Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-21
MRS. BRADLEY's STORY.
Continued from Page One.)
He said Go away and he would tell
me later what he WOul do.


me later what he woul do
did you at any time think of end
ing your life?" asked Judge Powers.
The reply was in the affirmative but
most of the words were indistinct.
II was in the lowest depths of
despair" she said among other things.
She said she mad determined to go away
and even then he dissuaded her. She
still loved him. she said.
Even as late as Nov. q. II days before
the tragedy. Mr.. Brown had asserted
lthat she should remain i'll Salt Lake.
At other times he would say he could
do nothing for her and again lie would
renew his promise of marriage. His
manner was so variable" she said.
l.that at one time was buoyed up and
full of hope and at others utterly de-
jected."
As late as Thanksgiving day, 1906.
they had dinner together. She contra
Idicted the testimony OF witness Kelley
concernir visits to Browns house,
Isaying she had never walked around
1.-The house. thrown pebbles at it, ror car
RED a pistol there as had been testi-
flied.
Approaching the visit to Washington
she said Brown had told her of his III
ltertions to come to This city but she
did not know the exact date. She had
become i'll Dec. 1. After learning OF the
Senator's departure she was in such
state OF mind that she did not care
whether she lived or died. She was I'M
able to sleep at night and had no APP
petite. Mr.. Livingstone had told her
of Mr. Browns departure and had given
her money. She started for Los Angeles
on Dec. 4, but when she reached Ogden
changed her mind and at that place eX-
changed her ticket for one to Wash
ington. "The impulse to change over
lcame to me when I got to Ogden ana
realized that to be the parting OF the
wavs." she said. She was very i'll ON
the train.
At this point the court took recess
When court re-convened Judge Pow
ers entered upon the events in WASH
inston. Mrs. Bradley said she had ar
rived here Saturday morning. Dec. s.
after a night in which she had little
sleep and several days of almost COM
plete fasting.
Had you formed any purpose before
YOU reached Washington of doing vlO-
lence to Senator BROWNE"
II had none-had formed none.
She then told of asking at the desk
Of the Raleigh for Senator Browns
room and engaging one for herself.
| When she reached her room she
changed her clothes and then sought
the senator's apartment She sat down
in the room to wait and seeing letter
on the table. read it. This was Mrs.
Adams letter to Mr. Brown concern
ing which so much had been said. Mrs.
Bradley wept as she told of this let
| ter.
She said she was distracted. She
| went out OH the street and walked all
the forenoon. She had formed no pur-
pose regarding Brown.
The Adams letter was then shown
| Mrs. Bradley for Identification. She
said: Yes. ] guess that's the one: I
don't know; it had something in it
about me-
She said she went back to the hotel
| several times. Her room was only a
little distance from the senator's and
at one time her attention was attract
ed by the senator's footsteps. She went
to his room, knocked and entered.
He turned to me and asked: What
are you doing here:' said. I came to
ask if you won't carry out your prom
Use to me-"
What did he say"
| Il don't know: he just rushed to me.
don't know what he said
What did you next say"
Il didn't know anything until
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."
| II did not
Did you go there with any purpose
of revenge?"
| No"
Did you know he was shot"
] Il did not, I did not know anything
about it."
What did lie do?"
He just walked the floor and
swore"
| Did you take aim
Il did not"
| Had you ever fired Il gun before
that day."
Il had not
| Mrs. Bradley said she did not re-
member Manager Tally asking her
| whether she was Mr.. Browns wife,
Her voice scarcely rose above a
whisper aud it was evident that she
was much affected. Her feeling at that
time towards Mr.. Brown was, she said,
zone Of utter dependency. trust and
love" She was not jealous. she answer
ed.
Can you give any reason now why
you shot Senator Brown she was
aske1.
mo, I have no reason"
The Adams letter was then offered
il evidence by Mr.. Powers The letter
was read by Attorney Wells 1t was
dated Philadelphia Dec 6 and was adj
dressed 'Dearie. my dearie." It began
"The world seems to have taken on
another hue. because. perhaps I have
heard from YOU" The letter then went
Oh to speak of the visits Of someone,
supposedly Mrs. Bradley. to the sena-
tors house and speaking of her as "a
misguided SOUL who should be behind
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