The Washington herald., 1906-12-14

Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley was committed
TO the District jail by coroner's jury
after brief inquest held at noon yes
terday in the city morgue Mrs. Bradley
was present but did not testify. She re-
mained in the courtroom only a few
minutes.
Heavily yelled and dressed in deep
mourning Mrs Bradley left the House
Of Detention shortly before Il O'Clock
and accompanied by Mrs McClopd, the
matron and Sergt. Gallagher. was driven
in a cab TO the morgue. She was escort
ed TO private room where she remained
until the hearing was called.
Inside the court room, officials, at
torneys, and the curious who had gath
cred, eagerly awaited her appearance
When she finally appeared a stiffness
peTvailed that was particularly noticeable
All eyes were. On Mrs. Bradley. the only
woman, except the matron, IN the room.
As she descended the stairway leading
to the stufy quarters where the coroner
and jury awaited. the prisoner was
escorted by \. +. I. Leckie, one of her
attorneys. The door was opened and Mr..
LecIie stepped back to let his client
enter.
ShFinks from Public Gaze.
CHANGING first at the half hundred curl
Gus faces staring her square in the face,
she hesitated for a moment and then
walked to her seat. She was pale and
her face bore an extremely sad express
sion. In her dark brown eyes there was a
look Of great mental agony-worry, nerv-
BUSINESS.
The entering Of the courtroom was per-
haps the greatest ordeal in the history
OF the little W0mans life. She knew
what TO expect. but she could not pre-
pare 10 unconseiously bear the gaze of
the curious. As she stepped quickly TO
the chair awaiting her, there was an ex-
preston Of despair on her face. There
was not soul in the room she had ever
seen before Every one was an entire
stranger. except the matron and counsel.
She seemed 10 feel that she was without
a friend In the world.
Surrounded by her attorneys. George p.
Hoover, Robert W Wells, and Mr. Leck-
ie. and with the matrcn beside her. Mrs
Bradley took a seat directly in front of
Coroner hewitt Just to her right sat
the six men who were to render the YER
dict against her.
Almost without moving she sat gazing
at the officials before her. She said not
a word during her time in the courtroom.
Twice she was requested by the coroner
TO raise her veil for Identification
Once Attorney Leckie spoke TO her in
a low whisper. She made no answer.
but she evidently understood. Behind her
were the curious, filing the seats and
the available standing room. Their eyes
We're riveted on the womans back. She
could not see them--the CuriOus-bUt she
knew they were there.
Appears in Mourning.
Mrs. Bradley was dressed in black. The
dark veil and black satine skirt had been
sent for during the morning, as it was
her desire to appear in mourning at the
inquest
Josephine Kidwell, the maid at the Ra-
leigh, was the first witress called from
an adjoining room She had heard the
shots on Saturday and quickly told the
elevator boy TO notify Manager T. J. Tai
~ that there had been a shooting affair
in one Of the rooms.
The examination of witness was short
and to the point. Once counsel for the de-
Tense attempted TO ask Miss Kidwell
question. but Coroner hewitt refused to
heed him. and called for Mr.. Tally
He was probably the most important
witness before the jury. He said that he
had hurried to the room, and upon open
ing the door found Senator Brown lying
upon the fioCr.
That woman did It" Brown said, point
ing to Mrs. Bradley, according TO the tes-
timony Of Mr Tally
He asked Mrs Bradley IL she were the
wounded mans wife. She said that she
was not he then ordered her to leave the
room, but when she appealed TO him and