The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-25
DOCTOR ASKED
QUESTION OF
1900 WORDS
Mrs. Bradley's Defense Puts History and Testimony
of Murder Case Into Hypothetical Question-Evi-
denCe May Be Concluded This Week.

Washington. Nov. 25-When the trial OF
Mrs. Anna Bradley. charged with the
murder of former Senator Arthur Brown
of Utah, was resumed today In criminal
court No. /, IL was believed that rhe hear
ing OF evidence would be concluded this
week. The arguments will begin next
week
number OF insanity experts on both
sides were in court today and their pres
ence added interest TO the case. because
of the conflict OF opinion which they are
bound 10 entertain.
When the trial was resumed the prose-
cution read to the jury scraps OF letters
written by Mrs. Bradley at the Raleigh
hotel the day of the tragedy and which
she tore up.
One OF these letters, pasted together
read: "Will you keep these. i may need
them and i'm case there is need for de-
fense OF any rashness publish them
DEFENDANT DEPRES5ED.
Mrs. Bradley appeared depressed and
paler than usually. OccasicHally she
caught her breath quickly. as II on the
verge OF fainting. There were many wo-
men present
Detective Charles Mullen the first wit
ness, was asked to identify scraps Of torn
letters found In a waste paper basket in
Mrs. Bradley's room at the hotel where
the shooting took place. One of these
letters referred to other letters written
by the prisoner
''Will you kindly keep these she
wrote II have written you. L may need
them and i'm case there is need for de-
fense OF any rashness. publish them
Mrs Luton. 25 South Second street, or
Mrs Cary could see that they were pub
lished."
Everett l. Phillips. a policemG/, said
he had pasted together the scraps of pa
per. He identified all the letters which
he said had been handed him by the po-
lice property clerk
DR.. Wilfred ~ Barton OF this city. a
specialist In neurology and a lecturer in
Georgetown university. testified that
there was direct connection between
sepsis in the female and mental derange-
ment.
THE HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.
The hypothetical 13ooO-word question
prepared by the defense was put TO DR..
Barton.
There were really three questions which
were only propounded after Judge Pow
ers had presented a complete analysis of
the case, bringing out especially the
points Indicative OF mental unsoundness
on the part OF the defendant The uues-
tions were as follows:
I'D Assuming all these facts 10 be true
what do you say as TO whether or not at
the time the fatal shot was fired the pa
tient understood the nature OF her act.
was able 10 cneeSe and distinguish right
from wrong. and was able to control her
self to choose the right and avoid the
wrong:
"(2 Assuming all these facts to be true
what do you say as TO whether or not
when the fatal shot was fired the patient
was mentally responsible for what she
did:
"(s) Assuming all these facts to be true
what do you say as to whether. when the
fatal shot was fired, the patient was sane
or insane?"
The statement OF the case was read
from typewriter copy and was deliberate
ly and carefully presented. Mrs. Brsdley's
name was not mentioned but all OF tho
facts were given as applying 10 "a woman
35 years OF age which is the age of Mrs.
Bradley. I'VE will assume" said Judge
Powers. 'the case of a woman now 50
years OF age who, at the age of five
years was struck on the head about two
inches back from the frontal bone a Sc
we're blow. which rendered her uncon-
scious, combining her TO her bed for two