Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Mrs. Bradley Says It Was Because ne
Wouldn't Marry Her.

Stats Senator Arthur Brown of tan
lies in a critical C mGltion in Emergency
hospital from Il r:e;oi shot Wot;nd III Tho
abdomen inflicted by Mrs. Anna IL. lA3d-
lev of Salt Lake who arrived here sat
ur,luy from that city.
Tie shooting occurred Saturday noon
in Senator Browns apartment IN tn" lta
leigh Hotel. where Mrs. Bradley ais" had
REGISTERED under the namc Of ~ y.
Brown She was taken into custody
and was locked up for the night in the
nations room Of the first precinct 20
lice station.
Scnat9r Brown was conveyed to the
hospital. where he was immediately put
upon tnc operating table. Two sAotS
were fred, one grazing his left hand ana
tho other entering the abdomen and
lodging in the liver.
After working over him for tW" hours.
the surgeons decided that for the present
at least they would make no further At
tempt 10 find the bullet. II was stated
Saturday. night that. while Senator
Browns condition was critical, tiicr" was
reason to believe that he may recover.
Mrs. Bradley arrived shortly after noon
a
ate!v went to Senator Browns apart
mrnt There were 10 witnesses To Inc
shooting but a floor maid heard the shots
ard at once notified the management.
Acc ordin.. to hc~ statement Saturday
night at the polio" station. where Sh"
talked freely with tho newspaper men,
Mrs. BRADLEY cam" to washington to &c
mand that Senator Grown marry her
She said that their relations We're W,ll
known in Salt Lake.
II asked him il he was going % dc tn"
right thing by me- She said, maintain
ing q remarkable compOSurc. ills reply
was that he put on his ovcrc"at ard
started to leave the room and | shot him.
| ! alhol acts If this character. but in This
| ease it was fully justified"
While expressing no sorrow for her act.
| she declared that she was glad to know
that Senator Brown might recover. Il
was practically pcnnilcss when I got
| here" She said. having Only I.@3. and.
after paying the cabman. I'll the money |
| had i'll the world was 81.
She said She urged Senator Brown to
marry her; that he had been instrumental
il the divorce between hcr husband and
| herself. ana that as his wife was dead
he now could do the right thing by her
This, she said. he positively refused tt
! do.
Mrs. Bradley is a brunette, about >
years old. and frail of stature. Her iiro
act after bc,rg taken to the police sta
ton was II send for Senator Sutherland
of Utah. who called on her SATURDAY,
night and had n long talk with her.
Senator Sutherland regretted hc:n:
brought into the case, but said that Mrs
| Bradley had sent for him because he VI
| the only man here whom Sh" knew. II
| him she unhosomnd herself and told TIL
story Of her relations with Senate
: Brown.
, She alleged that two Of her childrcl
| owe their parcrtagc to Senator Brow
anG that she had named one of them af
: ter him.
: Mrs. Bradley was reluctant to speak O
5 her former husband. but qucStionin
brought out the fact th"t he now wa
+ living in Nevada with q second wife, h
whom he has several children.
Further questioning disclosed the fac
| that Mrs. Bradley for two years-1y00 t
: 1903-haG served in the capacity of score
!. tary to the state Republican committee
and also at one time was editor of tn