The Washington times., 1907-12-03
Two Ballots Taken to
Reach Verdict of
\ Acquittal.
First Stood 9 For Not
Guilty and 3 for Man
slaughter.

he felt like he had been in prison for
the twenty-one days that he had served
on the jury and that after reaching the !
fresh air outside of City Hall he
was so invigorated that he was physi- |
oally another man. One thing that
struck him so strange was the feeling |
Of appreciation Of the liberty he was
enjoying when he walked out Of the big
hall of justice.
II feel just like / imagine the man !
would who had served a long sentence /
In a prison on reaching the outside !
world a free man."
Continuing Mr.. Feeney gave to The !
Times the following exclusive account |
Of how the verdict was reached:
I'm arriving at the verdict" said
Poreman Feeney. the jury debated
every phase OF the case. including the ,
Instructions Of the judge to the jury and
every point brought out by the prosecu- |
tion and defense. 1t was never the in !
tention Of any member of the jury, after |
the narrowing story Of Mrs. Bradley's |
life, as told by herself on the witness |
stand 10 bring in verdict OF murder in !
the first degree, as 70 would take twelve !
men, with hearts Of stone to render such /
a verdict, and the jury OF which 1 had /
the honor of being a member was not /
composed OF that kind OF metal-7they /
were men OF deep sympathies and could |
appreciate the trials and sufferings that |
Mrs. Bradley went through
All Admit She Erred.
I'VE all admit that she greivously ]
erred in yielding 70 Senator Brown; she I
was a woman. dominated and controlled /
by a stronger mind than her own; she 4
believed implicitly ~ his promises, no /
matter what other people told here's /
pecially his promise to make her his 1
wife. which she so 'much desired. The /
people of Utah had trusted Senator !
Brown with the highest office in their /
gift, and why should she not, weak, /
frail woman, trusU him with her love |
and affection and thoroughly rely on !
the many promises he gave her that he /
would right the great wrong that Ire |
had committed, by making her his wife I
and giving her his name and the two |
children that he acknowledged over his |
signature TO be the father Of, and /
thereby legitimatiZe. 1t Is customary |
in cases OF this kind to blame the wO-
man, and in some cases where the wO- |
man IS an adventures and has the rep
utation OF seeking the company Of mon /
OF the Arthur Brown stripe, solely for !
mercenary purposes. the blame in such !
cases is not misplaced, but such was
not the picture pl5 ced before the jury |
in the Bradley case
up to the time that she met Arthur !
Brown she was a respectable married /
woman. the mother OF two chlldren. ]
Her home life was not happy, and 90 /
not know as she could be blamed I
great deal for entering into club life /
and taking an active part IN pollucS, a i
privilege allowed her sex in Utah. The /
story Of her fall. leading uD 10 the ter
Iible tragedy. enacted in the RalelSh 4
Hotel last December, is now familiar
60 the readers Of the daily press. The I
verdict rendered by the jury, we hope, /
viii be lesson. not only to young mar I
Tied women, but also to married men,
who by promises of love ana deVoJlon 4
entice from their homes and children
another mans wife and then cast her
aside with no regard for another man |
wife. home. and the sanCtity OF the so 1
Cial life of the fiTeside.
Impressed by Judge Powers.
The jury was very much impressed !
with the eloquent address of the learned /
Jurst, Judge Powers. for the defense, !
and his two able assistants, Hoover
and Wells. who fought hard and faith !
fully TO free their client The prosecu- |
ton under the able leadership Of Dis |
trict Attorney Baker. left nothing un- !
done 10 bring in a verdict favorable to !
the Government. When we retired TO |
the jury room last night to make up |
our verdict we were not by any means ]
OF one mind
when we reached the room. the jury, |
as the public knows, was composed Of |
married men. whose ages ranged from
thirty-foUr TO sixty years Of age, whose !
combined ages totaled $50 years, we at |
once took I'D the consideration OF the /
case. We took the first ballot on the /
verdict twenty-five minutes after we /
reached the jury room. The result off
that first ballot. which was a prelimi- |
nary vote. resulted In no agreement |
being reached To get twelve men OF 4
one mind Il is necessary to have sew
eral heart-to-heart talks, and all OF us 1
who favored n verdict Of acquittal got /
busy. The first vote showed nine for |
acquittal and three for manslauEhter
I am not az liberty 20 say who those |
men were who voted for manslaughter- |
the fact Is / could not tel you by !
reason OF the fact that the ballot was
q secret one. Following the FIRST pre-
liminary ballot those Of who fav-
Ored the aCquittal Of the prisoner began /
10 argue for our position. each Juror Civ !
Ing his personal experiences as related /
to such matters We did missionary
work with the three jurors who stood |
for manslaughter. who In the discussion |
had showed their positions. After an |
argument OF over an hour. two or the |
Jurors favoring manslaughter came over
TO the side of acquittal. They fought |
hard for their positions. but finally saw
the Justice OF the verdict Of acquittal |
that was afterward reached.
Unanimous at A. M.
THE single Juror who stood out for
manslaughter firmly held his position.
saying that the closing speech Of Dis
tHiCt Attorney Baker had convinced him !
that the verdict should have been man
slaughter. 1t was 20 o'clock this morn |
ing when the lonesome Juror came over,
making the agreement unanimous. |
When we reached the agreement to re- |
turn verdict Of not guilty the intense !
suspense that had dominated our de- |
alterations broke and there was a great /
relief experienced by all OF U.S. There
was a round after round of applause ]
that made the welkin ring. The last /
Juror TO come over was the subject Of 1
all kinds Of congratulations on the part /
of the other eleven jurors as the verdict |
all thought was justice and II assured /
the return Of each member In the COM /
ing morning Of the privilege OF his home /
and family and once more being a free /
man.
Immediately upon going 70 the Jury I
room last night I was elected foreman
OF the jury. an honor that I highly ap- /
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