The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-03
mrs. BRADLEY DOES
NOT KNOW HER FATE
Jury in Celebrated Muir.
der Case Unable to
Agree on Verdict.
PRISONER BEARS
HER ORDEAL WELL,
Prosecution Brings Out New
Point in Regard to Womar's
Intention When She Left
Home for Washington.
Judge Stafford De-
fines Law.

W.AsHINGToS, D. G.. December o.
After deliberating for Ave hours and
forty-three minutes, the jury in the
case OF Mrs. Annie N. Bradley, charged
with the murder of former United
states Senator Arthur NJ. Brown. Of
Utah, failed to reach a., agreement,
and were ordered locked up for the
night. 1t was 10 o'clock when the
court crier announced that they would
be unable TO reach an agreement to-
night aud that the court would con-
Justica Stafford. who went home short
iy after i o'clock, received word by
telephone OF the failure 10 reach g.
verdict. and thcreupcn ordered The
jurymen locked up for the night
The case went to the jury at l:1t
o'clock this afternoon. aad * was 10
o'clock before aiiy word seas i,aara from
the jury -rooni. The announcement was
received by those III the courtroom
without comment.
There were forty or fifty people
present at the time, tie majority being
women. Mrs. BRADLEY spent the time
while the Jury was dcliberating In
an anteroou. Her son, Arthur, was
with her. Those who SAW her said
she bore up Under the ordeal with re-.
narkable fortItude and appeared to be
cheerful. Mrs. Bradley was taken back
to Jail for the night.
The Closing Arguments.
Throughout tho earlier part Of the
day Attorneys Powers and Hoover.
with recitals OF the episodes that led
20 the tragedy and pleading the NJ.
sanity. of the defendant AT the TINE sire
shot Brown, In hotel here on Deceni-
ber sth last. argued for the defense.
and wfen court convened after the
recess Districe Attorney Baker, attack
ing The theory of insanity and arraign-
In x the defendant In scathing IAN
.Isgs. made the closing address,
a new point brought out IN the arr
S,,:ner rs- bots ON. Brad lf:y.s $ N ~
stlons when siie started on the inter
rupted trip from Salt Lake to ogden.
An route to Los angeles. The govern
,nout cuntended tlint the fact that on
arrival here she called ut hotei 20. y.
her mai! Indicated tnat when she LETT
salt Lake the last time. which was the
projected Los Angeles trip. she really
proposed coming here to see Brown.
The court permitted the defense to re-
fute this by quoting from the evidence
to show that after Mrs. Bradley started
on that trip she changed her m1no.
stopped at Ogden. telephoned hef sisLcE
at Salt Lake that she had decided TO
go to Washington, ana then proceeded
hither.
Judge StnirOrd's ChnrEc.
Judge stafford occupied tifty-two
in charging the jury. lie be,
gan it's delivery at S:25 and conciuded
at i:17 The charge, among other
things. sets forth that a person is meii-
tally responsible in law when he is
capable of understanding the physlcai
nature of his act tas, for instance. the
defendant, II found guilty. must nave
been capable of understanding sne
was shooting Brown; of understand
ing whether the act Is right or wrong,
and must be capable Of controlling his
action and /of choosing the right and
refraining from the wrong. Mental IN
capacity must be the result of mental
disease. The law distinguishes sharp
" between disease and mere passion.
'.If one said the court. rs blinded
by rage, jealousy or revenge or any
other passion. SO he Cor she) cannot
what he Is doing or that
1t is wrong. or cannot resist his I'M
pulse to gratifv his passion. II may
reduce the grade OF his offense. but
does not constitute insanity. The tne-
ory of emotional insanity or trresistlnle
impulse Is utterly rejected by the law
of this jurisdiction. IL there Is rea-
doubt about the defendants
there is reasonable
doubt about her guilt. and the law
declares that she shall be acquitted"