The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-11-23


Ina Him - Love Letters Read In
Court.
Washington. Nov. 81. - That Mrs.
Bradley did not come to Washington
with any intention of killing former
Senator Arthur NJ. Brown, OF Utah.
and that she did not even remember
shooting him she told the i"ry In her
trial.
Mrs. Bradley during her narrative
said she had arrived in this city Sat.
urday morning. December 8. after a
night in which she had little sleep
and several days of almost complete
fasting.
Had you formed any purpose before
reaching Washington Of doing violence
to Senator Brown"
81 had none-had formed none"
She then told OF asking at the desk
for Senator Browns room and engag
ing one for herself. but she had not in
dictated any particular location for her
room. When she reached her room
she changed her clothes and then
sought the senator's apartment. When
she entered she recognized the sena'
tors trunk and asked a maid when the
senator would return. She sat down to
wait, and seeing letter lying on the
table read it. This was Mrs. Adams
letter to Mr. Brown. concerning which
so much has been said.
She said she was distracted and did
not know what TO do" She went out
on the street and walked all the fore
noon. not seeing any one she knew. or
remembering what time she got back
She had at that time formed no pur'
pose regarding Senator Brown.
Continuing. she said she went back
TO the hotel several times-how many
she did not know. Her room was only
little distance from the senator's,
and at one time her attention was at
tracted by the senator's footsteps.
What did you do?" was asked. u
went to his room. knocked and went
in"
What was sald?"
"He turned to me and asked, What
are you doing here?"
81 said. Il came to ask II you won't
carry out your promises to me?"
What did he say"
81 don't know. He Just rushed to me.
don't know what he said"
What did you next do?'
81 didn't know anything until heard
shot which seemed TO arorS. me
Did you sa ss9 I Aiim'""I don't know
iuds9iAf
yosDid you go there for the purpose
of shooting him." Il did not"
did you go there with any purpose
of revenge?" No
Did you know he was shot?' =
did not; | did not know anything about
it."
'eWhat did he do?" HE just walked
the floor and swore."
did you take AIM" Il did not"
Had you ever fred a gun before
that day?" Il had not"
This recital was given in a voice
that scarcely rose above a whisper
and it was evident that the witness
was much affected. Her feeling at tina
time towards Mr.. Brown, she said
was lone of utter dependence, trus
and love" She was not jealous, she
added.
Can YOU give any reason now wn!
Won shot Senator Brown" she wa
asked. mo, have no reason"
AS soon as Mrs. Bradley concluded
District Attorney Baker entered upoI
his cross-examination He devoted
comparatively little attention to tn
shooting itself, but. going back to tn
early DAYS of the relationship between
senator Brown and Mrs. Bradley
sought to show by reading letters ant
questioning the witness that she ha'
deliberately undertaken TO break VI
Senator Browns home and that sn'
was at enmity with Mrs Brown al
early as 1901. He also brought out tn'
fact that Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Browi
had originally been strong friends, ant
that this friendship even extended be
wong the time of the birth OF Mrs
Bradley's first child by Brown.
The fact that upon first going Z
Senator Browns room at the Raleigh
hotel Mrs. Bradley found there let
ter from Mrs. Annie Adams the &C
tress. to the senator, was dwelt on a
some length by Judge Powers. making
it evident that it is his intention t
attempt to show that the discovery o
this letter supplied the immediate mo
tive for the killing Of Senator Brown
That letter was read by Mr.. Wells
After three other letters were rea'
court a4Jsurned.
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