The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
NOT GUILTY Of
MURDER, JURY
SETS HER FREE
Mrs. Bradley Released and
Courtroom Crowd.
Applauds
ONE JUROR HOLDS OUT
Believes Woman Should Be
Punished for Shooting
Senator Brown
\ DRAMATIC SCENE
Spectators Press Around
Woman to Give Their
Congratulations

mot guilty" was the verdict rem
dered today by the jury in the case
of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged
with the murder of former United
States Senator Arthur M. Brown of
Utah at a hotel in this city on De-
cember last. Amid the applause of
the crowd that filled the court room
Mrs. Bradley, with tear -dimmed eyes,
was discharged from custody and a
trial that has evoked national atten-
ton during the past three weeks was
at an end.
The jury, into whose hands the case
was delivered by Justice Stafford at
Ar o'clock yesterday afternoon, took
its first ballot % minutes after enter
ing the jury room. No agreement was
then reached. the voting being nine
for acquittal and three for man
slaugher Arguments followed and an
hour later two of the three joined those
for acquittal The lone juror, Julius
H. Prigg, who stood out for man
slaughter, finally yielded at l:2o o'clock
this morning, when the final ballot was
taken.
few minutes before 10 o'clock word
reached the courtroom that the jury
was ready to report. There was a
brief suspense. the door opened and
the jury filed in. The room was so
quiet that a pin could have been heard
to drop.
Foreman James L. Feeney nervously
clutched in his hand the document that
meant so much to the frail and nerve
racked woman in the prisoners chair.
Every person in the courtroom from
judge to spectator. almost breathIessly
awaited the answer to the judges ques-
tion.
Not guilty" replied the foreman, and
mot guilty" replied every one of the
jurors. For a moment in the intense
ness of the excitement not word
could be heard. then the suspense was
over and a murmuring of "Thank Cod
from group of women who sat on the
front bench was heard through the
courtroom and was a signal for a
demonstration.
The prisoner was dressed in black.
and with suppressed excitement
watched the jury. There were tears in
her eyes, but she bore up bravely The
jury was discharged and Mrs Bradley
was released from custody. She was
Immediately surrounded by men and
women from among the spectators who
pressed upon her their congratulations.
She retired to her cell, from which she
had come to hear the verdict, and there
she received a few visitors.
She thanked them for their congrat-
ulations and expressed her relief at the
conclusion of her trial Meantime an
automobile was waiting at a side door
and through lane of curious specta-
tors she was escorted to the car, where,
Joined by her counsel and several
women friends. smiling and bowling to
them as they called to her. she left the
courthouse.
Judge Powers, the senior counsel for
the defense, left last night for Salt
Lake City.
United States District Attorney Ba-
ker in discussing the verdict, said:
Mrs. Bradley was given a fair and
impartial trial. Twelve men on the
jury have declared her not guilty. and
that ends the case so far as the gov
ernment is concerned
Mrs. Bradley will leave here shortly
for Goldfeld. New, there to join her
sister.