Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
ATTY. HOOVER GOES EAST.
Takes With Him All Evidence TO
Be Used in Defense Of Form
err Senator's Slayer.
v,n TO be Contested Although no I'M
mediate Action VIII be Taken
In the Matter.

rho search after evidence TO De
q, tho defense of Mrs. Anna NJ
BRADLEY at washington, ID. ". nas
-, concluded in this city. ana TINS
af,eruoon Atty George p. Hoover lel'
,or the national capital where ne WIZ
BEGAN at once working up the case
for hearing as soon as possible
Mr. Hoover takes back Win i',,'
., important legal document winch
a. signed by former Senator Drown
ond which is in contradiction 10 the
- tis will. In this document
senator Brown makes formal ac-
acknowledgement that he is the father
Of the two Bradley children whose
,,arentaee is ascrihed to him, ana
H. q ,s thought will offset the denial
of such parentage made In the VIII
cutting them oil.
urnGE POWERS OBSERVATION.
oMr Brown was a peculiar man.
so,a Judge Powers in commenting on
This document, "and / suppose ne
,n,5e ont this acknowledgment OF
parentage some time when ne was
feeling good towards Mrs. Bradley,
and before he had made up his miho
not to marry her"
HoovER's WORK HERE.
Mr. Hoover arrived in Salt Lake
Wednesday and has been engaged
since that time In gathering evidence.
He has talked with the relatives and
friends Of Mrs. Bradley, and with
others who might have some knowl-
edge of material on which to build
up Mrs Bradley's defense.
1.-The fact that Mr.. Hoover has for
mai acknowledgment of the parentage
of her two children said Judge
Powers, "will not create sentiment in
favor of Arthur Brown, whose will
cutting them off has not been favor
ably received, either here or in WASH
ington.
LINE OF DEFENSE.
When asked as TO the lines the de-
Tense will probably follow, Judge
Powers said this was q question on
which nothing could be given out He
declared that the will of Senator
Brown would be contested, but that
no immediate action would be taken,
as year is allowed in which to file
protest. The confession of parent
age will be used in the local case as
well as in the case in Washington.
When asked as to where II was Sc
cured, Judge Powers said that it had
reposed in safe in the office of q
salt Lake attorney since 1t was made
out by senator Brown, and that 1t
was deposited there by Mrs. Bradley
he said that II was formal acknowl-
edgment
ON HIS LETTERHEAD.
The confession is written on the sta
uonery of Arthur Brown, and is dated
IN 1905. 1t names Arthur Brown
bradley and Mark Montgomery Brown
specifically and declares that these
are my children by Anna NJ. Bradley"
BROWNS WILL.
The viii Of the late Senator Arthur
Brown, Who was killed in Washington.
y; y, by Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley, was
authltted TO probate today by Judge
armstrong, and Max Brown. son of the
Mstutor, was appointed executor as pro-
Mueu IN the Will, His bond was fixed
w .ne court at $4,000. The will was
s son Without protest from any per-
80, ,on Whatever Just what action will be
. uii by Judge Powers to contest the
WI III behalf of the two children of
m .s' Bradley is not known at this
,t' out II is expected that some ac-
'OH VIII De taken before very long.