The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-12

head: another that ''she ran her words
together; another that she faltered and
hesitated another that she was like a
person on the brink of mental and ply
steal collapse. as if it would take only
puff OF wind TO disturb her mental equil-
ibrium and that any further shock might
make her raving maniac: another that
her eyes seemed rather wild; another
that she was highly agitated"; another
that "she clutehed at the bed clothes:
another that "she often put her hand 10
her head in a daZed way: and another
that her eyes had dead and fishy
look.
That is the way in which she appeared
to those VINO saw her after the tragedy.
and the testimony of Rich Just preceding
it, showing the terrible stress and strain
! that she was under. taken together with
the physical changes that have been
proven in this case, the headaches the
traumatism. the heredity all prove that
at the time of the shooting the woman
did not know right from wrong.
Testimony of Alienists.
Three noted aIienists have testified for
the defense and in response to the hypo-
, thetical question they each declared with
out hesitation that on the day when
the fatal shot was fired Mrs. Bradley
was unable to control her actions; was
unable to distinguish right from wrong.
and was mentally irresponsible. These
men stand high in their profession. and
| there are none more honorable and few
as learned as DR.. Evans of Morris Plains,
N. j.; DR.. Hill of Baltimore, and DR.
Barton of Washington. What adds TO
the power and convincing force of their
testimony is the fact that they are each
and all here without reward or promise
Of reward. The days of chivalry have
not all passed. We still have hearts in
great physicians Three busy men who
listened to our appeals and who came
here to give their honest opinions as 10
this defendants responsibility on the day
of the fra ppdN This defendant ic ms of
the most unfortunate of women, and.
paradoXical- though It may seem, she is
one of the most fortunate of women.
For men and women have rallied to her
aid in this her hour of peril. Our ex-
pert witnesses came here, testified and
then went their way, once more i'm
perts have testified for the government
They sat here day after day and suc-
gested questions to the prosecution. They
told you that they suggested those ques-
tons in order that the truth might be
known, and in order that facts might
be brought out upon which they could
base an honest opinion But ! ask you
whether there is word of testimony in
this case showing that either one of those
men suggested any questions for the de-
PENDANT or indicated to her lawyers what
testimony would bring out the truth in
this case and establish what was the true
condition of that woman's mind. l am
justified in saying that the expert wit
nesses for the prosecution were assOci-
ate counsel for the prosecution, and their
opinions as given are of very little value
particularly as they take no note what
ever of the testimony OF DR.. Rich.
Punished Enough Already.
But it is argued that you ought to pun
ish this woman. 1t is assumed, on be-
half of this great government, that So
ciety will be endangered and that an
archy will begin Its reign if this woman
goes free. Punish her. No sentence that
this court can inflict will cause her TO
suffer as she has suffered. Her misery
and her punishment began when Arthur
Brown, with all the wiles of q libertine
in which he was an adept, wound him
self about her heart and strangled her
conscience until il slept. Her punish
ment continues, and her punishment viii
continue, whether in Jail or whether she
be in Gods free sunshine. Every look
of her innocent children sends a shaft
of pain into her mothers heart. She
spares not herself, but she flageIlates
her very soul that she may expiate the
wrongs that size did. 1t is not needed
that this delicate and sensitive woman.