Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
ROMANCE OF MARY HARRIS.
How Judge BRADLEY Defended aud Mar
ried the Emotional Nurder"ss.

ried the Emotional Nurder"ss.
The recent death Of the venerable Judge
Joseph ii. Bradley of this city, recalls the
celebrated case which was tie central -act
Of his career and which obtained "A national
renown. Judge Bradley was well
stricken in years. says a usA!nstou
writer. lie was the oldest member OF The
bar in the district o Columbia ana a cen.
leman Of excellent repiite and blgA stand
iEg IN the community. Hls aOllly rs an
o. advocate, which always ranked well, was
put TO a hard test and did not prove lack
ing, IN the case TO winch alidolOu has been
made and with The details OF which lhe
country Was ringing tWeniy,tllrcr years
G-o. Along durlDg the war there Was a
yuung unifI,Irtu man named burroughs
~ Inc cmptOy oi the GoNcrnMcni here.
lie Wgs u ClcrN in Tie 1rcastlry Depart
aren't, and Mas engaged 90 10 muNlfod 10 a
kentucky girl named Mary Harris. bur
ousAs nunself was "A kenucNian also. !
jUIuye, Out | am not sure ~ 20 tAls point.
hey had been engaged for a long ume
uuu II had been understood between them
mat as soon rs possible after he bad camel
ais expectsd cicrAship at " %aahinglou, and
had got settled Ghd a. little %aAcad' imam.
claliy. he would notify her. and the mar.
rage would tucu take place. Burrows gut
hs position. ANA kept II u long while. but
tuc stipulated notl"cltiun We not forth
VH.ns. Montls elapsed, perhaps
cars, out he spemed not 10 be able TO set
-clt.cd' enough 10 marty-rt any rate me
htntucky girl heard 40 news OF tue desired
-cnOr. although tuey correspondent con-
sanity, as betrothed lovers. and hfs lettrs
a. VEL as Lurs. were All THAI "a lover could
e4sA them 10 Ue.
oui. though Burrows apparently had so
u,A trOuUie an getting tutngs ready Tor
Aalrldgc WITH Mary AurIls. he hau
: and Il CasicI 10 nauayc ia tho Case ol
o-ner TAR oaMsei wnoA lie had n!et IA
CITY. and IA tue lIgut Of whose smiles
Aau allowed tAe VISION of his faithful!
IuucAy girl 10 fade ami vanish away.
DotlcT NO. ds, Ae CAau.gI his mind u
we'd ucisle to Mary, aAd tAat, TOO, with
d Informing tier OF Inc fact, either
eCIly or luuHecuy ana lis marriage TO
a 0tuer lady was al ltsat appUluteu Tor a
IAN day "a LSOl.
Iii IN an evil hour for him Mary IIar-
in some way received IL crA4atlon Of
c perndy OF BUTTONS and ot the Tate OF
.Aa proposed nupl.ats The tithc then
cling near at HAND. she ait not collapse
TOR spend any tame In iamenGitlol Or con,
tG4G4t1Co Win Lei htBA4Nh tAA AA4AhNtsa a.
y % as she heard the news She Started dl-
rcvuy for Washington, just rs size was.
nc Gid not Change ner dress. no4 did she
sep 10 pack up" Without anv b; Tguse
ID change Of apparel sue went at once
from her home TO the railway station, on45
stoppiAg on the road 10 bay 4 p oil anu
TOOK the first train eastward. Upon tel
arrival in this rlty she went to no hotel or
restaurant, bat. WItuQut any daiiylug aud
10 tic sau4c time without ANY p~eLceptlDIc
vehement IN her manner, proceeded
might 20 The Treasury building, walked
~ On Of the eDtrauCes, found Apr WAY
&c ugAt corridor, sat MorU IAto blr
room tuat some one wished 10 se,
daslue tnc' door, and Wien 1t
iii 49, III poison, atler eXchangIi N a
aed CAGES. ui ! uluI aIda scsun.us tfplu
a. tii. taU news Was nus, sac quietly
.-tN ut- ps VI ami su0t AlA dead, amos
s.t tue N.ry eve Oh AS wedding day.
.+- SAe-lA-I tUrncA on her uee ana wa.bed
.u.in'u Duslue5s-.ike way, but made no
.urt 10 tsia ~ ana WAS OF course som
: Arrcsied. tnc'Jagedy and the unusual
circumstances aLGnAng IL made n prO.
s,uq impression on the puzzle tar ana
81, AZ. Inc trIaf Was highly sensational
y Nnd attracted spectators from II parts III
the country Aary Harris counse. was
Judge BraAly. II although the evidence
was strongly against heraud The ointment
OF tire Public. wlAch might have been on
her side Ii sue had not been 50 cool ABOUT
II nil, WIS a43J rather against Acr. he Judge
DTOug4t her through trldmphantly on tie
theory that, thoa9if ptflvCiy sane before
ind aiier TIE ocGur1encu, sac was t thai
4. t,H1e suffering from a tlmpOrary attack OF
emotional IIi,inily - tllS was tie MS
.stance Of preti.siy this hue OF defense
ga tic paras 1bcGame a bywOrd .eyerf-
acre. Notwithstanding IN popular in
,reQuity as 10 the cAiStlnce OF suck o
uling ~ momcutary ''CmOtional i~usanitv, -
iiiti net~ ithstandmg IT. apparent ,ycak-
: .A,s az "A pica. II MAS siCGt ASIuI 10 this
else and was subsequently, applied with
frequency ana success IN sllnildr cases, the
case OF Laura ID Fair. wHo killed *
senator Crittendon in Callofnia, being
terhaps tie most conspicuous one.
But Mary Harri, .dpl not get or scot
free immediately. She Was a.tjadg5d ia
'nccent ri murder, but suit1nsaue. and &C
lDriHugly she vas sehtonced 10. cOnlne.
iavnL Ia, ~. LlizapJth's Asylum In tass
3D.. city, The scene al her acquittal was a
most extraordinary one. There Vas d
Great hubbub, IN the midst OF which
2 luOBe BIautty hIootu- bta Ian ClIeut -dnu
eXclaimed that she was u noble woman,
and that il there were more Ike her there
p NoIld be fcwtr scdmps in the world
B. which proposition Houid seem 10 es I'M
aelIlahly tue. t.,. 444u r.. t
Miss Harris was subjected TO nom ma
confinement In tbe aSyttin for many
Years. altiiouglpm rtali,y she vas untiei
pb constTsnL sue 0ogrd come and q
p When she liked, auG it sheAad chosen ,C
sue could have escapcd at ny time. In
. act, she often passed Whole nNbiiths away
from the asylum. al the Virginia SPRING.
4 fpr, other Summer IesOTtS. A.Algsl epvty
, pody ieIt sure thai sue was not ia It
iedst fnsanc. 81 't'*
aI TIE sequel may not be known 10 many
abuk It is u4eoi The nIorts striking parts 81
tlc story. After s6me Yeats JudgG Bad.
fcy got Mary llatris fus;i n disthafget
fTrfn tile asylum as r~tStnnuEto saBty nnI
ID tacn lie :Hmupd hyH .Agd to-day t,,
u heroine, Of lle Tragedy 81, l94. is bending
leartully .Oier the .diith bed Of the fulfil
fol man who sivci htf mrs tisn and lun
Q ken depo1ed Dit cseI siLce.
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