Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-08
LOWER BOND FOR
MRS. BRADSTREET
IS SOUGHT TUESDAY

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Judge Ben H. HILL counsel for Mrs
| Catherine Bradstreet. Tuesday after
noon went to Conyers, where Judge
John b. Hutchinson and Solicitor Gen
eral George Napier, of the Stone
Mountain circuit. are holding court
and filed an appeal to them for re-
| duction in Mrs. Bradstreets present
| bond of $40, 900.
Mrs. Bradstreet now is in the Full
ton county Jail. Less than twenty
four hours after William B. Green
former vice president of the Fair
cred by, his bondsmer: AND imprisoned
in Fairburn on writ Of lunacy TAX
en- out by his brother, DR.. A. j,
surrendered her.
Mrs. Bradstreet's arrest on Monday
night was attended by a dramatic at
tempt to commit suicide, during
which she twice attempted to slash
her throat with a huge butcher knife
taken from the counter of the store
North Boulevard, where she was ar
rested. Later she attributed this
attempt to hysteria, and Monday
night she slept quietly in Jail.
uuSG I'LL ulQ nOL STATE WAdl
bond he would seek. He declared
that Mrs. Bradstreet is on the verg4
of collapse and in an extremely
nervous condition due to the ap-
preaching visit of the stork. This
entire matter of the reduction Of
and the solicitor.
Mrs. Bradstreet's arrest Monday
night followed the request of w. j.
Campbell, her bondsman, that he be
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which had been signed by him joint
ly with the late Mr.. D. M. Malone, of
Fa1rburn, whose death occurred last
week.
Became Hysterica1
When Deputy Sheriffs j. D. Baze-
more and r. G. Mccall, of Fulton
county. announced their mission to
Mrs Bradstreet at her fathers store,
she became hysterical.
II won't go!" she cried, II won't
Then she seized butcher knife
from the counter in the store and
slashed at her throat! She was
caught by her father. A. P. Queen,
and her husband, Clarence Bradstreet,
before she could carry out her pur-
pose. She then made a second at
tempt to use the knife, but was fl
nally pacified by the officers and
taken to jail.
Mrs. Bradstreet asked repeatedly
why she had been re-arrested. She
seemed extremely nervous; and stated
that already she had stood more suf-
fering than she could bear.
AS she entered the Jail shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock Monday night in COM
pany with her father and husband
she buried her face on her husbands
shoulder and wept bitterly. She was
assisted by her husband and her ia
Their into the rnPanfinn where
the three were allowed to remain in
close conference by Deputy Sheriff
BaZemore.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bradstreet re-
quested that they be not interviewed
by reporters, but later Mrs. Brad
She said: Il have done nothing to
run away for and I don't see why
they want to place me in prison
again. I am made to suffer for what
derstand why my bondsmen should
desire to surrender me now. If
had wanted to run away I could
have gone to Mexico long ago, but
why should | try to get away? It
may be possible that two bondsmen
died they have arrested me until an
other can be secured. but I don't see
why they could not have paroled me
in. the custody of somebody and not
bring me to this jail again. I am
afraid l can not Withstand the strain.
Nervous at Show
II noticed by the papers this aft
ernoon that they had arrested Mr.
Green on a charge of lunacy. May
be they want me on the same charge.
Well. If they keep on I firmly be-
!ieve they will have little difficulty
a premonition" all afternoon that
something was going to happen. My
husband and went to the theater
in the afternoon and all during the
sit still. | was extremely nervous
and hysterical, first wanting to cry
and then to laugh. AS I drove my
car up to my fathers store after we
had left the theater I noticed a man
standing in the doorway next door
something was amiss and said look
out
1T am not afraid to go to trial
when my time comes and 1 never
have been. I had no way of know
ing that what Mr.. Green gave me
that fact was made known I return
ed it all, so why should they perse-
cute me further? I have made no
attempt to get away. have remain
ed in Atlanta and was ready when
ever they wanted me-"
Several times during the interview
Bradstreet had to speak encouraging
ly to his wife to quiet her. She APP
peared to be tired and exhausted
When asked if she tried to kill her
self she said she did not know what
she did as she was so nervous and
hysterical. AS she saw the officers
she said she realized that they in.
tended to place her in Jail again
and the horror of it unnerved her.
Not Running Away
Bradstreet declared that his wifi,
had given no reason for any one
to believe that she was going tt
run away. In fact, he said, she was
so confident that she would be &C
| quilted if she was ever brought tt
trial that she appeared cheerful al
all times. When Mrs. Bradstreet
ran behind the counter in he1
fathers store, he said, he thought
| it was her intention to run out tn,
back door to escape the deputy sher
| ifs. He said he would make every
effort to release his wife again BY
| furnishing a new bond.
Sheriff Jenkins, Of Campbell
| county, stated Tuesday that Greer
| had not yet been informed of Mrs
Bradstreet's arrest, and that his con
dition was slightly improved Tues
| day morning, although he was still
| very nervous and excited.
| Green, the sheriff stated, pacet
his cell nervously Monday and re
fused to eat most Of the food brough
to him. His night appeared sleep
less and he was evidently suffering
| severely from the strain he hat
undergone.
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