The Washington times., 1906-12-09

Brown. she says. cost her her home.
honor and all else she held sacred and
dear She says he promised time and
again TO marry her. Almost seven years
ago a son was born TO her. She called
the infant Arthur Brown. She pleaded
with Senator Brown, so she says. to
marry her and give the child name in
the world, and he said he would, so she
alleges. She grew well and strong
again People Stunned her. or she
avoided them. Everyone. she says, de-
serted her. She remained loyal to him,
although she alleges he broke many
promises to make her his wife.
lie was widower. had money and
position, and she believed 1t his duty to
live up to his pledge. he put her on
again and again. she says, with prom
ises of the future. Five years ago
another son, whom she called Mont
gomery. was born 10 her in Salt Lake
City.
As the years dragged on, her aching
fear Increased, but through il all she
trusted and hoped. At the anniversaries
OF the childrens births she became
despondent and depressed, bur was
again buoyed up with hopes for the
future.
Brown Leaves Her.
Last Friday Senator Brown left Salt
Lake City and the woman who CLAIMS
to be the mother of his two children.
She wept and spent two restless nights.
Then she became desperate. Leaving
her children in the care of woman in
Salt Lake City, she boarded an east
bound train last Tuesday ana came 20
Washington 20 track down and have a
last reckoning with Senator Brown. She
brought the revolver across the Con-
tinent with her.
In the witness room last evening Mrs
Bradley said:
IN so far as a person could be Justi-
fed for such action as I have taken I
am justified II ever there was justifi-
cation for anything in the world this Is
one of those cases, and that will be dis
covered when the facts are known. The
unwrittcn law viii protect me. did
this in sheer desperation and shot him
because / was frantic and everything
seemed black and cold when he re-
fused to do the right thing.
Il did not come here with the intention
OF shooting him"
Another Woman, She Says.
While in Kalamazoo, Senator Brown
figured in a sensational shooting af-
fair 1t is said that he was fired at by
woman. and for this reason left Kala-
mazoo. When asked If she was the
woman that once before attempted to
kin the former Senator, Mrs. Bradley
said:
u know all about that affair. but I
was not the woman. No; ] was not
mixed up with it in any way"
Asked if she had come here expecting
TO marry him. she said she would have
10 decline to answer the question.
The shooting caused the greatest ex-
element In the hotel Many persons
heard the shot, and rushed To the sec
ond floor. The hotel IS filled with many
Congressman, to whom Mr.. Brown is
known personally.
In all the hotels and in official circles
the affair was the one topic OF conyersa-
ton last night.
Her Detailed Statement.
Mrs. Bradley made the following
statement in answer to a series Of ques-
tions later in the evening. She was as
calm and composed then as II she were
doing the honors at an afternoon tea.
And, but for a tired look IN her black
eyes. she showed no sign of having gone
through the ordeal Of trying 10 end a
mans life.
Mrs. Bradley, have you any state
ment to make?" she was asked.
None. except that l think 1 was en-
tire1y justified in what I did she said.
We understand you were advised by
a United States Senator not to make g
statement" was suggested.
"Oh, please don't bring his name into
this!' she said with a pleasing smile.
You know. I long ago forfeited the
right to call ANYBODY friend. / don {
expect that any longer. but there are
times when We are human that we
have to beg assistance. The Senator
happened 10 have known me when I
was doing newspaper work in Salt
Lake City. / was prominent there in
politics ten years ago, too"
81 Don't Seem Myself"
She paused a moment as II trying TO
remember something. and passed her
hand over her black hair piled high on
the head.
4 don't seem to be myself" she said.
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