The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21


and walked all the forenoon. She had
formed no purpose regarding the SEN
| ator.
The Adams letter was then shown
| Mrs. Bradley. She said:
Yes, I guess that is the one-it had
something in it about me-
She went back to the hotel several
times and once her attention was at
| tracted by hearing the senator's foot
steps.
II knocked and went in. He turned
and asked: What are you doing
Il said: I came to ask If you won't
carry out your promises to me-"
What did he say?" asked the law
ye-.
II don't know. He just rushed tow
/ ards me-
What did you next do?"
II don't know anything until I
| heard shot which seemed to arouse
Did you shoot him?"
| II don't know. Judge"
| Did you go there for the purpose
Of shooting him q"
"I did not"
did you go there with any pur-
| pose of revenge ?"
mo"
Ibid you know he was shot?"
Il did not; did not know anything
| about it,
What did he do?"
He just walked the floor and
swore."
Did you take aim?''
81 did not"
Had you ever fired a gun before
that day?''
''I had not
Mrs. Bradley said she did not re-
member Manager Tally asking
whether she was Mr.. Browns wife nor
anything about the room.
This recital was given in a voice
that scarcely rose above a whisper.
Her feeling at that time towards Mr..
Brown was. she said: lone of utter
dependency, trust and love"
can you give any reason why you
shot Senator Brown" she was asked.
Could Give No Reason.
mo; I have no reason"
The Adams letter was then read. 1t
was dated at Philadelphia, December
6, and was addressed Dear, My
Dearie." 1t began:
THE world seems to have taken on
another hue, because perhaps I have
heard from YOU"
The letter spoke of the visits OF
some one, supposedly Mrs Bradley to
the senator's house and speaking of
her as a poor misguided soul'' who
should be behind prison bars. The
writer proceeded to speak of her
own engagements as an actress and
said she would not be in the cast for |
some weeks, but would keep him ad- |
vised |
The letter descantad on love and |
hate saying the writer was "overf1ow-
ing with love for you, the sweetest and |
dearest OF all. and you and I are to |
become believers In the divine COM
mand to love one another. Believest
thou this?"
The epistle continued:
Yea verify" and closed with en-
At O'Clock District Attorney
Baker commenced the cross examina-
ton.
you say you did not aim the re-
volver?" he asked. "are you sure?"
'I am"
Mrs. Bradley says she did not re-
member taking the revolver out of
the hand bag nor did she recall de-
stroying any letters or papers in her
room. Some memoranda which Mr..
Baker minated had been made by
Mrs. Brady in hr room were ex-
hibited, but she did not recall writing
them. The documents had been torn
up and pasted together, but the wit
ness insisted that she had no recollec-
lion of either the writing or the de-
struction. She had also found other
letters from Mrs. Adams in the room
Of Senator Brown. but did not read
them.
ct took the letters to the station
with me. but they took them away
from me and did not let me read
-hem,' she said.
Mrs. Bradley said she had never
before read any letters from Mrs.
Adams to the senator. at knew Of the
Did relation between them" she said.
but thought 1t had been broken off"
Mrs. Bradley said she also had
known Mrs Brown Intimately.
Did you go frequently to her house
rom 1898 to 1901 ?''
Not more frequently than she
came to minc."
did you take meals at her house ?"
Not more than she took at mine"
did yoI frequently go there as Of
EN- as two or three times day?''
st did net"
When Mrs. Brown Heard.
The witness went on to say that the