The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-22


tention of Killing BrOWn-lells o,
IIer Movements Until She Reached
asIiinrton-Disturbctl by Letter
SLc Saw i'm Browns Roonl-Dnht
Knc,r Whether She Fired Fatal Shot
or Not.
washington, November 2o.-Inat
nsrs BRADLEY did not come TO WASH
inaton with any intention OF killing
former Senator Arthur M. brown, VI
Htah. and that she did not even re-
member shooting him she told tne
i,rv in her trial today. The statement
was not reached until the afternoon
session of the court, the first half or
the day being given largely to the
Identification of letters from MT
Brown to Mrs. Bradley and from hef
to him. very few of which were read.
The real tragedy formed the SUD-
iect of the afternoon sitting.
At that time Judge Powers brought
ont full statment in his examination
in chief. This consumed only lew
minutes of time, and as soon as he had
concluded District Attorney Baker en-
cred upon his cross examination. he
devoted comparatively little attention
to the shooting itself, but going bacll
to the early days of the relationship
between Senator Brown and MRS.
Bradley sought to show by reading
letters and questioning the witness
that she had deliberately undertaken
to brsel< up Senator Browns home and
that she was at enmity with MIS-.
Brown as early as 1901. He also
brought out the fact that Mrs
BRADLEY and Mrs Brown had originally
been strong friends and that this
friendship even extended beyond the
time of the birth of Mrs. Bradley
first child by Brown.
MrS Bradley was upon the whole
more composed today than yesterday.
There were times when she burst into
tears or sank into sighs and sobs, but
these were less frequent than on Tues
day. Her voice was at all times
( indistinct and faltering and she was
heard with the greatest difficulty. She
made no complaint of fatigue today
of the day in very good condition.
The fact that upon first going to
Senator Browns room at the Raleigh
hotel, Mrs. Bradley found there let
ter from Mrs. Annie Adams, the
actress, to the senator, was dWelt on
at some length by Judge Powers MAX
ing it evident that it is his intention
to attempt to show that the discovery
of this letter supplied the immediate
motive for the killing of Mr.. Brown.
Continuing his examination begun
yesterday Judge Powers elected from
Mrs Bradley the statement that at
one time she had thought OF ending
her life. 81 was IN the lowest depths
of despair" she said.
Did you then love him?" asked Mr.
Powers.
Yes" replied the witness.
She said that even as late as No
vember 27, twelve days before the trae
edy, MI. Brown had asserted that she
should not go away but should remain
in Salt Lake City and take a house
there. At other times he would say
he could do nothing for her, and again
he would renew his promise of mar
riage when they would so to Gold
Field, Nevada, to live
His manner was so variable" she
said, that at one time | was buoyed
up and full of hope and at others ut
terly detected
AS late as Thanksgiving day, 1905
they had dinner together. HE was
very kind, very sad, very detected al
that time she said, land didn't want
to talk" AS for herself she had be
come very nervous.
Approaching the visit to Washing
ton she said Brown had told her of hi:
intention to come to this city, but She
did not know the exact date.
Then it was she decided to go tt
Los Angeles, for which place sh'
started on December 4. 1906, but whol
she reached Ogden changed her min,
and at that place exchanged her ticke
for one to Washington.
"The impulse to change seized MI
when | got to Ogden and realized tina
to be the parting of the ways" sh'
said She was very ill on the train. Z
1T would get SO tired that I coult
hardly do anything" she said. 81