The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
MRS. BRADLEY IN
HER OWN Defence
PATHETIC RELATION OF HER IN
TiMAcY WITH BROWN.
CROWDS BEFORE BREAKFAST
Curious People Seek Admittance to
Court House at SIX O'clock This
Morning-Extraets From
Letters Read.
United pre.gs Disnatch


Washington, D. c., Nov. 20.-Mrs.
Anna Bradley resumed the stand in
her own defense at ten O'Clock in the
trial of the defendant for the murder
OF Senator Brown of Utah.
A breakfastless, curious mad, crowd
Of women were shivering at the door
of the court house as early as six
O'Clock, this morning,
Mrs. Bradley on taking her seat
whispered to Judge Powers for mo-
ment. AS soon as she was on the
stand. she identified several letters
written by Brown to her. The epis-
ties were very effusiye and as a sam
pie Of the letters these paragraphs
are quoted.
~ Relieve me that love you in the
truest and best sense man can love
q woman. Love be with you"
This morning when l got up,
wished ! could hear you sing sweet
songs. Goodbye, dear wife, for brief
time. viii write every mail My
life is burden on you. Love me as
| do you. AS ever, your own Arthur
One letter from Brown acknowl-
edged little Arthur as Our child"
While the letters were being identi-
fed DR.. Brush of Baltimore, a men,
ber of the governments insanity de-
partment's experts, drew an anatom-
ical outline diagram of Mrs. Bradley's
head. .... ....
Mrs. Bradley said she left Salt Lake
on Dec. 5, leaving sick bed "Will
power kept me up. | had intended to
go to Los Angeles from Ogden. When
! arrived at Ogden the impulse seized
me to go to Washington. On the
train coming here was very Ill with
terrific headache"
The last document submitted was
the fragment Of telegram contain
ing the words, IN umine, which the
defendant said meant 81 love you"
This is part of their code. Answering
a question the defendant said: Il
stayed at Browns house five days in
the middle of November last year.
told him l would not leave until he
told me If he intended to marry me.
left when the Senator said l was
trying to steal his house and he would
do nothing for me-"
did you throw stones at Browns
house?" asked Powers.
NO"
Did you call yourself a vicious
woman"
No" -
She learned Brown went to Wash
ington on Dec. l.
Long and Pathetic Story.
Tuesdays story dealt with the first
acquaintance of Mrs. Bradley with
Brown and told how THAI acquaintance
gradually ripened into friendship and
finally love. II was long and pathet-
ic narrative of Illicit affection; of
promises of marriage which could at
first be made only on the condition of
divorce on both sides, and then of dis
appointment and grief when both be-
came free and could have been legally
united If Brown had been willing.
Mrs, Bradley gave the particulars Of
many pledges made to her, told how
Brown had introduced her as his wife
and of how he had given his name
to one OF their children.
She related also many pleasant Incl
dents of their life together. She wore
a smile when she spoke of her pride
in his intellectual attainments and told
of their reading together the principal
poets. She said that he told her over
and over again that she was the only
woman he had ever loved, and averred
that by his manner towards her and
his superior attainments he had gained
a complete mastery over her.
Audience and Jurors Weep.
The courtroom was crowded during
the entire day, and many Of the spec
tators were women. Tears were fre
quently shed, not only by the general
audience, but once or twice by mem
bers of the jury. Mrs. Bradley was
quite emotional, and her voice was
scarcely audible at times. Her attor-
neys, however, expressed confidence
after the witness left the stand, that
she would be able to proceed to the
end without breakdown.
Mrs. Bradley said her health had
failed during her association with
Brown, and she told of one occasion
when she was tempted to commit
suicide.