The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-11-22
Driven by Conscience, He
Declares Woman Was
Monornaniac
UNBALANCED, HE SAYS
Words of Unwilling Wit
ness Give Defendant
Great Hope
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WASHINGTON. Nov. Eli
Acknowledge Arthur Brown and
Martin Montgomery as my child
rem by Annie M. Bradley
These words, written by Senator
Brown February 10, 1905, made dis
tinct impression when read in court
today. The paper that they were in
scribed upon was soiled and torn and
the ink dim, but they were words that
will have a great influence on the jury,
especially as they were backed by the
testimony of Colonel Maurice M.
Kaign, a Salt Lake attorney, who
told of Mrs. Bradley's frantic joy
when she tore into his Office with the
slip of paper in her hand. Colonel
Kaign was an unwilling witness, as
he declared he was close personal
friend of Senator Brown, and is all
the more valuable to the defendant on
that account.
CALLS HER "NONOMANIAC"
Kaign's most startling testimony
was his declaration that Mrs. Brad
ley was a monomaniac on the subject
OF her relations with Rrown and de-
clared positively that her obsessionl
had gone SO far. in his opinion. that.
her mind had become unbalanced. That
this testimony was not given in desire
to aid the defense was evident when
Kaign left the stand.
Brown was my friend for so years.
he said, and l would be the last one
to besmirch his memory or aid his
slayer. but one cannot trifie with ones
conscience. I had to testify. though 1
mated TO do it,
Bradley's favor Many letters from
Senator Brown were introduced. and
In these he made the most feTvid
protestations of love and promise of
marriage. He told of his plans for
divorce and said that as soon as that
was obtained their marriage would
follow Immediately, as he could not
live without her.
Quarrels between the two were fire.
quently referred to in the letters,
some OF which are being segregated
by the prosecutors attorneys as tend
ing to put Mrs. Bradley in a bad light
through indicating that she had other
affairs than the one with the senator.
In some OF these letters, sandwiched
between passionate declarations of
love. were protests against actions of
hers which did not please him, but
despite which he loved her and could
not exist without her. he declared.
Three or four of her letters to Brown
were read as a part of her cross ex-
animation. showing that the govern
ment will rely largely on the letters
TO sustain its contention that the
killing was premeditated and that there
were two sides to the relationship be-
tween the ex-senator and Mrs. Brad
lev. In most of the letters he addressed
her as Dolly" but this is frequently
changed for the words Sweetheart"
love beloved" dear heart" angel,
darling" wife and "L. M. j." the
meaning of the initials as was devel-
oped by Mrs. Brad1ey's testimony yes
terday Little mint juiep.'' which was
one of his pet names for her
WROTE MANY LETTERS
The year 1901 was crowded with let
ters from Senator Brown to Mrs. Brad
ley, according to Mrs. Bradley's state
ment, but those she preserved began
with December of that year In one
dated January Z he expressed conf
dence that his wife would agree to a
divorce on reasonable terms
..And then" he said you and I will
celebrate the spring by ending our
troubles in uniting for life. The best
thing I can say on Your birthday is
the hope and promise, and l believe it
will come true, that you and I will be
rewarded for our affection and devotion
to each other by life of mutual devo-
ton"
On February 4 he wrote. 81 am very
much determined today to make all nv
life subservient to my devotion to you"
On February 1s he wrote an affec-
tionate letter referring to Mrs. Bradley
as "the mother of our children and
next day wrote: I will turn heaven
and earth until I marry you" Later
he said: II presume you will not write
and do other things to wiring my heart.
If l did not love You so intensely
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