Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-26


ington seized her when she neared the
city of Ogden, that was about thirty-slN
miles north from Salt Lake City, Wnlch
was the parting point between the rail-
road to the east and the west.
Went to Washington
The particulars Of the trip from Ogden
to Washington and of the arrival IN this
city given, the narrative proceeded to de-
tail Mrs Bradley's movements oefore the
shooting, which occurred in Senator
Browns room at the Raleigh hotel about
o'clock In the afternoon. The nndins OF
Mrs. Adams letter. the full text of which
10 given, is the subject of minute presen-
tation, and Mrs. Bradley's mental con-
dition after reading it is described;
"She went into her room and went out
upon the street and walked around. She
does not know what her purpose was IN
going out She was distracted and did
not Know what to do, She cannot recall
that she had any purpose In her mimi.
She Selt wretched. She does not know
how long she was out of the hotel. she
went back, but she does not know at
what time of day. She ate nothing 1T
noontime, and all that she can recall OF
having seen when out upon the streets
were people and houses"
Mrs. Bradley's version of the subsequent
happenings is then given as follows; She
knows that she went to her room an1
went out again; she knew that the sena
tors room was only a short distance
awey and that while lying in her room she
heard his footsteps and she went to mis-
dooi and raped. and entering. the sena-
tor looked upon her and turned pale and
said, What are you doing here? and the
ratient replied: I have come here to ask
n you won't carry out your promise to-
me-
she says that she does not know what
he then said; that he just rushed upon
her; that she does not know what she
then did; that she does not remember that
he said anything when he rushed upon
her; that she does not know anything
about it until she heard a shot, which
seemed to rouse her. That she then did
nothing: that she did not do anything;
that the senator called for help: that
after the senator called for help she did
not do anything; she could not do any
thing.
when asked If she shot the senator
shc says she does not know whether she
old II or not; that she did not go there
for the purpose of shooting him; that she
did take the gun ut of her bag. That
when she went into the room she had no
purpose of doing MIN any physical injury.
she did not go there because she was ami
mated by any feeling of vengeance or
revenge or jealousy. When he called for
help she did not do anything; she did not
know that he was hurt until the doctor
came.
PowerIess TO Act
when she heard the shot the senator
had hold of her, but she does not know
upon what part of the body he had hold
of her nor how long he held her. She
says she does not know of anything she
did before the people came into the room
She was powerless after she heard the
SOUL Il of the gun, The senator walked
the floor in a rage and called for help
and swore. She does not know what her
feelings were at that time. She does not
krow that she rendered him assistance
'She does not know what she did with
the gun, and has no recollection of having
pulled the trigger; that she never had
fiji ed a gun before that day in her life
She is unable to give any reason why she
shot Senator Brown"
The testimony concerning Mrs Bradley
condition, mental and physical, after the
tragedy is followed by long citations from
lr. Whitney's statements regarding Mrs.
Bradleys miscarriage in Salt Lake City
and the consequent physical and mental
anguish and from Washington physicians
concerning her condition since the killing.
After the following summing up the
questions were putt
Tho patient was not naturally of
vicious nature; she was not angry when
she fired the fatal shot; she was not ami
mated by jealousy; she was not animated
by any feeling of revengei she had not
formed previous to the shooting any pur-
pose to injure Senator Brown"
Barton Cross.Examined
DR.. Barton said on cross-examination
that the confused condition of mind,
caused by septic Infection, was not neces-
sarily insanity. Regarding Mrs. Brad
ley's making threats against Senator
Brown the witness said:
Women in that condition make all
kinds of threats He named many au-
thorities to support his conclusion that
insanity could be caused by frequent
abortions.
DR.. Barton declared that at the time
the fatal shot was flred Mrs. Bradley
did not understand the nature of her act
nor was she able to distinguish right
from wrong.
cross-examined he said he was unable
to say when Mrs. Bradley's insanity
commenced.
''Will you make any positive statement
as to when her insanity ended?" asked
the district attorney.
Yes; toxic or puerperal insanity at
ally lasts anywhere from few weeks
to several months"
$50 that il this woman was insane at
the time the fatal shot was fired, ac-
cording to your opinion, she ought to
have remained insane for several
months?"
"I would not say that" the witness
replied.
Lasts Few Months
"sometimes they recover in a few
weeks and sometimes they last on an
average of few months"
During the giving of this expert testi-
mony Mrs. Bradley covered her face with
her gloved hand and her head shook
convulsively. The courtroom was hushed
to silence.
when did this insanity occur?" was
asked of Dr. Barton.
"I cannot say except that it occurred
previous to -his act
did she have memory?"
''Yes. she might have had memory for
some things; her mind might have been
completely paralyzed.
'In this hypothetical question she gave
some description of the occurrence, but
see nothing in that 10 make me doubt
her insanity"
IF she gave a clear statement of her
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