The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28

crutches for some days following the
accident. This shock, it is claimed,
may have occasioned the accident
DR.. W. S. Lindsay today advanced
the theory that the mans death may
have been due to apoplexy. He stat
ed that a brain hemorrhage before
Bradys death could be determined by
opening the skull, even tho the acci-
dent may have produced a series of
hemorrhages. 1t is possible that this
theory may be adopted in the investi-
cation.
After his evening dinner at the no.
TEL Brady visited with A R. Snyder,
government agent at the Mayetta In
dian reservation. They talked until
after o'clock
Brady was cheerful and seemingly
in the best of spirits said Snyder.
HE had not been drinking At least,
not to any extent"
Brady left the hotel in company
with Carl Peterson, formerly in charge
of the state blue sky department
t'We were joking and 1 never saw
Brady more cheerful said Peterson.
He joked about his railroad accident
and told me he expected check from
the railroad today"
At the federal building Monday aft-
ernoon Brady talked with court att
taches. He spent an hour with Nor
ton Albaugh just before the dinner
hour Monday evening.
He was greatly interested in talk
which I was to make before the Sat-
ufday Night club" said AIbaugh, land
to all appearances a man could not
feel better"
In Good Spirits.
Eve talked over the cases on the
docket and especially today's work"
said w. H. L. Pepperill, who was with
Brady during the early evening and
had gone to his room for midnight
talk. Il wanted 20 go home today and
he assured me we would see the at
torneys for the defense in the case and
believed they would admit my testi-
mony and permit me to leave for
Wichita today
E. R. Helvering of Marysville, a
cousin of Congressman Guy 7. Hell
vering. met Brady when he returned
to the hotel about 1918 Monday night
seemingly in the best of spirits.
Brady's body was taken to Shella-
barger's undertaking parlors. Papers
and documents found in the room
were held by Coroner Narcotic.
Brady's three brothers. James A.
and Thomas M. Brady of Parsons, ar
rived in Topeka today to attend the
inquest. Mrs. Brady and her 1O-year-
old son did not come to Topeka. The
body will probably be taken to Par
sons for burial following the inquest.
Brady Was Popular.
Francis NJ. Brady was one of the
more popular and more successful
Democrats coming into general public
notice in Kansas when a Democratic
national administration was elected
four years ago. He came to Topeka
nearly four years ago as assistant
United States district attorney under
Fred Robertson. During the time the
department was located here Mr
Brady made his home here with his
family and formed many lasting
friendships. He moved to Kansas City,
Kan, with the department but has
been a frequent visitor here since
The Brady family of Parsons of
which Francis M. was a member, is a
remarkable family. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
Brady, father and mother, reared six
brothers and all of them are or were
professional men-three in the law
and three in medicine. John, the eld-
err, is county clerk of Labette county
and law graduate, Ed is judge of the
district court at Vinita, Okla, ! and
Francis M was assistant federal dis
trict attorney for Kansas. DR.. Chas.
Brady and DIR. Will Brady live and
practice medicine at Parsons, and DIR.
James Brady is located at Cherryyale.
Fred Robertson, district attorney.
has frequently spoken of Brady as his
good-natured, Woodworking assistant.
They were associated in the same Of
flee day after day and were close
friends. Robertson does not believe
that Brady had any cause for worry or
that he has been worried.
Francis M. Brady studied law in the
law department of Kansas university
and graduated about fifteen years ago.
He has been successful in the law and
financially. About ten years ago he
married a Miss Raymond and they
were the parents of son who is nam
ed Raymond. Mrs. Brady and the son
survive the attorney.