The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
ACTRESS ARRESTED
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
"Wait Till | Dress" She Tells
Detective, and Puts Bullet
Into Her Shoulder
Suspicion of Theft and Depart
ure of Companion Lead
to the Shooting

OAKLAND, March 27.-Alice Brady,
q handsome actress, aged %, who said
that she was at one time with the
Maude Adams company, tried unsuc-
cessfully to kill herself with a re-
volver at 1911 Market street, inflicting
a painful but. not dangerous wound in
the left shoulder while Detective
Hodgkins of the Oakland police de-
partment waited for her in the hall
way.
The detective had called at the Mar
ket street room, where the woman had
been living with a man believed to be
an Insurance broker of Seattle under
the name of Edward Johnson. to con-
duct her to the police station and ques-
ton her in regard TO theft that oc-
Cured yesterday. He called to her
through the closed door. and she
begged him to give her time to dress,
as she was in bed when he arriv
Scarcely had he answered when
shot rang out and Hodgkins forced
open the door TO find the young woman
lying on the floor with a bullet wound
in her shoulder.
The theft of which the woman was
suspected occurred yesterday, when
S27.50 and Jewels were stolen from Mrs.
supplies dealer at 4eS1a Thirteenth
street. The Jewels, two diamond rings,
an opal ring and two sapphire rings,
were returned by mail this morning
except the larger diamond ring, valued
at $50.
IN ROOM WITH JEWELS
Alice Brady. known to Mrs. Frost
under the name of Mrs. Johnson, had
been in the shop in the afternoon. and
once had been in the room where the
purse cotaining the money and jewels
was left.
Hodgkins called the police patrol,
and the wounded woman was taken to
the receiving hospital, then removed
to Providence hospital. Her wound is
not serious, and she will recover She
gave her name as Mrs. Catherine john
son. Her alleged husband was away
from the house at the time and has
not returned.
Later Hodgkins learned. he said. that
Johnson had gone to Seattle, where,
according to the police. he has family.
Alice Brady and the man had been
living at 1917 Market street for nine
aud Mrs. Johnson.
TELLS OF STAGE CAREER
The woman spoke of her stage ca
Ma ude Adams. but told little that
might reveal her identity. She said
she had a mail box at the San Fran
cisco postofice. and every day had gone
across the bay. She made known her
maiden name OF Alice Brady. which
she said was also her stage name with
the explanation that she often received
mail under that address.
Frost, the photographer, believes the
jewels and money were taken by a
person other than the actress. He and
his wife say they have known her for
about six months, during which time
she had pictures developed. When
Alice Brady went to the shop yester-
day at about the time the Jewels and
money were stolen. she said she was
merely shopping and had called to see
how the Frosts We're.
The police do not accuse her OF the
theft; but explain that she was one Of
the callers at the Frost studio, and
that they intend TO investigate all of
them. AS possible reason for the at
tempted suicide the police said that
Johnson and the woman had quarreled
when he declared that she must leave
him since his wife was coming to Oak
land. 1t was reported that the pair
eloped from Seattle several months
ago.