The Washington herald., 1906-12-16

The pleading love letters, found in the
room Of ex-senator Arthur Brown, OF
Utah. in the Hotel Raleigh. show that
Mrs. Anna NJ Bradley. for ten days be-
fore she shot him. was urging him TO
wed her
Every day she wrote a letter to the ex-
Senator. and the burden of every one OF
the missives was the same. Don't set
me aside for another" she wrote. You
have my heart and I have your sacred
word"
These missives, ten Of which are now
in possession Of United States District
Attorney Baker. will be used by the
prosecution at the trial of Mrs. Bradley
on the charge of murder.
IN several Of the letters Mrs. Bradley
makes reference to Browns acquaintance
with that actress" and speaks Of his in
tending visit 10 that woman in New
York"
She is supposed to have meant Mrs
Annie c. Adams, mother of Maude
Adams. who has declared that Senator
Brown was to visit her this month in
New York, and that they were to be mar
ried if Mrs. Bradley could be quieted by
money settlement.
Called Him Dear Heart.v
Here is i portion OF one of Mrs. Brad
ley's letters. written from salt Lake City,
which must have been received by Brown
a few days before he was shot:
Dear Heart: Arthur jr, Is crying
for you. Why don't you write, my
dear one? Must this waiting go on
forever2
In another letter Mrs. Bradley refers to
her longing 10 be legally bound in a man
neT that would indicate the Utah states
man had promised to marry her "Do not
put il of longer Arthur jr. is seven
and Montgomery is past four" she wrote
Her language was always tender, and the
pages, when pieced together. showed
signs Of having been blotted by her tears.
Mrs. Adams letters, ON the contrary.
We're singularly brusque. She wrote notes.
the longest of the five being only of three
pages, widely spaced. They all began
Ex-senator Brown" and although two
Of the five We're not signed, one of the
three signed Annie, written from Phil
adelphla, evidently in response TO letter
from Brown, was as follows:
Ex-senator Brown: Your appoint
ment was a delight. for il meets with
my plans for an ante-holiday jaunt in
New York. 1 viii be at the Grand
Union Hotel. should you find it con-
venient my dear friend, to call there
BEFORE W ednesday, ANNIE.
No Mention of Engagement.
IN the letters of Mrs Adams. shown by
the authorities there was not a line to
Indicate that she and Brown were engaged
TO be married. They appear 70 be the
frank, open writings of d dear friend. who
knew Of the possibility Of their falling
into the possession OF another. and had
with great pains safeguard herself.
Only one OF the five missives was dated.
District Attorney Bakers theory is that
Mrs. Bradley's discovery Of the letter
making the appointment to meet Mrs
Adams at the Grand Union Hotel brought
about the quarrel which ended in her kill
ing Brown.
The prosecution viii claim that Mrs
Bradley came here with the one purpose
Of killing Brown, and viii show that she
went 10 his room 10 get her most recent
letters, succeeded in her mission. and
then. going back deliberately awaited
Browns return with her loaded revolver.
bought in Utah.
This contention on the part of the pros
ecution viii be met by the defense with
the claim that if Mrs. Bradley contem-
plated Browns murder she would have
burned her letters.
Mrs. Bradley Tells story.
Mrs Bradley yesterday related to
friend from salt Lake City. who visited
her in prison, the circumstances Of the
md Z be e. leo IA
is the story she viii tell when she takes
the stand as witness to answer in her
own defense upon charge Of murder
Mrs. Brown says that she had not been
pursuing ex-senator Brown, except to Sc
cure the means of support for herself and
her children, whose parentage she ascribes
10 him. On the contrary he continued
she declares, TO seek her company. and
spent last Thanksgiving Day with her in
Salt Lake City.
On that day they talked over the future
lie had been allowing her $50 a month for
support OF herself and her two children
She insists Brown never denied the mar
ertage of the children, and that she can
furnish evidence of his having introduced
them as his children. She also asserts
that in some books which he purchased
u X
Senator inscribed the boys name, Arthur
NJ. Brown. jr."
Disagreed on Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving Day seems to have been
day of accounting between the two. Mrs
Bradley submitted several propositions TO
the ex-senator She wanted to go TO Gold
field, New, where she has sister and
engage in the stationery business. pro-
vided he would supply the capital He
objected to her going to Goldfeld. He
left with the promise that he would see
her before coming East
When she learned that he had started
Tor washington she called at his Office
ana found that he had left q sum of
money with his s--'FG-1rapher to purchase
a ticket for her 10 California. She took
the money and purchased the ticket for
Washington. She admits that at their in
tervieW Thanksgiving Day she demanded
OF the Senator that he be frank with her
and warned him not to deceive her.
She learned on arriving in washington
that ne had deceived her and was plan
ming, unknown 10 her. and in spite OF his
denial, 10 marry Mrs Adams. She con-
fronted him with the evidence and de-
manded that he marry her. According to
her story. MIS-. Bradley drew the revolver
TO frighten him, with no intention of
shooting. She says he had shown him
self to be cowardly in her presence on
previous occasions, and she believed he
would yield without the necessity of her
shooting.
Pushed Her BFHtaIIy Aside.
Instead of doing so. he put on his over
coat and thrust her aside br,,taTl,- a. sbs