Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-16
KILLED HIM
WHILE CRAZY.
HER DEFENSE
WITNESS TELLS OF FORMER
ATTEMPT TO MURDER
SAYS SHE CARRIED REVOLVER
AND THREATENED BROWN
Counsel for Prisoner Seeks to Show
Deed Was Not Premeditated,
but Was Done in Sud-
den Frenzy
BY Associated Fress.

BY Associated Fress.
WASHINGTON, Nov 15.--That the de-
Tense of Mrs. Annie Bradley on trial on
the charge of numbering former United
States Senator Brown, will be insanity,
was made evident beyond question by the
preliminary statement made to the court
today by her attorney, Mr. Hoover.
The prosecution consumed the entire
forenoon concluding the examination of
its witnesses-in-chief to prove the facts
cf the killing, and when it rested the
case Mr. Hoover followed with his pre-
linlinary outline of the case for the de-
fense.
He detailed the principal events of Mrs
Bradieys life and entered minutely into
her intimacy with Brown saying it would
tie proved that she was completely under
his domination, and forecasting testimony
which would be adduced to show that she
vas mentally irresponsible when she fired
the fatal shot
The testimony presented today by the
prosecution was all intended to show pre-
meditation on the part of Mrs. Bradley
in killing Senator Brown.
r 1t is understood that when the trial is
resumed the state will stubbornly an
tagonize Mrs. BraGley's plea of insanity.
and much rebutting testimony will be in
troduced.
When the trial was resumed today it
was apparent that the prosecution would
complete its testimony and the attorneys
for the defense were prepared to present
their side of the case as speedily as pos
sible. When court adjourned yesterday
District Attorney Baker and his assist
ant were engaged IN an effort to obtain
from the members of the police depart
ment the details of the confession said to
have been made by Mrs Bradley imme-
Giately after her arres- on the charge of
shooting Senator Brown. Up to that time
Mr.. Hoover had successfully opposed this
purpose because. IS ne claimed, it was
made under the false assumption on Mrs.
Bradley's part that what she said would
| not be used against her.
Confession Not Important
The district attorney was not specially
persistent in pressing the point and early
today was quite inclined to drop it alto
gether The only remaining feature OF
his direct presentation of the case is that
relating to threats which, it is claimed,
Mrs. Bradley had made against Mr. >
Brown while she was still in Salt Lake.
and Mr.. Baker notified Mrs Bradley's
attorneys early today that very little
time would be consumed in this feature
of the case
After consultation among themselves
the district attorney and his assistant de-
cided to make a further attempt to bring
out the facts concerning Mrs. .eBradley's
statement at the police station, in which
they were successful.
Mrs. Bradley preceded both Judge Staf-
ford and the jury into the court room and
titus obtained a few moments of private
communication with her counsel Judge
Powers, to whom she seems to turn in
stinctively in every emergency. She was
again dressed in black, which was re-
lieved by a tracing of white around the
neck
The first witness of the day was Mrs.
Marilla Thornburg, matron of the police
station No. l. where Mrs Bradley was
taken Immediately after the tragedy.
She told of the visit to the prisoner by
United States Senator Sutherland whose
conversation was rot heard by the wit
ness, and also visit by a detective of the
local police force. She said she heard
the detective tell f1rs. Bradley that any
thing she might say would be used
against her. Mrs. Bradley had freely
consented to talk and no difficulty had
been encountered by the detective in pro-
curing a statement from her.
Police Confirm Story
Lieutenant Hartley of the police force
corroborated Mrs. Thornburg's testimony
concerning the visit of Mr.. Grant, the
cetective but he said Mrs Bradley had
told the detective she did not wish to
make a statement
After further testimony to pave the
way for Detective Grants testimony, he
was called to the stand, but before he
could proceed Mr.. Hoover made objection
on the ground that Mrs. Bradley's state
ment to the detective was not voluntary
and therefore not admissible
Judge Stafford decided, however, that
IL was proper, and Grant proceeded. He
said:
Mrs. Bradley told me that she was
a companion of Mr.. Brown, that she had
lived with him for a long time and had
children by him. Iasked her how she
came to shoot him, but she would not
children by him. | asked her how she
brought the pistol with her in red bag.
She said she had not acted on impulse,
but had thought over the deed for a long
time, and had made up her mind that IL
Mr. Brown did not do right by her she
was going to kill him."
Policeman Lamb also testified that Mrs.
Bradley had told him that she had had
the revolver long time, and had
brought it with her to Washington. He
said at the time Mrs. Bradley was very
nervous, and her face was distorted.
DR.. Charles s.. White who dressed SEN
ator Browns wounds at the emergency
hospital testified that the wounded pa
TENTS hand was powder burned This
Iact was Drougnt out py tne uelense cVl-
IDENTIFY for the purpose of showing e pos
sibility of self defense.
Tells Of Threat to XIII
Albert H. Kelly of Salt Lake was intro
duced for the purpoce Of showing pre-
meditation on Mrs. Bradleys part. He
said he had known Mrs. Bradley for
twenty years. and that when he had met
her on the street in Salt Lake in June or
July of 1906. she had told him that she
was making her own living by keeping
rooming house.
Il asked her IL Brown was not putting
up for her expenses and she replied that
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