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TESTIMONY ALL IN
IN BRADLEY TRIAL
To-day viii be Dsyetsd 10 Aryu-
nsAls by Lawyers and Case
VIII Reach Jury hIOndag.
EXPERTS DECLARE ACCUSED SANE
Aver That There ls Nothing Irrational
or unsound About Her Mlnd--wom-
an Expresses Pleasure That the
Task OF Taking the Testimony Has
Been Completed.
Uy Associated presa)

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Nov. 20 -
oh. am SO glad II Is ali over at
last"
These were the words uttered to-
day by Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley. charg-
cd with the murder OF former Senn-
tor Arthur NJ. Brown OF Utah, as she,
with 4 smile. was led away from the
cCalc room to the prison van which
Was to take her back to Jail.
The presentation OF evidence had
just been concluded and court ad-
journcd until tomorrow when argi-
nrents VIII be begun.
Justice Stafford announced that an
agreement had been arranged among
counsel for four hours OF argument
, on each side. These will be complet-
, cd Monday afternoon and Justice Stat
ford said he would then deliver his
charge and give the case to the Jury
The Testimony of the two govern.
mont insanity experts, DR.. Edward
VI. Brush of Baltimore, DR.. Smith Ely
Jellifge, Of New York. and Key. Dy.
Utter OF Salt Lake. Mrs. Dradley's
pastor. was the feature OF todays
proceedings.
both Dr.. Brush and DR.. Jelliffe de-
clared that there was nothing In the
record OF tho case to indicate thRt
AIRS. Bradley was insane.
Counsel for the defense Attempted
to impeacb the testimony OF these
exports by showing that they had
been called for the government and
as matter OF course they were ties.
ufying In the interest of the gov.
eminent. Each OF them repudiated
this charge and declared they would
have testified TO the insanity of Mrs.
Bradley as readily al they testified
20 her sanity, had they found her to
be insane.
Clergyman on tho Stand.
Rev. DR.. Il. Utter, pastor Of the
Unitarian church OF Denver, Colo,
who In former testimony had been
referred TO as the priest" and who
was Mrs. Bradley's pastor in Salt
Lake City testified to a conversation
! he had with her In 1905.
In reply to a question DR.. Utter
said that Mrs. Bradley told him she
believed Mr.. Brown would marry her.
II expressed the opinion" said the
witness, that he never would, but
she thought he would. This was q
somewhat long conversation and tho
burden of 1t had been on my part to
encourage her to give up the idea OF
! suing Brown. but che pleaded for her
children. sayILg 1t was right and he
ought to be made to do IT."
During this testimony Mrs. Bradley
sat with bowed head.
| she said. Continued tho witnese
that when 1t came TO a test and n
gun was pointed at Arthur Brown no
would accede and marty her / do
not remember her exact words. She
said Arthur Brown was q coward at
heart and If a gun was pointed at
him and he was told that he must
marry her he would do So l told
her ! did not believe Arthur Brown
was coward. said he ought never
TO be urged. There should be no
compulsion ever used. You will lose
all your influence If you do"
Now. didn't you say to her In the
course OF that conversation You
would not do that would your and she
replied. OF course not" asked Judge
Powers.
Yes" said DR.. Utter, 81 said: SIP
pose he calls your bluff, what then?
You would not shoot?
oh. no. was her answer"
ut might have been her brother,
or her father or anybody who was to
bring about this compulsion the wit
ness added. He. however, had the
Idea that Mrs Bradley would do Il.
"She was under tremendous OBJ.
session" continued DIR. Utter. was
almost unhinged; and felt that she
might undertake to threaten Brown"
And her thought" asked Judge
Powers" as she expressed 1t during
Your conversation was the giving to
her children q name In the world?"
That was 1t exactly" said DR.. Ut.
ter, and he added that Mrs. Bradley
did not apear vicIously inclined. but
always pleaded that sho loved
Brown.
"Therc was not apparently a
thought OF iniurlng him. but that Just
under this obsceasion she must Jus.
dfy those children" said the wit.
ness.
What obaeeeaIon is.
Asked to describe what ne meant