Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-10
THE FIRST MEETING.

MiS, ANNA ", BiuNltN ana ~ lVui
Brown iirst met al the Great Northern
hotel at 81. Louis IN the summer Of
1896. Senator Brown was then dele
gate to the Republican national con-
venti0n, held IN that city Mrs -sIDei
Cameron Brown accompanied h,r hus-
band to It. Louis. Mrs. Bradley also
was IN the city Both she and Mrs
Brown were prominent club women In
Salt Lake. being members OF the Poets
Round Table club.
After the Introduction IN 81, Louis
Mrs Bradley took an active part In the
subsequent campaign and was closely
associated with the senator. Frequent
visits OF Mrs Bradley to senator
Browns Office led TO an ultimate sep
aration between Mrs, Bradley and her
husband. but II was not until last
February that Mrs. Bradley asked for
divorce from her convict husband on
the grounds Of desertlon. This step was
taken so that the woman could marry
Arthur Brown providing she could so
persuade him
In the spring Of 1900 child was born
TO Mrs. Bradley He was christened
Arthur Brown Bradley, Some months
later Senator Arthur Brown went to
Los Angeles and Mrs, Bradley followed
him.
WIFE FINDS LETTERS
In the meantime Mrs. Brown had re.
solved to act and put a stop 10 scan
dal She visited the private apartments
OF her husband in the Central block.
where she found, among other evidence
big bundle Of letters from Mrs. Brad
ley TO her husband These were writ
ten In cipher, but the key had been left
behind by the senator and their trans
lation was easy Taking the cipher
Mrs. Brown promptly wired long tele-
gram TO her husband in Los Angeles
which must have cost In the neighbour
hood OF $40. This she sent collect.
He In turn promptly wired Judge
III. II. Henderson TO commence attach
ment proceedings against Mrs. Brown
to recover the letters Action was de-
ferred AMI the suit never came to trial
IN the meantime Mrs. Brown secured
the services OF Col Tatlock and in
structed him to institute proceedings
against her husband for separate main
tenance.
FIRST SEPARATION.
For some time the couple lived apart.
In the spring OF 1902 Mrs. Arthur Brown
swore out complaint against Mrs.
Bradley, charging adultery. When the
warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff
Axel Steele, he found both Brown and
Mrs. Bradley together After a scene
Brown accompanied Mrs. Bradley be-
fore magistrate and furnished her
bonds.
A few days later similar charge
was filed against Arthur Brown. Both
were given preliminary hearing and
bound over to the district court, IL
was eventually shown that under the
statutes Of Utah a wife could not testl-
fy against her husband. The cases
We're never tried.
BRADLEY WOMAN ATTACKED.
Friends interviewed and an agreement
was made that Brown and Mrs Brad
ley should keep away from each other,
the former agreeing to go to California.
However, Brown went TO Pocatello.
where he was joined by Mrs. Bradley.
As soon as Mrs. Brown heard of this
she took the next train north and met
the pair IN room 10 OF the Pacific no.
tel Mrs. Brown attacked Mrs. Brad
ley and most disgraceful scenes fol-
lowed. For seven hours the family
dirty linen was washed In the presence
Brown TO Pocatelo. Twice Mrs. Brown
assaulted the woman, who had taken
her husband from her, and twice she
was prevented from doing her bodily
harm. On both occasions she said she
would kill Mrs. Bradley.
REFERRED TO FIRST WIFE.
During the painful interview. Brown
Is alleged TO have frequently sneering-
ly referred to the circumstances which
led to his deserving his first wife and
coming to Utah with Mrs. Brown, who
was now realizing the anguish particle
pated In by the wronged first wife Of
twenty years previous. The interview
ended by Mrs. Brown telling her hus-
band to leave with Mrs. Bradley and
never to speak to her or enter her life
again.
She then returned to Salt Lake and
took up her residence at the Brown
home at lO5 east South Temple street.
After some months Of peace, Brown
returned to Salt Lake and Mrs, Brad
ley followed from the Idaho ranch,
where she had been living. Both took
up their residence at the Independence
hotel. on west Third South street.
Upon the death Of Mrs. Brown the
resumed and the woman assumed the
name Of Mrs Arthur Brown.
Mrs. Bradley apparently was infatu-
ated with Brown. Before the death OF
the wroneeI wife Mrs. Bradley was
offered. through attorneys, a $1,000
home IN any part of the city and $500
a month If she would relInquish her
claims on Brown. This she refused
and sustained herself and children on
next to nothing.
il was an open secret before Arthur
Brown left for Washington two weeks
ago that Mrs. Bradley threatened to
kin Brown II he would not marry her
and right her with the world.
THREAT TO KILL.
Before Brown left for Washington he
Is said to have said To an associate,
III she shoots me, my Will Is In the
safe over there This was in reply 90
the statement made 60 him by his as
sociate that Mrs. Bradley had a gun
and was going To kill him.
Mrs. Bradley called at the office here
a week ago on Saturday and was told
that Arthur Brown had gone 10 Wash
ington. Previous to this arrangements
had been made Ia send her and the chill
dren 10 San Francisco. She left, osten-
sibiy for the coast on n ticket purchase
for her az the instlgat!on OF Brown.
At ogden. however. she telephoned 10
the ticket oifrc I'm salt Lake that issue
the transporta lion and asked for au-
thority 10 have u changed for one east.
This was given aud she ultimately ar
rived IN Washington on saturday with
but sl25 IN her possession. determined
10 make Brown marry her or else shoot
him
She shot him.
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY
Mrs. Brown promptly employed prl-
vate detectives to shadow the pair and
they were again arrested on the old
charge. This was In the fall of 1902.
Upon being arraigned both waived
preliminary hearing and they were
held for the district court. Suisse
quently Mrs. Bradley electrified all in
the court room by cody pleading guilty
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