The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-21
LOVE LETTERS
 READ TO JURY Mrs. Bradley Concludes Her Story. IN TEARS MOST OF TIME Says She Doesn't Even Remember Killing Brown. The Real Tragedy Formed The subject Of Aftrrnoon sitting of the
 court--Cross Examinatien
 Begins.
IN TEARS MOST OF TIME

Washington. Nov. 20.--That Mrs. Bradley did not come to Washington with any intention of killing former Senator Arthur M. Brown of Utah. and that she did not even remember shoot- ing him. she told the jury in her trial today. The statement was not reached until the afternoon session of tho court, the first half of the day being given largely to the Identification of letters from Mir. Brown to Mrs. Bradley and from her to him. very few of which were read.
 The real tragedy formed the subject of the afternoon sitting. At that time Judge Powers brought out the full statement in his examination in chief. This consumed only a few minutes and torney Baker entered upon his cross examination. He devoted comparatively little at tention to the shooting itself. but go- ing back to the early days of the re- lationship between Senator Brown and Mrs. Bradley. sought to show by read ing letters and questioning the witnesa that she had deliberately undertaken 10 break up Senator Browns home and that she was st enmfty with Mre. Brown as early as 1901. He also brought out the fact that Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Brown had originally been strong friends and that this friend ship even extended by the time of the birth of Mrs. Bradley's first child by Brown. Mrs. Bradley was upon the whole mere composed today than yes- terday. There were times when she burst into tears. or sank into sighs and sobs, but these were less frequent than on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Bradley was prompt as usual about entering the court room and if any one had be- lieved that the ordeal would rem fs4 a. rakive. 1t soon must Lave become evl- don't to such person that he had not taken into sufficient account, the re- serve power of the woman. She did not look very buOyant. but she never does and 1t cannot be said that there waa much change in her appearauce. She had yesterday related all of the | details of her life with Senator Brown during their intimacy, and it was nn | deretood that after a few preliminary statements concerning the time just preceding the entrance of both parties to the tragedy in Washington, nhe would be led up to that affair and asx- ed as the only possible witness to tell the story.
 we shall be brief," said Judge Pow ers, her Salt Lake attorney. @iif dealing with this phase of the case, It will not take very long to give ns All shs remembered of t. He expressed the opinion that no more than an, hours time would be necessary to complete the recital. District Attorney Baker thought the cross examination would consume three hours time, so that it was apparent from the beginning of | the day that the entire sitting would be consumed by Mrs. Bradley. The court room was again crowded, and | more were denied admission. for lack of accommodations. than got in. Identihea Letters. Judge Stafford had no sooner taken | his seat than Mrs. Bradley resumed her place in the witness chair. She was | first asked to identify number of let- | ters written her at different times by Senator Brown and did so. There were | so many of these documents that forty s,e | five minutes were consumed in the mere | exhibition of them. They covered the time from 1907 to 1906 and were pre- scented for the purpose of showing the relations between Mrs. Bradley and MT. Brown, but no effort was made to read them as they were introduced. It was evident that the sight of the letters aroused conflicting memories lrs the witness, for she sobbed audibly as many of them were presented to her. Many of her replies to questions were again in an indistinct tone of voice and the stenographer was compelled to re- peat many of her statements for the benefit of the jury.
 
 ters and when their presentation had concluded. Judge Powers said that some of them would be read to the jury at later date. He then called on tho prosecuting attorney to produce letters in his possession written to Brown by Mrs. Bradley, which was done. There were not so many of these letters as there were of Browns but covered the same period of time. The witness took time to read some of these letters be- fore accepting them, but in each in- stance replied in a quiet, faltering voice, "Yes. 1 wrote it."
 The reading of Mrs. Bradley's lettern by herself naturally consumed much time and caused the proceedings 10 drag in interest. This fact did not deter her. however. and she continued to read in each case.
 Code Used in Letters.
 The examination of the letters did not develop many interesting facts, but they served to bring out one of the code words used by Senator Brown and Mrs. Bradley. It was "Aluminum written in one of Mrs. Bradley's let ters and she said it meant T love you. Transparent cloth was pasted over the writing of many of the letters.
 The regular testimony was not begun until 11:45 o'clock when former Judge Powers resumed his questioning. He took up the relationship of Mrs. Brad ley with Senator Brown where he had left on yesterday and his questions were devoted to bringing out the facts concerning her stay at Browns home in the latter part of November, 1906. She said that she had gone to the house on the night of November 1g, and remained for five days She said that she told Brown she had come to return some of his calls He tried to compel her to go away. He seemed aorter paralyzed," said the witness. 'and said I must not stay there" she related many interviews during this stay at Browns house. saying that he did not stay there while she was there. -. l.Io!A-ve4l- st any tll1aa think of Andlnm your Iife?" ask cd Judge Powers.
 The reply was In the affirmative. but most of the words were indistinct.
 T was in the lowest depths of de- spair." she said. She said that even % ,H.. |. Nn,.a.,hnr nl L,..al,.a Aacn hA.