Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-21
Accused Woman Gets Down to The
DAY She Called on Senator
Brown al Raleigh Hotel.
Old HOT MEAN TO COMMIT MURDER
Has No Positive Recollection of What
She Did After She Entered Senator
Browns Room the Second Time
Goes Not Even Know If She shot
The Man.
CDy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov 20 =
The second days ordeal OF Mrs An
mic NJ. Bradley on the witness stand
Witnessed deep current OF sympathy
for her pervading the courtroom 1t
was indeed Il pitiablc sight Occasion.
nj sobs attcstcd the emotion OF the
woman as letter after letter from Sen.
ator Brown was presented to her and
identified by her. \ tense feeling
prevailed
With the same wan. weared ex.
preston upon her face as when she
turned to Judge Stafford at o'clock
yesterday afternoon and said oh.
Judge. am tired: cannot answer
any more Mrs. Bradley took the
stand again today and resumed her
lifc's sad story.
Browns Letters.
Again. rs h. did yesterday. Judge
Powers. both counsel and friend. took
her in hand as he would little child.
led her gently To tell OF minor Incl.
dents in her life and gradually pre-.
pared her for the crucial moment OF
The day the moment that she must
tell as best she can remember the
tragedy nj the Raleigh.
There were many dark moments in
Mrs. nradley's recital OF yesterday,
times when she faltered ana broke
down and wcpt. but today, too was
not without its sorrows its heart
rcnd!ng scenes. the review OF the old
HE with the man She loved For
nearly an hour and half she read
and identified his letters, tender mis-
sives of love that were exchanged be.
tween the two wncn the future held
out nothing but promise.
Nearly one hundred time Mrs. Brad
ley was shown letters written by the
hand she afterward stilled in death
and was asked. DO you know this
handwriting. Mrs. Bradley?' And She
would stiile sob and nod her head
or in her drawer moments reply: Yes
it is the Senator's, Judge"
When Life Was Sweet.
They We're like messages from the
grave-these letters. Burning with
love, filled with endcaring terms.
holding out promises of days 10 come
when the writer and the recipient
would link their lives together and
face the world, regardless OF It's crit
icisni and lack OF understanding 1t
was agony for Mrs. Bradley, for It
brought TO mind even more wildly
of Il happy past when life had a
ro"catc hue and her little world con.
tanned hut she and Arthur Brown.
Then came the introduction of let.
tiers written by Mrs Bradley to the
Senator, kilograms passing between
the two when distance and business
interviewed and yet did not in spirit
separate.
I'VE will not read these letters al
this time. your honor said Judge
Powers. but AT later time we shall
read extracts from them. They are
but = few of the many. and we shall
not Introduce or read them all"
Told Her to Leave.
Judge Powers then took up the
thread OF testimony where it had
been dropped yesterday afternoon con.
corning the preparations OF the last
few days before Brown started on
his last journey.
Mos. Bradley said that she had
stayed five DAYS during November al,
one OF Senator Browns houses in Salt
Lake. which he occupied temporarily.
owing 10 the removal of some ten
ants. On the 10th day of the month
She went there He met her at the
door thcfcw it open and she walked
into the parlor.
What are You doing hcre?" he
asked.
Il came 10 repay your call of that
afternoon" she replied.
Mres. Bradley said that SHE stayed
nj the house that night. ana tina. the
next morning she 'phoned aud had
The children sent over to relatives
house.
Mr. Brown she said left the house
next dav.
o.-What did Brown say on this
occasion?
Ale tried to get me TO go away.
told him that | did not intend to
leave until he told me what he was
going TO do. Il cannot 60 on living
this way | must know what Won are
going TO do. You known now. Sena-
tor, rs we'll as any otrr line what
YOU intend doing. and you ought TO
tell me-" she said 10 him. Despite
this she said, he left the house the