Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
CONDITION OF THE PATIENT
Surgeons at Emergency Hospital Say
He May Recover.
PRISONERS REASON FOR ACT
Explains That Wounded Man Refus-
ed to Provide for Her and Their
Two Children.

The developments last night in
the sensational shooting case at the
Raleigh Hotel, report of which
was published in The Star yester-
day afternoon, were that the woman
who did the shooting is Mrs. Annie
M. Bradley, whose home is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. and that the man
wounded is Arthur Brown, former
" a United States senator from
Utah. The woman is detained at
the first precinct police station on
charge of attempted murder.
Brown is occupying cot at the
Emergency Hospital, where he was
operated upon, and his condition is
reported to be serious. He received
two wounds, one of them being
slight. A witness OF the shooting,
guest at the hotel, states that he
heard a scuf11e, and also heard
Brown threaten the woman just be-
fore the shots were fired.
Two pistol shots rang out in quick success
sion on the second floor of the Raleigh Fo-
tel about 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon
A girl, Josephine Kidwell. who was at work
there, noticed that the reports came from
room 2eS which was occupied by former
At ot,r prov Of
Utah. Just before the shots were fired the
girl said she heard an angry dispute in the
room between a man and a woman jose
phine Kidwell. upon hearing the pistol
shots, ran downstairs screaming Help
AS she started down the stairs she heard
the voice of Brown in the room as he feebly
echoed her cry of Help Mr. Theodore
J. Tally, manager of the hotel, and others
On the first floor responded to the woman's
cries and ran upstairs to Mr.. Browns
room. There they found the former sena-
tor on the floor badly wounded, while the
woman who is alleged to have fired the
shots Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley. stood coolly
by.
Policemen and Ambulance Summoned.
In the meantime an employe Of the hotel
had summoned Police Sergeant Lehman
and Policeman Frank Emmert. assigned to
duty In the vicinity of The Star building,
while another had sent hurry call for the
Emergency Hospital ambulance. The in
jured man was taken to the hospital as
rapidly as possible. while the policemen es-
corted Mrs Bradley to the first precinct
police station. Policeman Emmert secured
the pistol used by the woman. a fve-shoot-
err of 50 caliber. and found upon examna-
ton that two of the cartridges had been
fired.
Mrs. Bradley did not appear to be the
least bit excited or nervous. and when first
taken to the station declined to talk about
the shooting or the causes which had led
up to IT. She demanded that a message be
sent at once to Senator Sutherland of Utah
and also that the police send several tele-
grams for her to friends in that state.
Finally upon the arrival of Capt Williams
about thirty minutes after the shooting the
prisoner ventured the remark that she was
the mother of four children. and alleged
that former Senator Brown was the father
of two of them and that he had not treat
ed her properly. She perfectly calm
and collected while the policemen were en-
deavoring to secure tangible information
from her.
Mrs. Bradley is a woman of about thirty
FIVE or forty years of age while the man
she shot is said to be about twenty years
her senior She is short and petite, and
apparently of delicate constitution, and was
plainly attred in gray-brown travelling
coat. Soon after her arrival at the first
precinct station the patrol wagon was
summoned and she was sent to the house
of detention TO be searched by the matron
At the conclusion of that process she was
returned to the station and placed in a
witness room the second floor for the
night.
Even Chance for Recovery
AT the Emergency Hospital /; was stated
at "A late hour last night that Mr. Brown
has an even chance for recovery How
ever. the wounded mans condition is re-
garded critical. Dr. White. who has
been attending him, explained that If blood
poisoning does not set in before an early
hour this, morning Mr.. Brown will very
likely receiver.
The Emergency Hospital authorities re-
ported about > o'clock this morning that
Mr.. Brown was then resting quietly and
there was apparently no immediate danger
of death.
An operation was performed upon the pa
tent soon after he reached the hospital
Although the bullet was readily located DR..
White deemed it unsafe to attempt TO re-
move it. The ball was lodged tightly in
the pubic bone. to which 1t had travelled
through the muscles of the abdomen and
through the bowels. Mr.. Brown stood the
after it was over before ne regained con-
seriousness.
Remark by the Patient.
As he opened his. eyes and glanced in
quiringly about him. he said in a faint