Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-11-21
insanity PLEA made
. FOR MRS. Bradley
Inherited DEMENTlA WAS AG-
GRAVATED BY TREATMENT ON
PART or SENATOR BROWN,
BOUGHT PISTOL WITH
WHICH HE WAS SLAIN
Woman's Attorney Says Brown Gave
Weapon to Mrs. Bradley and Asked
Her to Use 1t on His Wife If She
Was Bothered.

washington, NOV. l6.@The prOSecu-
ton Friday rested it's case in the trial
OF Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged
with the murder of Former United
States Senator Arthur Brown in this
city last winter. AS soon as Judge
Stafford took his seat at the after
noon sitting of the court, Mr.. Hoover
Of Mrs. Bradley's counsel, began his
outline Of the defense, showing that
It would be based upon the plea of in
sanity superinduced BY Browns treat.
ment Of Mrs. Bradley.
He then entered upon the details
Of the nine years association Of the
two, and said:
I'VE will show that she told her
physician that with his own hands
Arthur Brown had performed more
than one abortion on Mrs. Bradley,
and that as late as the spring of
1905 he had made another, effort to
have her relieved of a seven-months.
old child, which was born only to die"
Two Aunts Were Insane.
Mr.. Hoover also declared that Mrs.
Bradley was suffering from the eff:
fects of miscarriage at the time Of
the killing of Senator Brown on De-
cember 8. 1906. In addition it would
be shown he said, that two aunts of
Mrs, Bradley have been insane and
that the insanity Of one Of them. a
Mrs. Shrewsbury. had homicidal ten.
dencies.
10 mil OH f1oof hy
Of his treatment of her the woman was
absolutely crazy" he continued, and
then proceeded to give tho names of
witnesses, one of them. Judge Hender-
son, who was formerly law partner
Of Senator Brown, and VITO he said
had severed his paEtne1shtp because
Of Browns treatment OF Mrs Brad.
ley. Moreover, 1t would be shown. said
Mr.. Hoover, that Brown had recog.
ntzed the paternity of the two Brad.
ley boys, and that she was in con.
stant communication with him.
Wanted Brown to Marry Her.
Mr.. Hoover said that Browns
private secretary had furnished Mrs
Bradley with 5000 to take her to Cali
fornia and that instead Of going there
she had come to Washington. She had
not previously known that Brown had
come to Washington, Mr.. Hoover said,
and had changed her plan and had
come to Washington with the purpose
Of persuading Brown to legitimatize
their children by marrying her. Mr..
Hoover contended that there had been
no premeditation in the killing of
Brown, but that Mrs. Bradley had be-
come much depressed when upon first
entering Browns room at nine o'clock
on December 8, she picked up and
read a letter from woman making
an assignation in New York.
1--WE will show" he continued, that
when at 2:S0 o'clock of that after
noon Mrs. Bradley entered the room,
Mr.. Brown was pale and agitated and
asked her what she was doing there.
"T have come here she replied, to
see If you will not do what you should
for my children
"He said that he would not, and
rushed upon her with curses. When
he rushed at her she fired the re.
volver, but whether once or twice, she
does not remember. Not until she
heard the sound of the shots did she
awaken from her dazed condition.
Brown Bought the Pistol.
Mr.. Hoover said it would be shown
that Brown had bought the pistol with
which he was killed, and had given
it to Mrs. Bradley, telling her to use
it on Mrs. Brown If she bothered her