Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-16

BIannin was not IN the habit of tak;ns stronc
drink. have NO recollection OF ordering sum
have told Brannin to go down and order some
Refreshments. When / went out of the hotel
and discovered what had happened, made the
remark, "My God, who has shot Lieut.. Bran
something to that effect. The only reply to the
exclamation was from Mr.. THOMPSON, who
was excited, stating that he would blow INV
Question What was the condition OK.
pressed by. Thompson in his reply to your ex-
clamation!
! Answer He may have thought was going
TO seize him or some force. He was much
excited. L dad Lot know the accused at that
time. Nor did know Williams. / had seen
Williams before, bat had no acquaintance.
The two policemen were on the pavemen. to-
gether. l do not think 1t was very dark. I
saw Brannin fall, and when drew my pistol
l saw Thompson plainly. felt indignant
that be should draw pistol on me without
proyocation. / approached accused with up
lifted hands, horror-stricken when Brannin
was shot, and had no pistol in my hands.
have no recollection OF coming out Of the cellar
ana going to accused with Il drawn pistol. l
was not excited, and have no recollection of
having my pistol out. The hackmau took the
pis toll from me at distance of fifteen or twenty
feet from where Brannin was killed. / was
on the pavement when the pistol was taken.
Question What was said to induce the
hacBman 10 lake the pistol
Answer-l have no recollection of hearing
any one request or command the hackman to
take the pistol from me. 1 recollect hearing a
conversation with the hacknan afterwards,
but do not recollect his speaking of what you
have reference 10. had not used my pistol
before at any time that evening. l had not
threatened 10 shoot any body. That is some
thing am not in the habit of doing. was du-
ly sober myself that night. At least the police.
man said SO next morning.
EGUdrd Hdntey, "a citizen of First Ward III
know nothing of tine case. l did not see the
parties after ten O'Clock that night was only
asked next morning to testify as to the amount
OF money Brannin had.
Dapid b. Salter sworn, Cately sutler from
New Jersey.)-I was in the Varieties, and
Lieut. Brannn, Capt. Johnson and othe friends
came in. We went to the Varieties. From
there went with them over to the Delayan
From there we started and walked down Penn
sylyania avenue, and stopped into the Central
Hotel The whole of us had something to eat
down there. .After that the proprietor of the
hotel asked us into back room to have some
thing to drink and a watermelon. After had
had piece of watermelon and drink walked
outside to hear the band play Went out alone
BY myself. ] did not shot fired. Only
heard the report, and did not pistol in the
hands of any one After went over from the
National, Lieut.. Brannin had been lying there
five min tes, according to the time after which
the report WAS heard.) Ne and the proprietor
OF the hotel and another gentleman carried him
up stars. / don't know who discharged the
pistol.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ford:-I reside in
New Jersey and have been III the sutler bust.
ness. did not 60 to the Varieties with Bran
min and his company. Was there when they
came in, but left with them 1t was near II
o'clock when we left the Varieties. We drank
lager at the Varieties. Brannin and johnson
drank nothing but lager. 1 think we drank at
the Varieties. mad a couple of drinks, and [
think Brannin had one. dent know whether
Brannln had more than one drink there.
think Capt johnson had a drink there, but
will not be positive We remained at the
Delavan House half an hour. | am sure we
came from Delavan directly to the Central. 1t
was 10 o'clock when Johnson and Brannin
came to the Varieties. There were seven in the
party who went from the Delavan House to the
Central. They were Capt. johnson, Lieut.
Brannin, Adm. Wambolf, Capt. Lucken back,
Harry, the policeman at the Varieties, the oar
render at the Delavan, and myself That was
the party, as near as can tell. First thing we
done at the Central was to get something to eat
The next thing we went into the room and had
something to drink. / cannot tell who of the
party drank. I know I did. cannot say
whether johnson drank there / do not think
Brannin drank. do not know, though.
Isaac Lambert, sworn.-I was on Mr.. Du-
| bants corner. l do not know what time it
| was. Some gentlemen came around the cor.
ner Of the Central. There was some loud talk
| opposite Mr.. Werners hotel, and there was a
| blow struck. At that time Mr.. Evans and
myself started across the Avenue, and saw
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Williams running
across from the National Hotel Mr. Thomp.
son run In to arrest a gentleman, and Mr..
Brannin told him TO arrest another man. He
did so, and Lieut.. Brannin told him TO let him
fBrannin) 60 He let him go, and b. came to-
| wards Thompson and told him he could not
arrest anybody there. Thompson then told
Brannin to go away from there. Brannin fol-
lowed Thompson up, and the next saw Mr..
Thompson going toward him. Brannin then
pushed or knocked Williams down, and B.
then grabbed Thompson by the coat collar.
Then Brannin let go OF Thompson, stepped
back, and drew revolver. Thompson then
went towards him again, and seized Brannin.
b. told Thompson to let him go. He let him
RraDnln in
Thompson's face, and said he would shoot the
first man that put his hands on him Brannn
followed Thompson up with his pistol in his
hand, drawn towards him. Thompson stepped
back out of the crowd, and Brannin still fol-
lowed him up to just inside OF the curb, and
then Thompson shot. Lieut.. Brannin fell.
Next thing saw Capt. Johnson came mp with
pistol, and Thompson hailoed to me to take
the pistol out OF Johnson's hand, or Johnson
would shoot him (Thompson.)
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ford:-I arrived at
the Central at the same time that Williams and
Thompson did, AMI witnessed the whole scene.
Capt. johnson made his appearance probably
ten minutes after we arrived there. When I
first saw Johnson, he halloed out that he ar
rested MIR. Thompson, that was the manner of
Johnson's approach; then Mr.. Thorn pson ar
rested johnson. was nearenouz h to hear all
conversation that passed between them and
did hear it. This was after the shooting. 1 did
not hear any threats OF personal violence. I did
not hear Thompson use the words Il have
shot Brannin and will shoot You too" heard
nothing like such an expression. If any such
declaration had been made should have heard
it. / saw Brannin fail, The same man who
tell, was the man who, was approaching
Thompson with a drawn pistol. AT the time
Brannin drew the pistol, Thompson moved
back through the crowd. Brannin followed
up. When Thompson fired Brannin had a
pistol presented at Thompson.
Henry Luckenbdck, sworn, ian ex-captain of
u. S. Eols.) Lieut. Branin and Capt. Johnson
and myself were all together in the Varieties.
did not go there with them. We left the Va
rieties a little while before it was out to go to
the Delat an House. We there had one or two
drinks, and left the Delavan TO go to the Gen.
tral Hotel. This witness testified to the same
facts testified 10 by the other witnesses, rela-
TIVE to the party's going TO the Central and
what transpired there, with the following ad-
dirional testimony ] When we got out on the
pavement, Mr.. Wambolt, who was of the
party, called me ''damned gut" I did not
know what he meant at first and asked him
to explain himself. He gave me no satisfac-
ton, and called me dam gut tor having any
thing to do with a secesh woman in the Della
van House. told him did not think she was
secesh. He said he weuld be damned if she
was not seCesh, and that was a liar. We had
few words together then, but the precise
words 1 cannot recollect, and be struck me.
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