Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-29
TOday's Telegraphic News.
Mrs. RradIeY,s Trlai.

| aitCi tuO AbouAo6A'abe AN~S'oj -
NAMED to be called blythe government
in rebuital only few minor witnesses
and the expert slienists.
The government reached the climax
of its case with the testimony of lis
aIienists, DR.. Edward Brush, OF Balii-
more, and DIR. Smith E. Jelltffe, of New
York. These men who have been watch
ing closely the development OF the case,
held as their opinion that Mrs. Bradley
impulse to do the shooting was not in
sanity, but it Of jealous rage.
The final arguments to the jury will
be begun the irst of next week. These
will take several days, IS FIVE of the six
attorneys en- both sides Of the case will
speak. District Attorney Baker will
close for the government, and Judge
Powers for the defense. If there be no
delay 10 reaching q verdict, Mrs. Brad
ley will probably hear her fate ON De-
cember 4, exactly one year from The
date on which she left Salt Lake City,
coming to Washington on what proved
to be tragic errsnd.
The Surprise" Of the defense 10 its
rebuttsl ttsimony was the appearance
of the Rev. DR.. David Utter, of Denver,
who officiated at the baptism of the elder
of the two Bradley children, Arthur
Brown, il. He was referred to Ia Mrs.
Brsdley's letters as "the priest" and
Lhad, 10 his ministerial capacity, much to
do with Senator Brown and Mrs.
Bradley.
District Attorney Baker submitted to
the court certain ''prayeEs, with refer
ence to the instructions 10 the jury"
As he mentioned the phrase "murder 10
\ the first or second degree" Mrs. Bradley
shuddered.
After brief testimony by DR.. Shute,
relating to Mrs. Bradley's physical con-
ditioD, after the shooting, Edward
Mclean, a newspaper reporter, TOOK the
stand to say that he believed Mrs. Brad
ley was sane.
DR.. Utter said he saw Mrs. Bradley
at her home in Salt Lake. 81 had been
her friend aud pastor for many years."
he said, "aud / went to see her in her
trouble"
Anticipating the governments move
ia having DR.. Utter contradict Mrs.
Bradley's testimony, Attorney Hoover
demanded that the specific question be
put TO him.
ave talked of her possible marriage
to Arthur Brown" continued Dr.. Utter.
''5he said she believed he would marry
her. urged her TO give up the idea.
| said woman was at great disadyaut-
age suing for the love of a man. Bul
she pleaded that for her children's sake
he ought to do it. when he is brought
to the point, and gun is pointed at
him, and he is told that he must, he
will marry me, she declared"
DIR. Utter's testimony rather favored
the case of the defense before its COM
pletion. "She was possessed With the
idea of her love for Brown. She was
under great mental strain-slmost un-
hinged" he said. "lhe compulsioD
she referred to, speaking OF gun, did
not necessarily refer to her own act, but
to her brothers possibly, or some mem
Der of her family"
DR.. Edward Brush, OF Baltimore, ex-
pert alienist for the prosecution, was
then called. Asked what he observed
OF the demeauor of Mrs. Bradley, whom
he has kept under secutiny for week
or IN )re in the court room, he said:
"Nothing unusnal of any character.
On the stand she was perfectly collected,
aud has shown high degrees of intelli-
gence.
"Her psllor" he explained, "was that
characteristic of those that have suffered
as she has sufered-from smallpox"
Ia answer 10 the hypothetical question,
he said;
III see no reason for assuming that
the person was anything but sane"
To other questions, DR.. Brush af-
filmed that 10 his belief Mrs. Bradley
knew right from wrong, and was able to
control her actions.
DR.. Brush denied that the insanity al;
tributed to Mrs. Bradley according to
the Hypothetical question was in any
way similar to that usually resulting
from septic poisoning.
His testimony was the most serious
obstacle yet recognized in the way of the
defense toward securing Mrs. Bradley's
scquittal on the insanity plea.
He attacked Mrs. Brsdley's story of
the shooting itself "as inconsistent with
any form of insanity, dIawing attention
particularly to her apparently sudden
lapse of memory. OF her coDduc. sub
sequent to the shooting he also said there
was nothing to indicate insanity.
Judge Powers and the district attorney
tilted sharply over the cross examination,
showing that DR.. Brush had been en-
ploYed by the government to testify.
DR.. Smith E. Jslleffs, of New York,
professor Of mental diseases at Fordham
University, followed DR.. Brush on the
stand.
District Attorney Baker was PROFOUND
ing hypothetical question, differing in |
some details from that of the defense |
when recess was taken.
After putting Mrs. Bradley on the |
stand for a few minor questions this
afternoon, the defense closed It's evidence
in snr-rebuttal, and the taking of testi-
mony in the case was formally conclud- |
ed by both sides.
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