Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-16
MRS. BRADLEY's DEFENCE.
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Mr. Brown. Her exact words were. liz
said. were that "she would put a ho!.
through him."
lanes Rowan Of Salt Lake city, who
was employed as a Waterman at Mr.
n,ov.n's residence told Of an unsuc'
ce.stul tfcrt made by Mrs. Bradle.
on Ncv IL. 1905. to gain admission te
Mr.. Browns house, when. he said
she carried a pistol in her huff. lie
also said that two nights afterward:
he found the woman in Browns back
ward, when she told him that she had
got the gun for Mr.. Brown.
The last witness called for the prose-
cution was Max Brown. son of the de-
ceased former senator. who was called
merely FOR the purpose of identifying
the victim of the tragedy.
When Mr.. Brown left the stand. the
government rested and recess was
taken.
At the afternoon session. Attorney
Hoo.er made his opening statement for
Mrs. Bradley and court then adjourned
until nnxt Monday.
As soon as Judge Stafford took his
seat at tho afternoon sitting of the
court Mr.. Hoover Of Mrs. Bradley's
counsel cyan his outline of The defence.
showing that II would be based on the
plea Of insanity. superinduced by
Browns treatment of Mrs. Bradley.
tie then entered upon the details of
the nine years association Of the two
and said:
1--WE will show that she told her ply
sician that with his own hands Arthur
Brown had performed more than one
abortion on Mrs. Bradley and that us
late as the spring of 1906 he had made
another effort to have her relieved Of
a seven months old child which was
born only to die"
MIR. Hoover also declared that Mrs.
Bradley was suffering from the effect
of miscarriage at the time Of the KILL
ing of Senator Brown on Dec. 8. 1906.
In addition it would be shown. he said.
that two aunts Of Mrs. Bradley have
been insane and that the insanityc Of
one of them a Mrs. Shrewsbury had
homicidal tendencies.
1t would also be shown. Mr.. Hoover
continued that after Brown had worm
ed himself into Mrs. Bradley's affec-
tons. he had her so ostracized that she
could not go back to her family and
maintained a complete domination over
her. Brown. he declared. held her as
his slave and she was utterly depcn-
dent upon him. Mr.. Hoover declared
that Brown had melted Mrs. Bradley
to procure a divorce after the divorce
OF his own wife. promising to marry
Ter. 1--WE will show you that by reason
crazy he continued and
thep proceeded to give the names OF
witnesses one of them Judge Hender-
son. who was formerly law partner
of Senator Brown and who. he said,
had severed his partnership because of
Browns treatment of Mrs. Bradley
Moreover. it would be shown, said Mr.
Hoover. that Brown had recognized the
paternity of the two Bradley boys and
that she was in constant cOmmunica-
ton with him.
Mr.. Hoover said that Browns private
secretary had furnished Mrs. Bradley
with s2)0 to take her to California and
that instead of going there she had
known that Brown had come
to Washington. said Mr.. Hoover. and
had changed her plan and had come to
Washington with the purpose of per-
suadins Brown to legitiniatiZe the
children by marrying her. Mr.. Hoover
that there had been no pre-
neditated killing of Brown but that
Mrs. Bradley had become much de-
pressed when, upon first entering
Browns room at Q o'clock on Dec 9Th
The picked up and read a letter frori Ii
vOnan making an designation in New
York with him.
We will show he continued. that
when at 2.30 o'clock of that afternoon
Mrs. Bradley entered the room. Mr..
Brown was pale and asitatcd and ask
ii her what she was doing there.
~ have come here she replied. to
see if you will not do what you should
or my children
HE said that he would not. and
'ushed upon her with curses. When he
uShed at her she fired the revolver.
tut whether once or twice. she does
rot remember. Not until she heard
h.. sound of the shots did she awaken
rom her daZed condition.
MIR. Hoover said it would be shown
that Brown had bought the pistol
which lie was killed and had given it to
Mrs. Bradley. telling her to use on
Mrs. Brown if she bothered her.
At the conclusion of Mr.. HOover's
statement. court adjourned until MOh-