The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03
.ttemp. toProve Bradley Tenn
porally Unbalanced.
. nit ETwEEh ATTORNEYS.
~. of Trial Devoted to Dis
sa of the Possibilities Of
Alteration ON the sfny~rss
.syfd He Know Right From
wrex.-BradIey and His banEh-
,ey..Peari and Lillian. on stand

suteaI court room was packed with
- az spectators when the third day
: =. Bradley trial opened a. II o'clock
g morning. Within the har sat or
..ma,~o score OF 50 Of the ciiy's proEni-
-. fsorueya. together with several from
q, otosn. and little spTlnkling Of Law
-.,.Asss Bradley sai By his counsel. With
= ere three OF his children. lie looked
...uend perfectly seif-possssssed. though
-.,,sssle. 4 man accustomed 10 great
A..rof work In the open, tGe close con-
s-aen, and lack Of exercise OF his past
,~moashs Of PRISON iIfs have told heavily
40 him.
h. morning court was set for 10 o'clock.
!, axing to the absence Of q material
1sesx for the defense. who vas engaged
j , eivli ease 10 judge Benson's court. the
susng was delayed for az boar
fpyarl Bradley. the 5-year-oid sister OF
ta.-Ie Bradley. who testified on Wednes-
i.v vas fhe first witness called by lha de-
fsasa Frequently the child broke down
s,,taxtv buried her face IN her handker-
Ies,sf while her haIf-stified sobs could be
hserd Ear hack in the court room She
testified 10 all che shameful circumstances
a her alleged ruin by Scheidsrup. Mr..
psraa produced A bottle Of medicine and
hay az pills. and Pear. Identified both as
rsnlnants Of medicine scheidernp had
river her and most Of which she had
,sten They were placed ID evidence and
marked exhibit No. . Prosecution OBJ
,antsss on the same grounds as when the
4. F-.sx a
aay. objection was ovtrFulsd When MT.
Renald asked Pearl to describe her
fathers condition OF the Sunday morning
immediately after Der confession. she re-
fa.ed ehoklngly: II can't tell. tic looked
a. awfal--lt vas such an awful scene"
AsEsi If he had spoken any uukiud word
10 her ar showed anger against her in any
way. she replied between sobs; mo"
On cross-exami.:ation witness said her
fatAer had made no threats against Schei-
asgap after her confession Asked II she
could remember any words he had spoken
At that time. sac replied she could not
Court shcm adjourned a ii:5A. the defense
PROMISING to be ready 10 go on Al f:3n.
aud, II possible get into the argument be-
fore the days close
Points on Insanity.
Upon the opening Of court at 1.so the de-
Tense called nr. z. g. VI. Miller to the
stand as an expert witness with the pur-
pose Of showing upon scientific medical
authority that at the time bradley commit
isd The murder he WAS not in "A state If
mai competent 60 discriminate between
Tie probable RICH. and wrons of the deed.
sud that this condition had been produced
~ gr-F-z of
knowledge yaich lei 10 the commission Of
the crime, THIS question was asked the
witness by Mr.. Ronald:
rs there ever a condition of the mind
Of 4 sane ns'1. which may be produced by
an Irresistible inpu Sc which will enable
him 10 perform an act or acts, the action
az which he Is fdlly eoguIzan; OF. but the
sa;ure OF which as regards right and
wrong he does not realize
Mr.. HaFIi for the prosecution. immedl-
sssiy Objected on the grounds % technical
tneampeitnty. as thu laws ~ the state
q Washington regulate what In Iaw
msy ca sttute insanity, Then follow
81 ! iorg and exceedingly Interesting dis
ensston between the opposing sides on the
vslidiis u the evidence sought 10 he ir-
uoiac'd. Ponder0ns and solemn looking
iaw hicks were opened and authorities
don - the attemp; 10 make Them contra
dsei each other. Mr.. Ronald asked the
eear. and The counsel for the prosecution,
n voice that rang IN every corner Of
sBe room. whether aH American tnrv had
ese convicted "a man ~ murder In The first
8fifnv Tor killing q seducer 81 his family.
i.kilng his index finger ou high. he Do
cjred thar there have hes.n 10 80 men fried
TT murder N the United States on iust
pose grounds aud never had one been
teaF'efea II" chained that certainly there
W.T. 5ach things as ''irreSistibir-or NOR
sF-thi'iences. and thar they caused 4
i@nf9'aFy emotional insanity. and that. OF
esafss yea may introduce chain Of owl
ef'ss to show an agKravatiop sufficient 10
mASe man The subject or these I'M
ptses- Then Mr. Hart arose In his hand
~ tied yellow tome. from the rcads.g
y wien De- explained the difference be-
sMsea me laws ~ other states. cited hv
AZ fohaid. and the avs cf Washington
Ss9Sung tae validity 90 insanity MEAS
tRe sadFt iearrd tat X lr his chair and
i<I slFe Hart 90 consga himself 20 facts
ar went 90 l. say thst some nuthori-
- kieNFd tn tmpt31rti Insanity and
MOI lie rNp'a 7ri that th, law
feFssnat3 ofiy two fcrass az insanity
TARA Hha total. sni ne argued That the
eisaaszi condition ~ the t,.irA Wien 49,,
>ss'>'is par''2 Insanity must # praaf
8 Us AtNtenoe IS - he Introduce "a W.
gshse oo'atH fa tar individual IN
ette ttr tao#Eht 3. 4 matter az eraxa
80 "-'Ft'i'' fn insane sNft>ist llltt. !,7t-
pl.ss" as sai'if'. ar ts ,l.strt,> crlatles, r..
spoas1liy lodge }leahs t.piled. Tn.
Saa'f" si4 tt very rau-s t!.,as.,,a = tb..
e"'i9'''A would >oHHre themselves -
- l'''','>'~Hr. NJ. jisTl r. arguing