The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-27
WANTED HIS NAME
FORHERCH|LDREN
BY BROWN
Mrs Bradley Refused to Take
Money Settlement
INSISTED UPON MARRIAGE
Son OF Dead Senator Testifies Against
the Woman Who Killed His
Parent.


scenes marked the proceedings in the
trial of Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley, charg.
ed with having killed former Senator
Arthur NJ. Brown of Utah in this city.
DR.. Brtton ID. Evans Of New York,
the alienist who testified in the Thaw
case. not only declared that Mrs. Brad.
lev was insane when she shot Senator
Brown. hut entered with such vig0r In
defending his opinion and in denuncia'
ton of the conduct Of the dead selia,
tor that Justice Stafford reminded the
witness that the late Senator Brown
was not on trial and was not there to
defend himself and admonished him
to refer to the dead man only when
necessary to show the effect of his acts
upon the mind of the defendant.
The appearance on the stand of Max
Brown, son of the dead senator, who
was called in rebuttal, was affecting
in the extreme. The young man, tall,
slender and fragile of physique, tot
tered as he made his way to the wit
ness stand. He carefully avoided look
ing toward the defendant. who sat
within ten feet of him. When he told
of seeing his father and Mrs. Bradley
in the kitchen of their home, with Jars
of fruit they had brought from the Gel
lar, at time when his mother had
been called away from the city TO the
bedside Of her dying sister. the defend.
ant laughed aud lowered her head In
confusion. But there was no sign OF
merriment on the face of the witness.
who replied briefly to all questions put
TO him and lowered his eyes during in
tervals In the giving of his testimony.
DR.. Charles b. Hill. professor OF
nervous and mental diseases In the
Baltimore Medical college. declared
that in his opinion Mrs. Bradley was
insane when she did the shooting. The
many operations performed on her. her
suffering and disappointment and her
hereditary faint of insanity. all CON.
bined to produce insanity in her He
thought she shot Senator Brown inten.
tionally, but while believing that she
was doing right in so doing.
\ number of witnesses from Salt
Lake City. in addition to Max Brown,
We're introduced by the government
In rebuttal, several OF whom testified
that Mrs. Bradley during their years
of acquaintance with her appeared at
all times rational and affable 1t was
brought out that Senator Brown had
made proposition to Mrs. Bradley To
accept $1,000 house and 500 a
month until her youngest child should
be twenty-one years of age If she
would leave Mr.. Brown alone, but she
Indignantly declined the offer, saying
that she wanted to marry Brown in or
der that her children by him might be
given name.
Judge William II. King, recalled to
the stand said; Il told her that was
authorized by Mr. and Mrs. Brown to
make proposition to purchase for her
home to cost not more than $4,000
and to arrange to give her 500 per
month until her youngest child should
be twenty-one years Of age. She said
she would not accept the proposition
that Mr. Brown had to leave the old
lady, or the madam on the hill, and
marry her. | told her Mr.. Brown could
not marry her and that he was mar
ried man and there was no ground on
| which to get divorce. She said Mr..
Brown and she would leave the state
and go elsewhere. stated that my
opinion was that IL they did that Mrs.
Brown would have them extradited.
She said she would not accept the
proposition and that Mr.. Brown would
have to leave Mrs. Brown and come to
live with her"
The witness said the defendant talk
ed nationally on that occasion and was
coherent.
During this testimony Mrs. Bradley
wept and sobbed and gave every In
| dication that she was about to col
lapse. She, however, mustered such
strength as she possessed and conclud.
ed the days ordeal in fair condition.
The resting of the defense came In
the nature of surprise. as 1t had been
expected that the alienists would be
kept on the stand for much longer
period.