The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-16

at the time Mrs. Bradley was very nervous and her face was distorted. Dr. Charles S. White, who dressed Sen ator Browns wounds at the emergency hospital testified the wound on the patti ent's hand was powder burned. This fact was brought out by the defense, evil dently for the purpose to show pos- slbility of self defense.
 Albert H. Kelley of Salt Lake was introduced for the purpose of showing reconciliation on Mrs. Bradley's part. He said he had known Mrs. Bradley for 20 years and that when he had met her on street in Salt Lake in June or July of 1906, she had told him that she was making her own living by keeping a room ing house. 'I asked her If Brown was not putting up for her expenses and she replied that he was only paying for her what he felt like paying. She said she did not want his money, but wanted Brown himself, and If he did not acknowl- edge the parentaSe of her second boy she'd kill him. I advised her against that course, adding that the children were sufficiently handicapped by the fact that she was the mistress of the man and that she should not add the crime of murder. but she persisted and declared she would shoot him. Her exact words were that she wiuld put hole through him |" Kelley said he advised her to take the money if Brown refused to keep lis contract to marry her. He was cross examined by Judge Powers.
 Afternoon Session.
 As soon as Judge Stafford took his seat at the afternoon sitting of the court. MT. Hoover of Mrs. Bradley's counsel be- gan his outline of the defense showing that it would be based upon the plea of insanity superinduced by Browns treat m of Mrs n upon the details of the nine years asso- citation of the two and said:
 We will show that she told her phys elan that with his own hands Arthur Brown had performed more than one abortion on Mrs. Bradley and that as late as the spring of 1906 he had made an- other effort to have her relieved of a seven-rnonths- child which was born.
 MT. Hoover also declared that Mrs. Bradley was suffering from the effects of miscarriage at the time of the kill ing of Senator Brown on December 8, 1906 In addition it will be shown, he said. that two aunts of Mrs. Bradley have been insane, and that the insanity of one of them had homicidal tenden- cies.
 Mir. Hoover declared that Brown had melted Mrs. Bradley to procure divorce after the divorce of his own wife, prom ising to marry her.
 We will show you that by reason of his treatment of her, the woman was ao- solutely crazy" he continued. and then proceeded to give the names of witnesses, one of them Judge Henderson, who was formerly law partner of Senator Brown, and who. he said, had severed his part nership because of Browns treatment of Mrs. Bradley. Moreover it will be shown" said Mir. Hoover, that Brown had recognized the paternity of the two Bradley boys. and she was in constant communication with him.
 Brown Furnished Money.
 MT. Hoover said that MT. Browns pri- vate secret tary had furnished Mrs. Brad ley with $200 to take her to California, and that instead of going there she had changed her plan and had come to Wash ington with tho purpose of persuading Brown to legitimatize their children by marriage Mir. Hoover contended that there had been no reconciliation in the killing of Brown, but that Mrs. Bradley had become much depressed when upon first entering Browns room at o'clock on December s. she picked up and read a letter from a woman making an assg- nation in New York.
 We will show" he continued, that when at 2:so o'clock of that afternoon MTS. brduitS tHt ioont VI Nii' Brown he was pale and agitated and asked her what she was doing there. q have come here" she replied. ito see if you will not do what you should for my children"
 He said that he would not and rushed upon her with curses. When he rushed at her she fired the revolver. but whether once or twice she does not remember. Not until she heard the sound of the shot h.. tion."
 Mir. Hoover said it would be shown that Brown had bought the pistol with which he was killed and had given it to Mrs. Bradley, telling her to use it on Mrs. Brown if she bothered her.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Hoover's state ment court adjourned until Monday.