The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-02
BRAN RELEASED.

been confined in the county prison in this
) town since Iouday night April 18Th,
upon suspicion OF being implicated in
the Richards tragedy, As we'll AS upon a
: charge of larceny from the person OF
William Riley at Porter's Bridge i'll Feb
ruary last, was after hearing upon the
latter case, discharged by order of the
Justice of the Peace, John Partridge at
noon on Saturday last. The release OF
the prisoner upon suspicion OF implca-
ton in the Richards case, was ordered
by the States officers, upon the prOduc-
ton by Bram's counsel OF the most salts
factory evidence that he was not in the
county on the night of April 18Th, the
date OF the murder, as well as the testi-
mony of at least three witnesses, that
Conductors Haller's Identification Of
him as the man he had seen at Perry lie
on -HDnday April 18Th, was without
doubt a case OF mistaken identity. The
further suggestion OF evidence received
b. the States Attorney that u man re-
embling Bran had been seen on .Upn-
day the 18th of April, near Port Deposit
walking i'll the direction uI Perry vile,
and which if established would have
been important testimony coroborativc
of Conductor Halter was alter careful
Investigation shown to be grounileSs,
and left the States officers absolutely
without the shadow OF case against
him, and fully warranted his discharge
The hearing of the larceny case on
Saturday was Invested with a degree OF
Importance which the evidence showed it
was not entitled to- William Riley the
plaintiff claimed that he had lost $43. Oh
the evening OF Tuesday February 10sh,
that he had been drinking at Kantz's
hotel on the evening in question with
IIorris Ayers, George \. Bran, lis
father George Bran, aud several others,
and that while walking from the hotel to
M. Hanna's store, the defendant George
A. Bran who was on his right side, had
taken his memorandum book from an
inside preast pocket Of his coat He did
not see him take it, but felt him do Sc.
That he disclosed his loss to his con-
panious, and a search being made the !
empty memorandum book was found |
lying near a horse rack in ilOnt of the |
store. That doctor" Bran lett for his |
home shortly afterwards, the rest Of the |
party continuing their spree. The evil |
dence further showed that Ayers vas |
suddenly taken ''sick" which he charged |
to a drug administered in his beer by |
doctor" Bran. That Ayers was wrap |
ped in carpet suffering from prostratIon |
~ and afterwards put to bed for the |
night, as was Riley. That thcnext morn |
Jog they went TO Dir. BramS house and |
charged him with taking the money, but |
that no warrant was issued until ten |
days afterwards. The UIgistrate doubt |
less considered all of them too much be |
fudGled by bad whiskey to tell coherent |
story of what happened, ana very prop |
erly dismissed the case.
An amusing episode OF the hearing
q
Ayers reflection upon his professional
honesty, by the confession Of the doe
tor" that the alleged drug was a harm
less compound of chalk, ogris root. aud
sachet powder, which the Doctor had
compounded and which he had put upon
the market as Glove powder" ia his
fakirial (?) career in Baltimore. This
potent charm he retailed at Is cents per
bottle, and the climax of his professional
confession, was reached, when the Doc
tor" challenged AZ. Krkwood one of the
witnesses present, who clerks for .ILc.
Hanna, to produce a vial of the powder,
which the Doctor had left with him to
be called for by a customrr. NJ. Kirk
wood promptly drew from his pocket the
talismanic vial. The gusto with which
the doctor" swallowed portion o. its
contents, and leered defiantly at the dis
comforted Ayers, was about the only
ray of humor that relieved the sombre
dizziness of the case.
Doctor" Bran left Elktou on an
afternoon train for Baltimore, his dis
tinguished career in that city having
procured him a notice OF his arrival by
the Sunday american which reported
that DR.. George \. Bran came. to Balti-
more last evening and late at night met
Sergeant Toner, with whom he dropped
IN at the Central Police Station. He was
neatly dressed in black, with a low cut
vest, and Wore silk hat. He felt very
cheerful over his liberation. and said that
no one could comprehend what it is to be
accused and held i'll custody on so serious
a charge as murdsr. At one time during
his incarceration the sheriff he said, III.
formed him of the talk il regard to
organizing mob to avenge the murder.
Bran stated that every time the jail door
would open he listened and expected to
see the crowd coming. Auy Intelligent
man who knows him, he said, or ably in
man who looks at him, can sec
that he could not be guilty of such
crime. A great many vile things had
been said of him, and all he asked was
Justice. He related au incident Of a
man, presumably a prisoner dressed in
the garb of a cow boy, who was placed
in his cell and tried to work him. He
said the time would come when those
who made the base accusation will be
shown up in their true light. He came to
Baltimore soon after having been liber-
ated as he wanted to see his wife and
child who live in that city.
The Baltimore Herald also noticed the
Doctors arrival rs follows
MRS. BRAN WON'T GO HOME.
When George \. Bran, the man who
was held for two weeks on suspicion OF
being implicated in the murdar of HIS.
j Granville Richards, at Porter's Bridge,
Cecil county, left Elkton on Saturday,
was discharged for the want of sufficient
evidence to hold him longer he came to
Baltimore, as he said, to take his wife
and child TO his home, in Rising Sun,
Cecil county But the wife and child
will not go with him. us Bran says
she is determined never again to live
with her husband She now resides with
her farther, Henry b Kline, at sos Col
vim street
II have already applied for 4 divorce"
she said yesterday to -NoyWing Herald
reporter, and l think l shall soon get it
Bran never did a single thing to assist
the child or mysTlf Nv father suupnrt