The Washington times., 1906-12-12
Declares Jealousy of Mrs.
Bradley Was Result of
Her Letters to For
mer Senator.
HAD PLANNED MEETING
TODAY IN NEW YORK
Acquaintance Was of Long
Standing, and They Had
CoreSponded Regularly.

III - EJOIINICG I\CSuIdI ~.
NEW YORK, Dec. l2.-AIrs. Annie
Adams, the actress, and the mother
of Maude Adams, Charles Frohman's
chief woman star, was at the Grand
Union Hotel today. anxiousIy await
ing word from Washington as TO
the condition of former United
States Senator Arthur Brown OF
Utah, who is dying in a hospital in
Washington, D C., as a result of his
being shot by Mrs Anna Bradley, Of
Salt Lake.
II is satd that Mrs. Adams was also
considerably perturbed over the con
nscation by the Washington police OF a
packet of letters. believed 10 be signed
Annie" and said 70 have i-een written
by Mrs Adams 20 Senator Brown. The
Washington police. according 10 dis
patches from the Capital. hold that
these letters will furnish a remarkable
chapter in the life history OF Senator
Brown, the climax Of which came with
his being shot down by Mrs. Bradley.
Heard of Browns appointment.
Just before she shot the former SEN
atOr, Mrs. Bradley taxed him with hay
ing deserted her and her two children,
= hose father she claims Brown is for
The sake OF another woman. Mrs.
Bradley was hysterical and apparently
quite out of her mind. She was heard
70 assert that Senator Brown had an
appointment TO meet Mrs. Adams III
New York. and that she would prevent
his keeping H.
1T Is true that was 10 have met the
Senator in New York this week" SAID
Mrs. Adams today. "The meeting was
not OF a business nature We were
friends. and the meeting was 10 be
social. When he left salt Lake city
he wrote 20 me that he had a case To
argue before the United States Supreme
Court, and that as soon as that was
over, which he thought would be By to-
Gay. at the latest ne would meet ne
n New York.
May Come to Washington.
Y was in Philadelphia at the time OF
the shooting and, OF course, was greatly
surprised. j came here TO await deyelop-
ments and VIII so 10 Washlng.on II
the Senator recovers sufficiently 20 send
for me or I VIII 60 there IN the event
OF his death. which seems probabIe.
IN either event 1 shall issue a state
ment which VIII fully explain the CON
tents OF the letters from me found ia
Senator Brown room. 1 can fully pE-
plain every passage and viii show that
nothing more tHa4. 9 close and warm
personal friendship existed between the
Senator and myself.
Could Have Prevented Shooting.
Il could have undouhtedI. prevented
the shooting has l had the chance. II
Mrs. Bradley had come 70 me and asked
for MY services, 1 would have been able
20 make Senator Brown 60 what she
wished. / could have made him marry
her and give 70 her and his children his
name.
Mrs Bradley's grievances were net
imaginary. They were real and had I
known that the matter was SO desperate
and that stage IN their relations been
reached. / would have insisted on a SET
uement Of the matter satisfactory 70
Mrs. Bradley and her children.
But Mrs. Bradley did not seek my
services. ! did not know that she fol-
lowed Mr.. Brown 70 Washington from
was following him i would have taken
steps to see her. lt is ali too bad The
poor woman must have been insane.
Acquaintance Of Long Standing.
4 first met Mr. Brown twenty-five
years ago IN Salt Lake City, when he
was settling Up the affairs OF my
fathers estate We became good friends
and had met occasionally and CORE
sponded irregularly ever since, until last
summer when we met again IA Salt
Lake City. when we became very good
friends. The Senator was very kind O.
me At that time. and I did not know
OF any love affairs ne might have had
He later told me of the affair with
Mrs. Bradley, and il seemed 10 WORRY
him greatly. He spoke TO me frequently
of it. and / know Chat he was IN q re-
gre-fEi mood.
During the summer and fall I saw
the Senator very often" Mrs. Adams
continued and when ] started out on
the road late IN August we had al
ranged 10 meet IL New York this week.
Captain Jinks' company. which closed
in Philadelphia Then / was 10 lay or
here IN New York while the rest Of the
company put on Alice Sit-by-the-Fire 80
in Chicago until after the holidays.
The Senator and 7 had planned To spend
Admits Cause Of Shoeting.
While I am very anxious about my
letters found in Senator Browns desk.
want to say that can explain all OF
them. and / would hate 70 see wrong
Interpretation OF them made By the
public
II am convinced that am the causa
OF the shooting. but innocently SO. Mrs
Bradley evidently knew 0f the friend
shin OF the Senator for ne and became
jealous. ] only wish that / could have
seen Mrs Bradley before she went -
the Senator's rooms % shoot him"