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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
22
Testimony describes Senator Brown shot in hotel room with Mrs Bradley present. Witnesses recount gunfire, revolver found, and police handling. Defense and prosecution clash over witness recollections and admissibility while Mrs Bradley's statements raise questions about voluntariness.
The proceedings featured Detective Grant questioned about his mission and by whom sent while the jury learned to avoid discussing the case. Justice Stafford adjourned the session until morning as counsel sought further review and jurors were assured comfort and confinement during deliberations behind closed doors guarded by deputies.
About twenty witnesses will stand for Mrs Bradley to support her insanity plea. Notable expected witnesses include Lyman Shrewebury and Col Sam King. Shrewebury travels from California and is linked to Mrs Madison, while King is a Salt Lake City lawyer. The defense debates whether Mrs Bradley will testify, with her willingness noted but decision deferred.
Judge Orlando M Powrs denies a feud between Senator Brown and Mrs Annia Bradley. The interview recounts past personal ties, professional clashes in Utah and Michigan, and Brown’s integrity as a lawyer while noting no ongoing enmity. Bradley’s counsel states no vendetta, only pursuit of justice.
Jurors in a murder case were allowed to read newspapers flown in with sections on the Brailley trial excised, a privilege not granted to many juries. Clerk Samuel McCrawken oversaw the suppression of literary content, while jurors received copies and spent hours reviewing world news, dining and playing dominoes in the dormitories before retiring by 9 pm.
The courtroom drama centers on Annie Bradley as she faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of former Senator Arthur Brown. Spectators watched her crumble under the indictment read aloud while witnesses described Brown’s pleas and the moments before his death. Her mother and child spectators filled the gallery as jurors were seated and the case moved toward trial.
In a tense courtroom scene Mrs Bradley declared she is the mother of Brown’s two children, while Brown and witnesses offered admissions under cross examination. The proceedings drew spectators, headlines, and letters of support from friends in Salt Lake, as Mrs Stadley and her two young sons shared the public scrutiny of a relationship ending in disaster.
A scrambled weather page reports fair conditions with regional variances through Friday and Saturday. Northern and eastern areas see possible snow and colder spells while southern zones remain largely fair with warmer temperatures. Winds shift from south to southwest as fronts approach the coasts, and temperatures rise to near or above average in some locales.
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