The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-01
OrGtOry Flights
Mark Addresses
To Bradley Jury

Directly opposed and yet individually
brilliant and representative of the view
point Of both the prosecution and the
defense were the two arguments of yes
terday's session. Assistant District At
torney Charles Turner, as reported in
The Times. spoke for two hours for the
Government and portions OF his argu-
ment mercilessly arTaigned Mrs. Brad
ley, who sat with downcast head and
closed eyes during the entire time. Once
or twice when the speaker attacked her
credibility as q witness or berated hex
story, she glanced up with half-appeal-
ing. half-resentful look, but soon lapsed
into her former state.
Mr.. Turner himself at one portion OF
the argument was so overcome with
his effort that he came near faintlny,
and recess was taken for q rsw mo-
ments until he recovered. The eonclIId-
ing portions OF his address were de-
voted, in the main 10 an appeal to the
reason OF the Jurors and a request
that they eliminate from this case every
vestige of sentiment and try It just
as they would a minor offense-
"Send Us All Insanity"
IF this woman was insane at the
time she shot Arthur Brown" he ex-
claimed, when did she recovery You
saw the brightness OF the witness upon
the stand. and I want 20 cay that she
has the most remarkable mentality Of
any woman whom I have examined. !
say that IL thai Is the way insanity
leaves It's Imprint upon the human brain,
then God send us ell insanity Men and
women do not become insane and re-
cover IN a day. And yet this defend
ant comes 20 you IN the hour OF her
need and excuses her deed with thu
plant of 1 don't remember what hap
pened.'
IF this IS to be accepted as a defense
for crime. we might as well abolish our
courts. wipe every vestige OF law from
our statute books, and let every man
go into his own home armed and pre-
pared TO defend himself, for the law
can DO OF no further assistance 10 him. -
Wells Caused Collapse.
Attorney Robert Wells, for the de-
tense. followed Mr.. Turner. and 1t was
during his argument, which WHs replete
with beautiful figures Of speech and
tender sentiment, that Mrs. Bradley
condpSeQ- re oLly SPOKE lot LllrLy-flY0
minutes, but in that time reviewed
salient parts OF the testimony. and also
injected into his argument a great deal
that appealed TO the sympathies OF the
twelve men before him.
One Of the most telling points IN Mr..
Wells speech was the emphasis he
laid upon the letter which Senator
Brown had written Mrs. Bradley and
referred to their love es being similar
20 that existing between Arthur Dlus-
dale and Hester Prynne. characters In
HawthOrne's Scarlet Letter.
Touching the insanity feature CT the
case he said:
No man believes the contention that
Mrs. Bradley came TO Washington after
having planned her act and resolved
upon plea OF insanity"
Mr.. Wells then reviewed portions of
the testimony here illustrative OF the
/ idolatry OF Mrs. Bradley for Senator
Brown. She loved him the day she
shot him, she loves him still. Don Z
you remember how on the stand
/ she hesitated to speak Of Brown except
/ in loving terms; how she guarded him.
how she shielded him throughout her
story2 I say II she shot this man when
her mind was unbalanced because Of
| her suffering. the law has not bean viO-
/ lat Cd -