Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-04
THE ACCUSED $1,000 ORDEAL WELL
There Were Tears in Her Eyes. But
There We're No Signs of Collapse
One Juror Stood Out For Hours
For a verdlc. OF Msnslauuhtcr :
Future Plans Of Woman.
(By Associated prcssl


Not guilty WIS the verdict render
cd to-day by the Jury in the ga
Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley. charged with
the murder OF former United S:ates
Senator Arthur NJ. Brow OF Utah.
al 4 hotel in this city on December
y last.
Amid the applause ,.e tho crowd
that filled the court ~oo.a Mrs Drau
ley. with tear dimmed cyes, ,waS dis.
charged from cust,t; ana trla!
That hau evoked natrnal attel'i.5i
during the last three Sapks wss al an
eYI
The Jury .nto whole hands .he case
was delivered by Jr5:tce Stafford IN
III, United States Cr.minnl Court 4;
$50 yesterday Afternoon took lis first
ballet 10 minutes after entering tLe
jury room. No ne ..anrlnr was ,hen
reached, tle vote being nine for nc
guittal and three for manslaughtcr.
Arguments followed end an hour or
two later Two of the three Joined
those for acquittal. The juror. Julius
II. Pridd. who stood out for man.
slaughter, dinally yielded at 1900
O'Clock tnis morning. when the iaal
ballot was taken.
Almost three-quarters OF an hour
before the time for the opening or
court 1T 10 o'clock. the court room
began TO Ill with spectators. The
majority OF the crowd during the
brief session 81 the court were wo-
mon. A few minutes before 10 o'clock
hA
the jury WAS ready t. make repofs.
Ah the judge entered, tho crowd
st.cd while the court crier announced
the opening of the court with the Gus
tomary SGod save tho government.
All Eyes ON tho Jury.
There was a brief suspense the
dcaor openeo. and the Jury nled in.
The room was SO quiet that pin
could have been heard to drop. All
eyes were fastened on the jury. all
necks were craned in. that direction
and everyone in tho crowd anxiously
awaited the announcement or the
1u:y's conclusions. Justice Stafford
admonished those present to avoid
ri. demonstration.
Meantime the jury waited to deliv-
or the verdict. Foreman James l..
Feeny norvously clutching in his hand
The document that meant SO much to
the lrail and nerve racked woman in
tho prisoners chair.
Gentlemen of the jury" asked thu
clerk, have you reached verdict.
We have" answered the foreman.
What is your verdict, is the de-
fendaat guilty or not guilty."
Every neck was craned; every pcr-
son in the court room. from the Judge
10 spectators almost breathlessly
awaited the answer.
Not guilty" replied the foreman,
and mot guilty" repeated every 'ne
OF the jurors who sat in the case.
For n moment OF intense excite.
ment not word could be heard, then
tho suspense was broken and a muir
muir of .'iiiank God" came from Il
group Of women who sat on the front
bench. was heard through the court
room and was the signal Tor DEM
onstratIon.
Mrs. Bradley Did Not Collapse.
Tho prisoner. who had arrived from
the cell In jail an hour before and
remained there with her son Arthur,
until just before court convened sat
directly back of Attorney Hoover. hcr
couEcll. She was dressed in black
and with suppressed excitement
watched the jury.
There we're tears III her eyes, but
there was no indication of COZ
lapse. Immediately after The, jury
delivered ita verdict the court thank;
ed the jury for the manner in which
1t had performed it's duty aud the
jury in turn thorough its foreman ex-
pressed to the court and counsel ita
thanks for the consideration and cour-
tesy shown t'aem.
Tho Jury was then discharged. and
Mrs. Bradley was released from cuH
tody She was Immediately Surround
ed b. men and women frnnn among
the spectators. who pressed upon her
their congratulations She returned