Session 5: Senator Arthur Brown

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

 

This session recounts the scandal of one of Utah’s first Senators after becoming a state. This is a classic case of a love affair turned deadly resulting in the shooting and death of Senator Arthur Brown at the hands of his longtime mistress, Anne Madison Bradley.

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Sources: 

Antioch University: Our Roots

The "Gentile Polygamist": Arthur Brown, Ex-Senator from Utah 

By: Linda Thatcher, Utah Historical Quarterly

Utah Statehood

By: Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret News

Isabel Cameron, The Church Historian's Press

Political Suicide, Arthur Brown (1843-1906)

By: Erin McHugh

The Midland Monthly, Volume V

The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah (September 28, 1902)

The Salt Lake Herald (September 30, 1902)

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction), Volume 10 (November 22, 1902)

Salt Lake Telegram (February 16, 1903)

Salt Lake Telegram (September 30, 1903)

Desert News (December 10, 1906)

The Salt Lake Herald (January 12, 1908)

 

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