Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
BATTLE OF AL|EN|STS|
Continued from First Pase.)

persona"
Such blows frequently have a very
marked effect on the mentality"
Judge Powers at 1880 O. clock began the
reading of the hypothetical question. con-
sisting Of sixty-one typewriter pages,
and he asked that the other alienists for
the defense, Drs. Evans and Hill. should
listen to the reading so that 1t would not
be necessary to repeat it.
Recess Prolonged.
Some little delay occurred before the
opening Of the afternoon session, due to
meeting Of the justices Of the Supreme
Court Of the District in general term,
and it was l :35 o'clock before Justice
Stafford assembled to the bench. Judge
Powers Immediately resumed the read
ing Of his hypothetical question.
The climax of the question was reached
at o'clock, when Judge Powers, after a
conference with United States Attorney
Baker, at the bench, before Justice Stat
ford, asked Dr. Barton If he believed, at
the time the shot was fired, Mrs. Bradley
was sane or insane.
Assuming all you have said to be true,
would say she was insane?" was the
reply.
Replying to other phases of the ques-
ton, DR.. Barton said he believed the de-
PENDANT was unable to distinguish right
from wrong; did not understand the
nature of her act. and that she had not
sufficient mentality to realize the conse-
quences of her act, and was unable to
choose the right, as distinguished from
the wrong.
Opening the cross-examination, United
States Attorney Baker asked DR.. Barton
what form Of insanity Mrs. Bradley SUI
fered from.
II do not know that it should be termed
any certain type" the witness said
though it was undoubtedly form of
buerpperal insanity"
Asked to state the circumstances
which he believed to have produced the
insanity, DR.. Barton instanced the evil
dences of hereditary insanity. in her
family, and the frequent assaults upon
her nervous organism.
Judge Powers reached the end of his
hypothetical question at o'clock, and
Immediately asked DR.. Barton his opinion
as to the sanity or insanity Of the prin-
cipal in the case at the time of the shoot
ing.
II would say she was insane" the wit
ness replied.
United States Attorney Baker entered
upon what promised to be an extended
cross-examination Of DR.. Barton.
Based on Hypothesis.
There were three Of the questions
which were only propounded after Judge
Powers had presented complete analy-
| sis of the case, bringing out especially
| the points indicative Of mental unsound-
| ness on the part Of the defendant. The
| questions were as follows:
"G) Assuming all these facts to be
| true. what do you say as to whether or
not at the time the fatal shot was fired
| the patient understood the nature Of her
act, was able to choose and distinguish
right from wrong, and was able to con-
| troll herself to choose the right and avoid
| the wrong?
"(2) Assuming all these facts to be
| true, what do you say as to whether or
not when the fatal shot was fired the
patient was mentally responsible for
what she did?
| "(3) Assuming all these facts to be
true what do you say as to whether or
not when the fatal shot was fired the
| patient was sane or insane"
The statement Of the case was read
from typewriter copy and was deliber-
ately and carefully presented. Mrs.
Bradleys name was not mentioned, but
all of the facts were given as applying
to "a woman thirty-five years Of age, "
which is the age Of Mrs. Bradley. I'VE
will assume" said Judge Powers, "the
case Of a woman now thirty-fve years
of age. who, at the age of five years was
struck on the head. about two inches
back from the frontal bone, a severe
blow, which rendered her unconscious.
contining her to her bed for two or three
weeks.
Insanity in Family.
Thereafter she suffered from head
aches until sixteen or seventeen years
Of age. when, after an attack of small
pcx and pneumonia combined. the head
aches became less frequent. Her grand
| father upon the maternal side was at
times insane. Two Of her aunts upon
the maternal side became insane. Both
had delusions Of persecution, and both
developed homicidal tendencies; one died
insane, the other is living. and is now
mrch improved mentally. The father Of
the patient Is living. but is suffering
from paralysis and is unable to travel
without assistance. and is gradually
growing worse
| He proceeded then to relate the story
of the suggestions woman's childhood.
young womanhood, early education in
| Colorado and early employment in Utah,
and passed to her participation in polti-
cal and club life in Utah. through which
and because of her political affiliations
with him. Mrs. Bradley became &C
Quainted with Senator Brown. The par
ticulars of her intimacy with him from
1898 forward are recited minutely The
first stages of the mutual infatuat1on are
thus outlined:
LAS soon as the state elected a repub-
lican legislature, which was in the year
1900, Senator Brown became a candidate
for reelection, and during the campaign
of 1898 the patient and the senator were
thrown together very intimately. They
paign work through the state Their ac-
al into