Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-26
Sequel to the Assault Upon Mrs. Rose
Porter.

Edward Bradley, former deputy sheriff
Of Montgomery county, Nd, 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, 25th street
and Massachusetts avenue northwest, was
placed under arrest at his home, Bethesda,
at an early hour yesterday morning. Bradley
repeated substantially the same story as that
told by Mrs. Porter, and admitted having
been with her at the time she was assaulted
Mrs. Porter had previously stated she had
seen Bradley at o'clock Saturday evening
and it 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 q
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 yesterday morning.
Mrs. Bradley was armed with loaded
revolver when she greeted the detectives
and policemen at the front door of her home,
about o'clock, A. M. 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 wanted him.
81 positively refuse to go with you" stated
Bradley to the officers. an come down in
the morning." he added, "or whenever feel
like coming"
So positive was he in his refusal that a
warrant was sworn out by Detective Grant
before Magistrate Wilson, and 1t was upon
this paper that an arrest was finally made.
During the time the officers were upon the
premises Mrs. Bradley found it necessary
to start fire in the stove, and did so with
the loaded weapon In her left hand, using
her right hand to supply the stove with fuel.
from the Office of Magistrate Wilson with
the warrant for the arrest of Bradley, De-
tective Hewlett was on the lower floor
searching for the hidden revolver, and when
he was returning to the upper floor was
startled to see Mrs. Bradley standing at tine
head OF the stairs pointing large Colts re.
volver at him. She said she objected to 80
many officers ascending the stairs. 1t re-
NAMED for Precinct Detective Green to in
duce Mrs. Bradley to disarm.
Detectives Howlet 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 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 a statement
saying he had been assaulted by Mrs. Por-
ter's assailant, having been struck on his
back with 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,
auu iOui OOyo VhO had tCSPOhuOu W thO
calls for assistance had given the police the
information. The boys said they heard the
man and woman agree upon story which
they were to tell.
In conversation with the officers, the for
mer 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 run
ming he said, he was struck with 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 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, it was stated, that he was to
"take care OF the Bethesda end of the affair i"
1t was agreed that he should return to Be.
thesda and say he had heard of the assault,
and it should be denied that they had been
together. The boys who overheard the
agreement were William Bait, Horace Cost
and freddy" Tharp, white, and Moses Frye,
colored. They accompanied Mrs. Porter
from the place where the assault had been
committed and procured her an escort to the
office of DIR. 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 white woman"
was his answer.
He returned with them to Mrs. Porter,
and the latter, they told the police, said ::
"Oh, dearie, what will we dor"
After Bradley had made his admissions
Mrs Porter was again visited at the hospit-
al 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 assau II
was committed by a colored man. The po-
lice think, however, that relative or jealous
friend Of Mrs. Porter may have been the
aggressor.- Washington Star Of Monday.
Edward Bradley, who was arrested In
connection with the assault upon Mrs. Rose
Porter last Saturday night. was released from
the tenth precinct station, Washington, last
Tuesday afternoon.
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