THE "UNWRITTEN LAW."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 15

THE "UNWRITTEN LAW."

_ Tho. trial, of Mrs. 'Annie 31... Bradloy for the murder of Senator Arthur M. Brown in a ; Washington hotel in December-.1906 • lias arousod extraordinary interest. , . the most ..striking , example, of . the effect of the "unwritten -law?'", sirico Sir. Harry Thaw, killed the late Mr. Stanford ' White in ai New York amusoment resort. The :murdcred--man uas - United States' Senator from - Utah, and, a well-known politician.- Re '.was'aVßtrikingly handsome man, ana'was jn .various lovo affairs. .Whon ho first -met 'Mrs. Annio Bradley ■ latter was an authoress - and journalist ,of; rising roputation.■ She : was induced, however; to abandon her career and her ™ »> order to livo with the : Senator. They woro apparently happy f6r a time, but ;Sonator Browne oventually grew tired of -her, and about eighteen months ago lie wished to marry Miss Maud Adams, the' actross.. Mrs. Bradloy, was heartbrokon when her, lovor cast her aside, and her grief turned to Vangcr when he TCipudiated tho paternity of hor two sons. Sho .followod him to his hotel in 'Washington, and after a brief intorview shot him dead. Mrs. Bradley was arraigned before Judge Stafford in the criminal court at Washington, sho wa3 both calm and confident. She. has dcelared repeatedly since her arrest that: 6ho was perfectly ju-jtified in killing Senator Brown,: and , has. expressed her conMonce of acquittal;'.;