The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

Mrs. Annie II. Bradley, thirty-four years
old. yesterday shot and mortalIy wounded
former Senator Arthur Brown. sixty-four
years old. Of Salt Lake City Utah. in his
room at the Raleigh Hotel
The woman had registered as Mrs.
Brown, and went 10 his room in the after
noon to demand that he marry her. When
he refused she fired two shots, both Of
them taking effect.
She had followed him across the conti-
| nent. carrying a revolver carefully de-
| posted in handbag. She shot him as
| he was putting on his Overcoat. while. pre-
pairing TO dismiss her and leave the room.
Mrs. Bradley says that Mr.. Brown is
the father Of her two children, and that
she was justified in the attack
Her victim is lying at the point OF death
at the Emergency Hospital One bullet
pierced his hand. landing in the wall Of
his room. while the second entered the
abdomen, lodging against the pelvic bone.
Upon his arrival at the hospital Brown
was placed under the influence Of an
anesthetic. and late last night the physi-
clans said the chances are about four 10
one against his recovery Because Of his
physical condition, which is said not 70
be that Of well preserved man. It IS be-
iieved he VIII not recover from the wound
in bis abdomen.
Mrs Bradley was Immediately placed
under arrest after admitting she had shot
Brown. and taken 10 No. police station
The shooting is said TO be the result OF
relations dating back twelve years. and
/ involves a scandal that has connected the
names Of the two for a number Of years.
When she was placed under arrest, she
had but 81 in her purse, and she seemed
greatly chagrined because she had neg
lected to tip the bell boy who carried
her satchei to her room
Sorry She Didn't Tip Boy.
He got away so quickly / did not have
time TO give him anything. she said. I
owe him a quarter, and when have paid
! him will have only % cents
Yes, I killed him." she said. when
the hotel attendants entered the room.
Two wrongs 10 not make a right. but
had cause TO kill him"
To Manager Tally and J. S. Gum, his
law partner, Brown said the woman had
shot him.
Are you his wife?" asked Manager
Tally.
No; but I am the mother Of his two
children" she replied.
The shooting created intense excite
ment about the hotel and among the
members of Congress, many of whom
were we'll acquainted with Brown at the
time he represented his State in the Sen
ate IN 1867. Because of his prominence,
both politically and legally, in Utah and
in Washington. his condition was the
one topic Of conversation last night among
his ex-cOlleagues.
Senator Brown arrived in Washington
on Wednesday and registered at the Ra-
leigh He had come here to appear be-
fore the Supreme Court on Wednesday,
when he was to argue case involving
the ownership of mining properties IN
Idaho. He had gone about the city. and
had met many of his former friends and
acquaintance in numerous trips 10 the
Capitol building.
He had been about the city yesterday
morning, and had returned 70 his room
after lunch. when the woman who fired
at him came TO the hotel and registered.
Made Rounds of Hotels.
She arrived yesterday morning, and had
made the rounds Of the hotels in her
search for the one in which Mr. Brown
was staying, going first to the Ebbitt.
where it is said she was with AIr. Brown
for a week or ten days in 1902. although
she will neither deny nor affirm this state
ment
She came to the Raleigh Hotel shortly
after noon. according TO James Nelson.
who pushed the register over to her. She
entered her name as a. NJ. Brown" She
was assigned to room 227. after she had
asked if Arthur Brown was living in the
hotel and mad been assured that ne was.
She said that she was not Browns wife
when asked by Mr.. Nelson, and requested
a separate room.
The one assigned is on the same floor
as that occupied by Mr.. Brown. and but
four doors away from il. Brown, it Is be-
neved, was in his room at the time. as
nobody about the hotel had seen him be-
tween the time the woman was assigned
to the room and the time of the shooting.
When Manager Tally was notified of the
shooting by Z. A. Parker. a cOlored bell
boy, who was passing the door of the
room at the time the shots were fired, he
found ex-senator Brown on the floor near
the foot Of the bed. with the woman
standing over him. In her hand she held
a satchel and the revolver was found on a
bureau at the other side of the ROOM
A call was sent for a Casualty Hospital
ambulance, Brown was taken away, and
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