The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-11

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public any of the threatening letters
that have been translated by the in
terpreter. He expressed confidence,
however, in the evidence upon which
is based the case against the men
now under arrest.
THE UNWR1TTEN LAW
slayer's Wife Will Tell Story Of Her
Life With Victim.
Kansas City, June 1.-THE testi-
mony Of Mrs. Leon H. Brady will be
heard late this afternoon by the GRIM
inal court jury that is trying her hus-
band for murder in the second degree.
Brady, civil enginer, shot and killed
Joseph Flanagan, mining promoter,
in the Angelus boarding house at 1914
East Fifteenth street, the afternoon of
March "a, last. On her testimony the
defense will make its appeal to the
unwritten law.
Mrs. Brady attended the trial this
morning, but she was not permitted to
remain in the courtroom because she
was to be witness. Soon after
court convened she entered and sat
alone. The usual murder trial audi
ence was absent Mrs. Brady wore a
white shirt waist and dark skirt.
She is small, twenty-three years old
and appears to be delicate. While the
attorneys were making the jury chal-
lenges her husband Joined her and
the;' talked. Then the witnesses were
sworn and she was excluded from the
room.
At noon w. S. Gabriel announced
that the state would rest its case. He
and Ruby D. Garrett. another assist
ant prosecuting attorney. are con-
Quoting for the state. The witnesses
gave little testimony to show malice
motive or premeditation.
The trial will be brief. The defense
expects to finish itsatestimony this af-
ternoon. Brady and his wife will be
the chief witnesses They and Flana-
gan were the only persons on the third
floor of the boarding house the after
noon of the tragedy That is the rea-
son the state has so little evidence
and testimony The case probably
will be submitted to the jury for a
verdict late this afternoon.
Lived on the Same Floor.
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Brady, his wife and baby occupied
rooms at one end of the house on the
third floor. Flanagan lived on the
same floor at the other end of the
house. Flanagan went there in Octo.
ger to live. His wife and family were
in New Mexico then. Flanagan was
promoting mine. Brady and Flana.
gan became fast friends. Mrs. Brady
suffered from asthma and had to take
strong opiates to relieve her pain. Al
the times she was ill Flanagan would
help care for the baby. He carried
the baby from the dining room to the
Brady apartments.
Mrs. Belle L. Bowman, owner oil
the boarding house, was the chief wit.
ness for the state. She said:
After Brady shot Flanagan he went
to the second floor The shooting was
on the third floor Flanagan attempt
ed to come down stairs after he was
wounded. Someone exclaimed that he
was coming down. Brady held his re.
volver in readiness and said. Let him
come: II I haven't killed him l will
kill him."
On cross-examination S. A. Handy
attorney for Brady. asked:
"Was Flanagan around the board
ing house great deal?"
EYES,"
when the others were away at
their work and business?"
EYES,"
did Flanagan have an office down.
town."
"Not that l know about"
"It often occurred. did it not, that
Flanagan and Mrs. Brady were on the
third floor alone?"
"Yes."
"Was Mr.. Brady at home a great
deal?"
mo"
Flanagan was there often when
Brady was not?"
"Yes: but l don't believe Flanagan
made it a point to be there when Bra
dy was away"
"Yes. quite often"
From what did she suffer-"
Asthma"
WAS physician called?"
Eyes; quite often"
"Did she suffer at those times?"
| Intensely. She could hardly
breathe"
What treatment did the physician
administer"
"Opiates."
did they relieve her?"
"Yes."
What was the effect of the drug?"
1T made her almost unconscious.
She lay as If half asleep"
DR.. Ralph A. Shiras. ambulance sur
geon at the Walnut street police sta
ton. told of being called to the Ange-
lus boarding house at 1914 East Fiji
teenth street.
Flanagan was sitting on bed"
the surgeon said. "He was wounded
through the abdomen and was suffer-
ing intense pain. He asked me if he
would die and l told him he would.
He said Brady shot him. sent him
to the General hospital. He died
there"