Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-03
ACCUSED CALM WHILE WAITING.
Nothing Was Heard From the Jury
at An Till They Announced rha.
There Was No Hope Tina. They
Would Agree Till This Morning
Prosecution Scores Point.
(Dy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2.-Af.
ter celebrating for five hours and
forty minutes the jury in the ease
OF Mrs. Annie VI. Bradley. charged
with the murder of former United
States Senator Arthur NJ. Brown, OF
Sah, failed TO reach an agreement
and We're ordered locked up for the
night. 1t was IL O'Clock when tho
court crier announced that they would
he unable to reach an agreement To.
night and that the court would con
vene tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Justice Stafford, who went home
shortly after six O'Clock. received
word by telephone of the failure to
reach verdict, and thereupon order.
ed the jurors locked up for the night.
Inc case went to the jury at 4:l7
o'clock this afternoon and II was IN
O'Clock t'efore any word was heard
from the inryroom. The announcement
was received by those in the court
room without comment There we're
forty or fifty people present at the
lime, the majority being women.
Mrs. Bradley spent the time while
the jury was celebrating In an ante
room. Her son Arthur was with her.
THOSE who saw her sad she bore I'm
npder the ordear with remarkable
fortitude and appeared to be cheerful.
Mrs. Bradley was taken back to
jail for the night.
Throughout the carly part of the
day Attorneys Powers and Hoover
with recital Of tho episodes that led
to the tragedy and pleading insanity
OF the defendant at the time she shot
Brown In the hotel here on Decem.
Der last, argued for the defense
and when court convened after re.
cess District Attorney Baker attack.
Ing the theory of insanity and arraign.
ing the defendant In scathing langl,-
age, made the closing address.
a new point brought out In the al.
gmnent bore on Mrs. Bradley's inten.
tons when she started on tho inter
rupted trip from Salt Lake to Og.
den en- route to Los Angeles.
The government contended that
the fact that on arrival here she call.
ed at a hotel for her mail indicated
that when she left Salt Lake City
Inc last time. which was the project
ed Los Angeles trip. she really pro-
posed coming here TO see Brown.
The court permitted the defense to
refute This by quoting from the evil
dcncc to show that after Mrs. Brad
ley started on that trip she changed
her mind, stopped at Ogden. telcphon.
har SfGts1- nj Cali ot,
she had decided 10 go to Washing
ION and then proceeded here.
Judge Stafford occupied 81 minutes
in charging the Jury. He began it's
delivery at 1925 and concluded Mt
4;l7. Tho charge among other things
set forth that II person is mentally
responsible in lay when he Is capa-
bic of understanding the physical ma.
tire OF his act Gas. for instance. the
defendant II found guilty. must have
been capable of understanding she was
shooting Brown; of understanding
whether the act is right OF wrong;
and must be capable OF controlling
his action and OF choosing the right
and refraininS from the wrong AIen-
eNNf 4"N'iiN'ts must w tllt lt5uIt vi
mental disease. The law distinguishes
sharply between disease and moral
shasion IF one" raid the court. as
blinded by age. jealousy or revenge
or any other passion; he (or she)
cannot understand what ne is doing
or that 1t is wrong or cannot resist
his impulse TO CRAFTY his passion 1t
may reduce tho grade of his offense
but does not constitute insanity. The
theory of emotional insanity or ire
sistable remorse is utterly rejected
Ly the law of this jurisdiction. II
there Is reasonable doubt about the
defendants responsibility there is
reasonable doubt about her guilt and
the law declares that she shall be ac-
quilted"
Sixteen 60 One Shot Wins.
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