The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-30
EVIDENCE IN BRADLEY CASE
IN AND ARGUMENT TODAY
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ment the question was altered and DR..
Shute said his later opinion was based
on his personal observation of the de-
PENDANT.
Edward Mclean, son Of john r. Nc
Lean of this city and Cincinnati, who
was a reported on a local newspaper in
December last, saw Mrs. Bradley after
she shot Senator Brown, but noticed
nothing about her to suggest that she
was insane. She was rational and
talked coherently. She did not appear
specially pale or unusual in any way.
THE Priest" on the Stand.
Rev. David Utter. pastor Of the Uni
tartan church at Denver, Colo, who
was in Salt Lake City in November,
1905. exchanging pulpits with a minis
ter of that place, was called II the
stand and asked to testify concerning
A conversation he had with Mrs Grad
ley. He said he went to the defendant
because Of her trouble
The defense objected to the reception
of his testimony on the ground that if
he was called TO contradict the defend
ants testimony the government would
have TO submit specific statements TO
him. and could not examine him con-
corning his talk with Mrs. Bradley.
The court called counsel on both sides
ence with them the attorneys retired
10 an ante-room for a further confer
ence. During the inteTmissiOn in the
proceedings Mrs. Bradley intently eyed
DR.. Utter. who avoided looking at here
Believed Brown Would Marry Her.
When counsel returned, DR.. Utter was
placed on the stand and in reply to
question. said that on the occasion of
IL 1,
she believed Mr.. Brown would marry
her.
7 expressed the opinion" said the
witness. that he never would. But
she thought that he would. This was
a somewhat long conversation and the
burden of it had been, on my part, TO
encourage her to give up the idea Of
marrying Arthur Brown. L said that
a woman was at a great disadvantage
in suing for the love of a man and that
she would fail to accomplish her object,
when she was anxious for a marriage.
On all grounds I urged her to give up
what she was attempting but she
pleaded for her children. saying it was
right and he ought to be made to do
it,"
During this testimony Mrs. Bradley
lowered her head.
She said" continued the witness,
that when it came to a test and
gun was pointed at Arthur Brown he
would accede and marry her. l don't
remember her exact words. She said
Arthur Brown was coward at heart,
and If a gun was pointed at him and
he was told he must marry her he
would do so. ! told her l did not be-
lieve Arthur Brown was a coward.
Il said he ought never to be urged.
There should be no compulsion ever
used. You will lose all your influence
If you do. "
what did she say to that?" asked
Judge Powers.
q don't remember exactly
Now, did not you say to her in the
course of that conversation, You would
do that. would yOu?' And she replied,
of course not
Yes" said DIR. Utter, Il said. Sup
pose he calls your bluff. what then?
Would YOU shoot?' oh, no. was her
answer"
DR.. Utter said she did not threaten
TO do this herself
TT might have been her brother or
her father. or anybody who was to
bring about this compulsion." the wit
ness added. He, however. had the idea
that Mrs. Bradley herself would do it.
she was under a tremendous obses-
sion" continued DIT. Utter; was al
most unhinged; and I felt that she
might undertake to threaten Brown"
Sole Thought of Children.
And her thought" asked Judge
Powers, "as she expressed it during
your conversation was the giving to her
children a name in the wOrld?"
That was it exactly" said DR.. Ut
ter and he added that Mrs. Bradley
did not appear viciously inclined, but
always pleaded that she loved Brown.
There was not apparently a thought
Of injuring him. but that just under
this obsessiOn she must justify those
children" said the witness.
Asked to describe what he meant by
obsession, DR.. Utter, facing the jury
and raising his voice. said ii was pos
session from the outside" and he illus
trated by saying if man was pos
sessed of a devil. the devil was sup
posed to be in him. "Obsession is an
idea that runs into the mind and con-
trolls outward objects and controls the
inward person. 1t differs from possess