Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-29

Washington, Nov. 29.-The defense
rested at 2:14. Judge Stafford an
nounced the case would 60 to the jury
Monday. Arguments will begin to-
morrow.
Washington, Nov. 29.-Rebuttal tes-
timony was continued in the trial of
airs. Bradley for the murder of For
mer Senator Brown today. District
Attorney Baker submitted to the court
the governments prayers in the case,
saying they did not cover the case as
to murder in the first or second de-
gree, that point being left for the in
struction of the court.
Pastor Gave Advice.
Rev. David H. Utter, pastor of the
Unitarian church of Denver, who per-
formed the marriage ceremony be-
tween Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, testified
that during a conversation with Mrs.
Bradley he expressed to her his belief
Brown would not marry her. He urg
ed her to give up the idea of marry
ing Brown. She replied:
when it comes to the test and
grn is pointed at him Brown will ac-
cede."
Utter said that during a conversa-
tion with Mrs. Bradley IN 1905 he ex-
pressed the opinion Brown would not
marry her, and he said that Mrs Brad
ley declared she would force him to
do So Mrs. Bradley did not say she
would shoot Brown. Witness got the
impression that in order to justify the
children either Mrs. Bradley's hother,
father or somebody else would do
Brown bodily narm. Mrs. Bradley's
reputation for peace and good order,
he testified, was good
Talks with Defendant.
After leaving the stand Utter took a
seat beside Mrs. Bradley and COM
forted her. They freely conversed,
Mrs Bradley afterward smiling at
something he said.
DR.. Edward S. Brush of Baltimore,
4 government expert, declared in his
opinoin when Mrs. Bradley shot Brown
she was perfectly sane. The torn let
ters of Mrs. Bradley found in the room
in the hotel where the shooting oc-
Cured and which were pasted togeth-
er, DR.. Brush said, disclosed no in
ferences of insanity, the whole circum-
stances leading up to The shooting and
the occurrences afterward., Brush said,
were not consistent with insanity.
Says Disease is Disappearing.
Brush admitted puerpural insanity
was well known in medical science,
but said it was rapidly disappearing
because of the Introduction of anti.
septic methods. Mrs. Bradleys case
he said, presented no symptoms of pu
erpural insanity nor any of the symp
toms of general infection that had been
testified to.
Gets Pay for His Work.
On cross examination Brush admit
ted he did not volunteer as a witness
but was sent for by the district attor
ney and expected pay for his time and
services. He denied coming to Wash
ington to aid the government all he
could, but said he "came to give ar
honest opinion as to the status of this
woman" His testimony, he said, would
have been the same, no matter VIII,
called him.
DIR. JeIiiHe Called.
DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe of New York
another government expert, was mex
called District Attorney Baker pro
pounded long hypothetical question
to DR.. Jelliffe, covering various. threats
alleged to have been made by Mrs
Bradley toward Brown and her move
ments and acts to the time the shot
were fired. The reading was not cor
cluded when at noon a recess wa
taken.
Believes. Her Sane.
The trial was resumed at 1: Is o'clock
At the conclusion of the reading of tn
hypothetical question, Jelliffe said a
the time of the shooting of Brown
Mrs Bradley, in his opinion, was sane
was able to choose between right an
wrong. and was conscious of her ac
DR.. Jelliffe testified she had neithe
puerpural nor toxic insanity when sh
shot Brown. The government reste
its case at 2:05.
Nebraska Murderer Hangs March t3.
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 29.-Judge ke
Tiger this afternoon sentenced r. Mead