The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01
EL0QUENCE
 SWAYS JURY Arguments Begun in Noted Murder Trial. MRS. BRADLEY C0LLAPsES District Attorney Overcome by Emotion and Nervous Shock. Counsel For Defense Pleaded Impas- sionateIy to Jury rnd Their Were
 Many Yet Eyes in the Court

Washington. Nov. 30-Eloquent law yers today made effective addresses be- fore the jury in the case of Mrs. Annie M Bradley on trial for the shooting and killing of former Senator Arthur Brown. of Utah, in this city lest Decem- Der.
 There was large gathering in Judge Staford's court room and all were listeners to the arguments for and against the defendant
 Assistant District Attorney Turner opened the final proceedings with a careful review of the testimony analyz- ing in masterful manner many con- dieting statements. He frequently grew. eloquent and evidently affected the defendant by his powerful review of the case. He was followed by Rob- ert Wells. of counsel for the defense, who concluded his impassioned address by declaring that Arthur Brown him. self, was responsible for the fatal shot and 1t was his acts that had fired the overworked brain of the defendant and brought about his own destruction.
 "Whatsoevcr a man soweth, that also shall he reap" he quoted, as he brought his argument to a close.
 Court then took recess until Mon- day morning. when four hours more will be devoted to argument at the con cIusion of which. and the judges charge, the case will be given to the jury. Mrs. Bradley collapsed under the strain under which she has suffered since her trial began. and when she reached her room in the lower corri- dor of the court house. at the end or the session today. it was necessary Tor attendants to administer restoratives. It was some time before sne was apie to return to the 1ail.
 Arguments Begin.
 Charles H. Turner, Assistant District Attorney opened the argument In the case for the government. He proceeu- ed in a matter of -fact-way to denne the law in relation to the crime that had been committed, and followed with . review of salient incidents of the tes- timonv. While he was describing the scene of the Killing of Senator Brown, an attendant delivered to the Assist ant Distfict Attorney a small package containing the pistol that had been used by Mrs. Bradley. The detenoant evidently recognized the weapon as H was uncovered and laid at a % sonkem ,a,,, jent place near the speaker. She low cred her head/ and her frame was shaken by a convuisive sob. Closing har eyes. she remained as If Tn stu nor only occasionally looking toward inc jury and watching their faces
 The attorney insisted that the Jury should cast aside all sentiment anu treat the case exactly as II q man nau done the shooting. He exhibited .ne dsssndant's pistol to the jury together ,y,tb inc hand bag in which 1t had been carried from Salt Lake City un'ii So" ator Brown was shot. ,, ra-
 The Assistant District Attorney re- viewed the evidence Of insanlty a' declared that only the most trtvla' cidents could be cited to justity such o thaorv He insisted that the jury should discard all thought Of mlstrea' ment she had received from senator prown as if could have nothing to uo with their decision.
 Overcome by Emotion.
 As he proceeded the attorney turneu sIightly pale and leaning on nearny tahIa nansed and then sat down. lie had been overcome by emotion ana nervous shock. Leaving the room TOT a few minutes with the District AL tornev the court suspended the pro ceedinss until he returned ana resun ed his argument. which was eloqueii' and at times impassioned' NJr Turner strongly appealed to the emotions of the jury. He declared that Mrs Brown was an outraged woman and that Clarence Bradley was not very bad husband and Mrs brauiey should not have been unhappy Wlln him. The case. he said, was worse thah a scandal and a stench. It was pret- tv danrerous woman that thinks a man who Is not her husband more sacred than does his wife. He did not care whether she was brilliant or not. . Mir. Turner recalled, Mrs. Bradleys efforts to induce Senator Brown to secure a divorce from his wire at time when the wife was stricken with cancer. and said that that act involved ormeItv even greater than that shown in the shooting of MT. Brown.
 He referred to the Bradley analr as the idea that tho defendant had had | sansis. "Sepsis." he said. sets the | SIpod boIling and sets the pulse to heating. Even a horse doctor could l have told if she had sepsis. He con sbe suffered from toxic insanity. He | referred to the, testimony of Dr: B. D. l Evans. the alfenists of New York. who declared that Mrs. Bradley was in-