Daily national Republican., 1863-09-17
LOCAL NEWS,

Tas bNAHHINA NAHoAlCiDE--Con OF
sHr ExAnIyAf,oH AT 10 o'clock thss morning
thc case 9ffhc United SLATER Policeman 2. West
Ihopapson. for the killing Of Lisut. brannin, was
Seoatinued bcfor, Justice Cibcraon,i the chamber
OF tho BOARD Of Aldermen. The caso u exciting
good doal Of interest Amous oioeis In the city and
among our eitlycns, and considerable number
were rrc, oct to-day. III .' .fy .......
Ileut Vim. 7. Hill was the hrst witness sworn.
He said -. ". - ...
lam sect n, Lieutenant, Co. A, D c. vols. on
tho night Of the killing Of Lieut.. Dranniu, wa.
'Ss * M.. .yeapf hs s bad had
avokc me and my btdleilow up, and he suggested
that We get up to hear the music when was cross
about half aeross the street, Thc.id An array Just
above the corner Of 9Th street, near the front Of
the Central Hotel ; saw coat pulled OF, and one
whether he struck him or not don't know, m sell
and ano' her man started toward them, a,d
two officers passed us running toward the STRAY
they got there few seconds before we did; WALKED
round outside the crowd and got Into where the
parties were, by this time the officers had got
hod n 1an of so w.. ossr Fl oSp
500 and the other Williams, when got IN
they were pushing Lieut.. Drannin up 10 the
both Of them elihsr had hiui BY the aim or sleeve
they had their clubs 10 th ir hands, making use OF
loud talk threatening Lieut.. Bfsnpin nd pushing
%%hS Uss sie 'Sps y@s en- u aWsss are he an.
nounced himtCif AZ Lieut.. Btannin, oft detective
was man standins BY him with light, and
4 BuInsidc band round hi, hat, who declared
himself the Li.utenants friend; ! then stepped
ssii to m II YOU srS Lieut. Btsnniu, viii stay
with you and s.e this matter settled; o, "ws VIII
have II ssitied :. He was then caught hoid o. again
from them, ot1ctt Willians q Think then raj b.
hind him and pinioned both his arms By throwing
his tw.'sl around him; BIanpin eithet broke away
released by the officer heAtn, ne tnen mnue
the Iemaik that II be was interiered bgsin with
10 the discharge Of his duties, he W ,uId shoot
They all then gradually worked down towards the
eufbstone; when we got do n where there is a
theatre board, I ere was couple oi gentlemen
got In between me End Lieut.. btaDninJ had been
Ia his front from the house down; uiic,r Will
Llama was either knocked over OF pushed over, by
whom cannot say; whether 1t was branpinl Or
one o. those two gentlemen, could not t.iii L.sar
tenant Brannin fhsn passed to my ifont down to
the gutter, Oticer Ihomrson patted my rear;
Shsa 4Se, aaSSnP.Sa ST TO as
shoot, OF II you wat to shoot, / can shoot too, y
or words TO that eiect the sound Of his voice had
doat shoo,;" the SOUND Of my voice had SC .rcely
died before saw the nash anu heard the report Of
the pistol, and saw Lieut. Brannin turn and fall on
his IA In the gutter; was going to help him out
OF the gutter. when heard u voice say, "Aud III
shsot you, too," turned to see what that was,
and saw Capt. Juhnson comtDg towards where
Lieutenant Brannin lay, sayiDg, "You have
shot Lieutenant Branniu," or why have
have shot Lieut.. nrannin," or words to that ef.
the police ofceTs had got him by that time off Of
the pavement on the SIXTH street side; went to
the rear OF Capt johnson and took rim by the coll
lar and said to him, "lets settle this thing" or
"let's have 1t quetcd, or words OF .imilar import;
forget to state as went along: While the officers
had hold oil Lieut.. Brannin. he eNpostulAled with
them and asked them why they arrested him, and
when they released him the hrst time, he pointed
with his hnger tow ards man and said " that 10
the man you should arrest" or " that 10 the man
Iwantfd you to arrest; that man had on . black
coat and high black hat.
1.-The report will be continued in our Second
Editionl