Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
ASK DEATH
PENALTYFOR
MRS. BRADLEY
PROSECUTION is CAREFUL IN
CHOICE OF JURORS
SLAYER OF FORMER SENATOR is
PLACED ON TRIAL
Women Throng Court Room to Ge
Glimpse Of PrIsoner-lnsanIty
Is to Be Plea of
Defense
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov 13.-The first day
OF the trial of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley on
the charge of numbering former United
States Senator Brown of Utah was con-
sumed entirely in an effort to obtain a
jury.
When at o'clock the court adjourned
incomplete sixty-one men having been
examined and eleven chosen subject to
challenge. The day passed without in
cJdents, but the questions put by the
attorneys for the prosecution and the de-
Tense served to define to some extent
lines which will be followed by both
sides of the case.
1t was made evident that the attorneys
of Mrs. Bradley will depend upon the
plea of insanity as their only professed
defense If there was any confidence in
the plea of justification 1t was not ex-
pressed.
On the other hand the prosecution man
ifested apprehension that the jury would
be inclined to consider the case under the
unwritten law, and to shield the de-
fendant from capital punishment on ac-
count of her sex.
Many prospective Jurors were excused
because they were opposed to capital
punishment for women.
Mrs. Bradley was accompanied to the
court room by her mother, Mrs. Madi-
son, who remained during the forenoon
session. During the early hours of the
day Mrs. Bradley appeared nervous and
affected. by all the references to the
tragedy, but later regained her COM
posure.
Many Women Present
The court room was crowded, many of
the spectators being women
The case attracted so much attention
from the time of the tragedy last De-
cember that most people in the district
have formed some opinion and it is gem
orally believed that 1t will be difficult
TO secure twelve men who are not
prejudiced. Mrs. Bradley's counsel say,
however, that they do not propose to be
overparticu,ar in the selection of the jury
and that all they want is men of in
teigence and fairness.
Mrs Bradley followed Judge Stafford
into the court house A brief statement
was made by Assistant Prosecuting At
torney loren, concerning the crime
charged, that of murder in the first de-
gree in shooting Arthur Brown at the
Raleigh hotel in this city on December s
last. Brown lingering until December 13,
when he died.
Inc statement eNlueHlIy GiuUdTIdSScd
the defendant. She placed her gloved
hand to her face and her head shook per-
ceptibly.
Two men of the regular jury panel
were called. James l.. Fendrick answered
the questions of the lawyers of both sides
without provoking a challenge
David M. Lee, a native of Richmond,
Va, replying to the questions asked. sup
piled the first stumbling block Asked
tr nd INN ~ q
verdict he replied. 81 am from section
CT the country that believes in the higher
law and am an advocate of 1t. l approve
of what was done in the Culpeper case; l
believe there are certain circumstances
that justify persons in taking the law
into their own hands"
The court sustained a peremptory chal-
lerge of the state and Lee retired.
Would Hang Woman
Mr. Hoover asked all the talesmen If
a plea of dementia would prejudice them.
The district attorneys questions were
practically directed to the point as to
whether the fact that the defendant Is a
woman would cause prejudice in her
favor. Most of the jurymen replied that
if the testimony justified 1t they would
return verdict in favor OF capital pun
ishment regardless of the SEX
Samuel j. Gray a negro, was excused
on a peremptory challenge by the defense
because he entertained prejudices against
the plea of insanity
"I Just would not vote that way" said
Charles H. Wilcox, an insurance man
and native of Georgia, in such clear
end distinct tones as to cause general
demonstration throughout the court
room. when asked to express his prejudice
against capital punishment for woman.
He was promptly excused by the prose-
cution.
Walter A. Baum was excused because
he did not believe in hanging, although
not opposed to capital punishment in 9TH
er forms