During the latter half of 1899, after numerous refusals, Anne Bradley acquiesced and accepted the advances of Arthur Brown. Both prominent figures in Utah’s political circle, their affair couldn’t possibly stay hidden for long. Compounding matters was the fact that both of them were married to other people, though Anne had been separated from her husband for some time. Conversely, Arthur had been married twice — he left his first wife and child upon meeting Isabel Cameron. So determined was Isabel to not to end up like Arthur’s first wife, she hired a private detective, had the pair arrested for adultery, and attempted to strangle Anne. At the time, Anne was pregnant with their second child, and Arthur gave her a revolver for protection following this incident. Arthur Brown went back and forth with the two women — telling his wife the affair would end, and promising Anne he would divorce his wife within the year. At one point he attempted to bribe Anne with a house and an allowance if she would remain single and continue their affair. In love with Arthur, and wanting her children acknowledged by their father, Anne refused. It’s worth noting that Judge Henry Henderson, who once had a law partnership with Brown, confessed that he dissolved the practice because he couldn’t tolerate Arthur’s treatment of women. Throughout their relationship, Anne suffered three abortions (at least one performed by Arthur “Not a Surgeon” Brown himself,) multiple miscarriages, and a badly lacerated cervix, presumably the result of a shoddy abortion. By the time all the details of their affair came out, most of Utah was in favor of Anne, despite the fact that she initially confessed to shooting Arthur in his hotel room after he said he’d never marry her or acknowledge their children.