The Washington times., 1907-02-25
MRS. BRADLEY
MURMURS LOW
NOT GUILTY."
Pale and Fragile, Slayer
of Brown Almost
CollapSeS.

fale ana IemDllhB, MIS- AAIa AZ
Bradley was arraigned before Justice
Stafford in Criminal Court No. 1 this
morning on the charge of killing former
United States Senator Arthur Brown. of
Utah She pleaded not guilty to the
charge and was led from the courtroom.
No date was set for the trial.
The accused woman was before the
court only few minutes. Perhaps a
hundred spectators were there 20 get
glimpse OF her. She was brought In
from her cell almost as soon as court
opened. but was compelled 10 walt until
another prisoner had been arraigned.
When the first prisoner had been sent
away. she was called TO the bar. She
hal been sitting on a chair a few feet
from the jury box, gazing with wide
open eyes at the crowd in the court
room.
When the name Annie NJ Bradley"
was called by the court officer the
woman started as she had been struck.
She got up and, with her effort az self
control visible in her drawn features,
made her way 70 a point directly IN
front OF the justice. She stood there.
frail little figure. attired IN black with
the exception OF brown fur neckpiece
and muff. looking straight ahead OF her.
She maintained this pose until the clerk
began to read the Indictment
Almost Collapsed.
As the cold. accusing words. describ-
ing how she had dealt death 20 the al
legged father Of her children were read
, the woman almost collapsed. First she
turned pale then dropped her eyellds
Her face began 20 twitch. her lips Quiv-
cred. In a second she was trembling
/ from head to foot and seemed on the
verge OF swoOning.
a woman entered the courtroom.
stepped up beside the swaying prisoner
and placed her arm around Mrs Brad
ley. This seemed 10 give her strength.
ana she was enabled to stand erect
throughout the reading of the indict-
ment At the conclusion Of the reading.
the formal question was put.
Guilty or not guilty.
The womans nps framed the words
| Not guilty. but no sound came, and
she was led back 10 her cell once out
side the courtroom, she wept freely.
She told her woman friend that she had
meant TO bear up bravely. but the un-
compromising words OF the Indictment
! shattered her resolution and her feelings
mastered her.
Lost Twenty-One Pounds.
Mrs. Bradley's Incarceration and the
mental strain that she has been under
since the ante-Christmas tragedy in the
/ Raleigh Hotel tell plainly. When she
was arrested she weighed Us pounds
! Now she tips the scales at uinety-four
pounds. She continually longs for her
Z children They Will DE brought here
I for the trial, but may arrive next week
/ In care Of Mrs. Anderson, Of Salt Lake
City.
The friend who stood with Mrs Brad
| lev in the courtroom says that she
| feels certain OF acquittaL The accused
4 woman has about 80 letters from the
| Senator whom she killed and will use
these in her trial. They are said 20
contain repeated promises Of marriage,
I ard she will seek 10 show by them
/ that the Senator mad deserted her. II
/ is said by her friend that Mrs. Brad
I ley Is unable 10 account for her crime
| except that she saw a letter in the
! Senator's room from another woman.
/ She carried with her a pistol that the
| Senator had given her. She was fren-
! zied and used the weapon.