The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-25
NEAR
COLLAPSE in
LIFE FIGHT
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keep these" she wrote, 81 have writ
ten you. 4 may need them, and IL
case there is need for defense of any
rashness publish them. Mrs. Luton
25 South Second street, or Mrs. Car,
could see that they were published"
Everett l.. Phillips, a policeman, sale
that he had pasted together the scraps
of paper found In the waste basket
He identified all the letters which HI
said had been handed him by the police
property clerk.
A number of insanity experts on both
sides were in court today, and their
presence added interest to the case
because of the conflict of opinion which
they are bound to entertain.
AS Judge Powers proceeded to read
the hypothetical question, detailing the
whole relationship between Senator
Brown and Mrs. Bradley, the latter
grew very pale and appeared to be on
the point of collapse. However, she
pulled herself together and opened her
eyes, which she had closed for several
minutes.
The hypothetical question prepared
by the defense was put to DR.. Wilfred
M. Barton, a sanitary expert for the de-
Tense.
There were three of the questions
which were only propounded after
Judge Powers had presented a COM
plete analysis of the case, bringing out
especially the points indicative of men
tai u~nsoundness on the part Of the de-
PENDANT. The questions were as fol-
lows:
"q) Assuming all these facts to be
true, what do you say as to whether or
not, at the time the fatal shot was
fired, the patient understood the nature
of her act, was able to choose and dis
tinguish right from wrong, and was
able to control herself to choose the
right and avoid the wrong?
"(2) Assuming all these facts to be
true, what do you say as to whether or
not, when the fatal shot was fired, the
patient was mentally responsible for
what she did?
"(3) Assuming all these facts to be
true, what do you say as to whether,
when the fatal shot was fired, the
patient was sane or insane?"
The statement of the case was read
from typewriter copy, and was DELHI
erately and carefully presented. Mrs.
Bradley's name was not mentioned,
but all of the facts were given as ap-
plying to "a woman So years of age,'
which is the age of Mrs. Bradley.
I'VE will. assume said Judge Powers,
the case Of a woman now IS years of
age. who. at the age of s years, was
struck on the head about two inches back
from the frontal bone a severe blow,
which rendered her unconscious, combining
he'd to her bed for two or three weeks.
Thereafter she suffered from headaches
until 16 or II years of age, when, after
an attack of smallpox and pneumonia
combined. the headaches became less fire.
quent. Her grandfather upon the maternal
side was at times insane. Two Of her
aunts upon the maternal side became In
sane. Both had decisions of persecution.
and both developed homicilad tendencies;
one died insane; the other Is living and Is
now much improved mentally. The father
of the patient is living, but is suffering
from paralysis and Is unable to travel
without assistance and is gradually grow
ing worse
The hypothetical question was still be-
ing read to DR.. Barton when at 1880
o'clock the usual recess for luncheon was
taken. The reading then had consumed one
and one-half hours.
Courtr at 1:s5 p. m. DR.. Bar.
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hypothetical question was resumed. But a
few pages then remained to be read.
DR.. Barton said on cross-examinatior
that a confused condition of mind caused
by septic infections was not necessarily
insanity. Regarding Mrs. Bradley making
threats against Senator Brown, witness
said: Women in that condition make al
kinds of threats" He named many au'
thorities to support his conclusion on cases
of insanity.
wben the reading of the Hypothetical
question was concluded at 2 o'clock DR.
Barton declared that after hearing 1t HI
concluded that Mrs. Bradley was Instant
at the time she committed the act.