The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-11-30
PROSECUTION IS: ARGUING
FOR MRS. BRADLEYS LIFE
Calls Woman Just a Com
mon MurderesS.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Nov 30
EThe closing arguments IN tie Bad
ley case were begun this morning
and It Is expected It viii be in tho
lary,a hands not later than monday
evening.
Mrs. Bradley appeared cheerful
when she entered the court room,
her sons physician having Informed
her that the boy. who has had d
severe attack Of membfaue0us
Group. 81 out of danger
After "a brief consultation with
the court. Prosecutor Turner began
his address BY saying:
One 81 several possible verdlcts
may be returned n you believe the
defendant Is not insane and did Kill
Senator Brown. there are two yer.
diets II you believe she killed him
after preparation. she n guilty Of
murder ia the first degree II you
believe she killed him on the i'm
pulse Of the moment she IL guilty
Of murder in the second degree"
Continuing Turner said:
IL she shot unlntentlonally while
making a threat, she IL guilty Of
manslaughter."
Flags Mrs. Bradley.
Pale and immovable. Mrs Brad.
ley listened intentiy 20 the story
uHiolded again by the prosecutor.
Turner drew attention to the lesser
incidents 81 the shooting 10 show
the deliberate purpose on the part
OF the defendant. particularly to her
putting a revolver In her handbag
before going 20 Browns room and
the finding Of the Adams letters.
THE person who did these
things. he said. contemplated a
rash act She must have contem-
plated the killing Of Brown"
Turner attacked the insanity plea,
declaring that when a maniac Kills
he exuiis. lie next assailed the de-
PENDANTS own story OF the shooting.
declaring that II Is easy for per-
son 20 say, 4 don't remember"
Turner'S review OF the relations
between the defendant and Brown
was gone into IN detail. Turner be-
ing merciless In HIS dennnciation OF
Mrs Bradley lie attacked her al
I legation that she was dominated by
Brown and pictured the defendant
as a great actress. lie declared
that the Jurors should treat the caes
as an ordinary murcer. the same as
II committed b. an ignorant man
or woman.
She had her own two children"
Turner exclaimed. when she con-
scented 10 become the mistress OF
an Older Woman's husband. How
far could you trust the oath Of such
a woman II she committed q
crimo7"
scofss az Insanity Plea.
Continuing. Prosecutor Turner
said
If this woman was insane when
she left Tor Washington. where is
her sister, Why was she not among
the Witnesses She was not called
70 the stand
He scoffed az the hypothetical
question % the defense, and de-
clared that the defense's alienists
did not examine the defendant
You saw how brilliant she was
on the stand Il insanity leaves
that impression upon the brain,
God bring us all to insanity The
insanity plea was planned before
she left Salt Lake
Turner spoke Tor two hours and
ten minutes. and was followed BY
Attorney Wells. FOR the defense.
Wells complimented the prose-
cutors for their fairness and said
we want no 'unwritten law in
this community We want the law
Of the land. The defendant is
mentally unhinged. She loved Sem
atur Brown and loves him today"
Mrs Bradley wept when Wells
/ painted an imaginary picture Of
her happiness as Browns wife
When Wells finished court adj
ipurned until Monday.