The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-09
Former Representative of
Utah In S SENSATIONAL
Affair at Hotel.
WOULD NOT MARRY
Hex, S.E GAYS
Mrs Bradley, Once Prominent in
Federation OF Woman's Clubs
in Salt Lake City and as
Republican Secretary,
Makes a Brief
Statement.

WASIIINGTOS. T. o.. December S.
Former Cnited states Senator Arthur
Brown. az JutA. tonight lies IN criti-
cai condition iu Emergency Hospital from
a. pistol-shot wound IA the abdomen. In
hictel by Airs. Anna ~ Bradley u Salt
Lake. who arrived here to-day from that
city The shooting occurred IN Senator
Browns apartments, ia tho Raleigh
Hotel. where Mrs Bradley also lad reg
isiered under tle name o. "a 2. Brown.
the ~as taken ia custody and was
locked up for tho night IN the Inatron's
room ~ tae Flrst Precinct Police Station.
TWO shots Were fired. one grazing
Browns ictt hand and the other entering
tne abdomen and lodging in ;he pelvic
cavity After working over him sor
noarly two hours the surgeons decided
that Tor ttc present az least they would
make no further attempt 10 find the bul-
let
II was stated tonight that while sen
ator -4rowus 8 condition was critical. his
wounds age not necessarily f.r.I
Ars- Bradley arrived here shortly after
noon after being assigned a room she
i.nr. edlafc.y wert 20 Senator -..rrvr. 3
apartment There We're no witnesses TO
the shooting. bat floor maid heard the
shots and notified the management Ac-
cnrd.ng to her statement, Mrs Bradley
came 10 Washington 10 demand that
Senator Brown marry her. She said -
their relations were well known ia Salt
Lake 81 asked hlm if he was going 20
d. the rEht thing hy me-" she said. main
tanning "a remarkable composurc. His re-
ply was that he pat on his overcoat and
started 90 i-aF- tte room. and 2 shot Aful
A'Aor acts Of this character, Dut In this
cas- it WAS fl'iy fustifed~
Urged Him 70 Marry Her.
While expressing no sorrow for her act.
sle declared that she was glad 10 irrov,
that Senator Brown might reoove- ..r
vas practically reunHses WHOM vo+
here to-day" she .ald. having onlv & ag
and. after paving tho cab-uan. ,u Tho
money ! had .u the world Ve. q 90 %,
She eaiI She rr.res senator T,-,,,-,, 81.
marry her. that Dad. had been instr-lrnentaI
in the divorce between her husba,d eDs
herself and that rs his vie Wa aead
De- now could do the rlrn. tbi,s b,, -
This. she sali. he positively res,,sed -
d.. AI-s. Bradley fs a brunette ab,,,, ~
years old and frsu of stature rge- -.
act after being taren % the police sra
fio, ,--s o., ...s o.. e..
Of r-t4h. who canet on Ter to-nt,.,,, 60
had "a lone +aft ..itr, her e..,..~. s..tt
erlarG regretted Isfrr b-ough. i,.o a..
case but said tn-+ Mrs P-s6re,- b,s -.
for him h,-r.r.. r. was tbs o.,,. go,
hor. whom --a r-e-. IMAM
To him She told the story - ts IL.
tio-s vritr s--.to- F3~o-,-, 80,
that two ~ her children o,v- ,t.,-
enrare to Senator r,-,,-r 49,, -. %
had named cr. az the,, &C. rt.-, -
Bradley was raIlots,t - -. "a - =,
former husband. bat ouo..io-,i-,- +-,,,.-,,
OUT tile fact tha+ 20 ror- g., it,.
Nevada with q second wife
w., of D.:
~ 1O4-'IiiCliCS.
I-' '77, '"i'luE disclosed the fact
&a' - -N' Ll@ci ior TWO years. 1900 20
- .au ven D" l'e capacliy "t secre-
ta's 20 'ne l4N S'at4 Hepuohcan Com