The Washington herald., 1907-11-15

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recollect at that time. l have been cate
chized by the District Attorney"
This statement brought the attorneys
for the defense 10 their feets and Mr.,
Hoover attempted 10 show that the wit
ness had been catechized i'm the District
Attorneys Office. but Mr. Tally explained
that he referred 20 the questioning by the
Assistant District Attorney. which had
just taken place.
Mr.. Hoover then asked the witness:
Did Mrs. Bradley appear 10 be dazed
while she was talking or while you were
in the roOm2'
Both District Attorney Baker and As
sistant District Attorney Turner objected
70 this question. Justice Stafford ruled
the question in precisely that form was
not admissible, but the witness could be
questioned as TO her manner.
What did YOU observe in her face, or
manner, as % whether she was dazed cr
not?'' asked Mr.. Hoover.
This question was also objected 10. and
Justice Stafford suggested that the Wit
ness describe Mrs. Bradley's appearance.
Mir. Tally paused a moment as If weigh
ing his words aad said:
In n Dnzed Condition.
Mrs. Bradley had an expression OF ex-
treme pity. mixed with slight tinge of
vengeance. and she did seem in dazed
condition"
This statement caused a ripple of ex-
citement in the courtroom. Mr. Tally was
excused as a witness, and a recess was
taken until lis o'clock.
Mr.. Gumpert on stand.
Augustus Gumpert. another clerk at the
Raleigh, was the first witness placed on
the stand after court convened. He testi-
fed that Parker. the beIlman. had deliv-
cred to him a pistol on the afternoon Of
December S. but when a pistol was hand
ed to him for Identification he failed 20
Identify IT., but said il resenbled the one
that was given him by the colored bell
man.
Clerk Owens story.
Eustace c. owen. chieI clerk Of the
Raleigh. followed Gumpert, and gave
testimony that was listened TO with in
terest He testified he went 10 room
26S. where Truitt, the elevator man had
reported there had been a suicide. and
found several persons there. II was he
who went for Mr.. Gum, Browns law
associate. and found him downstairs and
took him 10 the room. When Mr.. Gum
reached the room, he asked Brown what
the trouble was. The witness continued:
Mr. Browns reply was. You know
this woman? To this Mr. Gum replied.
No. l do not know that / do We'll,
said Mr.. Brown. we have had IL out
and this Is the result
Mr.. owen identified the pistol shown
him as the one he had turned over 10
Policeman Emmett an hour or so after
the shooting.
DIR. GIaIebrook Examined.
Or. Glazebrook. deputy coroner, was
placed on the stand by the government,
and testified 10 performing an autopsy
on the remains Of Senator Brown on
the morning Of December l3. He said
when he removed the hospital shroud
from the body he found a man appar-
emily about sixty-three years old, five
feet eight inches in height and "a man
who at one time had weighed a great
deal more than when he viewed the
body the skin and muscles being Aabby
He said Brown weighed from 155 70 li9
pounds. DR. Glazebrook explained the
wounds 20 the jury In detail He said
there was a wound on the hand which
had penetrated the flesh OF the ring
finger. and also went through the flesh
OF the little finger. On both fingers he
found wounds made by powder. and he
picked several grains of powder from
the flesh. He said the wound on the
body was about four inches below the
navel and took n downward course. max
ing superficial wound passing through
ft..fv hE -
it struck the pubic bone. II was then
detected and lodged in the lower part
OF the spine.
The bladder was p1nctured in two
places by the bullet, DR.. Glazebrook said
death was Immediately due 10 cOnges-
tiou of the lungs caused by shock. The
bullet which DR.. Glazebrook extracted
was OF a .3o-Culibcr
Identifies the Pistol.
Officer Emmett was placed on the stand
and three loaded shells which he testi-
fed were removed from the pistol by
him after he reached the staton-house.
Clerk Holtzclaw was then placed on
the stand and testified as TO what Mrs
Bradley had said 10 him while she was
in his custody. he said Mr Tally or
dered him 20 stay with Mrs. Bradley
until the arrival OF a policeman who had
been summoned
Did Mrs. Bradley make any statement
to you?' asked Mr. Turner.
"She said she would have nothing to
say until she communicated with her at
torney or counsel, Mr- Sutherland.
On Cross-examinatiOn. GIr. HOltzclaw
could not recall whether Mrs. Bradley
had used the word counsel or attorney.
but was positive she used either one or
the other words. He said Mrs. Bradley
talked Of her own volition. and he did
not ask her 20 make any statement, and
that as Brown was being taken from the
room on the stretcher the wounded man
said.
Il want her taken care Of
Mr.. owen also testified as 10 Mrs. Brad
ley's arrest by Policeman Lamb.
The government then attempted 10 re-
fresh the witness memory bV asking him