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q would change completely.
Trifled With Her.

yoi want IL.
Later he said he was not going To
ip anything. ana just did not know
winch way To turn or what To do.
Mrs. ilradlcy then detailed her NJ
ness and suffering ON December lat
Just eight DAYS before the tragedy.
taiin% thar she was very III. both
mentally and ptysically.
judge Powers. rs le ncarcd tho day
of the tragedy grew very deliberate
ia his questions. ana almost uncon-
scionsly brought Mrs. Bradley up to
he limo when sho reached Ogden on
the way back 90 Los Angeles and
turned back instead 10 Washington
she told Of exchanging tho ticket.
ana beginning the journey hack 10
Washington. where she knew thai the
Senator had proceeded herzf
DO yon know Mrs. bradley. why
you chnnPcd Your purposes when YOU
reached Ogden? why Won started
back TO Washington?
With a peculiar little catch in her
voice ANA with touc pathetic in the
extreme, she said:
Il suppose the Impulse seized me-
judge when | ncarcd ogden ana H.
lallZcd that It was the starting point.'
''H rn' lOtl Ill tue same EslI
strain OF the Inconvenience of the
journey OF being detained TO, n day
by Il wreck NJ some point in Wyom.
ing. of slccplcss nights ard days.
drawing her nearer ana nearer to Tho
moment when she came unon Drown
In the Raleigh hotel nul Shot him.
Q.-What was the condition OF vnrr
mind ana body then. MIS-. bradley?
A.-oh. don't know judge. I
don't know how ms l,clings were
was so sick 80 nervous. so discons ..
late. Two nights did not slecn.
had headaches. everything. II seemed.
! did not eat at all on Friday. felt
50 badly. ! was so weak from the Of.
iccts of my Illness on December lst.
stayed up just through my will pow.
or
At this point, after having traced
the witness journey across the con.
tinent as far us Chicago, The court
adjourned for recess
Her Arrival in Washington.
Mrs. Bradley said she mad arrived
IN this city Saturday morning. DE-.
ccmDc' s. after Il night in which she
hah little sleep and several days of
almost absolute fasting
When you reached the city what
did YOU dor
II tclcphoncd the Ebbit House to
know If Senator Brown was there
Ihey said he was not and immcd.
ately went 10 the Raleigh. went Ia
the desk ana asked if ne was there"
HAD you formed any purpose be.
fore going to Warrington of doing
violence To Senator Browne"
Il had nonc-had formed none"
she 'H.n told OF asking at the desk
To- Se.ator Browns room and on.
gaglng one for herself. but she had
not indicated any PARTICULAR location
for her room. When she reached hcr
room sllo changed her clothes and
then sought the Senator's apa tmcnt.
when she entered she recognized tho
Senators trunk and asked maid
when the Senator worSl return. She
sal down to whit ana seeing n letter
lying upon tho table. read 1t. This
was Mrs. Adams letter to Nj. Brown
concerning which SO much has hocn
said
Mrs. Bradley she'd copious tears MS
SHE told of this letter. She said She
was distracted and did not know what
TO do. She went on the street ana
walked all the forenoon. not sncine
anyone she knew or concentrating
what iime She got back. She had at
mat timc formed no purpose regard.
ing senator Drown
Identifies the Adams Letter.
inc ADAMS letter was then shown
Mrs Bradley for Identification. She
said: "Ycs thai is the ono: I don,
know; il had something in It about
me"
Continuing she said she walked
kick to the hotel several times. how
ilany she did not Know. Her room
was only a little distance from the
Senator's ana one time her attention
was attracted by the Senator's foot
steps.
What did you do" was asked
went in" '
Wat was said?"
lie turned to me and asked. What
are YOU doing hcre?'"
said, i came here to ask il yon
me-"
What did he say?"
me. don't 'snow what he said"
What did Won next do:r
Did Not Go There to DO Murder.
Il did not know anything nntil |
heard shot which seemed to arouse
me"
Did you shoot him?"
II don't know. Judge"
DID you 20 there TO-. the purnosc
of shooting him?"
II did not"
Did you go there with any purpose
No
DID YOU know he was shot?"
about it,"