Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-16
THE BRAN TRIAL.


Fuller. was practically begun, today. yes
terday having been consumed in secuT-
ing a jury. The public was admitted to
the court room and the seats were filled
long before the prisoner was brought III
Bran appeared much the same az yes
terday, and Immediately upon entering
crossed and right arm thrown over the
back of the settee.
The witnesses from Halifax. who were
IN attendance AL day. yesterday, y, were sh X.
morning. There was one woman among
the thrOng Of spectators and several III
the corridor who could not get In.
Shortly after the court opened, justice
Colt addressed the jury in regard to their
privileges. Lester Monks and his father
were present. also Jonathan Spencer inc
Saer K'ne of Hsfea clerk
bridge, after the jury was polied. read
the Indictment, In which Bran had sew
eral middle initials. 1t charged the prs
/. Nash on board the barkentine Herbert
Fuller while on the high seas. Bran
stood with uplifted hand while the two
counts were read.
Mr. Hoar stated that ii was the desire
of the defence that all witnesses Tor the
government be excluded from the room.
and he would add that air witnesses be
excluded except the medical experts. MIR.
Cotter agreed to this but asked that all
experts be allowed to remain. The en-,
gineerS and photographers We're allowed
to remain but all others were requested
TO retire.
Mr.. Cotter. have you any witnesses to
eXclude"" asked his honor
There are no witnesses for the defence
your honor.
District Attorney Hoar opened the case
by relating the incidents of the tragedy,
last July. He described what a sea-farlng
t'ie ii,ea,'t III i,i,,nS uetai H. ha,kant,ne
Herbert Fuller. and with a diagram OF
The ship explained the makeup. OF the
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snd az tbei, svaminat,an ana thai,, de-
nnrtnra Tor Roston Mr. Inprahan WINS
ulestioned by LAWYER Cotton regarding
the cross-eNamination of Bran by coun-
SCI ior Lester MotihS az tiaillaN. ~ '5' ~
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u. II. Ineraham. United States consul
Eeneral az fiailiaN, y; .. iacns, ,,'i, IN.
one he had taken from the Herbert Full
Ter and sent sealed to United States Dis
trict Attorney tfoar. me p01k was htdp
officer NJ Halifax who accompanied the
prisoner from Halifax TO Boston. testified
TO ,ne TRIP. When ne Go ,i .ns t EIw~
tjrst n,a+a OF The steamsbin Halifax. les
titled to the passage of Bran.
james II. Wa1ers, uePu.y I . a oaa,cs
I',iifax whom il arrived ~ Boston. with
the persons who were on the Fuller and
together with other, o,ieers coh o,aso,,'
, ,iren the witness in regard to any
effects handed over to him belonging to
the people in CUSTODY at that time. NJ
,or ~ rioar Mr. Casey showed him a
paper which the witness recognized 1t
was the dlscharge paper OF b s from ~
NJ NJ, 1soe ti'H''ip Ni"''''' GU
Captain Cain of Station l. testified to
assisting taking ths accused ana o.ner
i tI,1f " o''f eis.ino ~ 1ond,c,
them TO the federal building.
Henry Nash Boston, brother of the
murdered captain. said the last time
he saw his brother was when he sailed
from Boston, July >. He gave de-
scription of Captain Nash also his
seafaring life. He gave an account OF
how Captain and Mrs. Nash spent the
six weeks previous to the sailing of the
Herbert Fuller from Boston on the
voyage in this case.
James \. Ross. a photographer from
Halifax. said that he had taken
pictures of the Herbert Fuller. Mr..
Casey presented eight or ten photo
graphs to the witness. who said that
h. took them at the time the Fuller