Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-08
BRADFORD CASE GETS SENSATIONAL MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY OF HOME LIFE OF COUPLE IN THE
 DIVORCE COURTS
MUCH EVIDENCE IS IN
Defendant Was Recognized as Supp0s- ed Burglar Many Names Men,
 toned By Bradford.

Four big patches of typewriter testimony, dispositions taken in the Bradford divorce case, aggregatina several hundred typewriter pages have been filed in the office of the cir cult clerk at the Jefferson county court house. The dispositions Weft taken on August F by Attorneys Brid- ges and Woodbridge and A. k, Cooper for the plaintiff. and Crawford and Hooker, for the defendant
 Mrs. Mollie L. Bradford filed suit in the Jefferson ehaneery court some weeks ago, asking for an absolute di- vorce from her husband, Marcus L. Bradford the custody of her four children and alimony. Ii is stated that Bradford has real and personal property valued at $2o.oo0 or more. They We're married ill Little Rock De cember 2a. 1900 Bradford is Well known ill this city where he has been in the groeery and vegetable business for many years.
 The testimony heard when tAe de positions were taken is most sensat- ional in the extreme Bradford ae' uses his wife of misconduct with many men, but the charges are denied by not only Mrs. Bradford, but ridieuled I,, wifi nrI ba{.a from time to time made their home with the Bradfords at No. 110o West Fifth avenue and at other places where they have lived
 Bradford his wife testified. Quoted Scripture when he accused her of in timacy with his own brother. Clarence Bradford, who was formerly q student at the State University al Fayetteville. She says he also threatened her life, Four book agents, two of whom are named Foster and Tucker: Will Brew CT, a local resident; w. D. Perry and Mr. Gauge are mentioned by Mrs. Bradford upon whom she had been suspected of showering attentions by her husband. without any grounds for such belief
 On oue occasion Mrs Bradford tes- tified, there was a burglar scare at their home aud all the occupants of the house were awakened w. R. Tomln and his wife lived there at the time and Tomlin told her the next morning that it was Bradford who had raised window of her bedroom and that he tTomlinl saw him standing at the window when he looked out for the supposed midnight intruder. Mrs. Bradford also said that her husband had on one occasion threatened the lives of the book agents who rented rooms al their place.
 Many other witnesses gave test- mony. Mrs. Olivia Dedman, lake Rut stein. manager at the Good Luck Store; Houston Ogletree, Russell Beane. Mrs Ida B. West and former Deputy Constable Charles A. Miller being among them Mrs. Dedman and Mrs. Watt testified about the home life of the Rradfords. Jake Rutstein told of Bradford coming to the Good Luck Store and telling him to refuse his wife credit and charge no goods for anyone. to him.
 Houston Ogletree said that Bradford told him his wife was suing him for divorce; that she was trying to get alimony and that he would give $a0 or $500 he did not remember the eN- act amount, for the right kind of evi- dence to keep his (Bradford'sl wife from getting alimony Bradford. ae- cording to witness, said that he did not care if she got the divorce, but he did not want her to get alimony from him.
 Charles Miller testified that Brad ford had talked with him about em- ploying him as a detective and "shad- ow" his Bradford s) wife He wanted to find out. it was understood. if his wife was meeting other men. He had frequently made this charge. it was testified to, and on many occasions he had tried to prejudice their own chil- dren against their mother. charging her with improper conduct. There was no evidence presented during the takinp of fesfimOny to show that Mrs, Bradford had been indiscreet.
 The Bradford divorce case is pend ing in the chancery court before Judge John M. Elliott