The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-21

power kept her up
She was very Ill on the train. Il
would get so tired that l could hardly
do anything" she said. II slept very
little and ate next TO nothing on the
train" She could not remember what
train she took out of Chicago.
Had Formed No Plans.
Resuming this afternoon, Mrs. Brad
ley said she arrived Saturday morn
ing. Dec. 8, after a night in which she
had had little sleep and several days
of almost complete fasting.
Had you formed any purpose before
reaching Washington of doing violence
to Senator Brown asked Mr.. Powers.
II had nCne-had formed none"
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 SEN
ator's apartment. She asked a maid
when the senator would return and,
sitting down to wait, she saw letter
On the table and read it. This was
Mrs. Adams letter to Mr.. Brown con-
corning which so much has been said.
Mrs. Bradley wept copiously as she told
of it.
Adams Letter Shown.
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 SEN
atOr.
The Adams letter was then shown
Mrs. Bradley. She said:
Yes. l guess that's the one; it had
something in it about me-
She went back TO the'hotel several
times, and once her attention was at
tracted by hearing the senator's foot
steps.
I knocked and went in. He turned
and asked: What are you doing
here?'
Il said: 4 came to ask if you won't
carry out your promises TO me-
What did he say?" asked the law
yer.
Il don't know. he just rushed to me-.
What did you next do?"
Dazed, but Heard the Shot.
Il didn't know anything until I heard
shot which seemed to arouse me-"
Did you shoot him?"
Il don't know. judge"
Did you go there for the purpose of
shooting him."
Il did not"
Did you go there with any purpose
of Tevenge?"
NO"
did you know he was shot?"
II did not: 1 did not know anything
about it."
What did he do?'
He just walked the floor and swore. -
Did you take aim?"
Il did not"
Had you ever fired a gun before
that day."
b,I
Mrs. Bradley said she did not re-
member Manager Tally asking her
whether she was Mr.. Browns wife MOI
anything about the room.
This recital was given I'm a voice that
scarcely rose above a whisper. Her
feeling at that time toward Mr.. Brown
was, she said, zone Of utter depen-
dency, trust and love"
"Can you give any reason why you
shot Senator Brown" she was asked.
mo, have no reason"
Annie Adams to Brown.
The Adams letter was then read. It
was dated at Philadelphia, Dec. 6. and
was addressed, "Dearie, Ny Dearie. y
1t began:
'"The world seems to have taken on
another hue. because perhaps I have
heard from you"
The letter spoke of the visits Of some
one supposedly Mrs. Bradley, to the
senator's house, and speaking of her as
poor, misguided soul" who should
be behind prison bars. The writer pro-
Ceeded to speak of her own engage
nents as an actress. and said she
would not be i'm the cast for some
weeks but would keep him advised.
The letter descanted on love and
hate, saying the writer was overflow
ing with love for you, the sweetest and
dearest of ali. and you and I are to
become believers in the divine COM
mand to love one another. Believest
thou this? Believest thou this?" the
epistle continued:
Yea, verify" and closed with en-
dearing words
Cross
At o'clock District Attorney Baker
commenced the crOss-examination.
You say you did not aim the re-
volveT, he asked. Are you sure?"
Il am"
Mrs. Bradley said she did not re-
member taking the revolver out Of the
hand bag. Nor did she recall destroy
| ing any letters or papers in her room
Some memoranda which Mr.. Baker in
timated had been made by Mrs. Brad
| ley in her room were exhibited, but
she did not recall writing them. The
documents had been torn up and past
ed together, but the witness insisted
that she had no recollection of either
the writing or the destruction. She
said she had also found other letters
from Mrs. Adams in the room of Sen
ator Brown, but did not read them.
you intended to read themt'
Il suppose l did. I took the letters
| to the station with me, but they took
them away from me and did not iet
me read them
Mrs. Bradley said she had never be-
fore read any letters from Mrs. Adams
to the senator. Il knew of the old re-
| lation between them" she said, but
thought it had been broken off"
Knew Mrs. Brown Well.
Mrs. Bradley said she had also known
Mrs. Brown intimately.
Did you go frequently to her house
from 1898 to 1902"
Not more frequently than she came
to mine
Did you take meals at her house?
mo more than she took at mine"
Did you frequently go there az Otter
as two or three times day.
Il did not"
The witness went on to say that the
friendship with Mrs. Brown had beer
broken off in 1901 when Mrs Bradley's
sisters had told Mrs. Brown of the re-
lations between the Witness and the