The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
Told TO Treat Woman Who
Shot Brown as if a Man
We're in Her Place.
TRIAL NEARING FINISH
Courtroom's Capacity Taxed,
Army of Women Being on Hand
to Witness End of Case Of
Mrs. Bradley for Death
of Former Senator.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30.-Passionate
oratory marked the proceedings today
In the trial of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley,
charged W tn the shooting and killing
of former Senator Arthur M. Brown,
of Utah. in this city last December.
The court room was unable to accom-
modate the great number of people
who came TO witness the last scenes
in the tragedy that has attracted ns-
tional attention for nearly a year.
Many of the attendants were women.
and some of them arrived in the City
Hall long before the doors of the
court room We're opened. in order to
secure desirable positions from which
to witness the events of the day.
Mrs. Bradley came into court as if
fully alive to the Importance OF the
proceedings. She took her accustomed
place where she could be plainly seen
by the jurors and very near her coun-
/ sci.
! Assistant District Attorney Charles
II. Turner opened for the government,
saying that there was no space in con-
sidering the case for sympathy, passion
or prejudice, but that the jury must
answer the question under their oath.
/ Mr.. Turner urged the jury to consider
the case on the same basis as IL it were
a man involved. and as IL it were an
! ordinary mind involved instead of the
brilliant mind OF Mrs. Bradley
The Assistant District Attorney pro-
ceeded in matter-of-fact way to de-
fine the law in relation to the crime
that had been cornmitted. and followed
with a review of salient incidents of
the testimony.
4 he. "A ~
of the killing of Senator Brown an at
tendant delivered to the district attor-
ney small package containing the
pistol that had been used by Mrs.
Bradley. The defendant evidently req
| ognized the weapon as it was uncov-
cred and laid at a convenient place
near the speaker. She lowered her
head and her frame was shaken by a
convulsive sob. Closing her eyes she
remained as IL in stupor, only oc-
casionally looking toward the jury and
watching their faces.
| Mr. Turner. shortly after be began his
argument broke down with emotion, and
| the court proceedings were temporarily
suspended He regained his composure in
| about five minutes and resumed his argu-
] ment
/ Mrs. Bradley seems confident the jury
=
Martin Montgomery Brown who has been
] sick several days. had again taken turn
/ for the worse. His doctors say his chances
/ for recovery are only fair.
/ Lawyer Turner began gently with the
defendant. He told the jury he was proud
of the patience they had shown and prom
ised TO cut his address short. Then he
plunged into the facts that have been pre-
/ sented by the scores of witnesses, and be-
| gan to point out what he said were wide
j discrepancies Ia the testimony of various
persons who appeared for the defense.
At the close of Turner's speech Mrs.
! Bradley's junior counsel Robert w.
! Wells will speak the first word for her.
/ Then on Monday young George r.
| Hoover will talk in her behalf. Judge
| Powers, the rugged old Westerner who
| volunteered his services to the defendant
| out OF the fulness OF his hatred or the
! man she slew, will close for the defense
! He Is said TO be a compelling advocate,
/ eloquent and clever in marshalling the
! facts he wishes to have believed.
| District-Attorney Baker will close for
! the government, and then Justice stat
| ford will instruct the jury and send them
out with Annie NJ Bradley's life In their
| hands
| An agreement may be reached by Monday
night. Most persons here think 1t will be
! acauittal, but some expect manslaughter
/ verdict
The Rev. David Otter, Mrs. Bradley's
former pastor. who testified against her
| Yesterday, visited her at the jail last
| night Judge Powers was rough In cross
| examining Dr. Smith Jelliffe and Dr.. Ed
ward Brush. alienists for the government.
'You come here to help convict this
woman for compensation" he asked Dr.
Brush
mot exactly" was the reply.
| ''You and DR.. Jelliffe sat here and laughed
and joked at the pathetic part OF ghis
wornan's story, and suggested questions 70
the prosecution, din't you?'
DR.. Brush explained he only laughed at
some of the testimony.