Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-18

she was delirious for several days. and she
convaleSced slowly At one time 1t was
thought she would die from the effects of
blood poisoning. which followed the abor-
ton. In describing the effect of blood
poisoning such as that suffered by Mrs
Bradley, the physician said it would be
destructive to the brain. as we'll as upon
the cells of other organs of the body
District Attorney Baker in cross-examn-
ing DR.. Whitney drew the answer that
bloodpoiSoning usually follows mlscar-
riages that have been provoked. The per-
maneEt effect of such illness IS, lne VIII
ness said in his opinion was to definitely
injure the system.
Mr.. Louis A. MacMahon.
Louis \. MacMahon, another local news
paper reporter. was the last witness ex-
amned at the morning session OF court
He said he saw Mrs. Bradley as she was
being led across the street from the
Raleigh Hotel to the first precinct station,
and he said she several times raised her
hands to her face as though under great
mental stress. and her eyes We're dimmed
with tears. Witness said he saw the de-
PENDANT again In the matron's room at the
police station, and there more closely OBJ
served her. SO that he was able to say the
pupils of her eyes were dilated, and she
was very nervous and agitated.
Il asked her If she realized that she
had shot a man, and that she might have
to pay the penalty" Mr.. MacMahon con-
tnued. but | received no reply to the
question, nor did she say anything when
intimated that 1t might be long time
before she would again see her children.
4 asked her If she came to Washington
to shoot Brown, and she answered: No.
no, no "
Attorney Robt. w Wells. who conduct
ed the questioning of the witness, asked
him if he had formed an opinion as to
Mrs. Bradley's sanity or insanity at the
time he saw her.
She seemed IKE a person whose brain
had been shaken off its base" MacMahon
replied, but the answer was ruled out on
the ground that 1t was not responsive
With another question Mr. Wells secured
the definite reply from the witness that
he had formed an opinion. and when
asked to state that opinion MacMahon
said: she appeared to me to be a nerv-
GUS. unstrunG person. on the brink OF
mental and physical collapse. and one
whom It would require only a puff of wind
to blow into mental oblivion"
Recess was taken at noon until lis
o'clock
Testimony Today.
James Hay, local newspaper reporter.
was the first witness called at the begin
ming OF the second week of the trial and
under examination by Judge Powers of
counsel for the defense, he described Mrs
Bradiey'S appearance and conduct on the
evening after Senator Brown had been
shot. She seemed hasgard and pale"
said Mr.. Hay. L asked her what had
happened at the hotel, and she answered
she did not know because SO many men
came to the room and she walked such a
distance to the police station, and her
mind was blank as to what occurred.
Il asked her II she came to Washing
ton to Kill Brown the witness continued
and she answered No Throughout the
interview Mrs. Bradley talked in a dis
connected manner: she would answer my
questions and then branch off to talking
about some other stages of her life" Mr.
Hay said Mrs Bradley was very restless
moving about the room continually while
talking and picking at the edge of her
coat. Several times witness continued.
the defendant pressed her hands to her
head. and when banging of doors con-
tinued for some time below stairs in the
station house she cried out that it must
be stopped she would go mad
In cross-examnatfon. District Attorney
Baker asked Mr. Hay if it had occurred
to him he was interviewing an Insane
woman and this question was in several
ways rephrased, but the witness just as
frequently answered that he did not
know whether anything of that nature
had entered his mind at that time"
An Associated Press Reporter.
Charles A. Cotterill of the Associated
Press testified to the substance of two
Interviews with Mrs. Bradley the same
night. She told me about the long trip
across the continent from Salt Lake
City said Mr.. Cotterill and said she
arrived here in practically pennless con-
dtion. with only Sl.25 in her pocket. She
leaned heavily on the back of chair
during the interview
How did she answer your questions?'
questioned Attorney Hoover.
Her answers, when she did answer.
We're lucid and frank. but she seemed
unable to collect her thoughts" said Mr.
Cotterill.
She only answered questions, never
volunteered anything?" asked District
Attorney Baker in opening crosse xamina-
ton.
That is correct" said the witness.
But in her eyes there seemed only a
vacant stare
Did she seem to appreciate the fact
that she had shot mani?
"Oh, yes"
Did you ask Mrs. Bradley If she had
demanded that Brown marry herr"
Yes. and she said his only reply was
to put on his overcoat and start to leave
the room. Then 1t was that she shot
him
Describing his second interview with
Mrs. Bradley later the same evening. Mr..
Cotterll said he had told her the report
from the hospital that Mr.. Brown was
better. and that she replied to this Il
am very glad to hear it. l abhor acts of
this character. but ii was justified in
this case because of the wrongs he did
TO me-
After Justice Stafford had overruled
siren nous objection by the defense Mr.
CotterilI was permitted to state that in
his opinion the defendant was not in
sane.
Afternoon Session.
| DR.. u. X. Shute physician of the Dis
| trict jail, was the first witness at the af-
ternoon session, and he described the
| weakened physical condition of the de-
! PENDANT from the date of her inca rcara