Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-30
IT'S OVER
MRS. BRADLEY
DECLARES
PRISONER CHEERFULLY
GOES BACK TO PRISON
Last Days of Hearing Devoted
to Examining AlieniStS and
Testimony Of Or. Utter Wo-
mans Former Pastor.

mans Former Pastor,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire.l
washington, Nov 29-"Oh. I'm SO
glad IT'S all over az last" exclaimed
Mrs. Annie Bradley. charged with the
murder Of former Senator Arthur NJ
Brown, of Utah, as she was led smil-
ing from the court room 10 the prison
van which was to take her back to
jail today. The presentation of evil
ldence had Just been concluded anu
court adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when arguments viii begin.
Justice Stafford announced that an
lagreement had been reached among
counsel for four hours OF argument
ION each side. These will be COM
pleted Monaay afternoon and Justice
Stafford said he would then deliver
; the charge and give the case To the
jury.
ment insanity experts. DR. Edward NJ
Brush, OF Baltimore, and Or. 5. Ely
lJelleife, of New York, was the feature
iof todays proceedings. both of these
lalienists declaring that there was
inothing in the record of the case 70
indicate that Mrs. Bradley was insane
Counsel for the defense attempted 10
jmpeach the testimony of these exc
perts by showing that they had been
lcalled for the government and that as
In matter of fact they were testifNing
| in the interest Of the government
Each OF them repudiated this charge
and declared that they would have
/ testified to her insanity had they
found her insane They We're ques-
toned at length and both cited the
acts OF the defendant, testified to by
1 witnesses as showing her 60 be sane.
Rev. David Il. litter pastor of the
Unitarian church, of Denver who IN
former testimony had been referred
to as the priest" was placed on the
stand He was Mrs Bradleys pastor
in Salt Lake City and testified 20 q
conversation he had with her IN 1905,
she saying IN effect. according la his
ltesf'monE that Senator Prarsf- would
marry her when gun was placed IN
front Of him. The pastor added that
he did not understand that she pro-
posed shooting him. lie rather
thought someone else would under
take to force him to marry her.
Mrs. Bradley was recalled and
stated that she had no recollection of
such a conversation. The pastor oc-
lcupied seat az her side during most
of the day and appeared to sympa
thize with her in her predicament.
Dr Henry u. Fry, Of this city. an
Authority on womens Diseases eN-
pected to be called by the government
ito contradict the testimony of Dr
WHfred Barton, for the defense. but
III was decided not TO call him.
Following are the prayers submit
ted by the defense:
1-Presumptlon of innocense. The
usual formal Instruction Is asked
! 2-Reasonable doubt by the term
reasonable doubt as used In the in
structions is meant that state of the
case which. after the entire comparl-
ion t.T al
leaves the minds of the jurors In that
condition that they cannot say that
they feel any abiding conviction to a
moral certainty of the truth of the
charge; a certainty that convinces
land directs the understanding and
satisfies the reason and judgment of
= those who are bound To act conscien-
ciously on the matter.
3-The court instructs that In this
case the law raises no presumption
against the defendant. but that every
presumption of law Is in favor Of the
innocence Of the defendant.
4-Police officers. The jury Is IN
structed that In determining the
weight to be given TO the confessions
alleged to have been made by the de-
fendant TO the police officers, they
shall take into consideration an the
facts and circumstances surrounding
the defendant at the time Of making
the AIltEtu lillf-HHlNiNNf NfAhA " NNNN !
all the evidence bearing upon this
point. they shall ind that the alleged |
confessions were not voluntarily |
made. then It is their duty 20 disre-
gard them.
LAY witnesses The jury la de-
termining the weight 10 be given the |
opinions Of lay witnesses upon the |
question OF the sanity of the defend !
ANT. shall look 10 the facts stated by /
witnesses upon which the said opin- /
ions were based and shall consider the I
facts stated In determining what /
weight ia to DE given such persons
G-rhc jury is instructed that 10 be- !
lieVcs. from the whole evidences. that 1
at tia. Lmc Of the committing the acts I
charged iu the indictments the de- /
fendant was suffering from such "a /
perverted and dangerous condition OF T
her mental and moral faculties as \
rendered her Incapable of distinguish I
ing between right or wrong or uncuu- .
-cious at such time of the nature of .
the acts charged in the indictment /
while committing same. nr where.
though conscious of them and able 10 .
distinguish between right and wrong,
.nud 90 know that tho acts were
power Of her mind. WAS otherwise
fhau voluntary. go completely de- .
stroyed that her action was not SUBJ
iect to it. but beyond her control. IL
would BE- their duty in acquit the de-
fcndant aud such evidence that she Il
should not be guilty.
a-Reasouable doubt of Insanity
The jury is Instructed that u. after
a consideration Ol the whole evidence
thev have reasonable doubt upon
the question OF the sanity of defend
ant. 90 Is their duty to resolve That
doubt in her favor and render % were
dict of not guilty.
S-Mere prcponderance not sufn-
cient. The lury is instructed that
mere prrpnudrrsnce or that evidence r,
ia favor uf she prosecution o. not suf-
nclenf fo convict the defaudant but
before she can be convicted each juror
must be- convinced uf her guilt be-
fonI reasonable doubt.
a-On presumption 0f innocence.
The Jury b. instructed that the defend
ant l. presumed fo BE- innocent 0f the
crime charged and if after cnnEidera-
tiom Of an the evidence in the case 10
can b. reconclied upon che hypothesis
Of the innocence of the defendant.