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

tue P3veMsN WIN Lieut.. Br8nnin And the
rest think you can stop it IL you come Capt
Johnson replied, Sim coming" started ONT
ahead OF the Captain quickly I reached the
pavement IN advance OF Capt Johnson. The
/ ran from my steps and saw Iieut Rrsnnin
ssnding with his back towards Mrs Werner,s
r staurant door, about three feet from IL Iaent
brannin nad pis OF In his hand, and stated
blow their brains out I demonstrated win
him and asked him not TO do So but 10 lea va in
with me, and that would see it was all right.
In the meantime spoke to the oficerx
some two or three Of them, to stand back and
that could arrange this, and to leave it with
me. Lient. Brannin's manner had cooled down,
and he was quite quiet. He walked toward
the curbstone. About the middle of the pave
ment one OF the policemen, named Williams,
tCok hold OF BranDiu from behind by the left
shoulder. Rrannin wheeled about, facing to-
ward Seventh street, and gave the police officer
shoVe In the breast, which threw him on his
back against a hogshead In front of Mrs Wer-
ner's door The hogshead was on the pave
ment toward the curbstone. then turned NV
att ntion towards Lieut.. Brannn, and he had
MS pistol IN his hand, pointing il toward the
police officers. | started to grab his hand,
and got hold of it. I partly said aFor
Gods sake don't shoot" and had " for Gods
sake" out know, when q pistol was fired nv
ore of the officers. My attention was next
called Gas l did not expect a shot from that
side) TO the deceased, desirous of preventing
any violence on his part, and feeling friendly
toward both the police and the lieutenant MY
as peaceably as could After the flash ofthe
pistol Brannir jumped two feet from my hand
faced about, and fell in the gutter on his face.
with his head towards Seventh street L then
exclaimed My God, he's q dead man" Look.
ing towards the officers, l saw Capt Johnson,
and repeated the words, 1.-The man is dead:
for Gods sake put up your pistols" Captain
johnson also had mis- pistol ont. While 1 was
making the remarks in relation to putting up
the weapons, / was not near enough to hear
any words that passed. 1 addressed all par
vail ,<,f9;,,
one to assist him in removing the body from
the gutter. gave my assistance to help re-
move the body, and we laid him on the steps
of Mrs. Wernpr'S door.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ford.-I left the
room before Capt. Johnson did, and the next
l saw of Capt. Johnson was on the pavement
after Brannin was shot. When seized Bran
Minis arm he had pistol in his hand, aud
pointing it toward the officers. / supposed he
intended TO shoot the ficers, and therefore I
seized his arm: When arrived at the scene
OF affray the officer had hold of Brannin, and
he asked me TO take the pistol from Brannin L
think that officer was Thompson. The officer
said, "Gelston take the pistol COR weapon)
from him." and attempted to do so.
John EraHs, a hackman, sworn.-I was on the
corner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and heard disturbance across the street
amongst party Of gentlemen over there, and
said TO Mr. Lambert there is about to be a
fight Just as got the words out blows were
struck Me and Mr.. Lambert ran across the
street together, and got there near about the
same time the officers did; when a gentleman
authorized Mr.. Thompson to arrest a man
do not know who the gentleman was. but /
see him here SIS a witness The gentleman told
Mr.. Thompson that he would go with him.
With that Lieutenant Brannin got in be-
tween the officer and the gentleman 1.-THE ar
rested party and interferred. MIR. Thomp-
son told Lieutenant Brannin he wanted moth
ing to say to him. With that Lieut.. Brannin
told MIR. Thompson he did not know who
he (Branninl was. Brannin then said
he was Lieut.. Brannin, of the Detectives
Then he lnterterrei with Mr. ThpmnSap in
making the arrest. Mr.. Thompson and the
other officer, Mr.. Williams, then each took
hold OF Brannin; each one having hold of an
arm. Then Brannin told the officer to release
him; think the officer did SO. He (B.) then
commenced feeling about his person for q
weapon, as l should think. The officers then
caught hold of Lieut.. BraDnn again, and by
thai time they had scuffied up next to the door
of Werner's restaurant. Then Lieut.. B.
broke away from the officers, and got
some thing out could not swear posi-
lively it was pistol, but 1 think it was
He (B.) then run first at Mr.. Williams and
either knocked him or showed him down. He
then pointed the pistol first at Que of the of
ficers and then at the other. Lieut.. B. then
grabbed Officer Thompson either by the tn roat
or by the collar, and when Officer Thompson
was let go he (T.) got back towards the crowd,
sgain approached Thompson with whater it
was he had in his hand, pointing whatever it.
was at Officer Thompson, and telling him he
would shoot any man who put hands on him
Officer Thompson then fired I saw Lieut.
Brannin fall He was standing faced towards
Officer Thompson, and when the shot took
effect he fell in the gutter with his face toward
Seventh street. heard Capt. Johnson say he
arrested Officer Thompson. I paid no. more
attention to it, but went on the curb where
Brannin was lying. ] then heard one man
halloing to another to shoot a man running
down the street. Then heard Capt Johnson
say that the officers could not take him (Capt.
j.
Cross-examlned by Mr.. Ford-I did not see
Capt. johnson before BrannIn fell. He might
have been on the ground. / believed at the
time that what Brannin brought out of his
pocket was revolver. I was standing near
TO Mr.. Thompson, and Brannin presented the
revolver TO Thompson's head. Brannin rushed
at Thompson, and pointing his revolver said
he would shoot any one who would put his
hands on him. He was advancing on Thomp-
SON and pointing the weapon when T. fired
/ reside here permanently. My hacki is No. 1872
John Z. Hayes especial correspondent of the
Boston Trdreiler) sworn.-Ihad been sitting on
the stoop in front of the Clarendon Hotel LISTEN
ing 10 serenade. This was between the hours
of II and | on Monday night. / heard loud
conversation on the opposite corner, at the
Central, and saw a party OF five or six persons.
Heard one of them call the other ga id butt"
as understood II. | started TO go over across
the street, and as l approached heard another
man say, Il Am no butt and the reply was
"You are God id butt There was some
thing said about n secesh woman. but don't
recol;ect what ii was A blow was struck one of
the party, who staggered and nearly tell TO tae
ground. be immediately jumped mp and said,
you, l viii leave IL TO any respectable man in
the guard or words to that effect. Just at this
juncture the two police officers Thompson and
WIlliams) came rnnning across the street, fol-
lowed by crowd, and seeing Lieur Brannin,
in the crowd in front of the Central House,
attempted to arrest him. 3D. and he asked,
"What are you doing p or "What in h-ll are
You doing!' and rushed towards the middle of
the sidewalk, fc llowed by the officers, as if he
was trying to get away from them. Il. pointed
10 some one in the crowd and said he wanted
n tod n
ed 10 arrest him. and b. sung out, s'No, not that
man, bat another one," (pointing to, another
party) One of the officers took hold of D. s arm
and he wrenched ay, when the officer rushed
up and pinioned his arm behind him by nugging,
and Is. struggled very violently and got away,
when he sung out, Il command you to arrest
that man. The officers grabbed him again,
one TO each arm. and he broke loose and told
them 10 s'let him alone, perhaps you don't know
who am" Some one asked, .sWho are you ~
and he replied, 81 am Lieut.. Brannin, of the
detective Police COR forcel, and if You attempt
to arrest me in the discharge of my duty, IN
shoot you by Cd" At the time b. sung
out, some one. i think it was an officer,