The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-21
TaIked With Judge Wenger.

4AfSf 29FdAitg Not4 % having converse
tons with Judge Wenger about her
troubles.
Q.-Now in one Of these conversations
did you not tel. Judge Wenger that you
wanted him to get Mrs. Brown to Sc
cure a divorce from the Senator so that
you could marry him. and did not Judge
Wenger tell you I'm not a destroyer
of homes" And then did you not ask
him how the public felt regarding you
and Brown and wni-Gl 1t favored and
he replied by saying that the pubic
was disguised with you both?
Al do not remember such a con
versatiOn. I remember talking over the
matter with Judge Wenger. Sand be-
heve he said that he would rot advise
any man 10 get divorce. / told him
that the Senator had promised 10 marry
me. and zsw In the hour of my degra-
dalton with every avenue closed against
me, he was endeavoring TO neglect me.
I asked him If he was such a champion
Of public morals why he did not try
70 get the Senator 10 return TO his first
wife, who was still alive. This Is about
the conversation as / remember It.
Didn't Remember Offer.
Q.-And do You remember a confer
ence with JUDGE King when he told you
that he repI esented both parties and
offered to maze you a financial settle
ment. stating that ne had been author
lied 10 purchase you house l. either
| Los Angeles OF Ogden not 10 cost over
| 5000. and that Senator Brown was Will
| ing to pay yea $50 per month until the
youngest child became of age. and that
| payment O. the monthly amount TO be
| secured by a lien on all the property
! or both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown DO you
remember such conference, such an
Oner2
Al do not. II such a financial set
| Element had been made II would have
been scorHcd. replied Mrs. Bradley en-
Odd you not say that you would
not permit Brown 10 live with his wife
| A.-%O. ! remember. / believe, that l
/ said once when something about a
| financial settlement was suggested, that
nc financial settlement could right this
matter. That m matter who suffered.
whether IL was him OF ], that We should
put aside all personal feelings ana
/ protect our children That il was these
who needed protection and whose In
teresIs we must have at heart l want
TO say here that I have seen a letter
from Mrs. Brown, in which she said
/ that Judge King had said that any
/ settlement Of this kind was prepOsteT-
Gus. and that the only way 10 handle
| this matter and subdue me was Ito
/ starve me into IT.
Hint of the Rebuttal.
| The questions Of the District Attorney,
| IN the main, covered evidence which II
was apparent is yet 20 be offered by
the prosecution in rebuttal. Mrs. Brad
| ley's denial OF certain things making
II proper that they should be introduced.
The questions also indicated what the
/ prosecution yet had up its sleeve FOR
rebuttal purposes and which may be
| even more unfavorabie 10 Mrs. Bradley
than the testimony in chief.
It must be said that Mrs. Bradley
| story has made profound impression
upon everyone in the court room. the
| Jury included and that in the main L
l has been mistaken by the crOss-exami-
nation Indeed. a number OF times Mrs
/ Bradley would. IN answer TO Mr.. Baker 4
question. inIeTpOse explanations and
/ statements that were more favorable "a
/ the defense than the prosecution, and
/ she qualified a number of admissions by
| explanatory notes which pat an entirely
| different construction upon the matter
/ bringing out some new feature IN her
| favor not divulged by the direct exami-
nation.
Redirect Examination.
On the redirect examination Judge
| Powers asked:
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