Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-25
DEPENDENT II Unsavory Case Elect.
ed to k,main Silent in the
Matter
NO SENSATIONAL FEATURES.
Testimony All in and the Arguments
Started Pathetic Pleas by Atys.
Rogers and King.

The testimony In the Brown case was
concluded before the jury In Judge
Morse's court tbls morning and some
OF the closing arguments were heard
The defendant did not take the witness
stand In his own behalf, and there was
nothing OF sensational nature during
the morning session Of court today at
all. County Attorney Westervelt, In
the opening argument for the state,
spoke for about 10 minutes and was
followed by Attorney Rogers for the
defense, who argued about 30 minutes,
Judge King was making the closing
argument for the defense when the
court took its noon recess. He will be
followed this afternoon by County At
torney Westervet, who win make the
final argument for the state,
Most OF the session Of court yester-
day afternoon was taken up IN the read
Ing of love letters from defendant to
Mrs. Bradley, they being brought into
court by her. After they were turned
over to the county attorney, Mrs. Brad
ley was excused from the witness stand
and shortly afterwards left the court
room. She was not present In court
this morning. After the letters were
read, the state rested its case.
After a brief statement of the case
by Attorney Rogers. testimony for the
defense was then introduced. Alfred
Talimantes, an engineer. was the first
witness called. He, with others, had
made test to see II person could
recognize any one in the room In ques-
ton when standing where Dowse and
Reed had stood the night they watched
Mrs Bradley and the defendant. He,
Detective George Chase, A, l.. Rich, II.
r. Burton, Jr., and Fred w, Price all
testified that they could not recognize
any one in the room under the clrcum-
stances as stated by the witnesses for
the state.
SPEAKER HULL TEsTIFIES,
At this mornings session of court
Thomas Hull, speaker of the last house
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT Detective George
Raleigh both corroborated the testI-
mony Of the other witnesses Of the de-
Tense in that respect. The last wilt
ness for the defense was Miss Swenson,
domestic employed at the lndepend-
tnce rooming house. She said that the
lace curtains In the room occupied by
the defendant were heavy and were
overlappod The defense rested its
case at l0,B o'clock, and the argu-
ments were then commenced
OPENING ARGUMENT.
County Attorney Westervelt, in his
opening argument for the state, when
lasted about 10 minutes, stated that II
was not necessary to Introduce direct
evidence in order to convict In case
of this kind, but that the relations OF
the parties and the opportunities should
be taken into consideration He said
that the evidence showed beyond
question OF doubt that Mrs. Brad
ley eft her home at IL o'clock ON the
night In question and went 90 the lnde-
pendence r0Oming house and was seen
In DEFENDANTS room with him. The
next morning she was seen to leave the
house. Two Of the states witnesses, he
said, followed her from her home TO
the roomlngf usc. saw her enter end
then saw TN light turned on In de
PENDANTS room and saw the two there
together. Their testimony shows that
the window was up a short distance,
the blind was up and the lace curtains
were parted thus leaving an unob-
structed view OF the interior OF the
room. These witnesses saw Mrs Brad
ley leave the house the next morning
and they followed her to her home. In
conclusion the county attorney said he
would leave II to the jurors as men OF
the world whether or not any offense
was committed,
ROGERS REPLIES.
Mr., Rogers made the opening asgu-
mont for the defense. lie said that in