The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-22

Washington, D. c., Nov. A.-The
crOss-examinatiOn of MIS-. Bradley,
which ended today, disclosed the fact
that mentally she was more than a
match for the skillful government at
Jorney. who had been propounding
question after question calculated TO
trip any but the most active MIND. In
every verbal encounter Mrs. Bradley
was not only able TO parry. but ap-
parently satisfactorily answer queries
put tn her. Her answers not only car
ried response. but argument, and left
the impression that she was adherinS
strictly to the truth Mrs. Bradley,
under District Attorney Bakers Cross
examination has been ever on the
alert. She was never at a loss NO
date escaped her No detail was too
minute to be passed over by her if she
had said it in her direct examination
Even her admission of ugly things in
her connection with Arthur Brown she
turned to her advantage by her Cactful
handling of them in her answers
Browns Jealousy.
Asked by Mr. Baker if Brown had
ever accused her of indiscretiOns with
other men, she said: He was an in
sanely jealous man, and he accused me
sometimes. But it was always with
out cause" The last sentence and tone
in which it was spoken took all the
sting cut of the admission that Brown
had accused her. Again, III reply to
a query from Baker as TO whether
she had not on one occasion tried TO
persuade Brown to leave his wife and
marry her. she cried i'm a transport of
anguish. 4 did; of course, | did
hood Witness for Herself.
1t must be said that Mrs. Bradley S
story made a profound impression
upon every one in the court room, jury
included and that i'm the main it has
been mistaken BY cross-exa animation.
Indeed, a number of times Mrs Brad
ley would, in answer to MI Baker 5
questions, interpose explanations and
statements that We're more fdyOTab BILE
TO the defense than the prosecution,
and she qualified a number of admis-
sionS by explanatory notes, which put
an entirely different construction upon
the matter, bringing out some new
feature in her favor not divulged by
direct examination.
Testimony of King and Kaighn.
Attorney King and Colonel [aighn
of Salt Lake proved good witnesses
for the defense, their testimony tend
ing to establish the contention that
Mrs. Bradley wished only that Brown
should give their children recognition
and name. and that she was nos mer-
cenary in motive.
Upon the facts brought forth by
Mrs Bradley's testimony the defense
expect now To prove she was tempo
rarily insane When she killed Brown.
The plea of temporary insanity VIII be
based on the facts that insanity has
been a family trait. that she received
injuries when child likely to produce
insanity; that being a woman with
maternal instinct develop to the high
est possible degree, and having been
forced to undergo three criminal ope-
rations, the resultant shocks to her
nervous system were So. great as TO
affect her mind, and being in a great
" weakened physical condition, the
last few months of her relations with
Brown, the fits of depression she OK
perienced because of his ill-treatment
of her tended 10 unbalance her reason
AIienists to Be Called.
Upon these facts as a foundation,
the defense viii rear the whole struc-
ture of its temporary insanity plea
Testimony in behalf of it will be
given by alienists. They will testify
that insanity comes often by heredity
and that some of the other facts le-
cited tended to produce d peculiar
mania in Mrs. Bradley. In line with
the procedure in such cases. these
alienists viii be asked to answer hy-