Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-26
\ DR.. Britton D. Evans and Others
Testify Mrs. Bradley lire
sponsible For Act
EVANS MAKES DRAMATIC SCENE
Evidence is Personal Attack on Som
ator Brown and SO Pointed Court
Admonishes Him That Murdered
Man i. Not on TriaI-Mrs. Bradley
Affected by Reading Of Letters.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The trial OF
Mrs. Bradley, charged with numbering
former Senator Brown, was resumed
today. The defense put on the stand
d new witness. DR.. IL Rich, OF Ne"
York city. Rich said that he saw Mrs.
Bradley the day of the shooting, ana
that she looked 'Iooney," and had an
idiotic laugh. DIR. Charles G. Hill, Of
Baltimore, an expert, was then called.
FILL positively stated that on the date
of the shooting Mrs. Bradley was in
sane. and incapable of choosing be-
tween right and wrong.
Hill said he saw in Mrs. Bradleys
letters to Brown many evidences OF
insanity, altho her rhetoric and hand
writing were good. Insane people. he
said, frequently wrote we'll.
On cross examination Hill said that
in his opinion Mrs. Bradley Intention
ally shot Brown, but her state Of mind
was such that in her alteration she be-
lieved she was doing the right thing.
as distinguished from wrong.
( When Hill concluded his testimony.
DIR. Britton D. Evans, the insanity ex-
pert, testified that Mrs. Bradley was
Insane at the time she shot Brown
and was not able to distinguish be-
tween right and wrong.
Evans Called Down.
Evans testimony was dramatic. He
spoke with feeling of the great sym
pathy for Mrs. Bradley, and referred
contemptuously to Brown for his i'll
treatment of her, all of which he said
preyed on her mind and unseated her
reason. He declared Brown by his
own hand had destroyed children
which he had begotten. His reference
to Brown was so pointed that Justice
stafford admonished him that Brown
was dead and could not answer for
himself. and that furthermore Brown
was not on trial.
Evans was not GROSS examined.
When Judge Powers read extracts
from torn letters of Mrs. Bradley
found in the hotel, expressing her love
and devotion for Brown, Mrs. Bradley
sobbed and wept, and nearly tainted.
Defense Rests.
After the noon recess Mrs. Bradley
was recalled to the stand. In reply to
questions by the district attorney she
stated that while she and her hus-
band cohabited she gave him no ex-
cuse for divorce. She was then ex-
cused. The defense rested at 1:45 p.
m.
Max Brown, son Of former Senator
Brown, was the first witness called for
the prosecution in rebuttal. Brown
testified to the frequent visits to his
fathers home Of Mrs. Bradley and the
child Arthur. These visits continued
until the fall Of 1901. After the dis
closures Of his fathers relations With
Mrs. Bradley, Brown said Mrs. Brad
ley visited his home on Brigam street
several times and took meals there. He
said he afterwards saw his father and
Mrs. Bradley sitting on a bed at a
house on the ranch. She stayed all
night and left the next day.
Judge Wenger. Of Salt Lake, testi-
fed that in March. 1906, Mrs. Bradley
tried to get him 20 go to Mrs. Brown
and induce her to divorce the senator
so she could marry him. He said he
had replied that he was not in the
business Of breaking up families.
Judge William King of Salt Lake,
said he at the instance of Senator and
Mrs. Brown had made Mrs. Bradley an
offer of $4,000 dollars and a home, and
500 per month, until the youngest
child was 81 years Of age. This Mrs.
Bradley indignantly declined, saying
she wanted to marry Brown, and to
"Get rid of the old lady on the hill,"
meaning Mrs Brown