Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-26
MRS. BRADLEYS FATE
DEPENDS ON SANITY
Murder Trial 10 Washington Now
Down 10 a Battle Between
Expert A|IesIsls.
DEFENDANT INSANE, SAYS WITNESS
Or. 5ritton Evans, Who Gained Fame
in the Thaw Trial win be- on the
Stand Today for the Accused wo-
man-Three Questions Put to the
Witnesses.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 81 =
That Mrs. Annie NJ. bradley was IN.
sane at the time she shot former
Senator Arthur Brown of Utah, In
this city on December last. was
the opinion Of DR.. Wilfred NJ. barton
OF the medical department of George.
town University. and specialist in
nervous diseases. expressed tol,y.
DIR. i'arton's testimony followed the
reading TO him OF n hypothetical lucs-
ton CT 10000 words. covering the
history of Mrs. Bradlcy's relations
with Senator brown from the dav
/ SHE met him to the day of tho trag.
icdy. DR.. Barton diagnosed her all
mont as being pcrupial insanity caug.
ed by what lie described as the con.
iinucd assault upon her nervous sys.
ten due To the abortion which she
had performed upon her. In explain.
I ing why he looked upon ner as m
abnormal woman, he said she was
interested in things that do not usu.
ally attract women and instanced
the fact that she was secretary of a
political club as an evidence of her
abnormality.
DR.. BARTON was OH the stand nearly
the entire day and was subjected 10
IA severe cross examination by the
district attorney, aided by the gov.
i ernment insanity experts, DR.. Smlth
Eli Jclline OF New York, and Or.
Edward S. Brush of Baltimore.
| DIR. Barton proved to be n good wit.
ness for the defense. His Testimony
allowed his conclusions as 20 Mira.
Bradlcy's insanity was unsh--acn. The
defendant came into court todny look
ing pale and haggard. evidently in
anticipation that. after all the quas.
ton OF her sanity or insanity Mt the
umc of the commission of the nc,
was the paramount issue In the case.
Mrs, Bradley Was Sad.
! While ut times she exhibited the keen.
est Interest in all that was said she gen
orally seemed In n condition of men.
tai detection. AS has been the case
throughout the trial she displayed
much emotion upon hearing refer.
ences to the love that existed between
her and Senator Brown. as made
known through their letters. While
she today SHED no tears, she fire..
anently bowed her head aud closed
her eyes for long periods apparently
Obvious 10 all that was going oil
around her. When the session OF
me day was over her face had Il
distinct expression of sadness.
Or. Evans Going on Stand.
pr. Triton d. Evans. medical di
rector of the New Jersey State Hos
pital for the Insane. will go on The
stant, tomorrow and later DIR. Charles
ID. nh OF Baltimore. medical office,
OF the Mount Hope Retreat and st
i a ,.ft - II. ~,
be called. They will both testify TO,
DR.. Smith ELI Jelline OF New York
and DR.. Edward S. Brush of baltimore
will give testimony later.
DR.. Evans and DR.. Jclliffe wer,
botn witnesses for the defense in tn.
Thaw case. but they are on opposit,
sides of the Bradley case.
There were three of the question,
embraced in the hypothetical cues
tion which were only pronounced af
Ter Judge Powers had presented I.
complete analysis of the case. bring
: ing out especially the points indica
: tive of mental unsoundness on IN.
part Of the defendant.
: The Three Questions.
Ihc questions were as follows.
Assuming all these facts 10 n,
: true what do you say as 10 whctha
or not at tho time tho fatal shot wa,
fred the patient understood the ma
trro of her act. was able 10 cIioos,
and distinguish right from wrong. an,
was ablc to control herself 10 ci,oos.
the right and avoid the wrong"
2. Assuming all these facts to b
true what do YOU say whether o
not when The fatal shot was fred In
patient was mentally responsible TO
' what she did?"
l j. Assuming all the facts 10 h
: true. what do You say as to whcthc,
when the fatal shot was fired, III
patient was sane or insane?"
VhA statement OF The case was rea
from 'ypcwrhtcn copy prepared b
I Attorney George Hoover and was dc
2 nne,raicN and carefully presented b
: ,Iufiga Powers.
: Mrs. Bradlcvs name was not MGR
!i'oncd hut ali tho facts were dive
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