Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-21

| MS promise, the Impulse SelHeu uci
to follow him to Washington and she
changed her ticket for one to that city
She had lost so much blood in her Ill
ness. however. that only will power
kept her up.
Resuming this afternoon Mrs. Brad
| ley said she arrived Saturday morning.
December s. after night in which she
had little sleep and several days of
almost complete fasting.
No Purpose of Violence
Had you formed any purpose be-
fore reaching Washington Of doing vio-
lence to Senator Brown" asked Mr..
Powers.
II had none--had formed nome"
She told of asking at the Raleigh hotel
for Senator Browns room and engaged
one for herself. She changed her clothes
and then went TO the senator's apart
ment. She asked a maid when the sem
ator would return and, sitting down to
wait, she saw a letter on the table and
read 1t. This was Mrs. Adams letter to
Mr.. Brown, concerning which so much
has been said. Mrs Bradley wept copi-
ously as she told of 1t.
She said she was distracted and did
not know what to do, and went out and
walked all the forenoon. She had formed
no purpose regarding the senator. The
Adams letter was then shown Mrs
Bradley. She said:
YES I guess that's the one. 1t had
something in 1t about me-"
She went back to the hotel several
times and once her attention was at
tracted by hearing the senator's foot
steps.
Don't Know of Shooting
'T knocked and went in. He turned
and asked What are you doing here?'
'I said: 1 came to ask you If you
would carry out your promise to me-
''what did he say?" asked the lawyer.
II don't know. he just rushed to me-"
What did you do next?'
"I didn't know anything until I heard
a shot which seemed to arouse me-"
did you shoot him?"
II don't know, Judge"
did you go there for the purpose of
shooting him?"
81 did not.
l'Did you go there with any purpose
of revenge?.'
s'No"
did you know he was shot?"
'I did not; I did not know anything |
about It,"
What did he do?
HE just walked the floor and swore."
did you take aim?
''I did not"
HAD you ever fired gun before that
timer"
II had not"
Mrs. Bradley said she did not remember
Manager Tally asking her whether she
was Mr.. Browns wife or anything about
the room.
Trusted and Loved Him
This recital was given in voice that
scarcely rose above a whisper. Her feel
ing at that time toward Mr.. Brown was.
chr oil oe |
and love-
Can you give any reason why you
shot Senator Brown
mo, l have no reason"
The Adams letter was then read. 1t
vas dated Philadelphia, December 6, and
was addressed: ''Dearie, my dearie. 1t
began:
another hue. because perhaps L have
heard from you
The letter spoke of the visit of some
ore, supposedly Mrs. Bradley to the
senator's house and speaking of her as a
poor misguided soul" who should be
behind prison bars. The writer pro-
ceeded to speak of her own engagements
as an actress and said she would not be
In the cast for some weeks, but would
keep him advised. The letter descanted
on love and hate. saying the writer was
'overflowng with love for you, the
sweetest and dearest or all, and you and
are to become believers In the divine
command to love another. Believest
thou this. beloved?"
The episte continued Yea. verify
and closed with endearing words.
Did Not Aim Revolver
At o'clock district Attorney Baker
commenced the cross-examination
You say you did not aim the revol-
ver?" he asked.
II did not
Are you sure?"
IT am"
Mrs. Bradley said she did not remember
taking the revolver out of the hand bag
nor did she recall destroying any let
ters or papers = his room.
Some memoranda which Mr.. Baker in
timated had been made by Mrs. Bradley
In her room was exhibited.
Mrs. Bradley said she never had be-
fore read any letters from Mrs Adams
to the senator.
II knew of the old relation between
them" she said, but thought it had
been broken off,
Mrs. Bradley said she had known Mrs
Brown intimately, but the friendship had
been broken off in 1901 when Mrs. Brad
ley's sister had told Mrs. Brown of the
I elations between the witness and the
4
rupture were identified. One letter was
signed 81. NJ. j." and Mr.. Baker asked
the meaning
Little Mint Julep"
The witness demurred telling, but at
last said that in his first letter he had
called her Little Mint Julep" and had
adopted the Initials. This caused general
Laughter, in which the witness joined
Being asked if she remembered having
written letter to Brown prior to Sep
tember, 1902, in which she used the ex-
preston THE longer the madam stays
there Qn Senator Browns Brigham street
home) the more strongly entrenched is
the farm"
Mrs. Bradley replied that she did not
recall it. She admitted that she had told
Mrs. Brown that his older children by
his wife did not need the attention that
her children deserved from him, but
she declared she had never written him,
saying:
II need the Brigham street house for
cur little ones and for our unborn chill
dren." On objection the question was