your plea at this time2"
r u am ready TO plead" was the in
slant response. And the woman shifted
{ from one foot TO the other and laid
! one Of her. white gloved hands upon the
= table before her.
You have heard the Information
read said the court, what is your
, ! plea. guilty or not guilty2"
! Guilty" was the instant and firm
4 reply of the woman
a ''The clerk will then hand you a COPY
e Of the information for your own per-
e usal." said the court.
= When the document had been handed
. to her Mrs. Bradley returned to her
g seat alongside her son, followed by
:, every eve in the court ROOM
Z, District Attorney Eichnor then called
y the courts attention 20 the second in
q formation against Mrs Bradley He
G made the suggestion that she plead 70
II al that time. Thereupon the same
formaIities were gone through with a
! second time. After receiving a copy OF
=, the second charge. Mrs. Bradley again
a took her seat tightly clutching the
= pieces of papers in her gloyed right
hand.
It was at that juncture that Judge
! king again mentioned the fact that nc
. was not interested in the case before
= the court. and started to make some
= suggestion when the court interrupted
2 him long enough TO say that he would
2 mass sentence upon Mrs. Bradley Mon
= day morning ut 10 o'clock He added
> that the defendant was under sufficient
> bonds to insure her attendance IA
. court at that time.
= Mrs Bradley then left the court
? room accompanied by her son, whc