The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-25
LOVE CAUSED CRIME
Witnesses Swear II Drove Mrs. Brad
ley to Commit Murder.

PROOF, very niue IeHlhlhIlS cActpt lne
testimony of experts who will be intro
duced for the purpose of showing that
when Mrs Bradley shot Senator Brown
she was insane. Several eminent alien
lists have volunteered for this service,
and IL Is now understood that they will
be called early next week. The hypo-
thetical question which will be submit
ted to them has been prepared. 1t con-
tains IL, 600 words.
The days proceedings in the case
were devoted largely to what may be
designated as odds and ends" in the
shape of testimony.
Much OF the session was taken up
with the reading of letters of Senator
brown to Mrs. Bradley, which were
published Thursday. Mrs, Bradley
wept while they were being read and
seemed much affected. The court add
journed until Monday.
Lyman s. Shrewsbury, postmaster at
Bonnie Doom, Cal, and an uncle by
marriage Of Mrs. Bradley, testified that
Mrs. Bradley's father is now paralyzed
and that her grandfather on the moth
er's side had been very eccentric.
He also said that his own wife. a SIS
Ter of Mrs. Bradley's mother, had been
Irrational whenever worried for sew
era years before her death, which oc-
Cured In 1903.
"She would take butcher knife to
bed with her and was ready TO fight
any one with 1t, even me-" said the
witness. "She complained that some
one was going to take her things away
and said she wanted TO protect them"
She had at one time got gun, the wit
ness added.
Mr.. Shrewsbury said that on one oc.
casion Mrs. Shrewsbury became so VIC.
lent that ii was necessary to take her
to Los Angeles. At that time she was
armed with both knife and revolver
He had no doubt that at such n time
as this his wife was insane. He said
that another sister of Mrs. Bradleys
mother, a Mrs. Ryan, had been sent to
nm asylum. In the course of the exam
nation of the witness Judge Powers
was several times prompted by Mrs
Bradley.
On cross examination Mr.. Shrews-
bury said often his wife's spells"
would come on when she learned Of
women riding in the stage with him.
She was jealous, but there was no oc-
casion for her jealousy. The relation
of this popularity of the aunt's dis
position brought smile TO Mrs Brad
ley's face,
United States Senator Sutherland of
Utah followed Mr. Shrewsbury He
said he had known Mrs. Bradley since
1895. He said her general reputation
In Utah was good.
The first witness of the day was AS
sistant Attorney General Arthur Il.
Barnes Of Salt Lake City, and Mrs.
Bradley frightened mp considerably
while he was testlfying In her favor.
She was further chcered by letters she
received profiering financial assistance,
one writer stating that she had formed
a daisy chain.
Mr. Barnes told of several inter-
views he had with Mrs. Bradley con
corning Brown.
Mrs. Bradley came 10 my office
and talked about Brown marrying
hon tt..1 I'll
he had many, many times promised
to marry her and that he had promised
before Mrs. Brown died to get d.
vorce and marry her. She said he was
putting the matter off and giving her
no satisfaction. She was much dis.
turbed about It and asked If | would
not go and talk with Brown"
Mr.. Barnes said he refused to do so.
and Mrs. Bradley cried and sobbed
and asked If Senator Brown should
send for him would he GO He told
her he would do so. Very shortly aft
er that he was asked TO 90 To Browns
office. The witness then repeated
what he had told Mrs. Bradley follow
ing his talk with Brown.
Il told her" he said. that when I
went into Browns Office he took me In
his private room and closed the door.
He then said TO me: Barnes. Mrs.
Bradley Is determined that shall
marry her What shall | do? What
do you think had better dog | said
to him: Mrs. Bradley claims that these
two younger boys are your children.
If they are there is but one thing you
can do as man of honor-that is, to
Mrs. Bradley and give them a
name He said. DO you think so,
BarnesT l replied that | most GER
tainly did. He then ushered me out
of the door"
Mrs. Bradley heaved a heavy sigh
when Barnes said he never believed
Brown intended to marry her.
II told Mrs. Bradley" he said. that
in my opinion Senator Brown did not
intend to marry her, that he was de-
ceiving her and that he never intended
to marry her, and | advised her to look
at the matter in that light and try to
make the best of IT, | advised her
to leave the city and take the children
to California"
Mrs. Bradley appeared n very unhap-
by woman, very depressed, very much
agitated he said. Speaking Of her gen.
oral condition nj that TINA tho xyitnouc