The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-21

| Did you shoot himg' .'l don't know. judge" | Did you go there for the purpose of 1 shooting him 2"
 I T did not"
 -Dia you go there with any purpose of revengeY
 1 .9No." t-
 sDid you know he was shot?' T did not; did not know anything about it.p
 | What did he do?"F "He just walked the floor and swore.'' | Did you take aim? I "I did not" 4Had you ever fired gun before that ] day?
 I T had not"
 l Mrs. Bradley said she did not remem- l Der Taity asking her whether she was I MT. Browns wife or anything about the
 row. This recital was given in voice that scarcely rose above whisper and
 it was evident that the witness was l much affected. Her feeling at that l time towards Mir. Brown was. she said, l "one of utter dependency, trust and | love- 3e
 I He was not jealous, she added. | Gan you give any reason why you
 shot Senator Brown?" she was asked. l "No; have no reason" l The Adams letter was then offered | in evidence by Powers. | The district attorney made objection I that the letter had not been sufficiently l identified and Mrs. Bradley was asked | to read 1t more carefully and say def initely as to its identity. She then went | over it deliberately and replied, Tt was the letter I saw in MT. Browns l room"
 1 AfTectionate Letter. The letter was lead by Attorney I Wells. It was dated at Philadelphia,
 Dec. 6. and was addressed "Dearie. my dearie.p It began:
 "The world seems to have taken on
 another hue. because, perhaps. I've
 heard from you" The letter then went
 on to speak of the visits of some one, supposedly Mrs. Bradley to the Sem
 ator's house and speaking of her as a poor, misguided soul" who shouId be
 behind prison bars. The writer Rpro-
 ceeded to speak of her own engage 1 naents as an actress and said that she
 would not be in the cast for some l weeks, but would keep him advised. l < The letter then entered upon dis sertation upon love and hate, saying she was ''overfiowing with love for you, the dearest and sweetest of all. Believest thou this?" 4 The epistle continued. "Yea. verify" The note closed with endearing words.
 At o'clock Mir. Powers concluded | the direct examination of Mrs. Brad l ley and District Attorney Baker im- l mediateiy began the cross-examina- tion. taking tt@up with the prisoners leaving her room to go to Senator Browns room before the shooting I You say you did not aim the revoi-
 ver?" he asked. Are you sure?' | "I am."
 | r,.. member taking the revolver from the hand bag, nor did she recall destroying any letters or other papers in her ] room. Mrs. Bradley said she had never 1 before read any letters from Mrs. | Adams to the Senator. .T knew of the | old relations between them," she said, l but thought they had been broken off. Going back to her first acquaintance ! with Senator Brown Mrs. Bradley said
 she had also known Mrs. Brown in. timately.
 | "Did you frequently so to her house from 1898 to 1901?" Not more frequently than she came
 to mine"
 'Did you take meals at her house.? ] No more than she took at mine."
 Did you frequently go there as often
 as two or three times q day?"
 T did not"
 FrtemuSMfp BrOkem Oms l The witness went on to say that the ] friendship with Mrs. Brown had been
 broken off in 1901. when her (Afrs. Bradley's) sisters had gone to Mrs
 Brown and told that lady of the rela- | tions between the witness and Senator
 Brown. Some letters relating to this rupture were then exhibited and ident- flied by Mrs. Bradley. One letter was signed 'L. M. J." and Mir. Baker asked | h xxaa txaa <sP IA .s..
 nature. The witness did not want to
 tell. saying that they had reference | to a little pleasantly between the 1 Senator and herself. At last she said that in his first letter to her he had | called her Little mint julep,'' and l that she had adopted the first letters
 of those words as a signature. The
 caused general laughter. in which the
 witness Joined. Upon being read, the | letter proved to be precautionary
 note to Senator Brown regarding their
 relationship. In another letter writ
 ten by Mrs. Bradley 10 Brown, in July.
 1901. and, addressed: 1 My life my all" Mrs. Bradley said: l T shall kill her or go smad.' 1 Did you refer to Mrs. Brown in
 that sentence?" asked Mir. Baker.
 T don't know" was the reply. ! Being asked if she remembered hav- l ing written Q letter to Brown prior to
 September. 1902. in which she used the
 expression. 'The longer the madam
 stays there Gin Senator Browns Brig
 ham Street house) the more strongly
 entrenched is the enemy" Mrs Brad | ley replied that she did not recall it. l The defense objected to the question
 and it was withdrawn. She admitted
 that she had told Mir. Brown that
 his older children by his wives did not
 need the attention that her children
 deserved from him. But she declared
 she had never written him. saying:
 T need the Brigham house for our
 little ones and for our unborn chil- dren."
 1 Upon objection. the question was not | pressed at the time. Another letter written by Mrs. Brad | ley from the Brown farm, was read | It was full of endearing terms. She l insisted upon visit from Brown, say-
 ing
 Our business shall he love-"
 In this letter. she advised the Sena-
 tor to empty the Brigham Street
 house of Mrs. Browns effects. She l also spoke of a newspaper item in
 which she had seen reference to Mrs
 Brown. Tt aroused in me the bit- | terest resentment to see her spoken | of as Mrs. Brown" The letter went on: Tt makes me a
 whirlwind of fury when I know that
 I ought to have your home and bear
 your name"
 ,Referrine to the last sentence. Mir
 Baker asked Mrs. Bradley if she was -