Show INSANITY VERDICT IN BRADLEY CASE MAY KEEP THE DEfENDANT IN JAIL Criminal Code of the District of Columbia Found to Contain a Provision for Such Cases Special to The Herald Washington Nov No 24 Attorney Hoover of counsel for Mrs Bradley said eald tonight that the tho defense will probably close Its case tomorrow aft after after after er putting upon the stand alienists who will wili testify concerning Mrs Brad Bradleys leys eys mental responsibility Possibly j r bly Mrs Bradleys two boys will be brought into court tomorrow With a aview aview aview view to avoidance of working the sym sympathies sympathies of the Jury overtime Mrs Bradleys children have been kept away from the court room It may be hO deemed proper however before de defense tense closes to have them come before the Jury May Be Tried for Insanity A reW phase of oC the case Is being discussed e today to the District of Columbia criminal code per eons tons acquitted of criminal charges on the sole oIe ground of at Insanity at the time I r ri i J i the offense was committed shall shan be tried for Insanity by a special Inquest of jurors the Inquiry to be conducted in the presence and under direction of the court According to those familiar with the th records of district courts no person acquitted through gh a plea of in insanity insanity sanity since the present code became effective in 1902 has ever been imme released from custody There Therefore Therefore Therefore fore should Mrs Irs Bradley be bc acquitted as general gener l sentiment Indicates will be bethe bethe bethe the case cuse she will still be far from lib liberty liberty erty ert should the verdict be not guilty on the account of insanity On the theother theother theother other hand it is contended that re regardless regardless regardless of ot the code the Jury may as i isole sole Judge of the evidence simply ply re return return 1 turn a verdict of not guilty without I setting forth any reason fOr such a I verdict In this event the court would be allowed no discretion in the matter of oa a lunacy trial even were such thing contemplated and the defendant would be immediately released |