Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-20
MRS. BRADLEY on THE STAND.

uslly failed dufiog her relations with
BrowD, sud that by 1906 she had
grown to be very wretched. She was TO
have been married on June 2 OF 1906,
but the Senator was i'll then, and she
only talked with him over the telephOne.
Continuing, Mrs. Bradley said that
when Brown told her he would not
marry her be had said his children
would not speak to him again; Blu. after
be had told her this he had called her
on the telephone as soon as she got
home to tell her that be bad not meant
what he had said. He told her that bis
friends were trying TO dissuade him from
marrying her, and he suggested that
they should get away from them.
Mrs. Bradley told of an interview Wi b
Bioan apon his return from the East in
August, 1906. 81 simply broke down
and begged him to marry me-" she said.
81 told him / could never face the little
children when they grew up, and l felt
as if the future was very dark" As late
as October %, 1906, when she bad tod
him that she was about to becoms O
mother, be had assured her that all
would be made right. He promised
her then to marry her, she continued,
and to remove with her to Gold6eld,
New, to live.
Again on November 10 the subject
was gone over, bat the Senator then
seem inclined TO postpone the marriage
but she waiigery hopeful. Court then
adjourned until Today. When court adj
urned Mrs. Bradley had almost COM
ple.ed her recital OF her relations with
The former Senator. She had not reached
the ovents which occurred in Washing
ton, but had approached them, and they
will constitute the principal part of her
testimony tomorrow. While Mrs. Bradley
has been giving her testimony, two
aliensis sitting behind District Attorney
Baker aud his aids have been scruli-
nizing her closely, taking f'equent notes.
These men, will bring all their expert
ence TO bear TO break down the effect OF
the narrowing recital.
Washington, Nov. 20.-As early as
SIX O'Clock 10 the morning, there begon
10 arrive q shrivering, breaklasIless
crowd of curiosity mad women, to Sc
cure seats to hear the closing chapters OF
Mrs. Bradley's story.
In the space set aside for the public,
and thrown open half hour before the
court convened, st 10 O'Clock, there was
not q score of men. The women,
Cbattering like magpies, we're cautioned
by the officers to keep silence.
Mrs. Bradley look very weary, but
gas composed, as she took her eea. be-
side her attorneys.
When she resumed the stand, the
letters written by Brown to her, and
the protestations of his sffsc-
lion, to which she testified yesterday,
were identified by her, and offered in
evidence. These will be read Later.
Each time she was called upon to state
in whosej handwriting the letters were
she faIIered, saying "Senator Browns.
Following is sample Of the letters,
The character of all. ODE
loved: love you in the truest, beat
9 snse a msn can love woman not alone
for the passion that is warm between us,
but 10 a higher and truer way. love
TO be with you, to hear sou to be close
to you. This morning when got up !
kept wishing could have heard you
sing some sweet song last night, that its
music might ring in my ears ill | saw
you again. Good bye, dear, good bye
for brief period. will write every
mail. by life, my hope, my all is bound
up in you and you Only. Be good to
me. Love me as | do you. AS ever,
Your own, ARTHUR
In another of the letters, Senator
Brown referring 10 the possible marriage,
said: ~ am today more determined
than ever that We shall he before the
world all .thst we are TO each other
Most of the letters we're addressed to
"Mrs. Dolly Madison Brown"
One letter, specifically acknowledged
little Arthur as sour child" 1t read 10
part: MY own dear wife : Nsver so
rear or 80 dear. an all yours today,
east thy bread upon the waters, and il
shall return to you after many, dsy'.
Your message came this morning waiting
the love of my darling from the Pacific,
as Chinook waits its balm over the
land. Take good care of our little
Arthur Brown. He is your special care.
Teach him, have him learn his letters.
Keep at him until he has the wit and
of his mother. He is yonr
charge. You remember the quotation
Your blood with niue commingled yet
shalI mount the throne of king's".
While the Identification Of the hun
lied or more letters and messages was
% progress, DR.. Brush, Of Baltimore,
If the governments insanity experts,
lrew an astronomical outline diagram
If Ms. Bfadley's bead.
Dr.. Samuel Els JeI;fs, Of New York,
IN expert in the Tbaw trial, examined
/ number of the letters.
The last document submitted was a
of telegram, in which he word
Illumne" appeared. Mrs. Bradley
aid it meant 81 1--we you." This was a
,art Of the code by which the couple
with each other.
Taking mp the narrative, Judge Powers
sked: TDid you 60 to live at Senator
Browns houseP
"Not exactly that" she replied. She
old, However, Of visits some of which
asted several days.
81 stayed at Senator Browns house |
or FIVE day, beginning November 10,
9O6," she said, and thea explained
low she came to live under his roof. |
He called on me in the afternoon at
be hotel. That night l went TO his |
ooaa II sroa. hriIi;anlIv lilo htPd !