Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
CLIMAX NEAR
IN 7 RIAL OF
MRS. BRADLEY
FAMOUS MURDER CASE IS
DRAWING TO CLOSE
EXPERTS WILL TESTIFY AS TO
HER SANITY
Slayer of Former Senator Brown VIII
Go Free If Brilliant Pleas Of
Her Attorneys Pre-
vail
BY Associated Press.

bV Aesoclated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Whether the
Bradley case can be concluded this week
or not, 1t will enter upon Its final stages
almost Immediately after the court con-
venes tomorrow, and 1t is confidently ex-
pected that If the end is not obtained
before Saturday night there will be
comparatively little to do the following
week.
All will depend upon the extent of
the wrangle over the technicalities In
connection with the expert testimony
as to Mrs. Bradley's mental condition
when she shot Senator Brown, and the
length of the arguments for and against
her.
The judges instructions to the jury, the
only other important feature to be taken
into consideration, will not consume more
than an hour at the outside.
There will probably be three speeches
in Mrs. Bradley's behalf one each by
Mr. Hoover, and Mr.. Wells in opening
for her, and one by Judge Powers in
closing. For the government, Mr.. Turner
will open and Mr.. Baker will close.
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Wells do not count
upon consuming more than two hours be-
tween them, but 1t is probable that Judge
Powers will talk for an entire day, as he
will desire to summarize the favorable
testimony and explain away, as far as
possible, points against his client Mr..
Baker will also speak at length 1t is
therefore probable that the better part
of three days will be consumed in the
Speechmaking.
Alienists to Testify
The alienists will take the stand very
soon after the beginning of the courts
sitting tomorrow, but not until more
of Senator Browns letters to Mrs. Brad
ley shall have been read. There will be
no effort to read all of them, but all that
have been summarized in these dis
patches will be available for the jurors
consideration in case it should be found
desirable to obtain more light on the
subject of his attitude toward the
woman.
The letters. considerably more than 100
in number, have all been identified, and
they are therefore before the court, even
though they may not be read at length.
The professional men who will be in
troduced to testify in Mrs. Bradley's be-
half are DR.. Britton d. Evans, medical
director of the New Jersey State Hos
pital for the Insane who was one of the
chief experts called for the defense in
the Thaw trial; DIR. Charles d. Hill of
Baltimore, medical officer of the Mount
Hope Retreat, and st. Joseph's sanitari-
um of Baltimore; and DIR. Wilfred M.
Barton, professor of gynaecology at the
Georgetown. D. c., college, and an expert
in mental and nervous diseases.
To those men Judge Powers will de-
tail the story of Mrs. Bradley's life and
especially the part of it in which she was
associated with Senator Brown, and re-
peat in substance the greater part of the
testimony dealing with his treatment of
her, and showing how she was affected
by it, after which he will put the ques-
tion to them as to whether they believe,
in view of all these circumstances, the
woman was sane when she struck down
the man to whom she had been so deeply
attached.
Experts May Clash
They are expected to say mo-" and in
so answering they will come in conflict
with the alienists for the government,
DIR. s. e. Jeliffe of New York, and DR..
Edward S. Brush of Baltimore. The two
last named men have been in attendance
upon the trial ever since it began, and
have been listening to the evidence, both
for the purpose of forming an opinion for
themselves and of advising the prosecut-
ing attorney.
The district attorney will do all in
his power to combat the plea of insanity.
He and his assistants believe they have
made out their case.
Several witnesses will yet be introduced
to contradict the testimony of Mrs. Brad
ley. The prosecution is also counting
much upon the revelations that will be
made in letters of Mrs. Bradleys which
were found torn to pieces in her room
after her arrest for shooting Senator
Brown. They were rescued and pasted
together, and Mrs. Bradley identified
them as hers while on the stand.
The opposition is just as confident that
they have shown a deranged mind, and a
provocation sufficient to justify the jury
in agreeing with them.
Much sympathy is being expressed from
all parts of the country for Mrs Brad
ley, and in some instances it has taken
the shape of offers of financial assist
ance Not only her attorneys, but the
mental experts are rendering service
without charge.