Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-22
EDWARD BRADLEY IN CUSTODY
SEQUEL TO THE ASSAULT UPON
MRS. ROSE PORTER.
Statement Made in Which the Couple
Insist the Assailant Was
Colored Man.

Edward Bradley, a former deputy sheriff
of Montgomery county, Md. whose name
figured In the assault that was committed
upon Mrs. Rose Porter of Bethesda. Md,
Saturday night while she was in the vicin-
ity of the Lyons Mill property. as stated
In The Sunday Star, was placed under ar
rest at his home, Bethesda, at an early
hour yesterday morning. Bradley repeat
ed substantially the same story as that
told by Mrs. Porter, and admitted having
been with her at the time she was assault
ed. Mrs. Porter had previously stated she
had seen Bradley at o'clock Saturday
evening.and 1t was not until after she had
been told of Bradley's admission that she
admitted to the police he was with her at
the time of the assault. She also Stated
they had been keeping company" during
the past eighteen months. Detectives and
policemen who went to the Bradley house
experienced little trouble and excitement
before they placed him in custody. He
was locked up at the tenth precinct police
station, reaching there about . o'clock yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Bradley was armed with a loaded
revolver when she greeted the detectives
and policemen at the front door OF her
home, about 3 o'clock am. The officers
gained access to the house. however. and
some of them went to the room where
Bradley was in bed and told him they want
ed him.
Refused to Accompany officers.
Il positively refuse to go with you."
stated Bradley to the officers. "I'll come
down in the morning" he added, 'or when
ever 1 feel like coming
So positive was he in his refusal that a
warrant was sworn out by Detective Grant
before Magstra tie Wilson, and it was upon
this paper that an arrest was finally made.
During the time the officers were upon the
premises Mrs Bradley found 1t necessary
to start fire In the stove. and did 50 with
the loaded weapon In her left hand, using
her right hand to supply the stove with
fuel. About the time Detective Grant re-
turned from the Office of Magistrate VIII
son with the warrant for the arrest of
Bradley, Detective Hewlett was on the
lower floor searching for the hidden re-
yolver, and when he was returning to the
upper floor was startled to see Mrs. Brad
ley standing at the head of the stairs point
ing a large Colts revolver at him. She
said she objected to many officers as
cending the stairs. 1t remained for Pre-
cinct Detective Green to induce Mrs. Brad
ley to diSarm.
Detectives Hewlett and Grant drove from
police headquarters to Bethesda. Precinct
Detective Green. Sergt. Harry and Police
man J. A. Sullivan of the tenth precinct
going in an automobile and making a rec
ord run. When the party of officers reached
the tenth precinct station with Bradley he
was merely held until the affair could be
further investigated. He made statement
saying he had been assaulted by Mrs. Por-
ter's assailant. having been struck on his
back with a stone. Bradley was surprised
that the police knew so much of the details
of the affair
Charles Davis. the witness who had seen
Bradley hurrying away from the locality,
and four boys who had responded to the
calls for assistance had given the police
the information. The boys said they heard
the man and woman agree upon a story
which they were to tell.
Bradleys Statement.
In conversation with the officers. the
former deputy sheriff told how he and
Mrs. Porter had been keeping company
from time to time. Not wanting to be
found In her company Saturday evening.
he got up and started to run, and while
he was running, he said, he was struck
with a stone. Then one of the stones
struck Mrs. Porter on her head. Cries of
police brought four boys, three white
and one colored, to their assistance, and
later a man named Nichols appeared upon
the scene Bradley returned and got his
hat and overcoat, and in the presence of
the boys he and Mrs. Porter agreed. 1t
was stated. that he was to take care
of the Bethesda end of the affair. 1t
was agreed that he should return to
Bethesda and say he had heard OF the
assault, and it should be denied that they
had been together. The boys who over
heard the agreement were W Imam BAIT
Horace Cost and ''Reddy" Tharp. white.
and Morris Frye, colored. They accom-
panied Mrs. Porter from the place where
the assault had been committed and pro-
cured her an escort to the office of DR..
Blackburn.
According to the statement made by the
boys. they met Bradley running away, and
one of them asked him what was the mat
ter.
"A colored mans beating a white wom-
an" was his answer.
He returned with them to Mrs. Brad |
lev and the latter they told the police, |
said 'Oh, dearie. what will We do?
After Bradley had made his admissions |
Mrs Porter was again visited at the hos |
pital and further questioned She then |
told the officers of the relations that had |
existed between her and Bradley. Both |
Bradley and Mrs. Porter still declare that |
the assault was committed by a coored |
man The police think, however, that a |
relative or jealous friend of Mrs. Porter |
may have been the aggressor. |