The Washington herald., 1907-11-26

cess, the reading was continued and was
not finished until after o'clock
Now said Judge Powers, assuming
all these facts TO be true, what do you
say as to whether or not at the time
the fatal shot was fred the subject Of
this question understood The nature Of
her act, and was able to choose and
distinguish right from wrong?
Assuming all these facts TO be true.
what DO you say as to whether or not
when the fatal shots were fired. the sub
jeet was mentally responsible for what
she did?
Assuming all these facts to be true.
what DO YOU say as TO whether. when
the fatal shot was fred. the patient was
sane OF insane2"
IN reply. Dr. Barton stated that he
did not believe that Mrs. Bradley un-
derstood the nature of her act; that she
Was not mentally responsible for what
she did. and that when the fatal shots
were fired. i'm his opinion, she was un-
doubtedly insane.
Holds to Opinion.
Dr. Barton WAS then turned over to
District Attorney Baker. who for nearly
an hour put him through "a severe cross
examination. but at the end the expert
was not shaken in his opinion as TO the
insanity of Mrs. Bradley at the time she
fired the fatal shots.
What form OF insanity was the sub
ject of the question afflicted with on De-
cember So asked the district attorney.
Il should say" replied DR.. Barton.
that she had form Of puerperal IN
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Of causes. chiefly by the continued as
saults upon her constitution by the series
of operations set forth in the question.
and also the statement that she had
hereditary insanity"
Dr. Barton said that the sepsis fol-
lowing each operation would have a de-
cidedly deleterious effect on the subject
and undoubtedly did operate upon her
brain cells SO as TO cause a condition Of
mental responsibility which could be
described as a toxic or puerperal in
sanity.
The district attorney attempted 20 have
Or. Barton state when I'm his opinion the
insanity developed by the hypothetical
question began and when Il ended. but
the witness stated that il wouId be hard
to say. lie said that il might have been
fully developed AT the time Mrs. Bradley
ter part Of November and threw stones
up against his windows. giving as a rea-
son for her action To the night watchman
that she did so so that Senator Brown
would sleep Well" He said that might
represent a symptom Of puerperal in
sanity
That might also represent irony, might
1t not?' asked the district attorney. The
witness admitted that il might.
AnalyEeS Form of INSANITY.
The witness repeated several times in
response TO questions that it would be diff
ficult 20 state when Mrs. Bradley became
afflicted. This form Of insanity. he said
sometimes lasted several weeks. and
might last several months. Mrs. Bradley
he said according 10 the statements i'm
the hypothetical question, was suffering
from profound depression for some time
previous 10 December s He stated that
his opinion with regard to Mrs. Bradley
was based on her physical condition as
stated in the Hypothetical question. these
statements being taken from the testi-
mony Of physicians who have testified in
the case, and he was convinced that she
was suffering intensely.
District Attorney Baker detailed to the
witness the arrival Of Mrs Bradley IN
Washington. telephoning TO the Ebbitt
House 90 ascertain If Senator Brown We're
stopping there. OF being informed that ne
was not. Of taking a cab and driving TO
the Raleigh, where she learned he was
stopping, of registering. and or asking
the number Of Senator Browns room. and
asked him H. in his opinion, he would
still adhere to his position that the de-
fendant was insane
There Is nothing IN those movements
that Is contradictory to the theory that
she was insane"
Mind Acted Clearly
Dr. Barton few moments previous had
stated that confused mind was some
times one of the symptoms OF puerperal
insanity. and in response TO a series OF
questions by Mr.. Baker. admitted that
Mrs. Bradley's actions on the morning OF
her arrival IN Washington did not in
dictate n confused condition OF her mind.
He said that he did not believe Il signih-
cant that Mrs. Bradley had been heard
on two different occasions 20 threaten
Senator Browns life, as he had himself
been threatened by women patients suf-
fering from Mrs. Bradley's disorder IN
the course Of treating about O0 for thu
effects OF operations. He told of cases
, of insanity which had come 20 his OBJ
servaton in his practice In this city due
10 the causes present ia the case of Mrs.
Bradley In one case the patient was
sent TO the Government Hospital for the
Insane.
The trial will be resumed this morning
at 10 o'clock