The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-14
Trial Of Mrs. Bradley on
Murder Charge in
Full Swing.
WOMAN SELF-POSSESSED
Came Into Court on Time With
Her Mother..Talesmen Claim
ed to Be Prejudiced and
Others Declared Opposition
to Capital Punishment.

Judge Stafford took his seat on the
bench in Criminal Court No. ] at III
o'clock today the court resumed its
efforts to. complete the jury by whica
the testimony in the trial of Mrs.
Bradley on the charge of numbering
ex-United States Senator Brown VIII
be heard. There were at that time
eleven men in the jury box, but as the
defense had to it's credit three chal-
lenges and the prosecution nine there
was stu a possibility that all of them
might be excused and others called in
their places. There did not, however,
seem any probability that such a
course would be followed, a. the at
torneys On both sides of the case
seemed well satisfied with most of the
jurymen.
Mrs. Bradley appeared on time n
was more composed than at the begin
ming of yesterdays session of the court.
She was again accompanied by her
mother, but, as on yesterday, the two
sat apart, the. elder lady taking a scat
ten or twelve feet distant from the
younger,
The proceeding Of securing a jury
was resumed as soon as Judge Stafford
took his seat, and it proved even more
tedious than on yesterday because n
after another the talesmen indicated
such bias that not one of the first four
teen could. be accepted.
Some of them had formed an opinion
upon reading the account of the shoot
ing of Senator Brown, and all OF those
who so expressed themselves stated
that their convictions were so strong
as to constitute a fixed prejudice. Oth-
ers based their objections to sitting on
the ground that they were opposed to
capital punishment.
A still larger number expressed OBJ
lection to inficting the death penalty
on a woman OF the aforementioned
class Edwin r. Hart was a fair repre-
sentative. He said that he was opposed
tor, capital, punishment, and wnen
pressed modified the statement By add
ing that his opposition was especially
marked in this case, and he persisted
in this qualification of his attitude.
The jury was completed, however, at
11:15 o'clock. Assistant District Attor-
ney Turner immediately began the
presentation of the case for the gov
eminent.
He first read the Indictment, and then
in direct Language detailed the facts OF
tn. tragedy which resulted in the death
of former United States Senator Brown
He told how Mrs. Bradley had gone TO
the hotel and registered as Browns wife;
of how she mad sought him out at his room,
and upon the second visit had fred the
two shots which five days afterward sent
the man to his grave, and finally, of two
chambermaids and the proprietor Of the
hotel entering the room after hearing the
shots fired and finding the Jul man
living on the floor. The hotel proprietor
had asked Brown who shot him, and he
replied by pointing to Mrs. Bradley, say
ing 'that woman over there" Brown was
then asked if she was his wife, and both
he. and Mrs. Bradley replied in the mega
tive. she adding that while she wa not
his wife he was the father Of her chill
dren."
Mr.. Turner said it would be shown also
that Mrs. Bradley had said that her act
was deliberate. Of" he said in conclusion,
the government succeeds in proving
these things, and If you believe it was a
deliberate murder, we think 1t would be
your duty to return a verdict of guilty as
indicted
TIE first witness called was David T.
Nelson, the clerk who was on duty when
Mrs. Bradley went to the hotel on De-
cember 8 last and asked for Mr.. "A.
Brown saying that she was Mrs. Brown.
Ris testimony contained little informa-
ton beyond the fact that he had given
Mrs. Bradley a separate room from that
occupied by Mr.. Brown.
Josephine Kidwell, a chambermaid at the
hotel, told of the two visits OF Mrs. Brad-
ley to Senator Browns room. She said
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about o O'Clock in the morning. and find
ing the Senator out, had taken a seat and
remained a few minutes. About 2:S0 o'clock
of the same day, while occupied in an adj
Joining room, Miss Kidweli heard two
shots and had distinguished a male voice
crying Help! help!' Upon entering
Browns room she saw Brown lying on
the floor and Mrs. Bradley standing near
him.
Manager T.. ]. Tnlty. of the hotel, re-
peated his story of the killing Of Mr..
Brown. He said that when he entered the
room Mrs, Bradley stood by the side of
the PROSTATE form Of the man.
"Who did. this?' he asked Of Brown, and
the latter replied:
"That woman there" pointing to Mrs
Bradley.
ssIs she your wife?' asked Manager
(lRIty. and Brown replied in the negative.
He had then directed MIS- DFduley u
npaye the room. whereupon she protested,
declaring that she was the mother OIL
Browns two children"
"Nfr. Brown did not deny this charge
the witness continued, land / allowed
her, to remain"
He had then asked Mr.. Brown If he had
any message that he desired to nave MIN
send to anyone. and the latter expressed
a desire that his law partner, Mr.. Gunn'
be summoned.
"'wtho shall l say did the shooting, ne
had asked of Brown, and the latter re-
piled. Just tell him that Mrs, Bradley
did IT. and HEN know; all the people out
there know; she has given me trouble all
my life" This being an addition to ths
statement made by Mr.. Tally at the cor
oner's inquest, the district attorney called
attention to the fact, but Mr.. Tally said
that his mmeory had been refreshed by
the catechising he was subjected to.
In response to a question as to Mrs.
Rradley's condition at the time, Mr.. Tally
.teids Her expression was that of extreme
pity mixed with a slight tinge of VEN
gence, and she seemed in a dazed con-
dition." He added that as Brown was
taken out of the hotel to a hospital he
had admonished them not to let that
woman" escape. !