Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-28
Many Witnesses Testify Thai She
Was Of Sound Mind When
She Killed Brown.
HUSBAND AND WIft's STORMY SCENE
One Witness Tells of Violent Quar-.
rel Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Had at a
Hotel in Idaho, and During which
Latter is Said to Have Tired to
KIN Mrs. Bradley.
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my Associated Prcss)
q WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 81 -
throughout today the testimony. Of
Tered In the trial OF Mrs. Anna NJ.
bradley, charged with having shot
and Killed former Senator Brown OF
Utah. In this city last December. was
(, most damning to the defendant There
We're many witnesses who had seen
her shortly after the shooting and
those who had attended her while
she was in jail here. but none OF them
had AT any time doubted her saniiy.
These witnesses had been called lN.
The government In rebuttal They
included practically every one WHO
Ind como In contact with Mrs. Drnd.
Icy after the shooting OF Senator
brown. Attendants nj the hotel where
4, tho shooting occurred, officials Mt
the police station and Mt the house of
detention In which she was confined
aud newspaper men. doctors and Mt.
tcndnnts at the Jail declared their
belief that she was rational In man
nor and coherent in language when
they saw and talked 10 her. Several
other witnesses who had talked with
her In Salt Lake City and after the
; s 81. lns gave esidesees so Che .shai5ic
. -'4iNNt- f.
a dramatic feature OF the day was
the description by Sorcnsm Chria.
tiansen OF Salt Lake. of an encounter
between Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Brown
Mt n hotel In Pocatello. Idaho. In the
summer OF 1906. On that occasion
, Mrs Brown discovered Mrs. Bradley
, in the hotel with Senator Brown. mud
? attacking her attempted 10 choke her
: and asked TO be allowed to kill her.
The Senator came TO the rescue
and then the entire party. including
the witness. had an all night discus-
sion of tho difficulty during which
) Brown. turning ilercaly upon his wife.
denied that he was tho father of her
son. Max brown. md Mt the same time
admitted that he was the father of
two of Mrs, Bradley's children. An
outhurst Of denunciation by Mrs
: Brown of her husband mud Mrs. Brad.
ley followed. after which the Senator
and the defendant went toanothar
hotel, where they called for drinks.
i The witness gave graphic descrip
j ton of the meeting of Mrs. Brown
: and Mrs. Bradley at the hotel at Po-
| catcllo. He said Mrs. Brown told
Mrs. Bradley she wanted to say some
thing to her
Mrs. Brown advanced toward Mrs
: Bradley and took her by the throat
and she seemed as if she was going
TO do her violence They separated
a moment and then Mrs. brown again
took hold Of Mrs. Bradley.
Mrs. Brown said: LET me xii,
her.
Tried TO Kill Arthur's Darling.
Mr.. Brown was in n room about
SIX feet away and Mrs. Grown called
: to him:
Come hero, Arthur Brown. the,
/, are trying to kill your darling"
j She rushed to MIR. Browns doc,
: and asked TO be Let in. The door was
: opened and Mr.. Brown came out
They all went into small room and
sat and had consultation laStine
several hours.
:. at tho end of The conversation.
said the witness. "Mr. Brown denied
that he was tho father of Max 6rowr
and said he. was tho father of Mrs
Bradley's children"
:, Mrs. Brown turned TO Senate
Brown aud pointing 10 Mrs. Bradley
said:
You low, vile degenerate. Thin
va 81 man VINO would deny his OWL
son and admit thut he Is the father
/. OF these bastard children"
/ There wore SUGGESTIONS about get
/ ting divorce and Mrs. Brown sail
, she would grant divorce if III,
( Senator would decd the farm in Id
5 aho and the house on Brigham stree
/, to Max Brown. keeping the rest OF hi:
, property The Senator said he would
. not~ao that rs nc would not have lef
. enough money TO pay his debts. Sh,
r then said he could keep the farm an,
+ the house and deed the rest of iii,
lpfopcIty to Max. but he refused to dt
that
~ During The conversation Mrs
+ Brown told tho Senator he could 30
:. but that she never wanted TO sec min
Y come back. After leaving the hotc
!. at Pocatello where this meeting tool
i place. Brown, Mrs. Bradley and III,
q witness went out and 10 another he
$ tel whore the Senator and Mrs. Brad
o 10y hal q cocktail or two.
What was Mrs. Bradley's demcan