Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27

washington, Nov. 26.-DrG matte
scenes marked the proceedings in the
trial today of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley,
charged with having killed Former Sell
atOr Arthur NJ. Brown. of Utah. Dr..
i5rittOn D. Evans of New York, the
alienist. who testified in tie Thaw case.
not only declared that Mrs. Bradley
was insane when she shot Senator
| Brown. but entered with such vigor
iii defending his opinion and in denun-
to: that Justice Stafford reminded the
witness that the late Senator Brow,
WIS not Oh trial and was not there.
| TO dafend himself and admonis!led 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, VINO
was called in rebuttai. was affecting in
I ne extreme The young man, fragile
Of phyS.qur, tottered as he made his
way to the witness stand. He carefully
avoided lacking toward the defendant.
who sat within 10 feet of him. Wheii
he told of see ing his father and Mrs.
Bradley in the kitchen of their home
with jars of fruit they had brought
from the cellar at Il time when his
mother had been called away from the
city to the bedside of her dying sister.
the defendant laughed and lowered her
head in confusion. But there was no
sign Of merriment in the face of the
witness who replied briefly 70 ali nucs-
TONS pu1 to him and lowered his eyes
during intervals in the giving Of his
testimony.
vous and mental disease in the Balti-
more Medical COLLEGE. also declared
that, in his opinion. Mrs. Bradley w3s
insane when she did the shooting. He
thought she shot Senator Brown in
tcntionally, but while believing that she
vas dong right by so doing.
\ number of witnesses from salt
! Lake i'll addition to Max Brown wt~c
| introduced By the government in re
| buttal. several OF whom testified that
Mrs Bradley appeared at all time "a
tional 1t was brought out that Sem
ator Brown had made 4 proposition
| to Mrs Bradley TO accept q $4,000 hous"
and 500 Il month until her youngest
son should be Il years of age. if she
| would leave Mr.. Brown alone, but she
! indignantly dcclired the offer. saying
that she wanted to marry Brown in
order that her children by him might
be givcn Il name.
! During tOday's testimony Mrs. Brad
| lev went and Sobbed, and in the fore
Inoon session, gave every indication THAI
she was about to collapse. However.
she mustered her strength ard con-
cIudcd the days ordeal in fair condi-
| ton.
The resting Of the defence came in
the nature Of surprise as IL had been
eypccted the alienists would be kept
Oh the stand for !. much longer period.
| Washington. Nov. 26.-The battle OF
| the alienistS in the trial of Annie Nj.
Bradley. charged with numbering For
mer United States Senator Arthur
Brown in this city Dec. s. last. was
well launched today when the defence
placed on the stand DR.. Britton ID.
| Evans of the New Jersey hospital Tor
the Insane to corroborate the state
ments made yesterday by DR.. Barton
Of this city that Mrs. Bradley was in
sane when she shot Brown. The dis
trict attorney will be aided in his ques-
lions by DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe of New
! York, and DIR. Edward S. Brush of
| baltimore.
The standing of DR.. Evans as an eX-
pert and the fact that he testified in
favor of Harry X. Thaw was a sufli-
Gent reason for attracting to the court
house more than the usual crowd, who
began to assemble long before the doors
t. the courtroom were opened. Drs
Jelliffe and Brush have prepared cori-
Gus notes of the testimony and were
prepared today through District Attor-
ney Baker to subject the alienists for
the defence to a severe test.
Mrs. Bradley appeared to be in bet
ter spirits than yesterday. 1t was de-
cidcd not to call DR.. Evans as the first
witness, and DR.. Isaac Rich of New
York was placed on the stand to testi-
fy in Mrs Bradley's behalf.
DR.. Rich testified that he was in
Washington the day of the tragedy and
stopped at the hotel where the shoot
ing occurred. He saw Mrs. Bradley
that day and first observed her in the
ladies' sitting room. He said: