The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

the police. when arrested Mrs. brad-
ley made no resistance, She was asked
if Brown was polygamist.
Ruined Her Life.
''Hc is not a Mormon polygamist, but
GENTLE polygamist, she declared.
"He is the father of two of my chill
dren He has ruined my life. -
Senator Brown was hurried away to
the Emergency hospital TO be operated
upon Mrs Bradley was taken to the
police station and locked up. 1mmedl-
ately after the shooting Mrs. Bradley
sent the following note to Senator
George Sutherland of Utah, by messen-
ger:
Sends Note to Sutherland.
Hon. George Sutherland, Senator from
Utah. My Dear Senator;-As you may
already know am In very great trouble
know no one here or ! would not pre-
sumo TO call upon you. but / want your
advice and suggestions, and l appeal TO
you in my desperate need. The bearer
will tell you where / am.
Yours very respectfully,
.. ANNA NJ. BRADLEY.
Sutherland Calls Upon Her.
In response TO the note, Senator Suth-
erland called at the police station and
had a long and confidential talk with
Mrs Bradley She talked to him freely,
but Senator Sutherland, in response To
questions, said be did not feel Mt lib
erty to repeat what she said to him.
Senator Sutherland declared that, in his
Judgment, Mrs. Bradley was on the
verge of distraction, and that she
seemed totally irresponsible for her
acts Senator Sutherland showed to
The Tribune correspondent the note
which Mrs. Bradley wrote him, asking
him to call upon her. The note was
written on note paper in lead pencil,
and was in clear, steady hand Sena-
tor Sutherland said that Mrs. Bradley
had not yet engaged counsel He ad-
vised her as a friend not to make any
statement In her present condition of
mind.
About Mrs. Bradley.
Mrs. Bradley was reluctant to speak
of her former husband. but questioning
brought out the fact that he was living
in Nevada with second wife, by
whom he has several children. Further
questioning disclosed the fact that Mrs.
Bradley. for two years, 1900 to 1902,
had served as secretary Of the State
Republica ncommittee and also at one
time was editor of the official organ of
the State Federation of Women S
clubs
Facts Are Awful.
Mrs. Bradley said, continuing: "The
facts and the truth are awful, and ]
do not wish to 90 into them.
81 came TO Washington early this
morning. she continued. After four
days constant travelling on the train,
/ do not wish to tell you all that hap
pencd after / arrived here. I have no
friends nor acquaintances in this whole
city except Senator Sutherland, and
I sent for him for advice as what to
do, I have not retained counsel, and ]
forgot to say anything TO Senator Suth
erland about a bond -
Went Straight to Hotel.
From her statement she went directly
to the Raleigh hotel, where she regis
tered under the name simply Of "a.
NJ. Brown After her arrest she said
she had been using the Senator s name 1
for a year. BY the purest accident she
was given a room on the same floor as
that Of the Senator, and but four doors
away. The management of the hotel
thought nothing OF the similarity of the
names of the two guests, and until af
ter the shooting was over did not know
they were acquainted,
Chambermaid Heard Shots.
The movements of neither Senator
Brown nor Mrs. Bradley during the
first part of the day are known The
first intimation that there had been
crime committed was when the cham
ber maid heard the shots She rushed
To the room from where it semed TO
come and saw the form of Senator
Brown on the floor. Mrs. Bradley,
fully dressed and wearing a hat and
coat, sat nearby. The frightened do
mestic Immediately informed the hotel
office, and manager A. j. Talley went TO
the room. He found the same conditions
as had the chambermaid.
Wounded Man Conscious.
Senator Brown was lying upon the
floor and Mrs. Bradley was sitting
near. apparently quite collected Mr..
Talley believed at first the Senator had
attempted 20 commit suicide. The
wounded man was conscious and cool,
and did not show that he was suffering.
He held one bloody hand to his abdo-
men and gained strength when Mr..
Talley poured brandy between his lips.
The hotel manager asked the wounded
man If he had shot himself. All that
Brown would say was that the woman
had done it. The revolver lay on the
mantle.
Mrs. Bradley Reticent.
Mr.. Talley questioned Mrs. Bradley.
She would say nothing until Mr.. Talley
asked if she were Senator Brown 's
wife. She then said: "'No, but | am
the mother of two Of his Children -
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