The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
MRS. BRADLEY WAS
INSANE AT Time
Or. Baton Of Georgetown
Thus Answers 13,o
Word Question.
INSANITY DUE TO
TRYING ORDEALS
University Expert Makes Strong
Witness for Defense, and Is
Unshaken by Cross-Exami-
nation--Three Inquiries,
Embraced in Hypo-
thctical Question.

WASHINGTON. d. c., November 25.-
That Mrs. Anna Bradley was insane
at the time she shot former Senator
Arthur Brown. of Utah, In this city
on December stll last, was the opinion
OF DIR. Wilfred NJ. Barton. OF the medi-
cal department OF Georgetown uni
Iversity and specialist In nervous dis
cases. expressed at the trial OF Mrs
Bradley to-day. DR.. Barton's testi-
mony followed the reading to him OF
Hypothetical question OF 13 900 words,
covering tho history Of Mrs. Bradley's
relations with Senator Brown from the
day she met him to the day of the
| tragedy.
Dr. Barton diagnosed Mrs. Bradley's
ailment as being puerperal insanity.
caused by what he described as the
continued assaults upon her nervous
System due to the operations which
she had had performed upon her. In
explaining why he looked upon her as
an abnormal woman, he said she was
interested In things that do not usually
attract women. and lie instanced the
| fact that she was secretary of po-
| litical club 'as an evidence Of her abb
nornality.
DR.. Barton was on the stand prac-
ticaily the entire day, and was sub
/ jected to severe cross-examination
by the district attorney. assisted by the
4 government insanity experts. Or. Smith
/ Ely Jelliffe, of New York. and Dir.
Edward S. Brush, of Baltimore. DR..
Barton provM to be a good witness
for the defense. ETis testimony show
/ Ing his conclusions as to, Mrs. Brad
| ley's insanity was unshaken.
Prisoners Severe Ordeal.
The defendant came into court to-
day looking pale and haEgard, evi-
IDENTIFY in anticipation that. after all.
4 the question of her sanity or insanity
at the time Of the commission of the
act was the paramount issue In the
lease. While at LINES slle.r cXhibi.el
4 the keenest interest in all that was
4 said, she generally seemed In a condi.
II ltion OF mental detection. AS has been
I the case throughout the trial. she dis
i played much emotion upon hearing
references to the love that existed be-
I tween her and Senator Brown, as made
known through their letters. While
! she to-day shed no tears. she frequent
lily bowed her head and closed her eyes
for long periods, apparently obliyious
4 to all that was going on around her.
4 When the session for the day was over
/ her face had a. distinct expression of
sadness.
Dr. Britton D. Evans. medical direc-
tor OF the New Jersey State Hospital
i for the Insane. will go on the stand
4 to. morrow. aud later DR.. Charles D.
4 Hill, OF Baltimore medical officer OF
the Mount Hope Retreat and lSt. Jo-
.I.seph's Sanatoriun. of that city, will be
called. They Will both testify for the
i defense.
4 For the prosecution DR.. Smith Ely
4 Jelliffe. Of New York, and DR.. Edward
4 S. Brush, of Baltimore. will give tes-
I timony later. DR.. Evans and DR.. Jel-
life were both witnesses for the de-
L tense in the Thaw case, but they are
I on opposite sides of the Bradley case
That Hypothetical Question.
J. There were three questions embraced
in the hypothetical question. which
/ were only propounded after Judge
!. Powers had presented a complete anal
ysls of the case. bringing out espe-
tcially the points indicative of mental
!. unsoundness on the part OF the de-
;. fendants The questions were as fol-
j, lows:
Il. Assuming all these facts to bs
j true. what do you say as to whether or
I.not at the time the fatal shot was
B fired the patient understood the nature
of her act was able to choose and dis
: tinguish right from wrong. and was
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