Show H If YO YOU WERE WR II 24 JUROR JOR V WOULD YOU VOTE VOlT TO CONVICT MRS 44 j I jiT 4 I 1 V II 4 I Mrs Anna Bradley it Is exp expected will make the plea of a wronged i 5 woman when her trial comes up this fall in Washington for the kIlling killing killing kill- kill ing of ex United States Senator Brown of Utah tah She is likely to fr depend on human sympathy to save her from the awful penalty the law 3 V provides for the taking of a human life Below the two sides to to the question of her guilt w are are given as a layman believes they will likely be e presented at the trial by the prosecution prosecution prosecution pros- pros and the defens defense If you were on the Jury to decide Mrs i 5 Bradleys Bradley's fate which way would you vote guilty or not guilty g V V V 4 J. J J. J 3 J. J V V L THE TIlE PROSECUTION Mrs airs Anna Bradley robbed another woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man of oC her husband and because sh she could not hold told his illegitimate affection she ehe killed him him If she did not plan the murder in hr deliberation and cold blood why did she take a revolver with her when she went to Washington an and called on Senator Brown V The spell of ot the jealous scorned woman wo- wo woman woman wo wo- man whose charms had ceased to please was on her and in the wickedness of ot her heart t she hed laid the plot of the assassin S It erot was a deliberately planned 1 d malicious oJ murder V V This woman had sinned She was a woman of maturity a a. mother She had seen the folly of 01 other peoples people's sinful love and lust She was not led Into a a. snare blinded by innocence and Ignorance of ot the fickleness of ot men and the worl world She wasas was wasas wasas as guilty as as' Senator Brown In inV the crime that lasted four tour years between V them She had no right to expect anything from him He was another womans woman's husband by law and the commandments of ot God when she began her Illicit Infatuation for him She Sha Knew Better Shielded when sh she was wasP a a. girl by a mother who taught her the lessons in the good book she had learned early In life lite the commandment Thou not commit commit com corn mit adultery But the blood of ot the animal arose Ini in her that i womankind She a met I Jh this this' holds hold I man aae dear and and gave precious up fo all She cast east off oft the robes of ot decency and respect re respect re- re She trampled under foot toot the refinement re refinement re- re the lessons her old mother had taught her when she was a c child She plunged dd into t the mire of love e not tt re recognized as decent t or l lawful l in the e eyes of oC God or man This woman who knew BO 80 o well the sin eln of oC her living thought it would I last a forever thought t she could hold the h love of man h il always J 1 laughed at the warnings of ot conscience and went on blindly In her folly tolly She had a a. child then He had a right to have his name protected from dishonor and disgrace Now that ehe she has children plea by reas Senator that she Brown k killed er il him she 6 because raises the he pitiful would rJ not ef protect fJ i them from the e j Jeers of t the cruel world and give I them a name i e Why didn't she think lil like e that about her own child by her lawful husband when she Ehe met Senator Brown She had time to think of ot all this Her former pastor pastor pas pas- tor Rev David Utter who had baptized her Bradley children and had preached to her so often otten pleaded with her to stand on her honor as a woman of virtue and cast castoff castoff off oft the spell of ot Senator Brown This man manof manof manof of God reasoned with the falling woman He appealed to her motherhood and asked her In the name of her child to top stop the Infamy Broke oke Womans Woman's Heart Rev Mr Utter heard the sobs of another another another an an- other woman ringing in his ears when he carried this message to Mrs Bradley That other woman was Senator Browns Brown's wife In the name of ot th the law of ot man and the commandment of God this man was her husband and no one had a right to take him from her As Mrs Brown saw her husband weakening weak weak- ening more every day under the spell of ot Mrs Bradleys Bradley's charm h she saw the fate fl that awaited her unless she could ul break the curse It was then that she sent to Denver for tor Mrs Bradleys Bradley's former pastor for tor Mrs Brown and Mrs Bradley had been friends and ad workers In itt the same church Mrs Bradley laughed at the bleeding of ot this womans woman's heart It was no concern of hers She wanted Senator Brown and she would have him Let his wife go home and weep until her tears made a trail of ot sorrow Let her heart break What cared she If It her own wicked love and lust could be he satisfied So the first great lesson Thou shall commit adultery was broken and decent people shunned her as a thing Unclean un- un clean V She sa says sas s 's she loved and therefore was Insane that thal she cannot be held accountable accountable accountable account account- able for the murder of Senator Brown Mrs Brown was In love with the Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator too Was she therefore Insane Had she the right to take a revolver and kill Senator Brown because she had bad lost her hold on him Certainly she had a better right to do that Ulan Mrs Bradley had The law gave her a right to tg claim him as her own He had made the vows Ie T T before his God to love honor and prote protect t her until death did part them Thought Too Late But he listened to the siren song o of f Mrs lire Bradley and followed to the hous house fe e of ot sin Oh Mrs Bradley why didn't you sto stop p to think of this woman scorned and Pit pity YV ro her In n w. w those s days of misery ls and t wounded d love e Why didn't O you think of the ng die dis disgrace grace you were piling up on the head o of ot f your legitimate child You had your day You had no irn right t on earth to expect it to last forever Yo You u tu had no claim on this man Being a a. wo wo- man lYlan of your experience you knew It was wa s liable to happen at any time And yo you su u sf should have accepted the consequences o of f your folly tolly You had scorned the commandment o of f God and the law Thou not comm commit it adultery and that should have been bee n enough V V V But you had cast aside your honor s so o ost you rou broke another commandment of ot G Go God d od an and the law Thou fr not kill oh When you s started for Washington I l wit with h murder sd I In your heart you u knew that a th the e h laws of man say that he who kII kills mu must st pay his life Ufa as a torte forfeit it You have added to your other sins th the e awful crime of ot murder and It is too late lat e ee to ask for tor mercy now THE DEFENSE The jeers and taunts of of the cruel ruel world worl d hurled at iter her little lIttfe children were ringing g in the ears of Mrs Anna Bradley as sh she e stepped aboard the V train for tor Washing ton on that fateful trips trip The heart of ot a mother had been set afire by the wall wail of ot her wounded offspring As she stroked t their curly heads an and d nestled them close to her breast sh she e loved aa as nto devoutly v as if they had rg come com e from a union of Godliness She be saw the them ri em m ey growing and looked ahead at the da day y when they would be old enough to un un- Other children had already alread y begun to point with scorn and contempt pt at these Illegitimate children V When u lit little lit lit- t- t tle tie playmates gave parties the Bradley Bradle y children could not be Invited for tor the their ir mothers didn't care to have their litt little le children mixing with such auth h unfortunates The world was drawing the curtain n tight and the gates were being closed i in n the faces of ot her little ones She loved love d nd them and her heart ached as she saw th the e eer maelstrom of ot despair and sorrow whirling eg g in its vicious speed yawning for h her er babes Sorrow Crazed Her No one but a mother could know what wha t those pangs of ot sorrow meant how the they y gnawed at her heart and crazed he her r brain She had been only human anyway any any- way she told herself She was but a ad I poor helpless woman She had loved love d Could I S she be b blamed If It nature t had give given v tb nIt Ita n d gc her a soul of f passion n a and unquenchable q nn ne e love was It her fault that Senator Brown Brow n set that passionate soul afire and blinded her to everything else but having him all for tor her own After Atter all he was as the more to blame blam He was the stronger character He was a a. man who had struggled through the world He knew Its dangers and pitfalls thoroughly He was a man of ot social position tion and recognIzed recognised as a a. leader among men It would have been easier euler for tor him to cast calt off the spell and go away But he led her on with his tantalizing stories of ot love In a halo of ot lovely words he drew the picture of ot happiness and home He didn't love his wife he said and it was only right that he should live with the woman he did love His wife would get a divorce vorce and he would marry t Mrs Bradley ebe I Then Then hg all would l be ei well and nd they would be so happy p and contented o With all the trust that a good woman puts In the man sh she truly loves Mrs Bradley listened and drank In t the te e words of the despoiler of ot womanhood believing every one of ot them sg Surely Sorely Gradually and with the I cunnIng spell E tn crept egl did around the h u Senator V her orr weave the web that was to entangle her herand herand herand and hold her captive She SIe saw aw the Inevitable inevitable table and gave up She believed that he would make It all right as soon as he could They loved each other and would be man and wife wile morally true to each other until the laws of ot man allowed them to be married legally Baby Enters Baby Enters Home But Mrs Brown did not s sue e for divorce and Senator Brown had no grounds for asking for one So the sinful love con con- A A. little boy came into the world and learned e to call the e Senator n l' l father er This seemed t bind t the tie I c closer i at t least the advent of ot this crooning little babe fanned tanned the burning love of oC Mrs Bradley into a a. consuming flame and she lost her reason in the paradise with him The w weeks eks passed the flowers of spring withered under the scorching rays of ot a a. summer sun suit and the warm days began to cool The leaves began to brown and the frost trost came canie for tor the feeling of ot autu n was In the air Yes the snow fell teIl and winter had arrived but the wrong had not note been e righted Another r baby c came to tomake tomake f f y make this woman ma glad rA A And the two lit littie lit lit- tie tle fellows were a a. world of ot delight and gt happiness Ie to her rio They were the cWI children of the man s she loved better than life it itself Itself It- It self better than her honor and better than anything else she ehe had ever dreamed about The babies grew Swaddling clothes were replaced ced by knickerbockers Mrs Brown had died Nothing stood In the way of ot a legal marriage except Senator Drowns Drown's refusal to lead Mrs Bradley to the Sl altar The tg boys were growing w fast The scandal da of te their t bir birth he het t that had t been whispered among the older folks of ot the neighborhood for tor years p penetrated the ears cars rJ tot of the lIt little boys and nd girls They didn't Q quite e understand d vf what It all meant But they knew the little Bradley boys toys were wee not Just exactly like ilkI nice bo boys s They knew knew that their fathers anC mothers moth moth- ers dId not want them to make friends Wends with the Bradley bo boys sWail s Wail of Children With tears running down their little faces and wounded hearts the little fellows fellows fel- fel lows often went to their mother Bother sobbing under the h fro teasing and taunting Bunting of ot older boys were t and picked they alwa always s 's asked her why they out as the target for tor the jests and spiteful biting remarks Mrs Anna Bradley had sinned Sh She ha i had lost much ot of her honor honor- But she aha still had the devotion lev tl n of a a. moth mother r. r The sobs of Sir her rt those heart h boys that tS sent made d piercing her soul Pains r cry n t through out for mercy Pleaded under with the strain of ot agony She Senator Brown to save gave her boys from disgrace to give tJ-o tJ them tham m a name a and acknowledge that he father was their father toH H He kept m Putting ln it t off and finally y went fering to Wahington To o the ears of this cut suf- half crazed woman oman came ame the mes- mes sage that Senator Brown had decided to marry another woman and leave her and L by the ys e hf his children to lust n V VAt ear bear ear the V cause l i lAt her At last She th the crushing truth dawned on ca came tossed tiresome aside doe was and a TJ It toy forgotten ree to amuse when him The she to became became be- be be became h be was more than a a. human hu hu- hu- hu man could be asked to bear She was no I longer a a. feeble backward woman woman- she was a a. tigress defending her young I |