The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-22
WAS FATHER Of MRS.
bradley 5 CHILDREN
so BROWN HAD TOLD MRS. BRAD.
LEY, SAYS COLONEL
KAIGHN


Sensational Murder y : Letters
introduced Showing 'atio4ship
That Existed Between g 9wn and
Woman Who Shot Him
Washington, Nov. 22.The story
of former United States Senator
Browns acknowledgement of the
paternity of the two youngest chill
dren of Mrs. Bradley was told yes
terday in Judge Stafford's court by
other lips than hers.
I 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,
1905, and was brought to light by
Colonel Maurice Kaighn, an attorn-
ey of Salt Lake City, present receiver
in the United States land Office in
that city and friend Of Senator
Brown of thirty years standing.
Paper Made Her Happy
Colonel Kaighn was on the wit
ness stand for about an hour dur
ing the afternoon session Of the
Bradley trial and testified that Mrs.
Bradley brought the tell-tale slip Of
paper to his Office just after she re-
ceived it from Mr.. Brown, with the
ink not yet dry; how she fairly
danced into the room and how she
heamed with joy as she held the pa
per aloft and told him that now all
would be we'll. Colonel Kaighn re-
lated many interesting facts concern
ing his association with both Sena-
tor Brown and Mrs. Bradley, and on
the whole made by far the best wit
ness for the little woman that has
yet taken the stand, herself except
ed. He told in simple but forcible
language of many dramatic inter-
views with Mrs. Bradley and closed
with the expression of the opinion
that she had become monomaniac
on the subject of her relationship
to the ex-senator. He said he be-
heved her mind to have been un-
balanced.
Other testimony in Mrs. Bradley's IS
behalf was given by Major Samuel
King, who related many incidents
going to show that Mrs. Bradley was
in a very nervous condition for some
time before coming to Washington,
and by Arthur Barnes assistant at
torney general of Utah. An effort
was made to find Mr.. Shrewsbury,
uncle of Mrs. Bradley, who has been
brought to Washington to testify
concerning insanity in Mrs. Bradley's
family, but he could not be found,
Judge Powers expressed confidence
that Shrewsbury will make his ap-
pearance today j.
Mrs. Bradley Calm
More placid, more capable OF as
serting control over herself and more
resourceful, apparently, than when
she g. took the stand on Tuesday, Mrs.
Bradley left It at noon yesterday aft
er monopolizing the attention Of
the court for two days and half.
She was more composed than at any
other time, and her counsel express
confidence that she would have been
able to go on longer If called on to
90 50. They We're satisfied with her
test g tilmony and believed that III will
\ result to her advantage. There were
3'Va very few tears yesterday, but on the
other hand smiles were more fire.
quent on the face of the prisoner
than heretofore. There were some
references to occurrences in connec-
tion with herself and Senator Brown
which evidently touched her and
aroused agreeable memories. She was
especially pleased with Colonel
Kaighn told the story Of her bresen-
tation to him Of Senator Browns ac-
acknowledgement Of his children, and
she would yesterday have almost
justified his Characterization Of her
manner at the time Of the original
happening. &
Court Room Crowded n
Again the court was crowded te