Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-10
MRS. Bradley FREED
Of MURDER charge.

WOMAN ACCUSED OF Staying
SENATOR BROWN is DE-
cLAREp mot GUILTY."
WILL SOON JOIN
SISTER in WEST
Expressing Gratitude Over Result OF
Three Weeks, Trial, She Expects
to Take Up Residence at Goldfield,
Nev.-Evokes National Attention. t
washington, Dec. Mot guilty,
was the verdict rendered Tuesday by
the jury In the case Of Mrs. Annie M.
Bradley, charged with the murder OF
former United States Senator Arthur
M. Brown OF Utah at hotel in this
city on December 8, last. Amid the
applause OF crowd that filled the
courtroom Mrs. Bradley, with tear
dimmed eyes, was discharged from
custody, and trial that has evoked
national attention during the past
three weeks was at an end.
The jury into whose hands the case
was delivered by Justice Stafford in
United States criminal court, number
one, at 4:17 o'clock yesterday after
noon took its first ballot % minutes
after entering the juryroom. No agree
ment was then reached, the vote being
nine for acquittal and three for man
slaughter. Arguments followed, and
an hour later two Of the three Joined
those for acquittal. The lone juror,
Julius H. Prigg, who stood out for
granddaughter, finally yielded at 1920
o'clock Tuesday morning, when the
final ballot was taken. Almost three
quarters of an hour before the time
for the opening of court st ten o'clock
the courtroom began to fill with spec
tators. The earlier arrivals and, in
fact, the majority OF the crowd during
the brief session of the court, were
women. AS the judge entered the
crowd stood while the court crier an
nounced the opening Of the court with
the customary God save the govern
ment." There was brief suspense.
the door opened and the jury filed in.
The room was SO quiet that pin
could have been heard to drop. All
eyes were fastened on the jury, all
necks were craned In that direction
and every one in the crowd anxiously
awaited the announcement of the
jury's conclusions.
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Justice Stafford aG,-.snished those
present to avoid anl demonstration.
Meantime the jury waited to deliver
It's verdict, Foreman James L. Feeney
nervously clutching in his hand the
document that meant so much to the
frail and nerve-wrecked woman in the
prisoners chair.
Gentlemen Of the jury" asked the
clerk. have you reached a verdict?'
I'VE have" answered the foreman.
What is your verdict; is the de.
PENDANT guilty or not guilty."
Every neck was craned; every per
son in the courtroom, from judge tt
spectator, almost breathlessly awaited
the. answer.
Not guilty" replied the foreman.
Excitement Is Tense.
Not guilty. echoed every one o
the jurors who sat in Judgment in tn,
case. For moment, in the tensenes
Of the excitement, not word could b,
heard, then the suspense was over ant
a murmuring Thank God" from
group OF women who sat on the from
bench was heard through the court
room and was signal for a demon
stration.
The prisoner, who had arrived a
her cell in the city hall-a dark, Ill
ventilated room directly under tn
criminal court-an hour before an
remained there with her eldest so1
Arthur, until just before court cor
vened, sat directly back of Attorne
Hoover, her counsel. She was dresse
in black, and with suppressed excite
ment watched the jury.
Jury Discharged.
r5ury was then discharged an,
Mrs. Bradley was released from 'cus
tody. She was Immediately surround
ed by men and women from among tn
spectators who pressed upon her thei
congratulations. She returned to tn
cell from which she had come to hea
the verdict, and there she received
few visitors. She thanked them fo
their congratulations and espresso
her relief at the conclusion of he
trial. Meantime an automobile wa
waiting at a side door and throug
a lane Of curious spectators she wa
escorted to the car, where, Joined b
her t-csansel< and. several ~weme.
friends, smiling and bowling to then
as they called to her, she left tn
courthouse. The party returned shor,
ly afterward but remained outside tn
building only few minutes and the
left for the home OF some of Mrs
Bradley's friends
Mrs. Bradley Quiet.
Mrs. Bradley herself had little t
say. She expressed gratitude owe
the outcome Of the trial, which sh
had confidently anticipated, and whe
asked what plans she had, replied ths
there was very little mapped out. A
torney George Hoover of her couns,
said that he felt the verdict was /
accordance with the law and the CIV
dence. He began work on the case a
most. year ago, and the result, b
said, was the elimination that he an
his associates had expected He ha
not had at any time, he added, any fea
fstf Of tho ot,fnOyn,n /. = Ipdrn