Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-22
TORN BIT OF
PAPER PROOF
OFPATERNITY
WITNESS, UNCLE OF WOMAN,
DISAPPEARS
LOVE LETTERS OF BROWN BARE
CAREER
"We Are Connected by TeIepathy,"
Declared Senator in EpistIe.
Life in Utah Told on
Stand
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. H.-The story Of
former United States Senator Browns
acknowledgment of the paternity of the
youngest two of Mrs. Bradey's children
was told today in Judge Stafford's court
| by other lips than hers.
| 81 acknowledge Arthur Brown and
Martin Montgomery as my children by
Annie M. Bradley" Such was Browns
own method of expressing himself on the
subject and the legend was inscribed on
a soiled and blotted piece of writing
paper 1t was dated February 10. 1906,
and was brought to light by Col. Maurice
M. Kaighn, an attorney of SaltLake City,
the present receiver in the United States
land office in that city, and friend of
Senator Brown for thirty years.
Col. Kaighn was on the witness stand
for about an hour during the afternoon
session and testified that Mrs. Bradley
brought the telltale slip of paper to his
office just after she received 1t from
Brown with the ink not dry, how she
fairly danced into his office and how she
beamed with joy as she held the paper
aloft and told him that now all would
be WELL
Kaighn said that Mrs. Bradley once
came to him in a frenzy and charged
him with being friend of Arthur Brown.
! She had said to him that Brown was
abusing her and her family frightfully;
that Brown had performed three opera
tions on her and was scandalizing her
for not submitting to fourth.
Uncle Not to Be Found
Other testimony in Mrs. Bradley's be-
half was given by Maj Samuel A. King,
who related many incidents showing that
Mrs. Bradley was in nervous condition
! for some time before coming to Washing
L. dr IN End a
Mr.. Shrewsbury. an uncle of Mrs.
Bradley, who had been brought to
Washington to testify concerning the in
sanity in Mrs. Bradley's family, but he
had disappeared.
More placid, more capable of asserting
control over herself and more resource
full apparently than when she took the
witness stand on Tuesday, Mrs. Bradley
left it at noon today, after monopolzing
the attention of the court for two days
and a half.
There were very few tears today, but
on the other hand smiles were more fire.
uuent on the face of the prisoner than
heretofore. There were some references
to occurrences in connection with her
self and Senator Brown which evidently
touched her and aroused agreeable MEM
cries. She was especially pleased when
| Col Kaighn told the story of her pre-
sentation to him of Senator Browns
acknowledgement Of his children and she
would today have almost justified his
characterization of her manner at the
time of the original happening
Wrote Many Letters
The year 1901 was crowded with letters
from Senator Brown to Mrs Bradley ac-
cording to Mrs. Bradley's statement, but
those she preserved began with Decem-
ber of that year.
On January ne expressed cofidence
that his wife would agree to divorce on
| reasonable terms
"And then" said he, you and I will
celebrate the spring by ending our
troubles in uniting for life. The best
thing | can say on your birthday is the
hope and promise and I believe it will
! come true, and that you and I will be
! rewarded for our affection and devotion
to each other by life of mutual devo-
| ton"
February 3: ''If yor marry me do not
ask you to marry the rest os the rela-
tions certainly shall not marry yours,
| The experience of Clarence will not be
repeated with me- You cannot
do your duty to any husband or your
children until you put away the thought
that your sisters must be first in every
thing. When they are married they will
put you away. NY darling, my beloved
my own dear wife. don't let anything
| come between u.s.
| On February he expressed determ-
ination to see Madam and said;
81 am yer-- much determined today to
make all my life subservient to my de-
votion to you"
RepuIsed by Wife
February II he tells of call upon Mrs
Brown. "She answered the bell," he
said. After / said have only a
moment. If you will consent I will try
to please you, but if nothing else will
answer. will bring suit etc. She replied
that she could not, woiNd not; wanted to
talk longer. l said 1t must end here
will bring suit and so it ended though
rather Unexpectedly. / believe she could
be persuaded to agree with us, and yet
as you say, the more patience the less
action
On the same date he telegraphed.
Refuses. Will proceed and win. Don't
| doubt it'
On February 10 he wrote an affection
ate letter referring to Mrs. Bradley as
| ''the mother of our children, and on the
goth said: ''I will turn heaven and earth
until 1 marry you"
She said in reply to other questions
| that she had continued to live with Sem
ator Brown notwithstanding the exposure
of them by the arrest. She also told of
the visit of her pastor. DR.. Utter, to the
| farm in 1901.
''He came to see you at the instance
of Mrs. Brown, did he not?' asked
Mr.. Baker. HE said he did, the witness
| replied, and admitted that he tried to get
! her to leave Brown.
After a long pause. the witness. in an
swer to question by Mr. Baker de-
| clared that at the time DR.. Utter called
at the farm she was not aware that Mrs
Brown was trying to have the senator
return to her and live an upright life
Mrs. Bradley was questioned concerning
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