Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-02
.oOvER MAKES STRONG
PLEA FOR DEFENDANT

IfIN AtNNNAAANA 7 1881
Warrington. Dec. both the de-
.-.s and the prosecution made their
ssng arguments today before the
v IN he trial Of Mrs. Annie NJ.
charged with the murder OF
.suass senator Brown Of Utah. at a
|osi halrl last winter Judge Powers
! 81 Lake senior counsel, and Atty.
[Eseer ilr the defense. occupied the
|ruing session. Dist. Atty. Baker fol-
during the afternoon. His ar
faint was extended nearly two hours.
shg which the court was prepared to
er NE charge and hand the case
Zoe fury
n defense laid special stress upon
n evidence regarding insanity and
irsndsd that sc was former Senator
BIN and not Mrs. Bradley who inn
ruined for the Illicit relations: that
Eas not case of breaking
b Of o home, but that with
y Bradley It was an attempt
secure name for her children.
Washington, Dec. Geo. A. Hoover
san today upon the opening OF court
Ia trial Of Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley
he murder OF former Senator Ar
~ Brown Of Utah, his argument for
, defense, Tie win be followed by
~ PoweFs also for the defense
iH ATTY Baker WIN conclude FOR the
pnment THIS afternoon. and It f.
alesi a certainty that the jury will
~ he case before 4 o'clock.
ne defendant as she came into
aFt today wore a look OF anxiety
~ was paler than usual.
NJ Hoover IN opening his argument
t'ifing to the prisoners credihillty
.Aea what could have been easier than
hef 10 saw Brown had attacked
ana that she shot IN self-defense.
s''a mat II through physical disease
4. mlnd The defendant was unable
is'insllsh between right and wrong.
'seNing the win power In case she
wa 30 distinguish them. she was
amnablc 90 the law.
NO THREATS TO KILL.
Steering to alleged threats to KIN
en If be did not acknowledge pa.
''y or The second child, Mr.. Hoover
way no such threats were made.
nlohh had already made writ
~. A'.lN semcut or the chlld's pa
n, enl sne bad the acknowledg-
nv y per possession.
"a hoover said the fact that the
M, was found on the bureau.
~. ~ bradley when asked Tor the
- ,A ltiiat0.y after the shooting
. S.5 20 her handbag. showed thai
N ' nol know what she was do
d. ne t.mo.
nj t ios9lef argued that Mrs. bradley
',is N.l any purpose of KILLING Rrown
d w te1s klIed him IN Salt Lake
-,r,i,..l' PIG had thousands OF on
Il tb., ani lt was absurd 10 bo-
..i,s- VIVID those countless omar
$500 &c should have come across
~. .N.ni io klll at "a place vhore
a. .ianger and hud no friends
~. iu remtatlon IN ~
"A. my Aft Bradley had broken
~ hipHn homo. declared tbos
IN, 8,pealndly impormned lion Al
\ ~ fkil relations with MIN ana
y st Nu'd. that what ahf bai
onte5 NV laredy had been cor.
rIdsr-, 'lai there had been am-
me- rboorr- NET insanity at the timc
.ond-. z Concluded with "a brilliant
IN IN hlnoulsh.ue them 40 III
/. 49, .r Chat they could late,
81 nj 'iahlr With the coneeious-
81 N''"s Won Performed their
ire q n finished at n o'clock and
a.f..N inWore senior ooiinsrl for
uds. n began hIs argument
r.r.,. .nfr argued fhat pro,-,
lrht N ~. bradley that when she
'gei h.r.l hlm he pleaded ana
d W., n remain and be- true 10
.fl MA ~ "a hlai oi eloquence he
. osr lnotf without ain amone
itr IA lN, nraf stones Dlrt Attv
llfi ~ ..N on The ground 81 lm-
Z i1nsle N'ifNi Ihe court would
n ~ lin Objection.
49, -l.alfY Trial the count IA 1qaE
''Nfta for hall an hour.