The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
EXPERTS CALLED.
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WAS she RATIONALE" asked Distrfc
Attorney Baker in DISCRIMINATION
Yes and no." replied the witness
who said further that even when hi
told her the truth about Browns inten-
ton she never seemed to lose hope
that he would marry her. Witness re-
peated that on all other points than
that of her affection for Brown, Mrs
Bradley seemed entirely sane. but he
Insisted that she was not so when
Brown was involved.
Browns Partner Called.
When Mr.. Barnes was excused.
Judge H. p. Henderson, former law
partner of Senator Brown, was called.
He was first questioned concerning
Martin Montgomery, after whom Mrs.
Bradley's second boy by Senator Brown
was named and said that he was d
Michigan attorney, who was an init
mate friend of Senator Browns.
Coming to his own relationship to
Senator Brown. he said the partner
ship had begun in 1890 He told or
an interview with Mrs. Bradley soon
after her first arrest on account of her
Intimacy with the senator.
81 saw her as she came from the
Office about dusk one night" he said,
land told her she had no right to go to
the office; that she must go to his
room If she wanted to see the senator,
and she assented.
Witness told of an interview between
the senator and Mrs. Bradley in 1902,
at which Mrs. Brown was present He
was then shown a paper which ne said
Mrs. Bradley had tried ineffectually to
get Brown to sign in which he was
made to say that he would compel
Mrs. Brown to get divorce" He after
wards told Mrs. Bradley he would sign
it, saying: Dolly, i will do anything
for you
Judge Henderson related that later
on Brown addressed his wife, saying,
in the presence of himself and Mrs
Bradley, that she (Mrs. Brown) had
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not resume relations with her.
Where Brown Was Caught.
''In another interview in 1903 with
Mrs. Bradley after her return from the
Idaho ranch" continued the witness,
'she said she understood 1 had ad-
vised Brown to go away. said 1 had
She said she thought 1 did not know
all about their difficulties. She then
proceeded to tell me that she was in
delicate condition. In substance said
to her if that were true I would have
nothing to do with the matter nor
with him. 1 told her that Brown had
been telling me for months that he
was doing all he could TO end the re-
latfonship. She broke down and cried
and declared there was not word CT
truth in his statement; that 1t was
that he and his wife were to be di- |
vorced; that she and he were congenial |
and that she still believed that he
meant to keep his promise. She SEEM |
AT one time she would wiring her hands |
and at another would appear elated, |
saying it was all right and that Ar
thur would do what he had said he |
would. She said that she had entered |
on the relationship with the under !
standing that they should become man
and wife,
Mrs. Bradley made complaint Of the |
fate that would befal her children in |
case Brown did not marry her he said.
"She said" continued the witness, |
"a of course everybody will blame me |
and he will escape, yet right here in
Utah, I have done nothing but what |
the whole people of, Utah have done by
Arthur Brown. They trusted him with
their best office; and 1 trusted him.
said: But of course results are very
different
"'That is true she said. A moment
after that she would build the hope
that it was not true and it would be
all right
Did she tell you anything that Brown
had done to her person." asked Mr..
Hoover.
Yes the witness replied, ''she told
me that with his own hands he had
performed an operation on her.
Dominated by Two Emotions.
In reply to another question Judge
said:
Mrs. Bradley seemed to be dominat-
ed by two absolutely inconsistent emo
tons during this interview. One sue
ceeding the other. At one time she ap-
peared full of wretchedness, gloom and
despair and at another she was all
right and full of hopefulness."
Judge Henderson said that at this in
terview Mrs. Bradley seemed much
agitated. He said her reputation for
peace and good order was good.
On cross examination Judge Hender-
son said that in her interviews with
him Mrs. Bradley had appeared to be
though very emotional
Mr.. Baker read from a letter from
Mrs. Bradley speaking of her interview
with Judge Henderson, in which she
said:
He laid his head on his desk and
sobbed.''
Mr.. Henderson shrugged his shout
ders and replied that that was not at
this interview but another one.
You were good deal agitated your
self, were you not?' asked Mr.. Baker.
Il was shocked the witness re-
piled.
Questioned concerning Browns
habits. Judge Henderson said he was
b drinking man, but that he did not
drink constantly, but would go for
months without drinking at all
Have you ever seen him when he
was so drunk he was staggering ?"
"A few times I have
Brown frequently witness said.
would come into the office intoxicated
and lie down on a lounge
Speaking of Mr.. Browns hand
writing Judge Henderson said it was
ike Browns character, cratic
sometimes very bad and sometimes
better" When he was drinking it
was bad.
Referring to exhibit No. 1. in
which Brown is alleged to have ac-
lkno wledged the paternity of the chill
dren, Mr.. Baker inquired what
would you say? Was he under the in
duence of liquor when he wrote that
Or not?"
II do not know said the witness
altering little. HE might have
been. That might have been one
hing and then he may have bear, In | j