The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
WOMAN SHOOTS
EX-SENATOR
BROWN
Mrs Bradley of Utah Uses
Pistol to Right the Wrong
She Says He Has Done
VICTIM LIES IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Pursued From Salt Lake to
Washington, Where the
Tragedy Is Enacted

Tragedy Is Enacted
WASHINGTON. Dec s--Former
United States senator Arthur Brown
Of Utah tonight lies in a critical condi-
uion in the Emergency Hospital with q
pistol shot wound in the abdomen. in
ficted by Mrs Anna NJ Bradley OF Salt
Lake. who arrived here today from that
city. The shooting occurred in Sen
ator Browns apartment in the Raleigh
Hotel. where Mrs. Bradley also regis
tered under The name Of a. B. Brown."
She calmly submitted to arrest.
Brown was conveyed to the hospital,
where he was Immediately put upon
4he operating table. Two shots were
fred, one grazing his left hand and
the other entering the abdomen and
lodging in the pelvic cavity. After
working over him for nearly two hours
the surgeons decided that for the pres
ent. al least. they would make no fur
ther attempt to find the bullet. 1t was
stated tonight that. while Senator
Browns condition is critical, he has d
chance 70 recover
Mrs. Bradley arrived shortly after
noon After being assigned TO 3 room
she Immediately went to Browns
apartment. There were no witnesses
20 the shooting, but q maid heard the
shots and at once netifed the manage
ment.
ASKED HIM TO MARRY HER
According 10 her statement tonight
at the police station. where she talked
freely with the newspaper men. Mrs.
Bradley came TO washington to de-
nand that Brown marry her. She said
that their relations were well known in
salt Lake.
I asked him II he was going to do
the right thing by me-" she said, main
tanning remarkable composure. In re-
ply he put on his overcoat and started
to leave the room, and 1 shot him.
abhor acts OF this character, but IN this
case It was fully justified"
While expressing no sorrow for her
act, she declared that she was glad to
know that Brown might recover. Il
was practically penniless when I got
here today" she said. having only
1928, and, after paying the cabman, all
the money I had in the world was 81"
She said that she urged Brown to
marry her; that he had been instru-
mental in the divorce between her hus-
band and herself. and that as HIS wife
was dead he could do the right thing
70 DO.
TELLS ALL or SAD STORY
Mrs Bradley IS a brunette, about 80
years old and frsil. Her first act after
being taken to the police station was
70 send for Senator Sutherland Of Utah,
who called on her tonight and had a
long talk with her Senator Suther-
land regretted being brought into the
case, but said that Mrs. Bradley had
sent for him because he was the only
man here whom she knew. To him she
unboscmed herself. and told the story
OF her relations with Brown. She al
legged that two of her children owe
their parentage to the former Senator.
and that she had named one Of them
.-rter him
The prisoner was reluctant TO speak
OF her former husband, but question
ing brought out the fact that he was
living IN Nevada with secon wife.
by whom he has several children. Fur
Their questioning disclosed the fact that
Mrs. Bradley for two years. 1900 to
1902 had served as secretary to the
State Republican committee in Utah
and also at one time was editor OF the
oficial organ of the State Federation
Of Women's Clubs. She declared that
she had sister in the newspaper bust
ness IN Salt Lake. but that she would
not comm unicate with members Of her
family because she knew that they
would not. come 10 her assistance. Up
20 late hour tonight she had not OBJ
tanned counsel
FINDS BROWN on FLOOR
Manager Theodore J. Tally of the
Raleigh was notified of the shooting
within two or three minutes after it
occurred and hurried to Browns room.
He found the former Senat fully
dressed lying on the door in the center
of the room. Mrs. Bradley as stand
ing near the dresser. She was attired
in street costume, including her hat
one OF her hands was gloved.
Brown. as Tally stopped over him to
inquire what the matter was. feebIy
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