The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-22
|CRAZED BY
ADAMS LETTER
Mrs. Bradley's Plea In De.
fence.
CROSS FIRE IS FINISHED
1T Was Not what l Suffered. Bat q
Question Of Justice 70 Our Chi.
dIen," Declares Woman Ae.
eused Of Murder.
CROSS FIRE IS FINISHED

Iff''ffN' f"'" =" wy FffAtuue aA ~ Judge
Powers, her attorney. ssld; we arc
more pleased wIih heF testimony"
All Efforts Of the efcss.exauiiner TO
trap Mrs bradley were unsusces.fal.
For example, the prosecutor asked her
4 she didn't iolloW Brown 70 a distant
city where he was Attending court ana
when court adjourned take him away
from his associates.
u never took the senator anywhere"
was ihe sharp reply. ~The senatof took
me-
Mr Baker asked The prisoner n Il
were not true that Judge King. rcpfe
seuting both Mf and Ars. Brown. had
Proposed a settlement upon her Of a
home worth 5000 ID some place other
than salt Lake and pay her f75 or 500
a month and permit = lien 70 stand
against al their property to secure h.
She replied that King visited her and
thought a settlement might BE- arranged.
but he did not propose one il terms.
said she, "and Il be had done 20 / would
have scomcd Il. ] told Mr. King that
y eas not q case Of money II was not
what ! bad suffered. but the question Of
aelng justice 70 our children.
District Attorney RAker began Ma
questioning BY bringing ont the fart con
corning Max Browns stay 1t the Idaho
farm ~ 1902 She said she did not
leave the farm because u Maxs presence
there. Mr.. Baker brought ont the state.
ment from the witness that che was
tirst arrested on q statutory charge IN
1902 Both sle aud Brown Rad been
arrested thrce times On that charge
a.rs Bradley said that Mrs. Brown Mad
insiigied the arrests.
She said that. notwithstanding thcsc
arrcsts, she continued theses relations
with Brown. both At Salt Lake and az
the farm. Much notofiety was given the
ease when, the arrests we're made.
She also told ot the visits Of her pas.
Tor, the Rev. Dr. Utter 70 the farm in
Ne came 20 SEE YOU at The instance
of Mrs. Brown, ald be not - asked Mr..
Baker.
lie said he did the witness repIied
Did be not try 70 ct you to leave
Mr.. Brownsn
~He did"
When vas the last time you saw
DR.. Utterr
Two years ago"
Did you have cenyersation with
him about the senator marrying your
Scarcely word It ell
After long pause The witness, IN
answer 10 a further question by Mr..
Baker, declared that at the time DR..
Utter called at the farm, she was not
aware that Mrs. Brown WAS trying 10
have the senator return TO her and live
an upright life
did you say TO DR.. Utter that II
Senator Brown did not marry you vol
UNFAIRLY. you would make himW
Didn't he ask you how You were
going TO DO III and didn't YOU reply
Arthur Brown IS q coward at heart and
il he refuses ] viii press revolver
against his heartif"
With fash in her eve, Mrs. Bradley
quickly uttered a denial Of the state
nent
Mrs. Bradley was next questioned con
corning her meeting at Pocatelio with !
Mrs. Brown and IN response TO questions
proceeded to repeat particulars Of her
interview.
Mrs. Bradley testified that Brown and |
she had frequently quarreled, and on one
occasion she struck him III the mouth |
with an umbrella because Of cruel things I
sud to her.
Mrs Bradley also told Of Browns pur
ehsses Of the revolver he gave her She
repeated that he told her TO use II for
protection against Mrs. Brown. adding /
that his wife was a very iniudicious per
son and that it might be needed Mrs
Bradley said, however. she had no fear I
OF Mrs. Brown and did not carry the /
revolver on her account
The questions then dealt with the
subject Of Senator Browns jealousy Of i
her and several names were mentioned
as being involved She repeated these
names iii a letter To the senator, to
which she added: "Iet us forget them
aud SIP life's nectar fr8m each Other
Mrs. Bradley admitted having made
frequent visits 10 Senator Browns office
and said she Ind once III 1905 spent 4
night there. She Just sat there and
waited She admitted that Judge Hen
derson, Browns partner. had told her
she ought not to come there. She said
she had not told Mr. Livingston, the
senator's secretary, she would blow the
senator's head OF, but admitted that she
said that she WAS afraid some desperate
thing would happen because Of her ter
rible frame Of mind.
Asked about visits to Senator Browns
house. Mrs. Bradley said
Immediately after Mrs Browns death
Max went to the farm and the senator
took me to the house frequently
She recalled ali interview with Judge
Wenger concerning divorce between
Brown aud his wife, when MI. Nenger
had said he would do nothing to sepa
rate husband and WIFE u told him.
SHE said. that i he must insist upon
The morality feature OF It. be should in
sist that Mr. Brown should 20 back to
his first wife | insisted that the d.
soree was the only proper outcome | Il
wanted him TO protect the children
At this point Mr. Baker concluded his
cross examination, and Mr.. Powers be-
gan the redirect He read letter from
Mrs Bradley to Brown, detailing her
financial condition. telling Of some new
dresses she had bought, and indui@ng
IN protestations Of love The letter was
IN part as follows
"One moment when ] reflect on the
bitterness in my life / am flled TO over.