The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09
F0RMERSENATOR
SHOT BY WOMAN
He HAD WRONCED
HON. ARTHUR BROWN, or UTAH,
MORTALLY WOUNDED WHEN
SPURER PLEA TO WE'D.
I'm FULLY JUSTIFIED"
She Said After She Was Arrested. "I
Am the Mother of His Children
and He Refused to DO the
Right Thing

Washington, d. G., Dec. S.--Formei
! United States Senator Arthur Brown
OF Utah, tonight lies in a critical con
dition in the Emergency hospital from
u pistol wound in the abdomen. in
flicted by Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley. OF
Salt Lake, who arrived here today
from that city The shooting occurred
in Browns apartments in the Raleigh
hotel, where Mrs. Bradley also had
registered under the name Of "A. r.,
Brown. She was taken into custody
and was locked up in the police sta
ton. Brown wes conveyed 10 the
hospital
Two shots were fired, one grazing
the left hand and the other entering
the abdomen and lodging in the pelvic
cavity After working over his nearly
two hours. the surgeons decided that
for the present at least. they would
make no further attempt To find the
bullet. 1t was stated tonight that
while Browns condition was critical
he may recover.
She Shot Me-" He Said.
AIRS. Bradley arrived shortly after.
noon. After being assigned room.
she Immediately went to Brown
apartments There were no witnesses
to the shooting. but a floor maid hoard
The shots and at once notified Mana.
ger Talty who Immediately went to
Browns rpom.
He foahd Brown. fully dressed.
lying ON the floor in the center of the
room, MRS bradley was Standing
nea rthe dresser, she was attlred in
street COSTUME
Brown, as Tally stopped over him,
fcebly indicated Mrs. Bradley and re.
marked calmly: She shot me"
The woman continued in the room
while Tally was attending to Brown
but offered no assistance. Finally
Tally ordered her to leave the room
She declined with absolute coolness
TO comply with the order.
Il will remain here" she said 81
Tally was too busy administering |
to Brown 10 enforce his order, but |
glancing about the room he discover |
ed a revolver lying on the bureau |
He put in into his pocket and later
turned 1t over to the police.
The ambulance presently arrived |
and Brown was hurried to the hos
pital Mrs Bradley was arrested.
Says She Was justified.
According to her statement tonight,
Mrs. Bradley came to Washington 70
demand that Brown Marry her. She
said that their relations we're well
known in SAT- Lake
Il asked him If he was going to do
The right thing by me- she said. His
reply was that he put on his overcoat
and started to leave the room and
shot him. ! abhor acts of this charac-
ter but In this case ii was fully justi.
fed
While expressing no sorrow for her
act. she declared she was glad TO
know that Brown might recover.
Il was practically pennless when |
90 here today" she said. having only
sl95. and after paying the cabman.,
all the money | had in the world was
81"
She said she urged Brown to marry
her that he had been instrumental i'm
he divorce between her husband and
lereelf. and that as his wife was dead.
he now could do the right thing" by !.
ler. This. she said. he positively re-
used to 30.
Is Mother Of His Children.
Her first act after being taken TO
he police station was TO send for
Senator Sutherland, Of Utah. who cali
Il on her tonight and had long talk
With her Sutherland regretted being
brought into the case but said Mrs.
Bradley had sent for him because he
vas the only man here whom she
new. TO him she told the story of A.,
eyed that two Of her children owe !.
heir parentage TO Brown and that
he had named one Of them after him. /.
lrs. Bradley was reluctant to speak !.
4 her former husband. but question q
NJ brought ont the fact that he was
wing in Nevada with a second wife.
Woman Losing Her Mind.
AT midnight physicians a1nOInced
hat Brown had an even chance to re-
over
T-hraa hlocl-r ouav Rfrv ursdlav- e
fas pacing the floor Of the police !
tstion anxiously inquiring as to the !
Of her victim.