The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26
Noted Alienist Who Testified in
the Thaw Trial
Goes on the Stand in the Brad
ley Case.
POSITIVE TESTIMONY
Is Given by Him and Another
Noted Alienist
That Defendant Was Insane at
Time of the Tragedy.

F, Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley was insane
when she shot and killed former Sena.
tor Brown of Utah. Both of these
j experts have national regulations anG
! have figured prominently in trials thai
have attracted widespread attention
They were DIR. Charles Hill of Ralti-
more, professor of nervous and mental
disease at the Baltimore Medical col
lege, and DR.. Britton D. Evans OF
New York, a member of the board OF
directors of the New jersey hospital
for the insane. DR.. Evans was one
of the experts who testified in the
/ Thaw case in New York.
Both were very positive that Mrs
Bradley was insane and could not dis
; unguish between right and wrong.
DR.. Evans was severe in character
izing the conduct of Senator Brown
in performing criminal operations on
the defendant, which brought admoni-
ton from the court in the form of a
suggestion that Senator Brown was
not on trial and could not defend him
self and his name was only to be used
when absolutely necessary to show his
domination over the defendant. The
defense finished its testimony this af-
ternoon.
She Looked "Looney."
The trial was resumed at 1905 O'Clock.
The defense at once put on the stand
a new witness, DR.. I. Rich of New York
City.
Dr. ftlcn SdlQ ne saw MIS-. BrdOIey
the day of the shooting and that she
looked "looney" and had an idiotic
laugh.
DR.. Charles G. Hill of Baltimore, an
expert, was then called. He stated that
on the date of the shooting Mrs. Brad
ley was insane and incapable of choos-
ing between right and wrong.
On cross examination DR.. Hill said
that in his opinion Mrs. Bradley inten-
tionally shot Senator Brown. but her
state of mind was such that in her
alteration, she believed she was doing
the right thing as distinguished from
the wrong.
The terrible ordeal through which
Mrs Bradley passed yesterday was not
fully understood by the attendants of
the court until the-close of the day.
Then they learned that the defendant
had barely escaped faintfng several
times. When the court assembled this
morning, the thoughtfulness Of the at
tendants had provided for her a COM
Portable arm chair in place of the
straight back one she occupied yester-
day and she was profuse in her thanks
She appeared to be in better spirits
than yesterday.
1t was decided not to call DR.. Evans
as the first witness and when DR.. Isaac
Rich was placed on the stand to testify
in Mrs. Bradley's behalf she gave
strict attention to his statement. The
testimony of DR.. Rich was at first re-
garded as of the highest Importance,
but as soon as it was shown that he
was not an expert less interest was at
tached to it.
DR.. Rich testified that he was in
Washington the day of the tragedy and
stopped at the hotel where the shooting
day and first observed her in the ladies'
sitting room. That was about noon.
Saw Her Rush BY.
Somebody rushed by me- he said
sI looked and saw this lady Cooking
at Mrs. Bradley. She looked to be an
Intelligent woman but said nothing to
me- She bump I'd into first one person
face; talked 20 herself. muttering and
wringing her hands. I looked at her
again and she changed expression. All
of q sudden she began laughing. 1t
was an idiotic laugh. I looked at her
and she stopped Ia Ching and appear
ed to cry and she went away"
The witness s:.id he vent down to
the lobby and prepared to go out when
he saw Mrs. Bradley enter the l)bby.
She made two or three trips in and out
before deciding to leave the hotel. On
cross-examination Mrs. Bradley ap-
peared to him later to be "looney'' and
she had an idiotic laugh
DR.. Charles G. Hill of Baltimore,
called in behalf of the defendant, was
placed on the stand. He said he had
been for 25 years, q specialist in nerv-
GUS diseases and is now professor of
nervous and mental diseases of The
Baltimore Medical college He stated
that assuming that the statements
made in the hypothetical question ARE
correct, he had concluded that the per
son named in it was insane on DeceIn-
Der 8.
''I do not he said, ''think that the
party was capable of DISTINGUISHING be-
tween right md wrong at that time. I
don't believe she was capable of con-
trolling herself to avoid the wrong"
Cross-examined by District Attorney
Baker, he said he was Influenced in
that opinion by the fact that the hypU-
cided tendency towards insanity.
Influence of Heredity.
s'These conditions he added, 'al-
is not necessarily insane, because an
aunt was insane; bu- they are more
liable to be insane than another person
who has not such a hereditary taint,
Added to that the conditions existing
several years previous to this tended
to unbalance her mind. She had
many anxieties and many disappoint-
ments. In treating the insane moth
ing is more liable to create mental
disorder than intense emotion, espe-
cially when associated with many dis
appointments as in this insance Add
to than another condition, that is the
effect of her treatment on the oeca-
sions of frequent criminal operations.
During these the condition of sepsis,
which means that poison is in the
blood, existed and that induces men
tai alteration. My conclusion is
formed because of all of these condi-j
TONS"
DR.. Hill believed that Mrs. Bradley
shot Senator Brown Intentionally, but
that in her alteration she believed