The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21
MRS BRADLEY HAD
NOT PLANNED TO
KILL BROWN
Doesn't Remember Shooting
the Senator
NEVER FIRED A GUN BEFORE
Woman Tells Long Story Of Her
Wrongs at the Hands Of the Man
She Slew.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-T do moi
remember shooting Senator Brown.
had no reason to kill him."
This was the climax of the testimony
of Mrs. Annie Bradley in her own be
half In her trial for the murder OF
Senator Brown. 1t came at the close
of her long story of his III treatment
of her, of her efforts to have him
right the wrong he had done her anc
her explanation of the reason for hei
trip to Washington at the time of the
tragedy.
Mrs. Bradley declared that she came
to Washington with no other object
than to see Mr.. Brown away from the
influences that were working against
her in Utah. She wanted him to KEEP
his promise to marry her and believed
he would do 50 if allowed to follow the
dictates of his heart She told of go
ing to his room at the Raleigh and
there finding the letter from Mrs. An
ME Adams to him, full Of protestations
of love and making it certain that
Mrs. Adams was to have the place IN
his heart and home that she consid
cred hers by right of prior claim.
Then, the prisoner declared, she be
came almost craZed, walked the streets
for hours and later returned and saw
the senator in his room. He cursed
her, and after that she declares she
knows nothing Of what happened. Il
can recall nothing" she said. II lost
my senses and WAS awakened to the
surroundings only when heard shot
and saw the senator lying there fatally
wounded"
When former Judge Powers resumed
glis questioning he took up the rea,
tionship of Mrs. Bradley with Senator
Brown, and his first question was de.
voted to bringing out the facts concern,
ing her stay at Browns home In the
latter part of November. 1906 She
said that she had gone to the house on
the night of Nov. 10 and remained for
five days. She said that she told
Brown she had come to return some OF
his calls. He tried to compel her to 90
away.
He seemed sort Of paralyzed," said
the witness, land said must not stay
there. Isaid, 4 didn't say that to YOU
] urged him to keep his promises. He
said, Go away and he would tell me
later what he would do. / said, IF you
don't intend to keep your promise tell
me, and l Will go away"
She related many interviews during
this stay at the Brown house saving
that he did not stay there while she
was there, but that she went to his
Office and upbraided him as de-
ceiver.
did you at any time think of end
Ing your life?" asked Judge Powers.
Il was In the lowest depths of des-
pair" she said among other things.
Did you then love him.? asked Mr..
Powers.
Yes" replied the witness.
She said that even as late as Nov.
n. twelve days before the tragedy,
Mr.. Brown had asserted that she
should not 60 away, but should re-
main in Salt Lake City and take
house there. At other times he would
say he could do nothing for her, aud
again he would renew his promise of
marriage, when they would 90 to
Goldfeld, New, to live"
His manner was 80 variable" she
said, "that at one time l was buoyed
up and full Of hope and at others ut
ferly detected"
Approaching the visit to Washington,
she said Brown had told her Of his in
tentiOns to come to this city, but she
did not know the exact date. She
had become Ill Dec. after learning
Of the senator's departure, but she was
In such state of mind that she didn't
care whether she lived or died. She
was unable to sleep at night and had
ne appetite.
Mr.. Livingstone had told her of Mr..
Browns departure and had given her
money which he said she could use
IA buying ticket to 60 to any place
except ooldHeId. she had then decid.
- to 60 to Los Angeles, she said, and
had bought a ticket for that city, but
tesling that If Arthur Brown was away
from the local influence he would keep
Ais promise the sudden impulse seized
her to follow him to Washington.
Mrs. Bradley said she had arrived in
this city Saturday morning, Dec. 8,
after a night in which she had little