The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-19
MRS. DRAOLtY'S
TRIAL RESUMED
HuLWARK or DEFENSE BUILT
AROUND WOMAN CHARGED
WITH MURDER.
|INHUMAN TREATMENT
And Temporary insanity is Plea
Mrs. Bradley May Collapse BE-
fore TriaI 10 Ended il Fear
cf Attorneys.

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| Washington. Nov lS.--The founda
tion was laid today for the plea Of THE
defense III the trial of Mira Annie M.
bradley, charged with the murder of
lfermer United States Senator Brown
iof Utah The evidence adduced 10
laay tended to throw light upcn
Mrs. Bradley's condition ait the tiane
lof the tragedy Newspaper men ami
lrhysicians occupied the stand during
mcst Of the two sessions of court. iii
jeach instance the newspaper men tcs-
tified that at the time they saw Mrs.
Bradley, shortly after the shooting.
she was greatly agitated and two Of
| them declared she was wild aud hag.
gard looking The purpose ef the AN
fense was to show aer irresponsibility
al the time she did the shooting. The
| physicians who knew here before tho
murder and who subsequently, ex.
lainined aud treated her we're put oa
tine stand to show that her physical
condition was such as likely to pro.
duce mental alteration, or at least
frresponsibilitY for her action.
pathetic touch was given the sFse
this afternoon wnen Mrs. Braag
AGED mother. Mrs. M. E. Madison, told
LOT an accident which her daughter
had sustained when she was 4 s,Hsaal
eirl. One az her playmates accident
ally struck her on the head with Il
hoe. She was Ill for several weelts
and Mrs. Madison testified that sub.
seauently she suffered greatly ffr.n
severe headaches
Buiwart OF Defense.
When the defense OF Mrs. BrmI1rv
has fluaily been presented Id Will
stand 'ns one or the strongest aHei
MOST complete huIwarks that has ever
been built around person accused
OF capital crime.
The witnesses who have been sr1n
moned include some of the mcst rep
resentative citizens OF Utah. men III
Ligh mark. who have known Mrs.
Bradley from childhood. who were
friends and supporters of her IN tho
political career upon which she had
business associates Of former Sen.
ator Arthur Brown. and who. II ties.
tifying In favor OF the woman. are
speaking out Of a high sense az ius-
tice-- regretful of the circumstances
which cut short the career of a man
of genius, but convinced of the merit
of Mrs Bradley's case. Each tells OF
, strong corroborative story In sup
sort OF the contentious or the defense
Nav collsose.
Fears that Mrs. Anna M. Bradley
will collapse from physical aud ner
rous exhaustion before the end OF her
rial. II is reported. are agitating her
counsel.
Mrs. Bradley was not Mt all we'll
and reports OF her illness
we're exaggerated In the evening into
! rrmor that she had attempt ID sui
Idle. These rumors were easily dis,
proved. however through her attor-
ieys who did not attempt to conceal
he fact that her condition Is pre-
,arious.
Mrs. Bradley spent Sunday quietly
'ttendIng services in the morning. at
which she led the singing. and spend
ng the remainder OF the day with
'allers. Neither her mother nor any
" her counsel called during the day.
'of were either OF her sons with her
a busy day was spent by counsel
Tor the defendant preparing for the
rial at the opening OF court today.