The Washington herald., 1907-12-03
Continued from Page One.

ter was speaking. Judge Powers said the
prosecution had purposely held back the
torn letters found in Mrs. Bradley's room,
and intended to spring them for their
dramatic effect
THAT statement" said Mr.. Baker lis
absolutely untrue. and Judge Powers
knows it,
Justice Stafford admonished the law
yers. and Judge Powers continued with
his argument
Judge POwers' GOOd-by.
Judge Powrs left Washington yesterday
afternoon on the 3 O'Clock train for New
York. He and Mrs. Powers went to the
prisoners pen at recess, and he bade Mrs.
Bradley good-by She thanked Judge
Powers for his efforts in her behalf. and
he assured her she would soon be free.
When Justice Stafford assumes the
bench this morning at 10 O'Clock, follow
ing the usual custom where a jury has
been locked up for the night he will send
a message TO the Jury asking them II they
have reached an agreement. II they have
he will advice them that the court is in
/ session and ready to receive it.
When the jury left the courtroom they
| proceeded 20 their room on the second
| floor OF the building. where they organ
lied by electing James L. Feeney fore
man.
Mr. HOOVer'S Argument.
The proceedings opened yesterday with
Attorney Hoover's address 10 the jury.
Mr.. Hoover anaIyzed the testimony OF the
witnesses who saw Mrs. Bradley on De-
cember last, and said fair and reason
able deduction from their testimony was
that Mrs. Bradley was not mentally re-
spopsible on that day. lie added
The evidence shows that Senator
Brown pursued Mrs. Bradley. She told
him that what he wanted could only
mean suffering and sorrow, but he re-
Piled: Never. never; l will protect you as
long as / live
Mr.. Hoover ridiculed the statement OF
! Nightwatchman Roway, who testified that
Mrs. Brown on the occasion of her first
visit to Senator Browns residence in Salt
Lake had pistol in her possession.
/ Mr. Hoover said no credence should be
given the statement Of Archie Living
stone, Browns secretary, that al one time
she told him that unless Brown married
her she would blow his head off. because
the witness had unblUshingly admitted
while on the stand that he had repeatedly
lied to Mrs. Bradley.
| In closing, Mr.. Hoover said.
| THE law does not require the defend
ant 10 prove that she was insane at the
time Of the commission OF this act. The
law requires the government shall estab
/ lsh that she was sane Unless you car
find that this defendant was sane. if yoI
have a reasonable doubt about that sub
- l..
duty to render a verdict of acquittal."
Judge Powers Appeal.
Judge Powers prefaced his address by
stating It was better that ninety-nin,
guilty persons should go free rather thar
one innocent person should be punished
He said he came from a far Western
state. not in an official capacity. but il
one which gave him greater pleasure, Il
his professional capacity, to assist Z
weak little woman"
The government has asked you to trl
this woman as if she were a stroni
man, and have used language that hat
cut her to the soul. They have aske,
YOU to hustle her to the gallows. an,
have strong men strangle her until sh
is dead.
she is a fallen woman, because thi
strong man. with all the art he cOul
command, swept her reason from her
and she became his bondswoman."
At this point Judge Powers paused
and with a dramatic gesture, turned, and
fac ng the whole court. said in tones tha
/ reverberated throughout the room: lie
him that is without sin cast the frs
stone.
This is not a case Of the gayety tn
laugh, and the champagne. or the 'grea
white way IL is a case OF an inteIlec
, tual woman's admiration for an intellec
J tual man. a dominating man. who mad
a boadswoman Of her. Like SyengaH h
: made her obey his every word. She FOL
lowed the wand of her master"
Mrs. Bradley Insane.
Mrs Bradley was insane, Judge Power
declared, and insanity is a disease scarce
, ly understood. Like electricity. he said
we can see what it does. but We canno
see it.
ITO be insane he said. zone does no
5 have to be a raving maniac. One ma