Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-20

her with a revolver In Pocatello in 1897.
'1e told me-" she said In mere
whisper, that he had bought it for me Il
protect myself with from Mrs Brown"
After that time Mrs. Bradley said she
carried the weapon In a hand bag. She
told of an encounter in the hotel at
Pocatello with Mrs. Brown, whom she
found sitting at the head of the stair
way, I when she said Mrs. Brown
grabbed her and tried to take her into
her room. when she told Mrs. Brown
that she had no quarrel with her. That
night she and Mrs. Brown and also Mr.
Brown had an all night conference al
which it was arranged that the
Browns be divorced.
Desertion Ruse
Then she upbraided him and asked
why he had not allowed her to save
herself before Sinking to the last
depths of despair and degradation
He replied, She said, that he had only
taken this course to get rid of the
criminal prosecutions against them and
that when they were at an end he
would keep all his pledges to marry her
and protect the children. Mrs. Brad
ley said she asked nothing more than
that he acknowledge the children, biit
he replied that if he did so the result
=
tiary.
She then told him that il he did not
make the acknowledgement she would
plead guilty at her trial, as she after
ward did. She salF he had again prom
lsed TO marry her within a year. when
IN 1904, In connection with Browns
tr1al, she was summoned to appear
against him and had refused to testify
said to the judge" she continued.
tilaI ne was the father of my children
ana could not testify against him."
Mrs. Bradley said that in 1905 Brown
performed a third operation on her with
the result that she was very i'll and
greatly depressed and again he renewed
promises. Mrs. Brown died i'm Aupust
I9Oo, and the next day Brown came ia
Mrs. Bradley& house and told her she
should procure divorce, adding he
would then make everything all right
a. lasl ne sald; If do not marry you,
then may God avenge me-"
Mr.. Browns daughter Alice cana ~
visit her father and the latter seemed
inuch changed toward Mrs. Bradley he
persuaded her to go away and in Feb.
ruary following she went to Ogden
Where she remained until August II,
ogden third child was born b,,t did
not i've. Mrs. Bradley said her bealtn
gradually tailed She was to have beer
-, - SNiio - A0uo DuL the senator WAS
Ill then and she only talked with him
over the telephone. Mrs. Bradley told
OF an interview with Brown on his re-
turn from the east in August, 1906.
81 Simply Broke Down"
Il simply broken down and urged Kim
to marry me- she said II told him j
could never face the children when Tho,
grew up, and L felt as if the future wa
very dark was
Tears streamed down Mrs. Bradley
cheeks.
Il was very disconsolate," she contin.
ued, but the following day Brown spoke
more encouraging of the future,
His mood, she said, underwent freouent
changes. AS late as October 26, 1906
when she had told him that she was
about to again become mother he had
assured her that all would be made right
He promised her then to marry her. She
continued, and to remove with her tc
Goldtield, New, to live. He said she was
the only person he had ever loved anG
II had every hope and every belief thai
he was sincere" On November IA tbe
senator again seemed inclined to post.
pone the marriage, but she was hopeful
They were together almost daily durine
the latter half of that month, She said
How did he treat your asked Mr.
Powers.
During the last week his feeling.
seemed to change completely" the wit.
ness replied The court room clock in,
dicated the approach of 3 and Mrs. Brad
ley looked languidly at it..
'I am so tired she said.
The court thereupon ordered adjourn
ment for the day.