The Washington herald., 1907-11-15


by the defendant il Brown was likely 10
return soon. and the chambermaid told
her that she did not know. She remained
a few moments in the room. and when the
chambermaid left the room she closed,
but did not lock. the door. Between and
o'clock In the afternoon OF that day this
same chambermaid was at work in an
adjoining room and heard. in rapid sue
.cession, two pistol shots. She also heard
some one. apparently aaan's voice. call
ing for help. She gave the alarm and en-
ployes Of the hotel came to the room, the
door of which was closed. They looked in
and saw Brown lying on the floor. the de-
fendant standing in the room. In few
moments the manager of the hotpi came
in. and found Brown, and asked the fallen
man who had shot him. The wounded
man replied: That woman and pointed TO
Mrs. Bradley. Mrs. Bradley made no re-
sponse.
The wounded man asked not TO be
left alone with the woman. fearing he
would be shot again. Mr.. Tally asked
for the revolver. and the defendant
handed him bag. and he found the re-
volver lying on a dressing table. The
defendant was soon in the hands OF the
police
The government expects TO show ycu
that she was taken 20 the station house.
where she was interrogated and warned
that anything she said might be used
against her. She said she brought the
pistol with her from Salt Lake and had
had it a long time.
Later, the same evening. she admit
ted she brought it here In satcheI and
later placed it in her handbag she told
the officers she had been thinking the
matter over a long time.
Threatened His Life.
The government expects to show YOU
that on another occasion she threatened
Browns life.
We expect TO show that within 2
week before Brown left Salt Lake City.
she came twice to his house where
private watchman was on guard. and dis
played a pistol. and on another occa-
sion she said she had It for Brown.
we expect to show she started for
California, but. instead. came to Wash
ington."
Assistant District Attorney Baker then
turned and. facing Mrs. Bradley. slowly
said:
If the government proves these things
that she threatened him. that she was
seeking him, and followed him across
the continent, carrying with her this
deadly weapon: that she sought him at
his hotel. entered his room. and shot
him. and II you believe that this was
her deliberate purpose and her premedi-
tated plan. We shall ask that you re-
turn verdict of guilty as charged in
the Indictment"
Attorney Hoover said the defense would
reserve its opening statement
First Witness In Case.
The first witness called by the govern
menL after Assistant District Attorney
Turner had made the opening state
ment was David T. Nelson. about thirty
years old. employed as clerk at the
Raleigh Hotel on December s last. He
identified Mrs. Bradley as the woman
who had reached the hotel about g
O'Clock in the morning and asked if A.
Brown was stopping there. He told her
Mr.. Brown was in the hotel She then
registered as A. NJ Brown. He asked
her if she was Mrs. Brown. and she
replied that she was The clerk asked
her II she desired to be assigned 10 the
same room as Mr.. Brown, and she re-
r1lfa gha
upon assigned her 10 room No. 2g7. which
was on the same floor with that of
Brown. with two rooms intervening.
Browns room being No. 26S
On cross-examination by Attorney
Hoover. Mr. Nelson said ne did not ask
the woman if she was Browns wife. but
If she was Mrs. Brown. IL also de-
veloped that Mrs. Brown did not select
this room. but that the clerk assigned
it without suggestion from her. The
next time he saw her was about II
o'clock. when she said she had mail
awaiting her at the Ebbitt House.
Miss Kidweu Testifes.
The next witness WAS Miss Josephine
Kidwell, who was employed as a maid
on the seeonV floor OF the Raleigh on
December S. In response 70 questions by
Mr.. Turner, she said that about 9 o'clock
on the morning of the day mentioned she
was at work Strengthening up the ROOM
when Mrs. Bradley, whom she identified
in the court room, came in and asked
where room 26S was The maid replied
This is the ROOM and Mrs. Bradley
asked her how long the gentleman had
been out. The maid told her she did
not know, whereupon Mrs. Bradley came
in and sat down. staying in the room
about five minutes. and leaving before
the maid. Mrs. Bradley carried a hand
bag. the maid said.
The maid said she was at work on the
second floor Of the hotel in the afternoon
about 2:30 o'clock. and was in the room