Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-09

MED the paternity of Mrs. Bradley's
children.
81 do not give or devise or be.
queath anything to any of the chfl.
dren of Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley" is the |
language of the will. 81 do not think |
either or any child born to Mrs. |
Anna M. Bradley is or are mine, but |
whether such child or children is or
not l expressly provide that neither
or any of them shall receive anything
from my estate. l have never mar.
ried Anna NJ. Bradley and never in
tend to. If she should pretend that
any such relation ever existed be-
tween us to justify such interference.
l direct my executor to contest any
claims of any kind that she may pre-
sent and l direct that she receive
nothing from my estate"
Mr.. Brown bequeathed all his
property, valued at about $4,000.
to his two children. by the first and
second wife, Alice Brown and Max
Brown.
'Mr. Brown was a coward" says
Mrs. Bradley. "He was afraid OF his
children, Max and Annie. They did
not want him to marry me because
they did not want to share the fam
lily property with my children. Ar
thur Brown listened, and wavered
and promised, and evaded. Now he
us dead. We had no quarrel. Three
weeks before Arthur's death we ato
our Thanksgiving dinner happily to-
gether. Then we walked up Main
street, to Third street, and there, on
the most crowded thoroughfare of
the city, he took me in his arms and
kissed me. When expostulated, he
exclaimed, All the world knows
love you. You're the only woman in
the world I ever loved, Dolly-thc
Ionly woman l could ever tolerate :
"He had promised that we would
be married last New Years day.
Then something made him change
his mind, and-then came the end.
We cannot always be self-controlled.
The wisest are rash sometimes. I
had loved him so much. / had been
so true, was the mother of his
children, but / knew he wanted to
cast me OF. My one thought was
and always has been 10 put my chill
dren right before the world. He had
tried to deny that the children were
his. have proof that they were.
/ think only OF my poor little chill
dren. For myself, l am not afraid,
II there is God, He understands"
The proof of the paternity OF her
children Mrs. Bradley will attempt
to furnish by means OF love letters
written her by Senator Brown, The
letters are ardent in character and
refer frequently to the children whom
Brown dlsowned In his will. Among
them is the following expression OF
devotion TO the woman he had
wronged;
Dolly NJ, my own dear wife.
Never were you so near and dear as
now Take good care OF little
Arthur Brown. He is your suecla'
care. Teach him, have him lean hi'
letters. Keep at him until he ha
the wit and brilliancy of his mother
He is your charge, You remember
the quotation, Your blood with minc
comingled, yet shall mount the
throne of kings" My love. my littlf
weepy. am today more determined
than ever that we shall be before the
world what we are to each other
You are the one above all others whe
governs and controls me. love you
II love you. Oh, how / want TO hold
You in my earns forever.
ARTHUR"
In another letter Senator Brown
wrote:
81 think only of the duty owe
you, of the wrong ! have done yor
and yours. feel guilty that | an
mot always by your side, proteetinl
you from insult and from injury, bu
if not there in body will always b'
there in spirit. can not quite tel
you how dearly and devoted l lov'
you. need you every hou
to help to cheer you up and to hole
you in my embrace. You arr
Inv own dear wife; mine by a tru'
love-your divine gift. will try =
protect you, TO deserve you and vii
always be your own Arthur"
Among the impassionated utter
ances contained in other letters writ
ten by Senator Brown to Mrs. Brad
ley were the following;
| ssT love Won I'm the truest, beS