The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-19
Mrs. Bradley Testifies in
Her Own Behalf at Fa-
i nous Murder Trial.
TELLS HER LIFE HISTORY
Was Badly Hurt by Blow on
Head. When a Child.-M Married
Thirteen Years Ago, After
Having Been Clerk in
Salt Lake.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Mrs. An
ME M. Bradley. On trial for the killing
of former Senator Brown. of Utah, took
the witness stand today in her own be-
half, and her assumption of that posi-
ton marked the climax of the already
famous case. The fact that her story
was TO be heard under oath had be-
Come GENERALLY known, and the court
room, of limited capacity at best, was
crowded long before the incoming OF the
Judge, for in addition to the crowd or
REGULARS in attendance there were
man whose faces are unfamiliar in the
court, and these included a much larger
percentage of members of Mrs. Brad
Iey's own sex than has heretofore been
seen there.
Much Interest was manifested when
the prisoner entered the court a few
minutes before 10 o'clock. She was
much agiiated and seemed almost de-
void of courage and strength as she
took her customary seat Fortunately
flor her she was not the first witness
Called. and she WAS given time to com
pose herself while Mrs. Josephine Tighe,
q local newspaper woman related the
particulars of a call upon Mrs. Brad
ley in the House of Detention on De-
cember 10 last, when Mrs. Adams also
made a call.
The witness said that when she ar
rived Mrs. Bradley was lying on a cot
apparently asleep. and she did not
arouse until Mrs. Adams was an
bounced.
"Then she suddenly sprang up said
the witness, and said she would see
me Immediately. At first her eyes had
a dead. fishy appearance, but when
Mrs. Adams was announced she be-
came excited and her eyes were bright"
She said Mrs. Bradley nervously
eIutched the bed clothes. Taking all
the indications into consideration, the
Witness said she had reached the con-
clusion that Mrs. Bradley was insane.
II was 1918 o'clock when Mrs. Brad
lev was called, and she Immediately
faced the jury and the audience. 81
call Mrs. Annie Adams" said Judge
Powers. and the interest was intense
fled.
Immediately corrected his mis-
take, announcing that he meant Mrs.
Annie Bradley. Then the interest took
on another phase of intensity. By the
time the first question had been put
the witness had gathered herself
together, and her nervousness had
well-nigh left her. Her voice was low
and indistinct, but the tone vas firm,
so tina while the stenographer was at
first compelled to repeat her responses
to the jury, she soon gained sufficient
confidence and strength of voice to
enable her to be heard by giving care
full attention.
Judge Powers asked the questions,
and they were at first directed to
developing a history of the defendant
who said tina she was So years old;
that she was born in Kansas City and
educated in Denver; that she had
smallpox and pneumonia and had been
badly hurt by a blow on the head while
a child. She went to Salt Lake City
In 1890. she said, and had lived there
eve since. She had occupied a clerical
position in the Salt Lake Water Works
for three years and eight months.
Were you ever married.
Eyes, sir: I was married to Clarence
Bradley a week after | left the water
works. Two children, a boy and a
girl, resulted from this union, she said,
Mrs. Bradley declared she had Joined the
salt Lake Woman's Club. a literary or
ganization, which gave much attention tc
civic reform, very soon after her wedding
and later she became secretary and treas
mer of 1t. She had also become a mem
Der OF the Woman's Press Club and oil
the Poets Round Table, 1t was through
her connection with these and p%olitica
organizations that she became acquainted
with Senator Brown.
When Judge Powers undertook TO de
velop Mrs. Bradley's connection with poll
tics District Attorney Baker entered a pro
fest, and the lawyers on both sides re
paired to the judges desk with the pur
pose in view of settling the point by
quick conference.
The consultation evidently resulted in
victory for the defense, as Judge Power
was permitted TO develop the fact tina
Mrs. Bradley had taken an active part il
the affairs of the Republican party o
Utah, where women vote, and that h ha'
been secretary of the State committee.
Were your relations with your husband
happy OF unhappy she was asked.
Unhappy was the reply, spoken in
low tone. She was divorced from Mr.
Bradley, she said. in 1905.
The witness then told of being intro
.duced to Senator Brown by her uncle, an'
of afterward coming to know him wei
while he was secretary of the Republican
committee. The acquaintance had con
tinued to ripen until 1898. but when Mrs
Bradley was asked to give a description
Of this relationship she fell into tears an
appeared for a time quite unable to pro
coed. When she did open her lips n
one heard her except the stenographei
IS. who stood at the desk before her. He in
terpreted her answer to be; THE acquaint
ance grew into very intimate relations"
.sn 'Did the acquaintance ripen into af
fection?' she was next asked.
: III did; after August, 1898. | discov
b cred that he loved me and afterward tina
.pas1 loved him."
Did UNDER WAGON.
TRENTON. Nov. 19.-Edward
Mitchell, a well-lsnown Trenton potter
was fonnd dead yesterdaN under