Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-22
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THE BRADLEY TRIAL.

When Mrs. BrEdley feiI tne cOuitIooul
in Washington yesterday afternoon she
seemed radiant and her counsel was de-
lighted, for the day had unquestionably
been most satisfactory to the defense.
She had been on the stand all morning
under a cross-examinatioD, but never
once had she said anything that ma
terially injured her cause or that had
contrsdicted her previous story OF her
unhappy life. To the afternoon num-
Der of witnesses, all of them friends and
constant associates Of Senator Brown,
had testified, telling OF the horror OF the
situation that had developed out of her
mad infatuation for Senator Arthur
Bfogn.
81 acknowledge Arthur Brown and
Martin Montgomery as my children by
Annie NJ. Bradley" is inscribed on a
sheet OF writing psper presented in
court by Col. Maurice w. Ksighn, who
was attorney for Senator Brown and
Mrs. Bradley. 1t was dated February
10. 1905. Colonel Kaighn had been
Browns intimate friend for thirty year,.
He was a witness in the case Yesterday,
as wss also Attorney Barnes, of Salt
Lake City. Both testified that Mrs.
Bradley had been driven almost insane
BIZ Browns refusal to carry ont his
promise to marry her.
After two and a half days on the
witness stand, Mrs. Bradley completed
her testimony.
More than 100 letters written by
Brown to her and many written by Mrs.
Bradley to Brown we're offered as evil
dence 10 the case. Ia many OF these
Blown calls Mrs. Bradley his wife ard
many times asserts his intention Of
marrying her.
Colonel Ksighn described Mrs. Brad
ley's condition during the two years
preceding the tragedy SIS progressive
nervousness" which term he explained
in the course of his testimony, in refer
ence to the 100 or more conversations
he said he had had with Mrs. Bradley
since be met her the frat time. The
term was regarded as strikiDgly deScrip-
tive aud is likely to become a legal
phrase in future CASES Of the same
character; phrase taking rank with
the "brainstorm" of the Thaw trial.
Washington, ID. O., Nov. Gar
thur Barnes, Assistant Attorney General
of Utah, resumed his testimony concern
ing Mrs. Bradley's relations with Brown,
when court opsned today. He recouuted
an interview in which he told Brown that
it wss his duty to marry Mrs. Bradley.
From the impression he acquired then,
he told Mrs. Bradley that he did not
believe Brown ever intended to marry
her. 81 never thought Mrs. Bradley
an insane woman" said Barnes, Eek
cept on one subject Arthur Brown. On
this, l believe she had no control over
herself"
Judge Henry E. Henderson, Browns
associate and law partner and acquain-
lance OF 35 years, recounted how, on one
occasion, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Brown
met face to face. DAT this Time" said
Judge Henderson, "Arlhur had promised
to set-a divorce if Mrs. Brown didn't,
and would stand by and protect Mrs.
Bradley. Mrs. Brown wanted to speak
to Mrs. Bradley but | stepped in between
them end wouldn't let her. Mrs. Brad
ley seemed to be dominated by two abso-
lutely Inconsistent acts of emotions" he
continued, "O1e was Of intense gloom,
the other of brightness aud cheerfulness
when she spoke of Brown. These would
alternate suddenly"
The strain OF insanity as il was
manifested in the history Of Mrs. Brad
ley's family was laid entirely bare by
Shrewsbury, who continued on the
stand a. the afternoon session. Shrews-
bury testified that not only his owe
wife was mad at times, but that her
sister was confined in a sanitsrium1
Both of these aunts Of Mrs. Bradley
manifested the kind Of insanity to which
the defense will sscribe the impetus for
the shooting of Browr-7iolence under
severe mental stress.
In the battle OF The experts which
will be the second phase Of the trial she
will rot lack conies ants for her de-
tense, though she is penniless. In her
cause will be three famous alienisis who
have volunteered their services without
compensation. These are DR.. Brit on
d. Evans, of Morris Plains, n. j., ex-
pert-;u-chief of the Thsw trial, DIR.
Charles d. Hill, Of Baltimore, aud DIR.