The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
SObS in the Courtroom Over
Scathing A rraignment.
CLOSING ADDRESS BEGUN
Assistant DistEIct Attorney shows
No Mercy in Reviewing Life His
III Himself During Speech-AttOr-
ney Wells speaks for Defense.


Brown. for causing whose death she is
now on trial. and during this time her
every move for several years was brought
out not Only by her attorneys but by
the prosecution. Yesterday while she sat
in her chair and sObbed she heard these
acts described and interpreted by Assist
ant District Attorney Charles A Turner
He held her up 10 the jury as woman
without principle. without respect for her
own home ties or those OF others, and
without true womanly devotion 10 the
ideals Of motherhood. He dehominated her
as woman with a brilliant mind and
s6illful actress
He was followed by Attorney Robert
W. Wells. for the defense who in q brief
/ speech. endeavored to take the sting on,
of the cutting remarks Of the prosecutor.
/ but. nevertheless, when adjournment was
| had. a little before ! o'clock and Mrs
Bradley was led 20 the prisoners pen be-
| low. she sank upon a couch exhausted,
and il was some time before she was able
to leave the building in charge of Deputy
Marshal springman.
When Mr. Wells had finished his ad-
dress and the jury was excused, the spec
tators crowded around him and over
whelmed him with their congratulations.
and it was nearly half an hour before he
was able 10 leave the courtroom.
Mr.. Turner becomes III.
/ shortly after AIr. Turner began his
opening address TO the jury il was noted
/ that he was very pale. While in the
midst of a Sentence describing Mrs. Brad
! leys movements In Salt Lake City. shortly
before she came TO Washington. he leaned
! heavily on the table, and it looked for
moment as if he would faint Mr.. Baker
asked for a short recess. stating that his
! assistant had suffered "A slight attack of
| illness. Justice Stafford ordered a recess.
and after about ten minutes wait. Mr.
Turner returned and continued his adj
/ dress.
After reviewing the evidence. Mr.. Tur-
ner said that II would be possible for the
jury to return any one of five verdicJs.
/ II you believe that the defendant did
not shoot Arthur Brown, you may we'll
say she is not guilty" he said. If you be-
| Iieve she did shoot him. but was insane
/ when she committed the deed. you may
also say she was not guilty. n you find
that Mrs. Bradley did the killing. and did
/ IL after careful planning she is guilty as
! indicted OF murder in the first degree. T.
/ Brown was killed as the result of a sud
den impulse, the verdict should be guilty
of murder in the second degree; and final
/ ~. if you believe she took the revolver 10
Browns room intending 10 menace him,
| oh.
be guilty Of the lesser crime Of man
slaughter"
| Mr.. Turner at this point. after referring
! TO the testimony Of witnesses. said that
| in his opinion Mrs. Bradley was guilty Of
murder in the first degree lie declared
that the jury should take Mrs. Bradley's
story told on the stand with a great deal
OF caution and should weigh it carefully.
Mr.. Turner said that a great deal OF
testimony had crept into the case as to
how badly Brown treated Mrs. Bradley
J but he said that this made absolutely no
/ difference stating that il had been admit
ted 90 show the possible effect upon her
mind
4 ask sou, gentlemen Of the jury" con-
| tinued Mr. Turner. what evidence IS
| there that she was insane. What act has
she ever done before that was insane2
| What has she done since?" Referring to
/ Mrs Bradleys statement on the stand
that she did not remember what had hap
pened after she entered Browns room,
Mr.. Turner said:
Bad Memory No Defense.
That IS no defense. Suppose a burglar
who had robbed a bank and admitted
coming from the institution with the
plumber should set up as a defense that
he could not remember Would you find
him innocent OF insane? Suppose q man
shoots you and then says he don't re-
member it. Are you going TO accept that
as d satisfactory answer. Suppose he
stabs you in the back and says he don't
remember IT. VIII you accept that as sat
isfactory?"
Mr.. Turner said that he knew of no
picture more full Of pathos than the pic
ture Of a woman with helpless children
seeking help for them:
That is tie picture" he said. that
has been held before you to convince
your hearts that you want TO believe this
woman is insane when your heads know
she is not. This woman is a brilliant
woman She is different from other
women-or rather, thank God, other
women are different from her. II any
but this matchless actress had told that
story on the witness stand il would have
filed every honest man with a happy
home in his mind, with adherence and
condemnation.
Mr.. Turner devoted considerable time
to reading letters directed by Mrs. Brad
ley to Senator Brown, and these letters
showed. he said. that she was the pur-
suer. and not Brown
Not Hopeless, Helpless Woman.
''She was no hopeless helpless mortal.
woman with two Legitimate children who
must cling to Senator Brown for herself
and the children declared Mr.. Turner.
I'VE have shown that Soren X. Christen-
sen was empowered TO offer her a 5000
house and 500 per month until her
youngest child was of age il she would
leave Salt Lake and let Brown alone, but
she refused
MIR. Turner said the same offer was
made to her later by Judge King, but
she again refused
When DR.. Utter. the pastor OF her
church, tried to get her to cease her
illicit relations with Brown, she refused.
Her family tried TO get her 20 cease her
relations, and still she refused. and when
the law was invoked, and she and Brown
were arrested. she still refused, declared
Mr. Turner.
In 1885, when Mrs. Brown was diving
Of cancer, that most malignant Of diseases.
which eats and eats into the very vitals.
we find that Mrs. Bradley went to Judge
Wenger to get him to go to Mrs. Brown