Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-18
LOCAL NEWS.
THE BRANNIN HOMICIDE.
Third Day of the Examination.

The trial Of Charles W. Thompson tpolice
many for the shooting of Lieut.. Brannin. of the
Military Detectives, was continued this morn.
ing in the Aldermen's Chamber, City Hall.
Louis Grammer was the first witness called
and sworn.-As was coming from the CIar
endon Hotel, crossing Sixth street. ION 1 :,
night that Lieut.. Brannin was killed } on I.
way to the Metropolitan Hotel, l heard th,
report OF pistol, and ran across to the Central
Hotel where 1 saw two men drawing the hodv
OF a man from the gutter. They laid him on
the pavement for a few minutes, and then car.
ried him into the Central Hotel That ia ALI 7
know OF the case.
Jesse d. Cdmpbell, printer at the Chronicle
office, sworn-On the night that Lieut. Bran.
min was killed, came from the office (Chront-
cte) and heard band playing, and went in that
direction. When got to the corner OF SYtb
street and the Avenue, tat the Nationally saw
cIoWu, VINO were quarreling. I looked in
that direction and saw the flash OF a pistol I
started TO go across the street. and as I was
going across, three men from the opposite side
came towards me. The three men were to-
gether, judged arm.in-arm. The man on nv
right seemed to be under arrest understood
one Of them to say "For Gods sake, Tnomp-
SON, put the pistol away, for" said he, "you
have killed one man." This all occurred after
the pistol was fired. / know nothing of the
case before the pistol was fired. When the
above remark was made, one OF the three
whom judged to be Thompson, said, 81 done
1t in self-defence, and if had not killed Bran.
Theodore FdlcoRsr sacorn-I know no moro of
this transaction than that on the night Brannin
was killed l had been to a pic ME- and on NV
return 10 the Central Hotel to take lodgings for
the night; between the hours of ~ and o'clock
l arrived there, and being pretty warm and
hearings band play atthe Clarendon, L sat at the
window OF my room. The window was on the
corner. put the light ont and heard soma
harsh remarks and then heard the report of a
pistol. l could not see on the Ayenue side
The window overlooked Sixth street maid
no attention TO the shot; supposing that some
one at the serenade had got too much aboard
and fired off the pistol. j then heard the
watchman whistle, and put ON my coat and
pants and went down stairs and saw them
bring Brannin in. staid with him till 10 or
ID minutes before he died. heard Some one
IT mark that il Thompson had not SHOT Bran
min, Brannin would have shot him THOMPSON
CGoss-examined by MIR. BradIey.-I heard
other remarks, such as LET me go,'' or aI1I
shoot you,'' or stand back,' or something of
the kind. / did not hear any remarks made
about Brannin's pistol. I heard Luckenbach
and SaIter they came up stairs with the
body, talking, and Gelston proprietor of the
house) said. !" You hush, there is another day
TO come" Gelston said the pistol had heAn
wrenched outsot Brannin's hand two or three
times. Brannin's friends (Luckenbach and
others) said they had told him fB.) several
times to put his pistol up. In reply to this re.
mark Gelston SAID "Hush, there is another
dav coming" or something to that amount
Patrick Hyde "a hackman) sworn-On the
night that Lieut.. Brannin was killed was on
the corner Of Sixth street and the avenue fDn-
bant's corner.l 1t was about * O'Clock 1
saw five or six men across the sire ct a I'd heard
them speaking loud. They came close 10 the
lamp-post near the corner-the Central Hotel
corner, mean. There were some licks passed ]
among the crowd. don't kno W whether any
ore was struck or not. but the motions We're
made Then 1 think two poliee officers ran
across the street to the crowd. / did not GO
across until /. heard some one say, 1.-THE
first man who puts his hand on me / Will
shoot" I suppose it was Lieut. Brannine L
then walked over rapidly, and saw the crowd
and two police officers falling back towards the
curb. Then Lieut. Brannan stepped forward
1 know it was Lieut. b., because he cried out,
ssYou don't know who am" Some one said,
"Who are you!" He said he was Lieut. Bran
min, of the detective force, think Brannin
said again, "Any man who lays hand on me
will shoot Everything was a little uiet then
while Brannn was talking. did not see any
scuffllng just then. Brannin then stepped
toward the police off GERS, and pointed what
ever he had in his hand from one to the other
1t looked to me like a pistol, for the barrel
showed pretty bright. He shook it at least
was at least within four inches of the police.
He was close to them. Then he {B.) walked
back toward the tree box, where his friends
were, and saw some one don't know \
take hold of Brannin, kind, OF around his
waist, and held his (B.'sl hands down. III.
rec,ly afterwards / saw Brannfn work him
self loose .s
ter. ], was looking ON the crowd, and heard
the report Of q pistol before Brsnnin fell. He
fell on his face, and hands ntne gnttsr. during
man mere 3 Thorn pson receded from Brannin,
and the latter advanced. towards him IT,
distance Of about eight feet Brannin had a
nistnI in his hand, and was menacing the officer
The Justice here ANNOUNCED there were NO
more witnesses, and Mr. Ford rose and said
that he wouldsay to the Justice that it was,
he believed, his duty g q savs nis opinion 2. TO
a matter Of no moment to the pris6ner whether
he was sso BE- &tried- by Astrayerse iury OF not
But they thought they had right fOll demand.
an opinion as to the cause. He was sorry to