The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-19
ORDEAL } F0R MRS. BRADLEY Accused Woman Is Almost on
 Verge of Collapse TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE Foundation Is Laid By Counsel For the Plea of Insanity and Num-
 Der of Witnesses Exam
 ned In the Case.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE

Washington, November 1S.-Foundaton was laid today for the plea of the de- fense in the trial of Mrs. Annie -1. Brad ley, charged with the murder of Former United States Senator Arthur Town of Utah.
 That plea, as heretofore made evident will be insanity. or more accurately, me Q tai responsibility of the prisoner the time of the tragedy.
 The court room was thronged with terested spectators. The prisoner. frail and weak, almost to the point of col lapse, sat behind her counsel, manifesting comparatively little interest in the pro- ceedings. Occasionally she exchanged a few words with her attorneys, but only at rare intervals. During the afternoon she sat with her face buried in her hands for nearly an hour without moving
 Unity of Testimony.
 The evidence adduced today tended to throw light upon Mrs. Bradleys condi- ton at the time of the tragedy. News paper men and physicians occupied the stand during the most of the two sessions of court. In each instance, the news paper men testified that at the time they saw Mrs. Bradley, shortly after the shooting, she was greatly agitated and two of them declared she was wild and haggard looking. The purpose of the defense was to show the responsibility of the defendant at the time she did the shooting. Physicians who knew her before the murder and who subsequently, examined and treated her were put on the stand to show that her physical con dtion was such as likely to produce mem tai alteration, or at least irresponsible ity for her action.
 Injured In Chidhood. A pathetic touch. was given the ease in the afternoon when Mrs. Bradley's aged moder, Mrs. M. E. Madison, told of an accident which her daughter had sustained when a small girl One of her playmates accidentally struck her on the head with a hoe. She was ill for several weeks and Mrs. Madison testified that subsequently shes suffered greatly from severe headaches.
 The last witness of the day, Col M. M. Kaghn, lawyer of Salt Lake City, testified that Mrs. Bradley had visited
 
 told him that she must talk to some- body or she would go crazy and that she wanted to talk to him because he was friend of Arthur Brown. Objection be- ing made to the line of testimony, Jus tice Stafford held prolonged confer ence with the attorneys of both sides ence with the attorneys of both sides and ment of the case until tomorrow. Taking of Testimony. Mrs. Bradley found herself surrounded by friends when she went into court today. The court room was full of wit nesses for the defense who had been asked to be present today in view of the prospect of beginning the taking of testi- mony in her favor, and several of them had come all the way from her former home in Salt Lake City for that pur- pose. In this class were included Dr. Eugene Whitney, who is expected to sup port Attorney Hoovers statement that MT. Brown had been responsible for criminal operations on the woman. Lyon Shrewsberry, the husband of an aunt of Mrs. Bradley, who became insane; Mrs. Madison, Mrs. Bradley's mother, and Judge N. H. kaghn, Judge H. P Hen derson, Arthur Barne" and Col. Samuel King, all of whom are attorneys of Salt Lake City, and are said to be familiar with different phases of the relationship between Brow and Mrs. Bradley
 It was stated before the trial began that the first witnesses introduced in Mrs. Bradley's defense would be Wash ingtonians, mostly newspaper men and policemen, who saw the woman soon after the tragedy, and will be questioned concerning her demeanor and appearance at the time with the hope of creating the impression that she was not responsible for her act.
 James Hay, a reporter who interviewed Mrs. Bradley at the First precinct po- lice station on the night of the tragedy was the first witness of the day. The defendant, he said, then appeared pale, haggered and very much agitated. She was constantly moving about the room at the station, wrung her hands and re- marked that she felt she was far away from everything"
 "A Disgraced Woman"
 He had cautioned her that anything she said would be printed. She did not talk commercially and he had to question her repeatedly. She told him she had two children and that Senator Brown was their father. She denied that she came to this city to Xii She der' ared she was disgrac Hclir1. rli. and an outcast and il ex- pect to have an. rdl lelp. ODCe thc to the police matro1 aa' to some noise in an ef sta- tion, and told the Fae go mad if the noise i1t
 Did you form s7 her mental condition?" 5s -a CTS, for the defense.
 T could not say w ane in a pretty bad
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 Did you suspect rhe a e?" asked District Att "A
 "Yes, I had my s,sr sll uld not say whether she Fas e."
 Had Va nc Slafc Charles A. Cotter l iH i.ap ed Press, who interview M r- mediately after the at the prisoner seemed CT thoughts. She told sd here from Salt Lak' n4 Id not volunteer anythi 'd questions. Asked by e was anything peculi 5, witness stated that l 6 had a vacant stare.