Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-20

$3.50 and stand responsible for her pur-
chase of $3.50 worth of goods to stock the
store. At first he replied. why. child,
I'll stand for you for thousand. but
later he ridiculed her expressed intention
to go to Goldfield and establish the little
store. Once Brown said to her. Why,
child, you seem actually enthusiastic
about this thing" and Mrs. Bradley told
him eff she had spent one tiny fractional
part of the enthusiasm in business that
she had in loving him she could have ac-
complished anything
AT any time in October or November
did you find yourself about to again be-
come a mother" Judge Powers asked.
Yes; it was in October, Mrs. Bradley
answered. She added that the child was
never born, and she was very Ill as re-
suit during the trip eastward
In speaking of an interview with the
senator a few DAYS after she went to his
house Mrs Bradley said: He talked to
me. He talked of everything except the
thing l wanted him to. He read poetry to
me- read the Rible. Then after a while he
became angry and said l had attempted
him he had deceived me; he had deceived
every one. and that l intended telling his
son Max how lie had deceived me and
deceived Mrs. Brown"
Dinner Thanksgiving Day.
: Mrs Bradley told about having dinner
with Brown Thanksgiving day, 1906,
when he renewed his promises and seemed
very kind and affectionate. Defendant
was examined at length regarding her
mental and physical condition after these
particular times of stress and she re-
piled: II can't tell just how did fee,
Judge Powers. 1t was awful. and l did
not care whether lived or died. hoped
! would die
Referring to the incidents of her two
visits TO the senator's house. as testified
by James Rowan. formerly private
Waterman employed by Brown, and one
Of the governments witnesses. Mrs. Brad
ley denied that she had thrown stones
at the windows, or ever said to Rowan
that she was n vicious woman" Sh,
also denied having a revolver on that
occasion, though Rowan testified to see
Ing her pace weapon in her muff.
s'.I asked Rowan why he tod the sena-
tor had a revolver. and he said he saw
me put my hand beneath my cape. and
he thought l might have revolver
there" she continued.
Decided to Come East.
Mrs Bradley said she knew Senator
Brown was going to Washington some
time early in December. but she said he
went away very suddenly without bidding
her goodbye. She was very i'll December
L. and that day and part of the day
following she spent in bed. Next day
She went to Browns office and his stenog-
rapher told her about Browns departure,
and told her also that Brown had left
FOO for her. out of which was to be pur-
chased ticket for her to Los Angeles or
any point west, but not to Goldleld.
New, where she particularly desired to
so. nor TO any point in the east Finally
she decided to go to Los Angeles, and
Mr.. Livingstone bought her a round-trip
ticket and gave her the excess. about $50.
When she reached Ogden. Utah.. and
realized that 1t marked the parting point
between west and east she was seized
with the impulse that Brown would rea
deem his promise If she should go to him
In Washington She asked the ticket
agent to exchange the Los Angeles ticket
for one to the east, but he arranged to
have refund on that ticket and she pur-
chased another to Washington, leaving
late in the afternoon. She thought the
date was about December 5.
At the Raleigh Hotel.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
Mrs. Bradley again took the stand to con-
tinue her story of the trip to Washington
and the subsequent events which took
place here. AS she took her seat in the
courtroom after recess a faint smile light
ed her face. She conversed briefly with
Judge Powers. and it seemed to cheer
her. But there was a WEAKNESS about
The defendant stated that she reached
Washington on December 8. The night
before she slept We !, but ate nothing the
day previous. The morning she reached
here she telephoned first to the Ebbitt
House and learned that Senator Brown
was not there. She went later to the Ra-
leigh Hotel
AT the time you decided to come to
Washington did you have any purpose to
do violence to Senator Brown she was
asked. -
II did not" replied Mrs Bradley.
"On the way here did you form any
such purpose?'
when you went to the Raleigh Hotel
did you have any such purpose:
Il did not
Mrs Bradley asked at the clerks desk
81 the hotel, she said, for the number of
Senator Browns room and was told 1t
was 26e. After changing clothes she
hunted for Senator Browns room, recog-
nized his trunk and satchel. but did not
md him. She saw letter on the bureau
In the room and she read it. she stated
She went out of the hotel then, but with
no general purpose in view as to where
to go or what to do.
While she was out of the hotel walking
Mrs. Bradley said. she remembered only
seeing many people whom she did not
know.
What baggage did you have when you
reached Washington" Judge Powers
asked.
"A trunk. suit case, grip and umbrella
"A handbag"
Yes"
The witness added that the bag identified
by her yesterday was the one, and 1t was
offered in evidence.
witness said she went out of the ho
tel and returned several times. and
was lying down in her room when she
heard Senator Browns step in the cor
ridor, and she went to the door of his
room and knocked
Brown called Come in" and she en-.
tered. His first words were "What are
You doing here?" and Mrs. BRADLEY
said she replied:
Il have come to ask you to keep your
promise to me-"
Awakened as From Dream.
Witness declared she could not remem-
Der any of the evSnts following She did
not know Brown was shot until she
seemed to be awakened as from a dream
by the sound of shot. Brown had
rushed toward her and grabbed her Mrs
Bradley said. but she did not remember
drawing the revolver. aiming it at Brown
or pulling the trigger. She had never
hred revolver before in her life.
did you shoot Senator Brown" Judge
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