Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Attorney for the Government
Gives an Outline of
Prosecution.
PRISONER is VISIBLY AFFECTED
Hotel Chambermaid Tells of Two
Visits to Browns Room by
Mrs. Bradley.
Heard the Shots Which Later Ended
the Life of Former Senator Brown
of Utah and Also Heard His
Cries for Help.

Washington, Nov. 15.-T'he jury III
the case of Mrs. Bradley, on trial on
the charge Of numbering former Sena-
tor Brown of Utah, was completed to
the satisfaction of the government and
Attorney Hoover, for the defense, and
for the first time the prisoner faced
the twelve men who are to determine
her fate.
They were sworn, and without fur
ther ceremony Assistant District At
torney Turner began the presentation
of the governments side of the case.
lie first read the indictment and then
in direct language detailed the facts
Of the tragedy which resulted in the
death of former United States Sena-
tor Brown. He told how Mrs. Brad
Icy had gone to the hotel and regis
tered as Browns wife; of how she had
sought him out at this room and upon
the second visit had fired the two shots
which five days afterward sent the
man to his grave.
He told of two chambermaids and
the proprietor of the hotel entering the
room after hearing the shots fired and
finding the wounded man lying on the
floor. The hotel proprietor asked
who shot him and he replied by point
Ing to Mrs. Bradley, saying: "That
woman over there" Brown was then
,I- q III l.
and Mrs. Bradley replied in the mega
tive, she adding that "While she was
net his wife, he was the father of her
children"
Mr.. Turner said it would be shown
also that Mrs. Bradley had said that
her act was deliberate. "If,' he said
in conclusion, 1.-The government sue
ceeds in proving these things and if
you believe it was a deliberate MUIR
der we think it would be your duty to
return a verdict of guilty as indicted"
Mrs. Bradley was visibly affected as
the recital proceeded. She closed her
eyes, but did not approach a break
down.
First Witness in Case.
The first witness called was David
t. Nelson, the clerk who was on duty
when Mrs. Bradley went to the hotel
on Dec. s last and asked for "Mr. A.
Brown" saying that she was Mrs
Brown. His testimony contained lit
tie Information beyond the fact that
he had given Mrs. Bradley separate
room from that occupied by Mr..
Brown.
Josephine Kidwell, a chambermad
ut 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 8 o'clock in the
morning, and finding the senator out,
had taken a seat and remained few
minutes. About $50 o'clock of the
same day while occupied in an adjoin-
ing room Miss Kidwell heard two shots
and had distinguished a male voice
crying Help. Help" Upon entering
Browns room she saw Brown lying
on the floor and Mrs. Bradley stand
ing near him.
Feared She Would Shoot Again.
Edward Cruitt, elevator man at the
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ing on the floor after the shooting and
the latter making an appeal to him to
get help for him. He said Mrs Brad
ley was standing by the bed. Edward
A. Parker, a bell man at the hotel.
said Mrs. Bradley was standing at
Browns feet when he entered and that
Brown had appealed to him to stay
with him.
Later when the hotel proprietor en-
tered. Brown expressed fear that Mrs
Bradley would shoot again. but she
had replied that she had nothing to
shoot with. Parker said he took the
pistol from the dresser and when the
weapon was handed to him for identi-
fication. Mrs. Bradley again hid her
eyes and Shuddered.