The Washington herald., 1907-11-27

Superintendent Of New Jersey Insane Asyium. Dr.
Evans was the chief alieniJ In the Tnaw
trial in behalf Of Thaw.
life Of the subject-habituaI regular head
aches, as l understand it-up until about
the sixteenth year. when smallpox and
pneumonia develop.
Mr. Baker Objects.
we see him attacking the very funda-
mental principles of society and Of
motherhood and maternity.
. objection was made at this point by Mr..
Baker and the witness was admonished
by the court 10 confine his reply TO the
Hypothetical question.
"The principal of motherhood is what
I was trying to be plain about" continued
Dr.. Evans. that that is the dearest
principle. and affects the mentality and
the emotions and all that go to make up
the real intellectually Of a woman who
aspires TO be a mother and 10 be a wife.
And when that is attacked. IL is more cal
culatcd to upset the mental balance than
probably any other one force that is
brought into action along the line Of a
woman and "A mother"
Abilities of the Insane.
DIT. Evans. i'm the course OF his state
ment went at length into the medical
features as brought out by the hypotheti-
cal question.
He was asked 10 what extent the
insane are capable Of planning and ear
rying their plans into execution He said
that insane persons were capable OF plan
ning and they do. according 10 mis- ey-
perience. deliberate plan. and execute or
carry out their plans and intentions
Much 10 every ones surprise Mr.. Baker
did not Cross-eXamine Dr. Evans. merely
eliciting the fact that Dr, Evans had ar
rived in the city Sunday. had sat in the
courtroom yesterday. and had not eX-
amined Mrs. Bradley.
When court convened after the noon
recess. Mrs. Bradley was recalled 90 the
stand for "a few minutes by the govern
ment and was asked by Mr.. Baker if she
had not replied In an answer TO "a ques-
ton in the divorce proceedings that she
had lived with her husband until about
the Is, day of December. She said she
did not recall. hut that that may have
been her answer She was also asked
If in answer 10 tho question whether she
had given him any cause for leaving her
she had not answered that she had not
given him any. Her reply was the same.
she may have answered i'm this manner
bur did not clearly recall Mr.. Baker also
asked her If she had not stated on the
stand that soon after reaching the Ra-
leigh she had not changed her clothes
She said that she meant her under
garments.
Wax Brown ON stand.
Max Brown, when placed on the stand.
stated that ne first met Mrs Bradley at
the ST Louis convention in 1896 where
he had gone with his mother and father.
He stated that from this date down 10
some time In the fall of 1901 Mrs Brad
ley was a visitor at his home. The pros
ecUtion sought to show by Mr.. Brown
that his mother had given Mrs bradley
presents, but upon objection by the uc-
Tense. which was sustained. this line Of
examination was abandoned. The witness
related gCing 10 his home ono night. ana
hearing "A noise I'm the kitchen. went
there 10 investigate. and found Mrs Brad
ley and his father coming from the cellar
with fruit jars in their hands Wien
the witness refereed 10 this incident. for
the first time since the trial began a
broad smile swept across the pale face of
the prisoner. and she seemed TO 10 Ie-
calling. even under her trying position
something that was very amusing. The
testimony given by the witness did nor
appear 10 be significant OF important
and was evidently adduced by the gov
eminent To DE used I'm the summing up.
Knew Mrs. Bradley Ten Years.
Judge d. II. Wenger Of Salt Lake. who
succeeded young Brown on the stand.
testified that he had known Mrs Bradley
since 1891 and remembered her when she
was connected with the Republican State
central committee, of which he was a
member. He said that he was also ac-
qUainted with her husband. Clarence
Bradley. and that in 1900 he came often
70 the office Of the committee to take his
wife home
Judge Wenger said that he saw Mrs.
Bradley from time to time from 1900 down
20 March. 1905. when she came to his
Office. and said she wanted him 70 DO
her favor. He asked her what it was.
he said, and she replied that she wanted
him 10 go 20 Mrs. Brown and have her
get a divorce 50 that she could marry
Brown He told her. he testified. that
he would do nothing OF the kind: that he
Was not in the business Of breaking I'D
families. Judge Wenger said that when
he had told her this, she asked whether
the sympathy Of the public was with her
or with Senator Browns family. Il told
her. said Judge Wenger. that il was
with neither That it was disguised"
He said that he had not formed any
opinion as % Mrs. Bradleys mental con-
dtion at the time Of this visit or at any
time
EX-Congressman William II. King and
a former member Of the Supreme Court
oI the State Of Utah. and a former assO-