Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-09

washington, NOV. S.--Within
cell In the grim red brick jail In
Washington. little, fraii brown.
eysd woman sits with clasped hands
and staring eyes. awaiting with
stole fortitude tho severest ordeal
that could come to refined. retiring
woman. On Monday, unless another
delay Is granted. Mrs. Anna Bradley
VIII be placed on trial for the muir
der OF cx-united States Senator Ar
thur Brown. OF Utah. who was slain
In hotel here last winter. Brown
was Mrs. Bradley's lover, and. she
says, the father OF her children. Per
silent rcfusals to marry her, as no
had promised rendered the little
woman temporarily insane. declare
Mro. Bradleys friends, and caused
her to commit the rash deed which
ended the life of the man she loved
with all her woman's heart.
Preparations for tho trial OF Mrs.
Bradley have about been completed
and both the United States attorney
and the counsel for the defense arc
reported to be In readiness TO pro-
coed. Several witnesses from the
west VIII be brought hero at the
expense OF tho government TO giye
testimony for the defense. Among
| these are Judge Ii. NJ. Henderson, OF
Salt Lake City; Dr. Il. w. whitney.
OF Salt Lake City; Mrs. j. Il, Swasey.
OF San Francisco and the Rev. David
! Utter, of Denver.
Mrs. Bradley Is said TO have re-
covered from the effects of her re-
cent Illness and has taken deep
interest IN the preparations for trial.
She has declared that she wants no
curly-hnired men on the jury, and
II Is curious coincident that the
judge who will preside mt the trial
has curly hair as has also the clerk
whose duty IL Will be to record the
proceedings.
The regular panel OF Jurors sery-
ing in criminal court no. l VIII f,rst
be examined as possible Jurors In
the Bradley casts. TIE panel includes
five grocers. four other merchants.
two clerks, two Insurance agents, a
brickmaker, a barber, bartender.
bicycle dealer, an Ice dealer. n
baker, a timer. n publisher. n mu-
stefan, waiter and real estate
man.
From this panel. and possibly 9th
ers similar, Is TO be secured n Jury
which Will judge this frail little wo-
man, and which. she hopes, will
come up to her ideal, thus express
ed:
Il should like my jury to be made
up of men who have loved women
perhaps should say who have
loved one woman deeply and truly
men who arc capable OF under
standing the grand passion I
should like them TO be men OF good
education and OF refined tastes. ]
should like TO have n jury OF men
who know and love the poets, who
understand art and who love all that
Is beautiful and noble in life"
One OF the most important wit
nesses for the defense VIII probably
be the Rev. David Utter, pastor OF
Unity church, Denver He was o
friend and co-worker OF Mrs. Brad
ley and was also intimately acsuaint-
ed with Senator Browns family. Mr.
Utter is said TO be prepared TO give
IL as his opinion that Mrs BRADLEY
was insane when she killed Brown
and that even her mad love for th =,
Utah senator was In itself a speclef
OF insanity.
In an interview the Rev. NE,
said: MRS. Bradley was n woman
ono could we'll DO proud to cal
friend. respect her for what she
endured through her foolish infatu-
alton for n man she knew was ba6
20 the heart. But woman I'm love
thinks not OF goodness or badness
kindnes or cruelty, and whether the
object OF her love be thief or 2
murderer, the woman who IS realli
infatuated overlooks this aud care.
for nothing but that she has the mar
Of her choice"
In his will, written August q
1906, four months before he wa
shot down at the Hotel Raleigh ir
this city. Senator Brown specifically
denied the paternity OF Mrs. Brad
ley's children.
II do not give or devise or be-
queath anything 10 any OF the chill
dren Of Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley" Is
the language Of the will. - do not
think either or any child born to
Mrs. Anna NJ Bradley Is or are mine,
but whether such child or children
IS or not I expressly provide that
neither or any OF thom shall receive
anything from my estate. have
never married Anna VI. Bradley and
never intend to. If she should pre-
tend that any such relation ever OK
listed between as to Justify such in
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