The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-13
BRADLEY CASE BEGINS.
The Court Room Is Crowded With
Curious Spectators.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The trial of
| Mrs. Anna Bradley, charged with the
murder of former United States Sen
ator Brown, of Utah, was resumed IN
| district criminal court NO. l at IL
/ O'Clock today. The case mad peen
| postponed from last Monday, on ac-
| count of the death of Justice McComaS
/ of the court of appeals of the District
of Columbia. She was again the op-
! ject of general attention. AS on Mon
day the court room was crowned anu
much interest was manifested IN the
| least important details connected with
the case. Among those present were
the &c jurymen belonging 10 the regu-
lar panel and soon after the peSln-
ming Of the session the court began the
selection of the IL men before Wnom
the facts will be presented. me
names of the men on the regular panel
were first called. but it was generaly
believed that it would be exhausted
long before the jury shoulo De
cured.
The case has attracted so much at
tention from the time of the trageay
last December that most people IN tne
district have formed some opinion ana
it is generally believed that 1t Will De
difficult to secure IL men who are not
prejudiced. Mrs. Bradleys counseI
say however, that they do not propose
to be over particular in the selection
of the jury and that all they want Is
Mrs Bradley promptly followed
Judge Stafford into,th court room and
taking her seat Just back OF ner co ,n
SELL faced the court squarely. Inc
of Judge o. w. Powers of Salt Lake
CITY as member OF the bar of the
District of Columbia. The ceremony
was followed by brief statement py
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney turner
concerning the crime charged. he
merely said that the charge was that
of murder in the first degree, in shoot
ing lone Arthur Brown at the Raielgn
hotel in this city on the Sth OF last
December, who fingered until the 18TH
of that month, when he died.
The statement evidently embarrass-
ed the defendant, She placed her
shook perceptibly. She was apparent
ly much relieved when Mr.. Turner
concluded and the court turned to the
duty of selecting jury. Twelve men
of the regular panel were called and
James L. Fenny,@l the first man inter-
rogated, answered the questions of the
lawyers of both sides without provok-
ing a challenge. He had formed no
against capital punishment; no predf-
lection in favor of women charged
with a capital offense; did not believe
any person1has a.Enight to take the law
into his own hands to avenge per-
Sonal wrong. s.4r.-.tcf -FT
Christ HerZog, "a Swiss restaurant
keeper, was also passed at least tenn
porarily and was followed by David M.
Lee native of Richmond, Va, whose
reply to the QueS lions asked supplied
the first stumbling block. Asked if he
could render fair and impartial YER
dict he replied: e
that believes in the higher law and am
an advocate of it; I approve of what
was done in the Culpeper case; be-
neve there are certain circumstances
that justify persons in taking the law
into their own hands"
He evidently pleased the defense and
Mr.. Hoover's oues-
lions which brought out the expression
of opinion by Mr.. Lee that he could
render a verdict in accordance with
the testimony, the court sustained a
peremptory challenge, and Mr.. Lee
retired.
Mr.. Hoover questioned all the tales |
men as to whether the plea of demen-
tia would encounter prejudice in their
minds. The district attorneys ques- |
tons were practically directed to the
defendant is a woman would cause |
prejudice in her favor and most of the !
jurymen replied that if the testimony |
justified such course they would be |
capital punishment regardless of the |
question of sex
Samuel J. Gray a negro. was ex-,
cused on a peremptory challenge by /
against the plea of in
sanity.
81 just don't believe in it, he said
when asked for an explanation and
Mr.. Hoover lost no time in demanding
his release. g.
II just Wouldn't vote that way"
said Charles H. WILCOX; an insurance
man and native of Georgia in such
clear and distinct tones as to cause
general demonstration throughout the
court room, when asked to explain his
expressed preJudce agalnst Gapital
promptly excused by the prosecution.
Walter A. Baum was excused because
he did not believe in hanging. although 1
not opposed to capital punishment in;
other forms. When at 1880 the court |
took recess there were twelve men in
the jury box. but all of them subject
to challenge.
The regular panel has been ex-.
hausted.