The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

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would be your duty to return verdict
| of guilty as indicted"
AS the recital proceeded Mrs. Bradley
closed her eyes but did not approach a
| break down.
First Witness Called.
! The first witness called was David T.
| Nelson, the clerk who was on duty
when Mrs. Bradley went to the hotel
on December last and asked for Mr..
| A. Brown" saying that she was Mrs.
| Brown. His testimony contained little
! information beyond the fact that he
| had given Mrs: Bradley a separate room
from that occupied by Mr.. Brown.
| Josephine KidwelI chambermaid at
| the hotel told of the two visits of Mrs.
Bradley to Senator Browns room. She
| said Mrs. Bradley had first come to the
| room about o'clock in the morning
| and finding the senator out had taken
| a seat and remained a few minutes
About 2:30 o'clock of the same day,
while occupied in an adjoining room,
| Miss Kidwell heard two shots and had
distinguished male voice crying
| "help, help" Upon entering Browns
room she saw Brown lying on the floor
and Mrs. Bradley standing near him.
On cross-examination Mr.. Hoover
brought out more detailed statement
of the occurrences in connection with
the tragedy than Miss KidweH had
hitherto given, and he required her to
illustrate by tapping with mallet on
desk the time between the two shots.
The incident seemed to touch Mrs.
Bradley deeply Her frame shook with
emotion and she wept bitterly.
Edward Cruitt, elevator man at the
hotel, told of finding Mr.. Brown lying
on the floor after the shooting and the
latter making an appeal to him to get
help for him. He said Mrs. Bradley was
standing by the bed.
He Feared Another Shot.
Edward A Parker. bellman at
the hotel, said Mrs. Bradley was
standing at Browns feet when he en-
tered, and that Brown had appealed
to him to stay with him. Later, when
the MOTEL proprietor entered Brown
expressed fear that Mrs. Bradley
piled that she had nothing to shoot
with. Parker said he took the pistol
from the dresser and when the weap-
on was handed to him fer identifica-
and shuddered. Manager T. ]. Tally
of the hotel repeated his oft-told story
of the killing of Mr.. Brown. He said
that when he entered the room Mrs.
Bradley stood by the side of the pros
trate form of the man. ''Who did
this? ?' he asked of Brown. and the lat
ter replied THAT woman there" point
ing to Mrs. Bradley.
"1s she your wffe?" asked Mr..
Tally, and Brown replied in the mega
tive. He had then directed Mrs. Brad
ley to leave the room whereupon
she protested, declaring that she was
''the mother of Browns two children
"Mr. Brown did not deny this
charge" the witness continued, "and
allowed her to remain"
He had then asked Mr.. Brown If
he had any message he desired to
have him send to any one, and the lat
partner, Mr.. Gum, be summoned.
"Who shall I say did the shooting? ?'
he had asked of Brown. and the lat
ter replied. "tust tell him that Mrs.
Bradley did it. and he will know; all
the people out there knew she has
given me trouble ailsTny life"
This being additional to the state
ment made by Mr.. Tally at the cor
oner's inquest. Mr.. Hoover called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Tally said
by the catechising he was subjected
In response to a question from Mr.,
Hoover as to Mrs. Bradley's condition
at the time Mr.. Tally said:
An Expression of Pity.
"Her expression was that of extreme
pity mixed with a slight tinge of ven-
geance. and she seemed in dazed con-
dition.'
He added that as Brown was taken
out of the hotel to the hospital he had
admonished them mot to let that wo-
man escape"
Chief Clerk Owen of the hotel cor
roborated much of the testimony given |
by previous witnesses. He said that he
had accompanied Lawyer Gum to Mr.. |
Browns room and that Brown had said |
to Gum, you know this woman; well, |
we've had 1T out, and this is the re- !
suit Deputy Coroner Glazebrook, who |
performed the autopsy on the body of |
Senator Brown, described the wounds |
which had caused the mans death.
Chief Porter Holtzielaw of the hotel !
who took charge of Mrs. Bradley after
Brown was removed and turned her
only said then that she would make
no statement until she could see United
States Senator Sutherland. He had
Senator Brown to say that
he wanted Mrs. Bradley taken care
ticulars of the woman's arrest, saying
shooting. She gathered up a number
starting with the officer. After reach
ing the police station Mrs. Bradley re-
peated the statement that she had shot
Mr.. Brown and appeared very anxious
to learn of his condition.
An effort was made to draw out from
officer Lamb and from other members
IF the police force the details of the
statement said to have been made By
Mrs. Bradley after her arrest but the
defense objected and when court ao-
ourned the statement had not been
admitted.
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