Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-21

ing them. The documents had been
torn up and the pieces pasted togeth-
err. She said she had also found other
letters from Mrs. Adams in the room
of Senator Brown. She took them to
the station with her but they were
taken away from her and she did not
read them.
Mrs. Bradley said she had never be-
fore read any letters from Mrs. Adams
to the senator. II knew Of the old re-
latiOn between them." she said. but
thought it had been broken off,
Going back to her first acquaintance
with Senator Brown Mrs. Bradley said
she had also known Mrs. Brown inti-
| mately.
They visited each others homes from
1898 to 1901. The witness said that tl.a
friendship with Mrs. Brown had been
| broken Oft i'm 1901 when Mrs. bradley s
sisters had told Mrs. Brown of the re-
latiOns between the witness and Sena-
| tor Brown. Some letters relating to this
rupture were identified by Mrs. Bradley
One was signed ~. NJ. j." and Mr.
Baker asked the meanin" of these
| letters. The witness did not want to
| tell, saying that they had reference to
F., a little pleasantly between the Sena-
tor and herself.
At last she said that in his first letter
| to her he had called her a Little mint
julip' and she adopted the first letters
of those words as signature. This
lexplanation caused laughter in which
the witness joined.
| Upon being reopened the letter proved
to be a precautionary note to Senator
Brown regarding their relationship. In
other letters written by Mrs Bradley
to Brown in July. 1901. and addressed:
My life. my air Mrs. Bradley said:
| Il shall kin her or go mad"
| did you refer to Mrs. Brown in tina,
sentence" asked Mr.. Baker.
| II don't know" was the reply.
In another letter. Mrs. Bradley told
of having met 1.-THE Madam" meaning
Mrs. Brown. on the street and described
her as looking like an Indian chief be-
cause Of her head dress. Mrs. Bradley
did not deny writing the letter. but sale
it vas dated after they had broken
oft their friendship.
! Another letter written by Mrs. Brad
ley from the Brown farm was read
1t was full of endearing terms. Sht
insisted upon visit from Brown. say
ing "Our business shall be love"
In this letter she advised the senator
to empty the Brigham street house OF
Mrs. Browns effects. She also spoke
Of IL newspaper item in which she had
seen a reference to Mrs. Brown.
! ct aroused in me the bitterest resent
ment to see her spoken of as Mrs
Brown" the letter went on. 1T makes
a whirlwind of fury when I know that
| ought to have your home and bear
your name"
referring to the last sentence. Mr.
Baker asked Mrs Bradley if she was
not trying to break up the Brown home
"I was not" she replied You have
not heard the other side"
The witness admitted that she was
doing all she could to urge Brown
| to keep his promise.
Mr.. Baker brought out the fact tina;
when the son. Arthur Brown. was born
Mrs Bradley was living with her hus-
band. nut she said that Brown vas pay
ing her rent and Bradley was only pay
! ing his board No one but herself and
Senator Brown had. she said KNOWN
Brown to be the father of the child
He was cnrlSteneu AFtnuT bro"H
not Arthur Brown Bradley" she con-
| tinued There were about 40 persons al
the christening. she said. and while nc
| one knew the fats except her and the
senator. some Of them had afterwards
told her they suspected the truth. She
had dined with Mrs. Brown. and Mrs
| Brown with her after Arthur's death
At this point court adjourned for the
day.