The Washington times., 1922-09-24
BY JOSEPH :MULvANEY.

knew nothing OF the threats against
his wife and insisted that she had
always been faithful to him. He
was utterly unable to explain The
attack or the motive behind 1t,
and this added, to the mystery.
The husband said:
my wife has been going to
Baltimore for treatment at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, and she recently
appeared with a bandage arouni
her eyes. She told me that the
doctors had given her medicine
which made her blind.
"As for her shoulder. she told
me that 1t had been burned by
grease In the kitchen and tha;
physicians were treating it,"
The constable enlisted Mace
Brooks in the investigation, ami
while the husband declined to
accept Cavey's version as true,
he made. 1t clear that the whole
mystery would have to be solved
since official action had started.
The letters received by Mrs.
Brooks did not stop coming after
the chemical was thrown on her.
1t was discovered, and one OF the
later messages read:
We've got you now and you
can't read this damned letter, but
this is not ALL"
Then followed sentences filled
with profanity and making savage
threats. All the letters were ap-
parently in the same writing.
Many words were misspelled, but
these carried a suggestion that the
misspelling was deliberate. The
outstanding feature of the letters
was the venomous denunciation Of
Mrs. Brooks and the unprintable
vileness Of the threats.
Bradley Cavey explained his own
interest in the matter by stating
that he was a friend Of Mrs.
Brooks and had known her for
several years. The constable, re-
verting to his theory OF feminine
responsibility, forecast the arrest
Of woman within twenty-four
hours.
FEARS FOR HER LIFE"
Cavey said:
Mrs. Brooks is In constant fear
Of her life. She believes that any
minute" some one may come into
her house and kill her. One of the
letters reads:
1--WE tried to get you last night,
but all the windows and the doors
were locked, but weTl get you
yet"
Another letter obtained by the
police, addressed to another won't
an. read:
Dear Carrie:
I'VE think we got her last night
and we. believe we blinded her.
She won't see a damned thing any
more"
The identity Of Carrie, to whom
the letter was addressed, was not
revealed by the official, nor would
he say whether or not any Of the
letters were signed. He expressed
the opinion that the victim would
make every effort to shut off the
investigation for personal reasons,
and in this view the attitude of the
woman corroborated him, for she
refused to give details Of the as
sault and frequently denied state
ments which Cavey attributed to
her.
MYSTERY INCREASES.
The five letters formed the
basis of the charge Of attempted
murder against Walters. and the
text Of them Indicated plainly that
jealousy was at the bottom of the
plot, for they charged Mrs. Brooks
with specific actions.
How they were delivered at the
Brooks home was not established,
for the woman relapsed into hys-
terical silence under interroga-
ton. One letter was known to
have been registered and mailed
by special delivery.
According to Bradley Cavey.
who appeared most informed about
the entire plot, the letters were
thrown into the house and yard,
but he did not then offer any ex-
PLANTATION Of the manner In which
the acid or allxali was thrown or
poured on Mrs. Brooks head and
shoulders.
Archibald Walters was arrested
in Baltimore on the warrant, and
while he was In Jail the sheriff
checked up Bradley Cavey's fam.
lily. He found that Mrs. Brooks
defender was married. and heard
that Mrs. Cavey objected strongly