The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-26

ator Brown most cruelty nsistrested Mrs.
Brown, said Judge Powers. and the rela
tions of Brown and Mrs. Bradley became
| so notorious and created such public
| arrested and presented In police court.
| but through ii all senator Brown, though
the prison doors seemed TO he yawnins
| for him. stood by the woman. declared
| that he would stand by her against the
world, and said that Arthur Brown. Jr
was lis son.
Enter Mrs Brown.
Finally. Mrs. Brown, growing desper-
ate over Senator Browns attentions ~
Mrs, Bradley, procured Soren y. Chris
tenscn to act as guardian for the senator,
In fact, to be a sort oil a bodyguard to
him, Judge Powers said. Mr.. Christensen
tried TO keep the senator away from Mrs.
Bradley, but il was impossible. The sem
ator would slip away from Mr.. Christen-
sen, and Mr.. Christensen invariably would
find him with Mrs. Bradley.
Then Mrs. Brown planned a trip around
the world with Senator Brown TO break
off his relations with Mrs. Bradley. but
the trip ended at PocatclIo, Ida. Judge
Powers said II will he shown, There the
and there the four remained together for
several hours thrcshlng the matter over,
Senator Brown not only stood by Mrs.
BRADLEY and Acknowledged the Bradley
children. but disavowed the paternity OF
the Brown children, Judge Powers says
nc will prove.
Through the spring and summer OF
1906 the testimony VIII show. said Judge
Powers, when Mrs. Brown was dead and
Mrs. Bradley had divorced Bradley, these
relations continued. Senator Brown and
Mrs. Bradley got to going 10 Colonel
Kaighn's office. sometimes singly. some
times together. and sometimes when Col
onel Kuighn was there, and Colonel kaighn
will testify that Senator Brown. his friend
Of thirty years. admitted that he was
the father of The Bradley children, Judge
Powers said
eve will show YOU that Senator Brown
met George GIbbs, secretary OF President
Joseph + Smith, on the street In the
summer OF 1906. acknowledged the pater-
nifty OF these children. and told MI 'dlpoS
that he intended to provide Tor ,I Them; en-,
you by other reputable witnesses that
the senator when himself, told others
that The children were his. and that he
intended TO provide for them.
Bought Lot for Boy.
"N-c will show you that III Washing ton.
two months after the Will was made,
Senator Brown bought this little book for
his elder child by Mrs, Bradley, and with
his own hands wrote in II the name of
Arthur Brown. Jr. We VIII prove to you
that in September OF 1906. one month aft
cr the will was executed. Senator Brown
took Mrs. Bradley across the Jordan river.
and, pointing out Il small plot of ground,
said that he had purchased IL for Arthur.
II is not worth much now, said the sem
ator, but It will make him rich when he
grows I'D We VIII show YOU that he
told the boy the same thing.
I'VE will also show YOU that q few
minutes after the Will being contested
here was executed. Senator Brown was
drunk: that he rcna ined intoxicated that
afternoon and evening. and went down
to the home at sd North Second West
street. OF himself and Mrs. Bradley, and
created disturbance. VIC viii show you
! tllat he didn't know what he was doing.
and if VIC do tlIc court will tell you 10
! set this unjust Will aside.
Judge Powers also said that it will be
| shown that Senator Brown drank cock
! tails constantly and excessively and th1l
| this tended to impair and destroy his
mind and that In later years the sena-
| tor possessed many oelusioDs. sometimes
| concerning his best friends, Then he
told or Senator Brown s charging one of
his best friends. z. NJ Allison. Jr., with
dent Of the loss of temper by the senator
when a wagon came too near and
| splashed bit of mud upon him. where
upon he kicked at the wheel and broke
bis leg. o
| Sometimes the senator appeared in the
| courtroom Intoxicated and slept through
| the trial OF his cases, Judge Powers said
and pub himself together and handle his
| case with case. He seemed 10 be mas
ter OF anything pertaining to his profes
| sion. the speaker said. He never knew
when he WAS beaten
Senator Brown was strong in his likes
| and dlslikes. said Judge Powers but
! when he was drunk he would turn from
his friends 10 his enemies. This pccu-
larityl VIC shall show" said Judge Pow
ers. caused him 10 place upon his will
| the evidence Of his insanity. I'm his will
| he docs not say that tho Bradley chill
drcn are not his but he says that he
| docs not believe them TO be his and he
| takes pain 10 exclude Them from his will
| Now, IL they were not his children il
| WAS unnecessary for him To exclude them.
| for the law does this.
I'VE shall also show that making wills
| was Il habit ii YagHry. with him
| senator Brown moi only was endowed
| by nature with fine mind. but this
| mind WAS polished In the best schools
| of the country To a point approaching
| genius but from genius 10 iucompeteucy
| sometimes Is but step
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