Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-17


me, or If you don't I'll make you;" or he threat
ened to mash him in the mouth, or something
of that kind. Luckenback replied. and WAN
again, and tried to stop it, Then + turned ana !
saw the officers. They were in the center of
the street when first saw them When they
came up l recognized Mr.. Thompson and I
think said, aWest, think we can settle this ).
While the officers were talking thought it " as
settled. The ext thing saw was Ii. Rrapnin
standing three feet from Werners door. His
back was to the door and he had in his hand
what took to be pistol. think he said
aKeep back The first man that lays his hand
on me, Ill shoot him." or s'kill him." I don't
know which EXACTLY, but his words meant
death anyhow. Next thing saw was Bran
min standing looking towards Seventh street,
and saw his hands in motion and he either
Knocked or pushed Williams down. / think
he pushed him. He (B.) being 3 Lieut.. and
Johnson being Captain, thought he would
nave most influence to stop 1t and asked some
one l. go down for him II No one went and
went myself. 1 told Capt johnson that II.
Brannm and some onehad a difficulty and that
L thought he could settle it If he went up, I
told him Cd he better move quick. 1 was ex-
cited from seeing the pistols out. I then came
up and turned to the right and was standing
with Wambolt, and while was standing there
the pistol was fired. / walked toward the gut
ter and saw man laying face down and head
toward the market Some one said it was
Brannin.
Martia Housun, a printer Mt the Government
office, sworn.-The night Lieut.. Brannin was
killed, was sitting at my boarding. house 800
Fenns ylyania avenue, and the band came to
the Clarendon Hotel L was alone. A few
moments after the band commenced PLAYING
Lieut. Hill came out of his boarding house
next door. He said he could not sleep and
would sit there till the music went away He
child followed the band TO the National Hotel
Band went towards Metropolitan Hotel, and
we started 10 return. We were in the midd Ie
of the avenue, noticed an ARRAY or row in
front of corner near Clarendon Hotel Sau
two police running towards that corner We
went there, police first. On getting at cor
ner OF house, noticed there was considerahIe
OF row. | stopped on the stoop of the house
lCehlFal), and stood there a moment, leaning
over Inc railing at the side. l saw two police-
men have hold of Brannin, one by each arm
he SAID something about being detective. I
could not understand the words, but heard
the word detective. He was struggling and
asked them to release him, or sometbinu to
that effect. They let 90, or he broke away
| they We're then struggling He put his hand
In his vest and made motion as if to draus
weapon, and said he would shoot any one who
iald hands on him. l saw pistol or other
weapon when he drew his hand from his vest
He commenced hourishing his hands and arms
around, but l could see no weapon as / want
ed 70 get out OF the way, but saw no weapon.
one OF me policamen put his arms around b.
from behind, so that b. could not use his arms.
lie (B.1 soon got loose, and the crowd COM
| menced 10 move across the gutter. l ran out
towards Hill and said, chill, let's go, there is
| going TO be shooting here" I had known Hill
before, but do not think he knew my name
started and run nearly TO the corner of the
Clarendon Hotel and looked around, but did
not see Hill coming, and went back and
started inside the stoop. moment after 7
got there l saw the flash of a pistol shot
| did not leave the stoop until after LIEUT.
Brannin'S BODY was brought up 7 sau
afterwards, taking Lieut.. Hill away
Cross-examined by MIR. Ford.-Two OF the
policemen were there when got there. fol-
lowed the policemen across the street The
night was dark but there was a light on the
l did not see pistol in Brannin's hands, but
heard him say that he would shoot. b. acted
very excitedly. l heard no other one threaten
to shoot. l would not be positive that Lieut.
u. had no pistol. l watched Lieut.. B. because
he appeared to be most violent. After the po-
licemen let go of him did not see him pull out
pistol; he may have pulled one out.
At the conclusion of the above testimony the
court adjourned until ten o'clock to. morrow
morning
man named NJ. q. Markham reached tAis city,
having made his way, he alleges, from Atlanta,
GA, and escaped from rebeldom by crossing
the Potomac, and taking the Port Tobacc co stage
he reached the Anacostia Bridge, where he was
stopped, he says, by Edward Shandley and
Joseph Scott representing themselves to be
d Bectives, who took him in charge To them
he stated who he was, and as to how he reached
this point but they told him that this would
avail him nothing, but his property would be
conf1scated and he thrown into prison They
then started with him in a carriage, but on the
road Scott left the carriage, and the two pro-
ceeded TO the Metropolitan Hotel, where, after
going to a room, they found Scott, and in the
course of the evening they went with him to
the theater. Shandley remained with Mark
ham all night, and examined his carpet bag,
where he found la,OoO mostly in gold. and
told him that they were entitled to ten per cent
on all goods captured by them and in the
morning Markham paid over TO Shandlsy the
required amount he asserts. s. asked for his
watch, which he refused to give up, but at last
he gave him breastpin, valued at 800. Shand-
ley advised NJ. to take the omnibus for the
depot, and he started and after he had started
- yryara RI th.AA in hn
they met, and S. purchased a ticket for M. for
New York, and atterward they met Scott at
the gate, and after bidding each other good by,
Markham took his seat in the cars and started.
Instead of going straight through to New York,
Markham stopped in Baltimore where he met
with friend 10 whom he related the circum.
stances, and Marshal Van Nostrand was also
informed of the matter, and he detailed Officers
Geo. Houck and w. p. Smith to come to this
city and arrest the parties and recover the
money if possible. On reaching this CITY they
called upon Colonel Baker, who placed one of
his detectives on the track and it was not long
before they found Scott and arrested him, and
they soon after arrested Shandley, and
they We're taken before Col Baker, who COM
niitted them to the Old Capitol Prison. 5.
had purchased gold watch and chain for
S25i, which was taken from him, and the re-
malndrr OF the money was found on his per-
son. Scott received but $3.50 OF the money, a
portion of which he had sent TO his family in
Baltimore, from whom ii has beenEreturned.
TIE EMIGRATION Observation-Disclosures
will be found the proceedings of a meeting of
Clerks who propose to emigrate to Baltimore
for the purpose of procuring houses or board,
and who expect by the use OF communication q
tickets TO be able 10 live there more cheaply 2
than in Washington.
: We notice that in the various estimates given
OF the relative advantages and disadvantages
of the scheme, they seem To have overlooked the
possibility of failure their part to reach their
respective Offices through railroad interrupt
s tions, a fact rather odd with the tantrums of
Paint Branch so fresh in their memories. TAX
ing winter snowsand summer floods, and the
thousand and one casualties to which the rail-
road is liable in its forty miles of length, it is
safe to say THAI clerks lodging in. Baltimore
would fail to reach their respective desks at
office hours not less than one hundred days in
the year And when the railroad fare is taken
into consideration W ith hack and city railroad
fare in the two cities, with other incidental ex-
penses. it will doubtless be found that they
have sInade q loss by the Baltimore scheme.
They will probably find. too, that in the esti-
mates presented 10 them of the com parative
cost of living in the two cities, the prices in
Washington have been put 81 the plaSilnum
and Those in Baltimore 1T the minimum. Have
they, fer instance, paused to inquire if the tun
of coal is not two hun dred pounds more weight
in Washington than in BALTIMORE And SO of