The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
Eleven to One to Acquit
Mrs. Bradley, Then Pro-
testant Finally Agreed.
THANK GODr SAY WOMEN
Former Senator's Slayer Weeps
for Joy--Is Whisked Away in
Automobile After Cheers in
Courtroom and Avalanche
of Congratulations.

WASHINGTON, Doc. 8--The jury in
the cnse of Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley,
charged with the murder of former
United states Senator AKthurK X Brown,
OF Utah, i'm a hotel In this city ON De-
rember last, this morning brought In
"a verdict of not guilty.
The jury reached the court room at
10.0S o'clock. When the court asked
them if they had reached verdict, the
foreman answered, I'VE have
What is your verdict, gentlemen?"
asked the court clerk.
Not guilty." replied the foreman.
demonstration of applause followed
the announcement of the verdict.
For moment. in the tenseness of the
excitement, not word could be heard;
then the suspense was over and muir
muring, ''Thank God!" from group of
women who sat on the front bench
was heard through the court room and
was the signal for the demonstration.
Mrs. Bradley, with tear-dimmed eyes,
was Immediately discharged from GUS
tody and left the Court House in an au-
tomobile. She will leave in few days
to join her sister in Goldfield, Nevada,
The jury retired for deliberation
shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Throughout its deiiberation the jury
practically stood at II to for acquittal
until the final ballot, at 1920 a. M,
when the lone juror who was holding
out for some form of punishment,
Juror Julius Fl. Prigg. gave in and the
verdict of acquittal was agreed upon.
Almost tRree-quarters of an hour be-
.fe .2gt-r5s fifne for the opening of court
aSSsE court room began to fill with spee-
( SsJsrs. The earlier arrivals. and in fact
1us9 majority of the crowd during the
brief session of the court. were women.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock word
reached the court room that the jury
Was ready to make a report. AS the
Sudge entered the crowd stood while
the court crier announced the opening
of the court with the customary God
save the government"
There was. a brief suspense. the door
opened and the Jury filed in. The room
was so quiet that pin could have
been heard to drop. All eyes were
fastened on the jury. all necks were
craned in that direction and everyone
in the crowd anxiously awaited the
announcement Of the jury's conclu-
sions.
Justice Stafford admonished against
any demonstration. Meantime the Jury
waited to deliver its verdict, Foreman
James L. Feeney nervously clutching
in his hand the document that meant
so much to the frail and nerve-wreel6ed
woman in the prisoners chair.
Mrs. Bradley arrived at her cell in the
City Hall--a dark, ill-ventilated room
directly under the Criminal Court-an hour
before the verdict, and remained there
with her eldest son, Arthur, until just be-
fore court convened, when she sat directly
back of Attorney Hoover, of her counsel.
She was dressed in black, and with sup
pressed excitement watched the jury.
There were tears in her eyes. but she bore
up bravely, and there was no indication
of a collapse, as might have been ex-
pected at the crisis of such an ordeal.
Immediately after the jury delivered its
verdict the court thanked the jury for the
manner in which it had performed its
duty, and the jury, In turn, through Its
foreman, expressed 10 the court and
counsel It's thanks for the consideration
and courtesy shown them.
The Jury was then discharged, and Mrs.
Bradley was released from custody. She
was Immediately surrounded by men and
women from among the spectators. who
nressed rpon her their congratulations
She returned to the cell from which she
had come to hear the verdict and there
she received a few visitors. She thanked
them for their congratulations, and ex-
pressed her relief at the conclusion of
her trial Meantime the automobile which
carried her away was waiting at side
door and through lane of curious spec
tators she was escorted to the car, where
toiped by her counsel and several women
friends, smiling and bowling TO them as
ttey called to her. she left the Court
House. The party returned shortly after
ward. but remained outside the building
only a few minutes and th5n left for the
home of some Of Mrs. Bradley's friends. {
Mrs. Bradley herself had little to say.
She expressed gratitude over the outcome
or the trial. which she had confidently
anticipated, and when asked what plans
she had, replied that there was very little
mapped out
Attorney Hoover. OF her counsel. said
that he felt the verdict was in accordance
with the law and the evidence.
After having been out for eight hours
and coming into court declaring they could
not agree. the court sent the jurors back
for further deliberation last night, and
when at midnight they returned, still
deadlocked the court ordered them locked
up for the night.
United Stnces District-Attorney Baker, in
discussing the verdict, said;
Mrs. Bradley was given a fair ana I'M
partial trial Twelve men on the jury
have declared her not guilty and that ends
the case so far ais the government is con-
cerned."