Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
FINAL ARGUMENTS TO JURY
United States Attorney Concluding
This Afternoon.
INTEREST IN THE HEARING
Defendant Wore Look Of Anxiety.
Had Previously Expressed
>. Dread of the Speeches.


Arthur NJ. Brown of Utah, will be in thu
hands Of the jury. The last of the sum.
ming.up arguments was begun this morn
ing by Attorney George P. Hoover fol
The defense Immediately after court con.
vened at 10 o'clock. He was followed by
Judge Powers, also for the defense
United States Attorney Baker is eonclud-
Ing for the government this afternoon
and it IS regarded as almost certainty
that the jury will have the case before
o'clock.
The defendant as she entered court
wore a look Of anxiety, and. II anything
seemed paler than usual. She previously
expressed her dread of the arguments
and did not fail to manifest her sense OF
relief at the conclusion of those already
delivered.
Interest in the trial was greater to-
day than at any time since its begin
ming. and hundreds OF persons were
turned away from the doors OF the
courtroom, every seat being taken long
before the appointed hour for the begin
ming Of the session.
How Did Tragedy occure
Mr.. Hoover, in opening his argument.
referring to the prisoners credibility,
asked what would have been easier
than for her to have said that Brown
attacked her and that she shot in self.
defense He said the question to be
first considered by the jury was. How
did this thing occur? Was the defend
ant sane at the time. and did she pos
sess the faculty Of distinguishing be-
t%ssn 5sh sea aad Of mind shs
unable to distinguish between right
and wrong and lacked the Will power
in case she could so distinguish then
she was not amenable to the law ana
was not responsible for what occurred.
He said the evidence showed that the
revolver was not pointed at Brown at the
time it was fred. as the bullets would
have taken q different course and would
have punctured his intestdnes. Referring
to alleged threats to kill Brown II he did
not acknowledge the paternity OF the sec
ond child, Mr.. Hoover said no SUCH
threats were made, for Brown had al.
ready made written acknowledgment OF
the child's paternity. and the defendant
had such acknowledgment In her pos
session.
Mt. Hoover referred to the fact that
the revolver was found on the bureau,
while Mrs. Bradley. when asked for the
revolver. Immediately after the shooting.
pointed to her handbag. This Mr.. Hoover
said. showed she did not know what was
occurring at the time.
Attorney Hoover argued that 1t was
Brown who importuned for the relation
between Brown and Mrs. Bradley. ana
that her story Of the tragedy was cor
roborated by the evidence and that there
was ample evidence that she was insane
at the time Of the shooting.
Appeal for Acquittal.
Attorney Hoover finished his argument
at II o'clock. and Judge Powers, leading
counsel for the defense, Immediately be-
gan his presentation of the case.
An intermission Of i've minutes was
taken after Attorney Hoovefs address. so
that no interruption might be necessary
to Judge Powers argument, and the lat
made . powerful appeal for the acquittal
of Mrs Bradley, and frequently injected
so much feeling into his remarks that
not only the defendant and members Of
the audience. but Jurors. too. were visibly
affected
The opposing counsel FLASHED sharply
during Judge Powers address, when he
declared the defense had compelled the
Letter # tn: Seb ssaes OF mas
was holding back for effect"
I'VE produced the letter Willingly"
United States Attorney Baker said, and
any statement to the contrary is abso-
solutely false"
After the noon recess and the conclusion
of his address. Judge Powers took leave
of Mrs. Bradley. He will start tonight OF
tomorrow on the return journey to his
home in Salt Lake City.
Hoover Addresses Jury.
The trial entered into its final phase
this morning.
Attorney George P. Hoover began the
final plea for the defendant at the OPEN
ing Of court at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Hoover devoted almost all of his
attention to the real Issue In the case
namely. the question Of the sanity or in
sanity o. Mrs. Bradley December last,
the day when she shot Brown. The attor-
ney took issue with many of the state
ments of Assistant United States Attor-
ney Turner. who made the first of the
closing arguments for the government
Saturday. Mr.. Hoover raised the ques
ton: Who held the revolver when Sena-
tor Brown was shot?" and he laid par
ticular emphasis upon the fact that there
whether Brown or Mrs. Bradley held the
weapon: whether he was shot during a
struggle for possession of the revolver. or
whether the trigger was pulled by the
woman in self defense.
Going back 10 the very beginning OF
the relations between Mrs. Bredlay and
the former senator, Attorney Hoover in
dicated the contention Of the govern
ment that Mrs. Bradley had made every
effort In her power to break up the Brown
home.
The evidence shows that Senator
Brown pursued Mrs. Bradley and i'm.
portuned her times without number u
Mr.. Hoover said. she told him that
what he wanted could only mean SUI.
fering and sorrow but he replied: Never
never: I will protect you AS long as
live Finally he said he wanted her tc
have a son. and after some time she
did. Who then. was the pursuer an6
who the pursued?
The government would have you be-
lieve that Mrs. Bradley made many
threats. and that this was irrefuta BILE evil
dence of generalization" Mr.. Hoover con,
tinued, land he referred TO the Testimony
of several Salt Lake City witnesses. Mr.
Kelly told us that Mrs. Bradley sait
she would kill Brown IL he did not &C
knowledge the paternity Of her children
In answer to this the speaker quoted
from another section Of the evidence Il
show that Mrs. Bradley at that very TIM
was in possession Of a written acknowl
edgment from Brown.
According to Sofcn Christensen, an
other government witness. Brown alsS
acknowledged that he was the father o.
her children Mr.. Hoover added.
Alleged Absurdities.
The attorney ridiculed the testimon,
Of the Waterman. (Rowan). and pointes
out what he termed its absurdities.