Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
INSANITY DEFENSE
IN BRADLEY CASE
Woman Regarded by Attorney
as irresponsible.
PLEA FORECAST IN SPEECH
Browns Curses Provoked Shoot
ing" the Lawyer Declares.
WOMEN SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS
Alleged Threats by Mrs. Bradley to
Kill Brown-Adjournme
Till Monday.
PLEA FORECAST IN SPEECH
WOMEN SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS

The government today COM
pleted its case in chief in the
prosecution of Mrs. Annie NJ.
Bradley for murder in the first
degree on account of her shooting
of former Senator Arthur NJ.
Brown of Utah. While the actual
fact of the shooting could not be
proved, because only the two peo-
pie most concerned were in the
room at the Raleigh Hotelwhen the
shots were fired, and because Sem
ator Brown steadily refused to
make an ante-mortem statement
declaring repeatedly that he was
not going to die"-District At
torney Baker came as close as
possible to that point by the testi-
mony of police witnesses, who
corroborated each other in detail
in statements as to Mrs. Bradley's
confession.
Strongest in it's effect was the evidence
reserved by the government for the end
of its case today, when witnesses from
Salt Lake City were called 10 the stand
to tell about threats made against the
former senator's life by Mrs. Bradley as
| early the summer of 1905. and again
in the late autumn. Albert H. Kelly, an
almost lifelong friend of the defendant,
related a conversation with Mrs. Bradley
on the streets of Salt Lake City, and re-
peated an assertion said to have been
made by her at that time. that unless
tBrown acknowledged her second child to
be his son she would shoot him.
| James A. Rowan, private watchman
employed by Senator Brown to guard his
residence on Brigham street, Salt Lake
City told about two attempts made by
Mrs. Bradley to get into the Brown
house. on the first of which she fourished
a revolver which, he said. she intended to
use upon Brown, and on the second when
she reproached Rowan for telling Brown
about the revolver.
Many Woman Spectators.
Interest in the trial continues unabated,
every available seat III the courtroom
being occupied throughout the sessions
today. Scores of women were among the
early arrivals this morning, and most or
them sought points Of vantage from
| which they could watch the defendant
| and note her every change of expression.
| At the opening of the Afternoon session
| great number of women crowded into
! the courtroom and scrambled for seats.
Senator Burrows OF kalamazoo, Mich,
was among the spectators today. scores
of persons who could not gain admittaHce
| to the room grouped themselves about
the windows of the adjacent corridor.
| whence partial giimpses of the court
could be secured.
| From the cross-examination of all gov.
ernment witnesses today the purpose OF
| the attorneys to max the most of a plea
| of insanity in the defense of Mrs. Bradley
| was clearly indicated, each person VINO
had testified to having conversations with
tine defendant being asked particularly
about her facial appearance and the ex-
preston in her eyes.
Jury Closely Guarded:
The close guarding of the jurymen is be.
ing continued, and on their daily trips
to and from the courtroom they are ac-
companied by corps of deputy marshals.
Clerk Hawken has been appointed press
censor by Justice Stafford, and he is
charged with the duty of reading and cut
ting out all matter relating to the Brad
ley case before permitting the jurors to
have the daily papers. One or two snght
demonstrations of merriment at semi.
humorous occurrences in the testimony
today inspired the order by Justice Stat.
ford that the court officers should imme-
diately eject any persons repeating the
offense. Mrs. NJ ldison, mother of the de-
e hon has
in the courtroom each day. and almost
her entire attention Is devoted to her
daughter.
Opening of the Third Day.
At the opening of the third day of the
trial the government first summoned to
the witness stand Mrs. Marilla Thorn
burg matron OF the house of detention.
She stated she was summoned to No. 1
police station about 4:45 o'clock in the
afternoon of December s and was placed
in charge of Mrs. Bradley. During the
evening, between and Z o'clock, witness
said, Senator Sutherland called and re-
manned in private conversation with Mrs.
Bradley for about twenty minutes. 9th
ers in the room at various times Mrs.
Thornburg said, were Detective Sergeant
Clifford Grant, Lieut.. James Hartley and
Detective Mullen. Asked to state the con.
versa ton which occurred at the moment
d
house. Mrs. Thornhurg said: Il turned to
Mrs Bradley and said: This is Detective
Grant and he said. Yes. I am from po-
lice headquarters and after announcing
that he wanted to talk to her about the
case, he added the warning that anything
she said might be used against her"
On Discrimination Mrs Thornburg
practically repeat d her statements, with
some little elaboration.
Corroborative testimony to the effect
that Detective Grant did warn Mrs Brad
ley that any statement she might m.ke
would be used against her, was offered
by Lieut. Hartley and Detective Mullen.
With this foundation prepared Detective
Grant was recall ID to the stand.
Now, Mr.. Grant, after you told Mrs.
Bradley about your identity and warned
her, what else did she say to you, If
anything"
She told me she was Mrs. Annie NJ.
Bradley of Utah-Salt Lake City-and
said she had known Senator Brown for
a long time and had much trouble on his
account: said he was the father of her
children. / asked her If she brought this
revolver with her or whether she bought
it here, and she said she brought 1t from