The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-20
MRS. BRADLEY ON THE STAND Tells Story of Her
 Shame. BROKE DOWN AND CRIED Women in Court Room Hear Shock ing Testimony. slayer of senator Bsrton Faced the
 Jury ana Told, TAem All Cos
 cernisg Her RsiaHs With Hins.

Il said Mrs. Annie M Bradley. the defen4 dant in the trial now in progress in the Criminal Court in this city, few minutes before o'clock today, after she had spent about four hours on the witness stand. relating the details of her aequafntanceship and intimacy with former United States Senator Brown. with whose murder she stands charged, and Judge Stafford fmfnedi- ately gave orders for the adjournment of the court.
 She had not reached the events di- rectiy connected with the tragedy in which Brown was killed but had very closely approached them. and they will, be the subject of the. first testimony to- be given tomorrow. foday's story dealt with the first acc, quaintance of Mrs. Bradley with Brown. and told how that acauaintance grad ually ripened into friendship and fine ally into love It was long and pa@ thetic narrative of Illicit affections; of promises of marriage which could at first be made only on the condition of divorce on beth sides. and then Of disappointment and grief when both became free and could have been le~ gally united if Brown had been will ling. Mrs. Bradley told the particu- lars of many pledges made tp her. told how Brown had introduced her 2s his WlLo ana now ne HHQ gwen nta 44fltU to one of their children and also thoW he had aided her In no less than three criminal o3eratfonss
 She related also many pleasant inc cidents of their life together. She wore a smile when she spoke of her prid@ in his intelleetuai attachments and told Of their reading together the princt- pal poets. She said that he told her over and over again that she was the only women he had ever loved and averred that by his manner toward her and his superior attainmentp he had gained a complete mastery over her.
 Tho court room was crowded during the entire day. and many pf the apecs tafors were women. IaaFn wera ffers qusntiy.4 "a not Soniy by the gsneFaI audience. but once or twice bx h3eu1e bers of the jury. Mrs. Brads8y wac quite emotional and her voice wae scarcely audible at times. Her Attore. neys. however, expressed conndence after the witness left the stand that she would be able to proceed to the end without breaking down. Mre. Bradley said her health had failed dur tnK her association with Brown, and she told of one occasion when she wng tempted to commit sucide.
 It was 1915 a. m. when Mrs. Brad. ley was called. and shs immsdiately
 T call Mrs Annie .Adanis:-ss said Judge .PowsrV. and the interest YVES in~ tensified. He immediately corrected his mistake Announcing that he meant Mrs. Annie Bradley. Then in- terest took on another phase of ip~ tensity, But the time the first ques- ton had been put, the witness had gathered herself together and her ner- vousness had well nigh letI her. Her voice was low and indistinct, but the tone was firm. so that while the ste~ nographer was st first compelled to repeat her responses to the Jury. sh@ soon gained suficieat confidence and strength of voice to make herself heard.
 Story of Her Life.
 Judge Powers asked the qtestion@ and they were at first directed Co de- veloping a history of the defendant. who said that she was thirty-flve years of age that she was born. in Kanaas City, and educated In Denver, that she had had small pox and pneuu1cnia and had been badly hurt by a blow on the head while a child, She went to Salt Lake City In 1890. she said. and had lived there ever since. She said she occupied a clerical position in the Salt Lake waterworks for three years and eight months.
 Were you ever married9'
 ''Yes. sir. l was married to Clarence Bradley a week after I left the water works" Two children, a boy and a girl, resulted from this union. she said. She joined the Salt Lake Women's Club. and later became a member Of the W04 mans Press Club and the Poets Round table. It was through her connection with these and political organizations. that she became acquainted with Hena- tor Brown.
 Judge Powers then developed the fact | that Mrs. Bradley had taken an active party of Utah. where women vote, and that she has been secretary of the State | committee.
 Were your relations with your hus- band happy or unhappy2" she was asked.
 Unhappy" was the reply, spoken in She was divorced from Mir. Bradley. | she said, in 1905. The witness then told of being introduced to Senator Brown by her uncle and afterwards coming to know him well while ahe was secretary of the Republican com- mittee. The acquaintance had con- tinued to ripen until 1889, but when Mrs. Bradley was asked to give a de~ scription of the relationship. she fell into tears for a time. quite unable tc I proceed.
 
 When she did open her lips no one heard her except the stenoBrapher who | stood at the desk before her. He inter- preted her answer to be 'the acquain- | tance grew into very intimate rela- | tions." s 'Did the acquaintance ripen into af- | fectlon?" was the next asked. ''It did. after August. 1898, I discov- | cred that he loved me and afterwards | that I loved him."
 wards you?"
 "Yes many. many ttmes.
 "Did he make manifestations of love | towards you?"
 Many"
 "Tell the jury how strongly you | loved him."
 "It was beyond expression" ! Was a child born to you and him f' %Yes In February, 1Ss9." "Tell the jury how you came co enter