Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-15
SHE HAD MADE THREATS.
A. H. Kelly SWore She Told Him
Would, in Certain Case,
Kill Brown.
j. H. Rowan, Employed by senator
10 Watch domc. Told of Talk
With Defendant.


Washington. d. c.. Nov. 15.-At noon
today the prosecution rested in the
Bradley case with all the evidence IN
against the accused woman. Had the
shooting been done by a man 1t might
he considered that the outlook Is IN
decd very dark for the prisoner as 1t Is
evident from the evidence thus far that
the idea OF shooting Arthur Brown was
firmly seated in the mind of Mrs.
Bradley for a long time before the fatal
shots were fred. This was shown con-
rusi,ciy by the evidence Of A. II. KEEL
.y ana }. IA. Rowan of salt Lake Inc
former sWOre that sometime IN ,h9
summer OF 1906 Mrs. Bradley told MN
on the streets of Salt Lake that she
would Kin Brown II the senator refused
20 Acknowledge the paternity or INC
second child of which he is alleged 90
De the father. Rowan who was em-
uioycd by Brown Co watch MS nome,
swore that Mrs. Bradley approachel
She house on the night If the 9th OF
November last year. that she mad "a
gun iu the bosom of her dress and thar
She told him she had secured IL lor
Arthur Brown Two nights after ne
ugaln encountered her on the grounds
Of the senator and she spent an hout
and % half In am attempt 20 annoy her
uaramour bv throwing stones toward
the window Of his room, saying That she
wanted 90 drive him into an asylum.
TRY TO PROVE INSANITY.
Throughout the case this morning
Judge Powers and his associates d.
rected their discrimination with
She evident purpose of attempting 10
prove that the prisoner has shown
signs OF insanity or at least great men
fal stress whenever she was seen by
witnesses. They stated only In minor
degree but the progress made in this
Giro, ton. small as n was, appeared 10
produce "a decided effect upon the jury,
iudf.ng from appearance OF the menwho
hold the fate Of Mrs. Bradley In their
hands an sorts of guesses are induced
n rs lttorneys around court as 20
the probable length OF time likely TO be
occupied In the trial The defense win
probably begin examination late
This afternoon or early tomorrow morn
Ing Mrs. Bradley showed fewer 81
of her mental perturbation than yes
terday. but her face is sim drawn and
extremely pale. Senator Burrows OF
Michigan occupied seat behind Judge
Powers for upwards of am hour BUR-
rows defeated Powers for Congress
years ago before the latter was APP
pointed To the behtu III 4 Aui'
PROSECUTION RESTS.
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE prosecu-
tIon today rested its case In the trial
of Mrs. Annie Bradley, charged with
tba murder OF former United States
senator Arthur Brown In this city
last winter. and Mrs. Bradley's attor-
NOV outlined the character ot the de-
,nse. This, as coLcisely stated. VIII
De that the woman had, by the rea-
son Of rough treatment 90 her. be-
come lrrespousible for her actions. at
Tie time she shot the ex-senator and
that she shot him only after he had
rushed at her. cursing her. The court
adjourned 10 Monday when testimony
for the defense VIII be presented.
Despite the protest OF the defense
that her confession was involuntary,
the court today admitted the evidence
at Detective Grant that Mrs. Bradley
told him that she had meditated the
dred for "a long time and decided that
IL Brown ala not do right by her she
was going 20 XIII him. Practically all
the testimony brought out by the pros
ecution today was along this line as
Nr. Grants statement and WAS in
tended 10 show generalization on the
lart Of Mrs. Bradley. Among the
Witnesses were Two men from SAT-
Lake CITY. one OF them an old friend
of Mrs. Bradley, the other "a watch
man at former Senator Browns houss,
who testified they had heard her
threaten to kin the senator
WANTED CONFESSIONS.
when court adjourned yesterday
Dist-Atty Baker and his assistant Were
engaged I'M an effort to obtain from tho
members OF the police force the details
of the confession said to have been
ninde bv Mrs Bradley Immediately att
a. her arrest on the charge OF shooting
former Senator Brown, but up % that
time Mr. Hoover had successfully OPP
posed this purpose because, as ne
ciaimed it was made under the false
assumption on Mrs Bradley s part that
what she said would not De used
against hers The diHtricr-attorney Naa
not specially persistent ln pressing thr
Uoint and early today was quite in-
rIlued 90 Qrop it altogether. The 0niy
remaining feature Of his direct presen-
atiou of the case d. that relating 10
threats which. d les claimed. Mrs. Brad
lry had made against Mr.. Brown while
she was stiu On salt Lake cry ana
AR. Baker notified Alrs. bradleys at
torneys early today that very little time
would be- consumed ln ihl3 feature ot
mo case II Was stated also that
Mrs. Bmdleys defense would De- begun
Win NNf NiNNHfiNNN AA"NA 90 t'H'tA''rttH W
sustain her plea that she was insane
aud irresponsible whom the shooting oe-
Cured hut that this would be preceded
by statement from Nh Hoover OUT
lining n detail the evidence upon
which this plea would boz made There
were number OF witnesses. mostly
from the west. present in thc court-
room ready 90 testify 90 occurrences
relating 20 the alleged Intimacy pe-
tween Senator Brown ana Mrs Brad
ley, which, 10 is said, by the defense,
WIN ro 20 aubaiauiiate tho claim lhat
Mrs Bradley was insane when the
shooting occurred,
After consultation nWonB themselves
che district-attOruey ana bis assistant
decided 10 make % further effort 20
bring out the facts concerning Mrs.
hradlay's statement at fne police aia-
zion. in which they Wecr successful
Mrs Bradley preceded both Judse
stafford and the jury in thc courtroom
and thus obtained "a fow moments of
private communication with nor foun-
scl Judge Powers. t0 whom she reeinf
~ turn lnstmctifely in every eineifpn-