The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-20
BITTER STORY
 OF WOMANS WOE
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 duced to Senator Brown by her uncle and of afterwards coming to know him well while she was secretary of the re- publican committee. This acquaintance had continued to ripen until 1898, but
 when Mrs. Bradley was asked to give a description of this relationship she fell
 into tears and appeared for time quite
 unable to proceed When she did open her lips, no one heard her except the
 stenographer, who stood at the desk
 before her. He interpreted her answer to
 be ''the acquaintance grew into very in- innate relations.
 Did the acquaintance ripen into affec- tion?" she was next asked.
 "It did, after August, 1890. I discovered
 that he loved me and afterwards that l loved him
 Did he first manifest affection toward you?"
 Yes. many, many times"
 Did he make manifestations of love
 towards you?''
 Many"
 Tell the jury how strongly you loved him?'
 Tt was beyond expression" Was child born to you and him?"
 "Yes, in February, 1899" "Tell the jury how you came to enter into these relations" Heartbreaking Story. This inquiry brought out long narra- tive which was so mingled with sobs
 and tears and told in so low a tone of voice that the stenographer was com pelled to repeat the story, which he did, as follows:
 "The senator told me he was very un- happy, very wretched. l had told him that our relationship could only result {p af nd he cd 9 would stay by me all my life. Finally he came to me and said: Darling, we are going on together all through life: you can't avoid me and 1 want you to have son Finally after several months l consented.' "Consented to what?" asked MT Pow CTS.
 ITO his proposition' responded the wit ness.
 She said the son had been christened in Browns presence and it had been gv en the senator's name. He had wanted to get a divorce and marry her, she said, but she would not consent to break up his home and had tried to break the re- lationship, but he would not have 1t so and would frequently come to her, saying
 she was the only bright spot in his life.
 Did you believe in his protestations
 of affection?
 "k did not believe it possible for any one to ask a woman to have a child and not be fond of her. Second Child Born. Mrs Bradley then told of the birth of her second child and ofea criminal opera ton which she said had been performed in 1901 by MT. Brown himself after which she was very ill for two weeks. She declared she had not suggested the operation, but at that time the intimacy between them had become known and neither of them knew what to do. After this incident she said she was not well for a long time and her doctor had said that she could not expect to be well. She had felt that it was very wrong. but, oh, 1t Is so hard to tell ones feel ings." She had cried, she said when MT. Brown had made his first race for the United States senate and had been
 defeated but he had cheered her with the assurance that, whatever happened,
 they would stay together He had writ ten her many as five letters a day.
 she continued. and she then loved him as deeply as it was possible to love.
 Relating the incident of the birth of
 hers and Senator Browns second con, she said Brown was in California. and, returning to Salt Lake two weeks after wards, had come to see her and the boy. appearing greatly delighted. He said she went on, "'This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased
 Then she told of MT. Browns intel ]ectual attachments and said that he com pletely dominated her He, had been very fond of the oldest boy, hf.d often noticed bis resemblance to hinnsslf. and said of