The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-16
INSANITY PLEA
 FOR MRS. BRADLEY Celebrated Murder Case Taken
 Up In Washington MANY WITNESSES CALLED Prosecution Will Make Vigorous At tack Upon Insanity Plea and
 w'II Introduce Much Rebut.
 tai Testimony.
MANY WITNESSES CALLED

Washington, November 15.-That the defense of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, on trial in criminal court No. 1, on the charge of murdering former United States Senator Brown would be insanity. was made evident beyond question by the preliminary statement made to the court today by her attorney. Mir. Hoover
 The prosecution consumed the entire forenoon in concluding the examination of it's witnesses in chief to prove the facts of the killing, and when it rested the cause Mir Hoover followed with his preliminary outline of the case for the defense. He detailed the principal events Of Mrs. Bradeys life and entered ml- nutely into the circumstances of her in- timacy with Brown, saying that 1t was believed it would be proved that she was completely under his domination, and the rest of the testimony which had been adduced was to show that she was mentally unbalanced when she did the shooting.
 He said that MT. Brown had performed more than one single act with his own hands, that he had presented her with the pistol with which she killed him. telling her that she should use 1t upon his wife if she gave her any trouble. Ac- cording to MT Hoover's statement 1t also will be shown that there is d taint of insanity in Mrs. Bradley's family.
 The testimony presented today by the prosecution was all intended to show reconciliation on the part of Mrs. Brad ley in killing Senator Brown.
 1t is understood that when the court is resumed next Monday the state will stubbornly attack Mrs. Bradley's plea of insanity and that much rebuttlng testi- mony will be introduced
 Trial Is Begun.
 When the trial of Mrs Bradley was resumed today it was apparent that the prosecution would soon complete it's testi- mony and the attorneys for the defense were prepared to present their side of the case speedily as possible. At the adjournment of court yesterday District Attorney Baker was engaged in an effort to obtain from members of the police force the details of the confessions said to have been made by Mrs. Bradley i'm nedately after her arrest on the charge of shooting former Senator Brown, but up to that time MT Hoover had suc- cessfully opposed this purpose because, as he claimed. it was made under the false assumption on Mrs Bradeys part that what she said would not be used against her
 The district attorney was not espec- tally persistent in pressing the point and early today was quite inclined to drop it altogether The only remain ing feature of his direct presentation of the case Is that relating to threats which 1t is claimed Mrs. Bradley had made against MT. Brown while she wa S still in Salt Lake City and MT. Baker notified Mrs. Bradley's attorneys today that very little time would be con sumed on this feature of the case. It was stated on behalf of Mrs. Bradley that the defense would be begun with the presentation of testimony to sus- tain her plea that she was insane and irresponsible when the shooting oc- cured but that this would be preceded by statement from MT. Hoover out lining in detail the evidence upon which this plea would be made.
 First Witness Called. Mrs Bradley preceded both Judge Stafford and the jury into the court room and then obtained few mo- ments of private conversation with her counsel Judge Powers, to whom sh 9 | seemed to turn instinctively in every emergecy. She was again dressed in black. which was relieved only by l tracing of white ruching around the neck.
 The first witness of the day was Mrs. | Marilla Thornborg. matron at the
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