The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-21
Prosecution Endeavors to Show
Shooting Was Prompted by
Jealousy Aroused by See
ing Letter Describes
Trip TO Washington
and Tragic Sequel.

of Utah, and that she did not even re-
member shooting him. she told the jury
In her rtrial to-day. The statement was
rot reached until the afternoon ses-
sion OF the court, the first half OF the
day being given largely to the iden-
tifcation OF letters from Mr.. Brown to-
Mrs. Bradley and from her to him, very
few OF which were read.
The real tragedy formed the subject
pf the afternoon sitting. AT that time
Judge Powers brought out tile full
In his examination.ih-c!iief.
This consumed only a few minutes Of
time. and as soon rs he had concluded
District Attorney Baker entered upon
Gfs cross.examination.
He devoted comparatively little at
tention to the shooting itself but, GO
ing back To the early days of tile
relationship between Senator Brown
and Mrs. Bradley, sought to show by
reading letters and questioning the
witness that she had deliberately un-
dertaken to break up Senator Brown's
liome. and that she was at enmity with!
Mrs. Brown as early az 1901. He aIsoI
brought out the fact that Mrs. Brad
ley and Mrs. Brown had originally
been strong friends. and that Tits
friendship even extended long after
drs. Brad1ey.s acquaintance with
Brown.
Mrs. Bradley was upon the whole.
more composed to-day than Yesterday
There were times when she burst into
tears or sank into signs and sobs, but
these were less frequent than on
Tuesday. Her voice was however at
all times indistinct and faItering. and
she was heard with the greatest dis-
ticulty. She made no complaint OF IA
ttyue to-day. and left the witness
stand at tlle end of the day In very
good condition.
Jealous. N. MotI,e. \. :.
Plle fact that upon drst going to
Senator Browns room at the Raleigh
Hotel Mrs. Bradley round there q let
ter from Mrs. Annie Adams. an actress,
TO the Senator was dwelt on at some
length by Judge Powers. making It
evident that 1t Is his intention to at
tempt to show that, the discovery of
this letter supplied the immediate mo-
tive for the killing of Mr.. Brown.
Continuing his examination begun
yesterday Judge Powers clicited from
AIRS. Bradley the statement that at one
time she had thought OF ending her
life. II was in the lowest depths of
despair she said.
"Did you then love him?r asked Mr..
Powers.
.'Yes." replied the witness. She said
that even as late as November 27th.
twelve days before the tragedy. Mr..
Drown had asserted that she sh ould
not 80 away. but should remain In
Salt Lake and take house there. At
other times he would say he could do
nothing for her, and again he would
renew his promise of marrying, when
they would go to Goldtield, New, to
live.
Ellis manner was so variable" she
said, that at one time I was buoyed
up and full of hope and at others Mt
tcrly detected.
AS latc as Thanksgiving Day, 1905.
they had dinner together. He was
very kind. very sad, very detected at
that Tine. she said, "and did not want
to talk" AS for herself. she had be-3
. come very nervous.
Her Journey to Capital
Approaching. the visit to Washing
ten, she said Brown had told her of his.
Intention to come to3this city, but she
did not know the exact date. Then 1T
was She decided to go to Los Angeles.
for which place she started on De-
fcenlber a. 1905. but when she reached
Ogden she changed her mind and at
that place exchanged her ticket folf
ono to Washing ton. The impulse to.
change seized me WREN 4 got to Ogden
and realized that to be the parting
ofgtt,e ways she said. She was very
Ill on the train and would get SO.
tired that IScould hardly do anything"
she said.
81 slept very little and ate next to.
nothing on the train Inf Wyoming
the train was detained by q wreck. but
she could not remember what train
she took out OF Chicago.
Mrs. Brad ley said she had arrived in
this city Sat turday morning, December
,Sth. ter a night in which she had
had little sleep and several days of
Il NV hen You reached the city, what
did you do r" NJ ss;.5
II telephoned y he Ebbttt House to
know if Senator Brown was there.
They said he was not. and I went in1-
mediately to the Rale ish. I went to
the desk and asked IL NE was there.
Planned No Violence.
Had you 4 ormed al{y purpose. before
reaching ashingtonS OF doing VIC.
lence to Soma tor BROWNE % # N
had non ne-had formed none
q She then told OF aEking atithe desk
FOR Senator BroWn' 81 room, and engag-i
ing one for herselft but she had rot
Indicated any particular location for
her room, hen SHE reached her room
she changed her clothes and then
soughtSthe Senatoris apartment, B
When she entefred she recognized
the Senator's trun 3. and asked "a maid
when the Senatori would return She
sat down to wait and seeing a a9letter
lying on the; tab Ye, read It, This was
Mrs. Adams'ss lett t)er to Mr.. Brown, con
corning which SCI much has been said
Mrs. Bradley q he'd copious tears as
she told 10 Z thiSts letter. She said she
was "distractedg and did not know
what to do lShe went out on the
street .Snlld, wal ked nllt the forenoon.
not seeing any zone she knew or res,
menbsrIng whal! time she got back.
She had at tina time fo armed no spur-
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