The Washington times., 1907-11-19
Mrs. Bradley in Tears
As She Tells Story

o;:-Did anything occur TO induce you
to leave the town?
AYES, we were arrested in 1902;
Here Mrs Bradley referred TO the
arrest OF herself and Senator Brown,
which resulted in Mrs. Brown procur-
ing a divorce from the Utah Senator
Tells of Arrests.
Q.-where were you arrested, and do
you know the charge that was against
you at that time? What was It?
Adult sry.
Q.-Do YOU know whether the Senator
was held for the District Court?
Al think so. I don't know just what
was done. The Senator and the sheriff
attended 10 1t. I was not out OF the
Q.-After you were arrested where did
you go?
A.-To the farm.
Q.-When was this?
About the 30th Of September.
Q.-How long did you remain at the
farm?
A.-Untu the Senator reached me.
Mrs Bradley said the farm belonged
to Senator Brown. She stated that the
Rev. David Utter visited her on the
farm ana advised her TO go away. Mrs.
Bradley said Senator Brown objected in
1902 to her leaving the farm and in
sisted that she go nowhere except IN
his company.
Q:-How long did the Senator stay
A.-somstimes week. Sometimes
longer.
Said He Loved Her.
o.-During that period did he state
any expressions of love for you?
A.-Yes; he said he loved ire.
Defendant said her aunt came to see
her once IN 1902. She declared that
Senator Brown at that time embraced
her tenderly, kissed her repeatedly, and
said he would make any sacrifice IL.
her.
Q.-After January. 1908, you may state
whether you and the Senator were again
aTres.ed7
A.-Yes. We were. The charge was
the same.
O.-Were You held for court7
A.-Yes. l think So
Odd Senator Brown say then that
you were fixed IN his affections?
Ale said no matter what happened
he would never leave me.
Mra. Bradley falteringly told OF her
care and attention of Senator Brown
G.-Dld you in 1903 again become
aware that you were TO become a
mother!
Second Child Born.
A.-Yes.
Here Mrs. Bradley's voice broke. and
tears glistened in her eyes. She
struggled to keep them back
Q.-Was there a child born az this
time?
A-There was a child born. said the
defendant, slowly.
Q.-Who was the father OF that child
A.-The Senator.
Q.-What was the name OF the child?
The frai defendant collapsed and wept
violently. Drying her eyes and choking
down her sobs, she replied: His name
was montgomery Brown.
ASKED If Senator Brown presented any
thing to her in 1S0S Mrs. Bradley said,
Yes. Re gave me a revolver and told
me to protect myself with It."
Judge Powers showed her the hand
bag which was found in Senator Browns
room December s.
Q.-Did you ever carry the revolver in
A.-Yes; I carried it in that bag and
others that have.
At 1880 o'clock court adjourned until
10 p. m
Their First Estrangement.
This afternoons session Mrs. Bradley
told Of an estrangement between her
self and Brown a few months before the
birth of their second child She said
that Brown went away one time and
stayed seven weeks without telling her
Of his whereabouts. About the same
time he had ordered her OF Of his farm
at which she was staying, near Salt
had driven forty-eight miles through RE
country 70 see Senator Brown, then IN
Idaho, and that at nrSL ne refused 70
talk to her.
This was concerning the trouble OF
Brown and Mrs. Bradley in the Utah
courts. She said TO Brown. near
that you have denied your child" He
said:
Darling. I had 20. Ny wife Is giving
me trouble. If 7 admit the child they
will send me 10 the pen"
Brown had begged her not to appear
against him in court. She told him that
II he would admit the child, she would
not admit the child, she would plead
guilty. Shes aid that she went into
court and pleaded guilty 70 the charge,
Browns trial followed and sentence
upon Mrs. Bradley was suspended pend
ing his trial.
Couldn't Testify Against Him.
Browns trial. she went upon the stand.
but turned to the judge and said, Judge
cannot testify against him, he is the
father OF my children The charge
against Brown was not pressed farther,
and Mrs. Bradley was never sentenced.
Senator Brown telephOned me after the
trial, and said that re was so delighted
that 1 was the best woman In the world
and that he would repay me for all This.
He said that he would DO the right
thing by me, because he knew he would
have been convicted II I had testified
against him"
Asked concerning her feelings during
these troublous times, she said that she
was in the depths Of despair always.
Brown. she said, told her that he had
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