The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
Evidence lis Expected to BE
Concluded This Week.
TO REACH JURY DEC. 5.
Scraps of Letters Pasted To-
gether Are Read.
Congressman Scott Sits at the
Courts Right Hand.

washington, Nov. 25.-When tne liAe1i
of Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley, charged with
the murder of former United states
Senator Arthur NJ. Brown, was resumed
today, a number of insanity eXpeTls
We're in court. 1t was believed that tne
hearing of evidence would pc conGluu-
ed this week. The arguments Will pc
gin next week and the indications nov
are that the case will go TO jury hot
later than December 5.
Mrs. Bradley came into court very
quietly appearing depressed and paler
than usual. She took a seat behind
her lawyers with eyes cast down. AT
times she closed her eyes, heavy black
rings around them showing plainly
and remained for several minutes as
if in a stupor. Occasionally she
caught her breath quickly as If on the
verge of fainting. She was attired in
the dark gown she has worn since the
beginning of her trial, with a fur COL
lar thrown carelessly over her shoul-
ders. She talked to one of her law
yers and bent forward when he spoke
as If she heard with difficulty.
The audience included many
women, all showing intense interest.
Detective Charles Mullen, the first
witness was asked to identify scraps
of torn letters found in waste bas-
ket in Mrs. BradIey's room at the
hotel where the shooting took place.
One of these refers to other letters
written by the prisoner. will you
kindly keep these?'' she wrote.
and in case there is need for defense |
of any rashness. publish them. Mrs. |
Luton, 25 South Second street, or
Mrs. Carey could see that they were
published"
Everett L. Phillips, policeman |
in charge of the Bertillion records of |
the police department, said that it was |
he who pasted together the scraps of
paper found in the waste basket He |
Identified all the letters which he
said had been handed him by the
police property clerk.
Sanity Expert called.
DIR. wilfred NJ. Barton. sanity ex-
pert, called by the defense, said he |
had made a specially of neurology
and is now a member of the medical
faculty of Georgetown university. Dur
ing the last few years he conducted a
private sanitarium in this city for the
treatment of nervous and mental dis
eases, but was never connected with
any hospital for the cure of insanity. |
He had been house physician for |
Columbia hospital for women in this
city and had off1cfated in 1000 con-
finement cases there and had observed
the connection between sepsis and
nervous diseases. Sepsis, in females,
especially, he considered as closely
connected with nervous diseases. He
had been SO strongly impressed by
that connection that he had looked up
the literature on the subject very
extensively. When he began to give +
the result of his examinations into
the subject counsel for the govern
ment objected and he was instructed
by Judge Stafford to conf1ne his testi-
mony to his own experience. He de-
clared that the direct connection in
persons who have a predisposition to
insanity and whose organization is
generally regarded as unstable, and
the constant assaults which are made
on the central nervous system by the
continual absorption of septic ma
terial in the organs of the feme' 'e,
were sufficient to supply the necessary
mental stress of strain to bring about
a derar cement of the mind.
''Is that regarded as a causation of
insanity"
without any question"
'sWithout any doubt?"
without any doubt was the reply.
Heredity a Factor.
The witness also declared that here
dity is regarded as one of the neces- ,
sary factors in the development in in
vanity. Asked regarding the effect of
frequent pregnancies and absorptions
on the nervous system. the witness said
they had a tremendous effect and had
often produced insanity.
1T is generally accepted that repeat
ed miscarriage tends to produce nerV-
Gus troubles and to induce insanity"
he added
The long hypothetical question pre-
pared by the defense was then read to
the witness.
During the reading Mrs. Bradley clos
ed her eyes and bowed her head,
breathing heavily at times as If suf-
tering deep emotion. She perceptibly
grew more pale and as the reading of
the question referred to her close rela-
tions with the late Senator Brown and
his declaration of love, she raised her
to her eyes. Many of the
Jurors observed her closely but she ap- /
peared to be oblivious to everything {
around her.
Counsel for the government objected /
to having Mrs. Bradley referred to in a '
part of the question as the patient" t
and in instances concerning her con-
fnement insisted that the word per 8
SON. should be used in all such cases. | /
Congressman Scott There.
During the morning Representative
Scott of Kansas, sat on the right of I
Judge Stafford.
Judge Powers read the long document :
with great deliberation. The ordeal was 9
very trying on Mrs. Bradley {
who occasionally cast her eyes toward :
the clock with wearied look on her
face. When Judge Powers read that
since 1900, counsel for the government
After testimony of Mrs Y
Bradley confirming that statement had c
been read Judge Stafford said he would c
permit the language to be retained if V
desired. t
Several of the jurors were permitted t
% leave the room temporarily and for d
he first time since the trial was begun t
persons were allowed to go out before I
he recess was declared The court | Il
.oom was almost emptied, but the va O
,ant seats were soon filed by those whoI
had been waiting outside. The women
present were more persistent in their
Even the dullness of the | L