The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-07
READY TO TRY
MRS. BRADLEY
CASE or WOMAN WHO KILLED
SENATOR BROWN SET FOR
HEARING MONDAY.
EMOTIONAL INSANITY
viii Not Be Plea, But Romicidal In
sanity viii, Says Defense--ls
a Very Sensational
Affair.

Washington, d. c., Nov. CA trial
that will be watched with interest all
over the country will begin next Mon.
day before Justice Stafford, In the
terminal court OF the District IL ca;
mmbia. On that day Mrs. Ana NJ.
Bradley will be PLACED ON trial on a
charge cf murder, In connection witt
the death OF former Senator Arthur
Nj. Brown of Utah, last December
The shooting Of Senator Brown oc,
Cured on the afternoon of December
8 last at the Raleigh hotel, where
both the Senator and Mrs. Bradley
had registered The victim died two
days later at the emergency hos
pital.
When taken into custody Mrs.
Bradley declared: "All Utah knows
the reason for the shooting" She told
the police that she was the mother
OF four children, and that Brown was
the father Of two of them
Senator Brown was q native of
Michigan but had been a resident OF
Utah since 1879 In 1896 he was elec.
ted to the United States senate as 4
Republican. He and his colleague
We're elected on the same ballot, but
in drawing let's he secured the short
term, which extended but little more
than a year. He was delegate to
the Republican national convention
from Utah in 1896 and 1900, and after
his retirement from the senate had
served as postmaster of Salt Lake
City. He was reputed to be a man
OF wealth aGd for years he had been
q prominent member of the legal pro-
iessfon In the west.
Mrs. Bradley has entirely recover
ed from the effects of the operation
that she underwent some time ago
and is taking deep interest in the
for her trial. Judge o.
w. Powers will be the leading coun-
sci for the defense. In speaking of
he line OF defense Judge Powers
says
There Is no such thing as emotion |
al insanity, according to a court rul-
nG. and we will not make such a
,lea, nor will we urge anything bor- |
lering on an 'unwritten law as was
lone in the Thaw case"
I'VE Will prove that Mrs. Bradley
vas insane, not emotionally so, but
that homecidal insanity is in her
Hood, and that Senator Browns
.ruel treatment of her developed all
hat insanity and made her an IRE.
ponsible person. not capable of
Judging between right and wrong.
Mrs Bradley's story on the wit
less stand viii be nothing short of
ensational and | feel sure 1t will
lake a deep impression on the jury.
The will tell of such indignities and
nhuman treatment by Senator Brown
hat when she corna'ed him In his
otel no man will hold her to blame
Or killing him. The detail of that
art of her story will be kept Sc
ret until Mrs. Bradley takes the
tand but the story will startle the
oyrtroom. Mrs. Bradley did not real.
.e what she was doing when she
anne to Washington and shot Brown +,
he had been tormented by his treat. ,
tent until she was irresponsible and
lsane. She followed natural i'm.
ulse tb trace the man of whom
he thought and dreamed always. She
as hungry, weak physically and on
ne verge OF a nervous breakdown. ,
1hen she reached Washington with a
My sl.25 left the indignities in the I
1om Of Senator Browns hotel touch. 4
of the pent-up feelings af a
ounded creature driven to desper1-
on"
A number of witnesses win be n
rought from Utah To testify for the +
sfense. One of these is Judge II
. Henderson. formerly a judge Of
le superior court of Utah and one
me law partner and close friend Q
Senator Brown. 4,
Strong evidence Will be introduced Z,
show that Mrs Bradley was suf- Il
ring from hereditary insanity. II lir
said that Mrs. Bradley's aunt on q
r mothers side. a Mrs. Shrews y
Try. was insane when she died. Her e
lsband will testify that she had s.
omicidsl insanity very strongly. II s.
III be further stated that another f
int is mentally affected. and that Il
necessary 70 keep close watch C
! her. v