The Washington times., 1907-12-02


what a wife this woman would have
made If in early life she had been
united to q man whom she could love.
The letters that have Deen introduced
I'm evidence here show that hers was a
nature intensely hOusewifely. We have
glmpses of her economy, we have alb
sOlute proofs Of her love of those who
surround her. and Of her fidelity TO her
affections.
Must Consider Her Love.
But they say this woman fell. It is
true she fe1l, and why2 1t is a story
as old as humanity. There was a joy
less life, a loveless life, an unhappy
marriage. She trusted him with her
all, because sne learned to love him.
When a woman loves she does not rea-
son. Love to woman is her life. Love
comes TO woman with the first breath
that she dIaws. Love remains with
woman until she enters beyond the pOr-
tails that open to the life that we know
not OF. We must consider these things;
we must know The intensity OF this
Woman's love and devotion, for we must
learn whether her mind WAS broken by
the strain in after years.
The story told here was not Of q
gildei drama, II was not set about with
electric lights and dancing girls. The
sparkle Of champagne. II was not the
love or a Wanton. II was not the fancy
of one moved by avartce, IL was the love
Of Il lonely woman who must love or
pine away. The man who won her was
dominating. peculiar, knowing the path
way to woman's heart, he swept her
from her me orngs. He tied her TO him
with links OF steel He bound her 70
him until he was her life. Like Sven
gall. he bound her and she murmured
whittier thou goest there will I go' He
bound her to him until she had nowhere
else to turn
Had No Way to Turn.
The Government asks. Why did not
this woman leave this manT The Gov
ernment fOrgets that as the days pass
ed on and the months passed on, so
ciety turned its back and there was
no where else that this woman could
go, except TO the man who had placed
her where she was. She became q
bOnd-wOman, knowing her shame, yet
turning always to her master.
You have seen her in this courtroom.
You saw her turn her eyes toward the
curious multitude. You saw there the
wreck Of former days. You saw no
brazen huzzy seated upon the witness
stand, but you saw a worn and feeble
little mother. whose face seemed glOri-
fed when she recalled her love, which
was Wreathed in the smoke Of q blaz-
ing pistol on that December day
Judge Powers then took up the story
of the tragedy, from the standpoint or
the prosecution, and reviewed the ar
Rument that had been made by the As
sistant District Attorney, and then said
that admitting all that the prosecution
claimed, this woman was not guilty. be
cause when the fatal shot was fired
she was unable TO distinguish right from
wrong, she was unable 10 control her
actions, she was insane.
Insanity a Subtle Disease.
Insanity" said he. 'fs a subtle dis
ease. There is a flmy line between the
sane end the insane. The aEenists do
not understand IT. Like electricity, we
know that It exists. we are aware Of
what II does, we at times can control
It, and yet we do not understand It.
I'm this case we go beyond the de-
fendant, and we find existing the par
entail Influences, a grandfather and two
of her aunts suffering from mental dis
case. We find that In addition to that
the blow upon the head when she was
an infant with the physical disturbance
resulting therefrom."
The pleader read again one OF the let
ters presented by the prosecution,
which was worded as follows.
Your love seems NO more than
uockery tonight 1 wanted TO see you,
oh so much, but II was In vain / shall
XII her or I shall hate you, or / shall
kill myself, or go mad before long. 1
think am going mad now. l saw your
] 20 home. ] hope TO die, and end this
suffering that Is eXcruciating. The
more L love you, the more you are to
ne and the harder TO make life's
greatest sacrifice. But L must write
or 1 Will rave as am prompted.
After a moments impressive pause
the speaker added:
This was no threat This was the
-r,r F,1- Dr gr0fr ma
Declares Scuffe Ensued.
THE other scraps Of paper in sub
stance said: I send YOU some letters
and they were letters OF Mrs. Annie
Adams, that you may use in my de-
fense in the event of any rashness upon
my part The rashness that she re-
ferred to was the taking of her own
life and at the moment that these
scraps Of paper were written this
woman was thinking of ending her own
life So she went 20 the room for that
purpose. She produced the gun; there
was a struggle for II: IL was a double
action gun, and the course of the bullet
and the wound that was found upon
Browns hand shows that at the time
the gun was discharged. they were in
close proximity.
f"The bullet entered about four inches
above the public bone, and was super
fetal, as it took its directly downward,
showing that the gun must have been
pointed downward when it was fred.
The wound upon his nand had a pow
der mark two inches in diameter, show
ing that the parties were in close prOX-
Unity when the gun was discharged.
adanffestiv Brown secured possession OF
the gun in the course OF the struggle,
for when they asked her for the gun
after the shooting. she handed them the
hanfbag, and Brown, lying upon the
floor. said. The gun is upon the
dresser and there II was found she
did not know that the man was shot,
ghe DID not know that she had fired any
gun Clearly this was case Of acci-
dental shooting.
ContIadicts Confession.
"She says. He rushed at me and
grabbed hold OF me- and the course
the bullet and the mark upon the hand,
and the fact that the overcoat is not
produced. absolutely contradicts and