The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-12
SHOT BY WOMAN
FORMER SEN ATOR FROM UTAH
WOUNDED WASHINGTON.
Mrs Ann, Bradley, Of Salt Lake
City, Fires Three Shots
Into His Body.

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Into His Body.
Former United Sites Senator
Brown, of U ah, was shot in Wash
lagton last Saturday by IS. Anns
Bradley Of Salt Lske City. Tbs shoo;c'
occurred in Senator Browns apart
nent iu ths r .leiga a1sel, .nere
Mrs. Brad1o; 10 100 had registered IN
dvr tha nsme OF "a. B. Brown" She
ass sakeu iato custody a,.d wsS licked
lp TOR the nig"t in the mstron's room
Of the first precinct poles station.
Tgo shots were fred, one grazing
B.o*n's lef5 hand and tee other. en-
6ering the abdcmen and lCdsiDg II
lie pelvic cavity Af5sr working
over him for nearly tvo hours tbs
surgeons decided thai st PRESENT at
least thsy would msks no further ST.
5ampt TO fnd the bullet. 1t was
stated ton ghG that while Senator
Bco~n's condition Was crlticsl MS
sounds sre not necessarily fatal.
Mrs.. Bra ley arrived here shortly
ate. noon. After being assigned 8
room she Immediately vent to Ssna,
tor Browns apartment. There WIS 40
witnesses to the suooting, but q floor
maid heard tina shots and notified the
management. According 10 her state.
uen5, Mrs Btaaley came 90 Washing.
5on TO demand that Senator Brown
marry her. she sad thst their rela-
5ions we're we'll known in Salt Lake
City. II asked him if he was going
30 Do the right Galng by me-" sha
said ms!nts ining remarkable COM
posure HIS reply was that he put On
his overccst and started to leave the
room and SHOT him, abhoracts Of tn 9
G laracse1, but in this case 1t was ful
" justified" While expressing no
sorrow Tor her set, she vas glad to
knov that Senator BroRn might re-
cover. II vas practically penniless
when I got here Saturday." she said,
having only si.25, and, after paying
the csbman, ali the monsy I had in
the world was 81" She says she
urged Senator Brown TO marry her,
that he had been instrumental in the
divorce between her husband and her.
self, and that as his wife was dead he
now could 30 the right thing" by
aer, This, she said, le positively re
fused to do
Mrs. Bradley Is a brunette. about 3S
7esrs old and frail Of stature. Her
first act, after being taken to tile po-
lice station, was SC send for Senate
Sutherland, OF Utah, who called on
her Saturday and had talk with
her. Senator Sutherland regretted
being brought into the case, but said
that Mrs. Bradley had sent Tor him
because he was the only mau there
ahon she knew. To him che told
the story OF her relations with Sels-
tor Brown. She alleged that two OF
aer children owe their parentsge 10
Senator Brown and that she hao
named one OF them after him. Mrs.
Bradley vas reluctant to speak Of her
former husband, but questioning
brought out the fact that be no| is
living In Nevada with second wife.
Further questioning disclosed the
fact thai Mrs. Bradley for two years,
1900 to 1902, had served in the cspac.
ity OF secretary to the Utah State Re
publican committee, and also st one
time was edito. Of the official organ Of
the State Federation Of Women's
C!ub,. She declared that she had
sister in the newspaper business In
Sslt Lake, but that she would not
communicate with members CT hel
family becauss she kaeH thas they
would come to her assistance.
Manager Tally, OF the Rasigh, va:
notified OF the shooting within two Of
three minutes after it occurred. Hs
hurried to Senator Browns room tt
ascertain the facts.
Senator Brown, despite tbs serious
ness and shock Of the wound retained
consciousness snd was perfectly cslp
and collected. he made no statement
to Mi. Tally beyond saying that hs
had heen shot by Mrs. Bradley.
Tie woman continued IN the rooE
yhils M. Tally Was attending TO Sen
ssor Brown, but offered no assistance
Finally, Mr. Tally ordered her to leav'
the room. she declined With absolute
coolnsss to comply with the order.
II will remain here" said she. "
I'm the mother OF his two children.
Al officer from the fcst precinct p2
lise station placed Mrs. Bradley undo
arrest. She made nc resistance and OF
fs,sd no further explanation OF th'
shooting. She was asked for a state
nephof the incident, but referred al
those who Inquired TO Senator Suth
erland OF Usan
Assumes Office.
VIM, ". Finley, recently chosen q
the successor OF the late PTesiden
Samuel Spencer Of the Southern rail
way assumes the ac*iYs duties Of al
cfaca Friday and will make ht5 head