Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-29
TEARING 1O PIECES
INSANITY DEFENSE
Government in Rebuttal in
Bradley Case Again Shows
Up Strong
EXPERTS DISPUTE EXPERTS
witne.te. for Prosecution Declare
There Were No Evidences Of lnsani-
" When Mrs. Bradley Shot Brown
Minister Called as Witness Comforts
Defendant.

timony was continued In the triai VI
Mrs. Bradley for the murder of former
Senator Brown today. District Al
torney Baker submitted to the court
the governments prayers in the case
saving they did not cover the case OIL
tro,,rder in the first or second degree
that point being left for the mstruc-
ton Of the court.
Rev. David H. Utter, pastor OF the
& Unitarian church at Denver, who per-
formed the marriage ceremony pc
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley, testified
that during a conversation with Mrs.
Bradley he expressed to her his belief
that Brown would not marry her. he
urged her to give up the idea OF mar
rying Brown She replied:
.When it comes to test and gun
Is pointed at him, Brown will ac-
cede..'
Utter said that during the CONVEX
aation with Mrs. Bradley in 1905 ne
expressed the opinion that Brown
would not marry her. and he said that
Mrs. Bradley declared she would force
I him to do SO. Mrs. Bradley did not
say she would shoot Brown herself,
hut witness got the impression that
in order to justify her children either
Mrs. Bradley's brother, father or some
body else would do Brown bodily harm.
Mrs. Bradley's reputation for peace
and good order, he testified, was good.
After leaving the stand Utter took a
seat beside Mrs. Bradley and COM
forted her. They freely conversed.
Mrs. Bradley aften smiling at some-
thing he said.
Dr.. Edward S. Brush, Of Baltimore,
q government expert, declared that in
his opinion when Mrs. Bradley shot
Brown she was perfectly sane. The
torn letters Of Mrs. Bradley, found in
the room in the hotel where the shoot
ing occurred, and which were pasted
together. Dr. Brush said, disclosed no
inferences Of insanity. The whole cir
cumstances leading up to the shoot-
ing and the occurrences afterwards
Brush said, were not consistent with
insanity.
Brush admitted that puerpural in
sanity was well known in medical sci
ence, but said it was rapidly disap-
pearing because Of the introduction OF
asepetic methods. Mrs. Bradley's case
he said, presented no symptoms Of
puerpural insanity, nor any of the
symptoms of general infection that
had been testified to.
Brush Worries Defense.
ses< ~. o.o.s iro fi0r Rr1ISh admit.
ted that he did not volunteer as wit
ness but was sent for by the district
attorney, and expected pay for his time
and services He denied coming to
Washington to aid the government all
he could. but said he "came to get an
honest opinion as to the status Of this
woman" His testimony, he said, would
have been the same. no matter who
called him.
DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe, of New York,
another government expert, was next
called District Attorney Baker pro-
pounded a long hypothetical question
to DIR. Jelliffe, covering the various
threats alleged to have been made by
Mrs. Bradley toward Brown, her
movements and her acts up to the
time the shot was fired. The reading
was not concluded when the noon re-
cess was taken.
Government Rests.
The trial was resumed at 1:15
o'clock. At the conclusion of the read
ing Of the hypothetical question Je-
Me said that at the time of the
shooting Of Brown, Mrs. Bradley, in
his opinion, was sane, was able to
choose between right and wrong, and
was conscious Of her act. DR.. Jeliffe
testified that she had neither peurpural
nor toxic insanity when she shot
Brown. The government rested it's case
at 2:05.
Case to Jury Monday.
The defense rested at 2:14. Judge
Stafford announced that the case
would go to the jury Monday. Argu-
ments will begin tomorrow
nENIES .MiRACLE. STIRS ANGER