Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-30

sane? What act had she ever done before
that was insane? What has she done
since9
s: The attorney declared the dazed appear
~ance of the defendant after the shooting
was more indicative Of sanity than In
sanity.
"a maniac is not shocked by what he
has done. but rather exults in 1t as being
the will Of Cod 1t was added.
Speaking Of the repeated statements OF
Mrs. Bradley on the witness stand that
she did not remember what had happened
after she had entered Browns room. the
attorney declared that was the keystone
of the defense of insanity.
She did not remember" Mr.. Turner re-
ftaGated. That is no defense. Suppose a
burglar who had robbed a bank. and ad-
mitted coming from the institution with
the plumber. should set up as defense
that he could not remember! Would
you find him innocent as insane?
Il know Of no picture more full OF
-pathos than the picture of woman with
helpless children seeking help for them,
and that Is the picture which has been
that you want to believe this woman Is
insane when your heads know she is not. F"
= Different From Other Women.
(. In another sensational period in his ad-
dress, the assistant United States attorney
declared: This woman is a brilliant wom-
en-. She Is different from other women
or rather. thank God other women are
different from her. II any but this
matchless actress had told that story on
the witness stand 1t would have filed ev-
cry honest man. with happy home In his
mind, with adherence and condemna-
tion''
In the midst of his argument Mr.. Tur-
ner, who had complained of illness before
court opened. experienced a sudden dig
ziness and was compelled to sit down.
After rest of about ten minutes, he re-
sumed.
Mr.. Turner devoted fully half an hour
10 setting out in .eview a number of
events in the life of Brown and Mrs.
Bradley. and to reading letters Of the de-
PENDANT to show that she was the pur-
s,Ier. and Brown the pursued, rather than
on the stand.
She was no hopeless. helpless NOR
tal-a woman with two illeSltimate
children. who must cling to senator
children" the speaker said. We have
shown that Soren Christensen was en-
powered to offer her $4,000 house and
500 a month until her youngest child
was Of age. Judge King in 1904 made
Mrs. Browns house to secure its pay
ment. DR.. Utter tried to persuade Mrs.
Bradley to cease her Illicit relations
with Brown. Her family tried to get
rested, and the law tried to do 1t.
In 1905, when Mrs. Brown was dy-
ing Of cancer. that most malignant
OF diseases. which eats and eats and
eats into the very vitals. we nd that
Mrs. Bradley went to Judge Wenger
and tried to get him to go to Mrs.
Brown and persuade her to get a d.
vorce. Mrs. Bradley knew Mrs. Brown
was dying. and that attempt ~ get
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than a wife was a piece OF cruelty that
makes Of common killing a pastime
and a play"
:, Referring to the defendants physical
the assistant United States attorney de-
clared the whole hypothetical question OF
the defense must fall-"because It Is
based on sepsis and she had no sepsis."
Mr.. Turner compared the alienists Of
the defense with those for the govern
Mr.. Turner compared the alenists for
DR.. Britton Evans as a stump speech.
He concluded declaring that the defense
OF insanity should be weighed with the
greatest possible care when insanity has
been claimed only to cover the day or the
hour OF q violation Of the law.
Attorney Wells for the Defense.
"why did she kill Senator Brown" At
torney Wells queried early in his address
answering the assistant United States at
terney and opening for the defense.
Because her mind had been unbalanced
BY the wrongs she had suffered, and she
was unable to distinguish between right
and wrong
Mr.. Wells referred to the testimony Of
Col. Kaighn. ex-Judge Henderson, Ar
thur Barnes and other Salt Lake city wit
nesses, all Of whom. he said. had noticed
and commented upon Mrs. Bradley's Pc
cuiiAr actions.
Mr.. Wells spoke for only thirty-five
minutes, yet in that brief time he made
strong appeal to the feelings Of the
Jurors. and laid particular emphasis upon
the fact that 1t 10 not the duty Of the de-
Tense to prove beyond a reasonable doubt
that Mrs. Bradley was insane when she
fired the fatal shot, but that the govern
ment must chow beyond reasonable
doubt that she was sane.
The Salt Lake City witnesses, the attor.
ney said. not only took note Of Mrs Brad
lev's peculiar actions. but the defense had
shown that some Of them feared q tray
edy would result from the Brown-Brad-
ley case, and that they took occasion to
warn Senator Brown OF possible danger
MT. Wells concluded at 1870 o'clock
and Justice Stafford Immediately ordered
an adjournment until Monday morning.