Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-23
MRS. BRADLEY INSANE
Experts to Prove That She Was
 When She Killed Brown.
KIN WERE CRAZY, SAYS UNCLE
Tells How His Wife, Her Aunt, Was lnsanely Jealous and Went Armed With Knife and Revolver - Barnes Testimony In Mrs. BradIey's Favor.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The criminal court in which Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley is being tried on the charge of mur" dering former United States Senator Brown of Utah will hold no further session until Monday. When the court atsiourned the defense had practically completed its presentation Of proof, very little remaining except the testi- mony of experts who will be intro duced for the purpose of showing that when Mrs Bradley shot Senator Brown she was insane. Several eminent allen- ists have volunteered for this service, and it is now understood that they will be called early next week. The hypo- thetical question which will be submit ted to them has been prepared. It con tains 13,000 words.
 The days proceedings in the case were devoted largely to what may be designated as odds and ends Ill the shape of testimony.
 | Much of the session was taken up with the reading of letters of Senator Brown to Mrs. Bradley. which were published Thursday. Mrs. Bradley wept while they were being read and seemed much affected. The court ad- journed until Monday. .:..-
 Uncle shrewsbury's Testimony.
 Lyman S. Shrewsbury, postmaster at Bonnie Doon. Cal, and an uncle by marriage of Mrs. Bradley, testified that Mrs. Bradley's father is now paralyzed and that her grandfather on the moth- CTS side had been very eccentric.
 He also said that his own wife. sister of Mrs. Bradley's mother. had been irrational whenever worried for several years before her death, which occurred in 1903.
 "She would take a butcher knife to bed with her and was ready to fight any one with it, even me" said the witness. "She complained that some one was going to take her things away and said she wanted to protect them.' She had at one time got gun, the Wit ness added.
 Mir. Shrewsbury said that on one oc' casion Mrs. Shrewsbury became so Vlo' lent that 1t was necessary to take her to Los Angeles. At that time she was armed with both knife and revolver He had no doubt that at such a time as this his wife was insane. He said that another sister of Mrs. Bradley's mother. a Mrs. Ryan. had been sent tc an asylum. In the course of the exam ination of the witness Judge Powers was several times prompted by Mrs Bradley.
 Mrs. Bradley Smiles. On cross examination NIT. Shrews bury said often his wife's spells would come on when she learned Of women riding in the stage with him She was jealous, but there was no oc casion for her jealousy. The relation of this peculiarity of the aunt's dispo sition brought a smile to Mrs. Brad Iey's face.
 United States Senator Sutherland o Utah followed MT. Shrewsbury H' said he had known Mrs. Bradley since 1895. He said her general reputation in Utah was good.
 The first witness of the day wal Assistant Attorney General Arthur R Barnes of Salt Lake City. and Mrs Bradley frightened up considerably while he was testifying in her favor She was further cheered by letters sh' received profering financial assistance one writer stating that she had forme' 6 daisy chain.
 Mir. Barnes told of several inter views he had with Mrs. Bradley con cerning Brown.
 Mrs. Bradley heaved a heavy sigl when Barnes said he never believe' Brown intended to marry her.