The San Francisco call., 1898-11-23
BRANDES CHARGED
 WITH MURDER
His Wife Made an Accessory by
 the Coroner's Jury.


 BERKELEY, Nov 22-After fifteen
 minutes deliberation last night the Cor oners jury in the Brandes case brought in verdict charging William A. Brandes with murdering his 13-year-oId daughter l and making his wife an accessory to the crime. Neither Brandes nor his wife
 were present at the inquest The authori-
 ties feared they would be summarily
 dealt with if they were brought within
 reach of the ominous gathering which
 thronged the streets here all day.
 AS the hour approached for holding the front of the morgue, evidently waiting for the appearance of the alleged murderers Sheriff White had been informed that an attempt to hang BrandeS would surely
 be made if he was brought to Berkeley. Coroner Baldwin also heard that all preparations for a lynching haA been
 heard some of the expressions flying about he immediately telephoned the Sherh not to bring the defendants to the inquest.
 Hundreds of men and a score of women fought almost wickedly for admittance to
 the inquest room A solid mass of hu- mantty was packed in and about the morgue doors, and the jurors and officials only gained admission after a desperate struggle. Seven special constables were detailed to hold the crowd in check, but they were absolutely powerless. When the doors opened the room was filled in an instant, and by order of the Coroner the doors were locked, leaving scores on the outside who noisily clamored for admit tance.
 The, inquest began shortly after o'clock and was conducted by Coroner R. O. Baldwin. District Attorney Allen was present and assisted the Coroner in the eXamlnauon Of witnesses. Following " Mere S the Jurors; Henry C. Barrows, D. Ii, frye, J. M. McNulty, w. J. Mortimer, w. D. Wooster, Washington Wilson, liar very Waterbury, Thomas Ham, L. P. !Sielll. Me1nhert and c. H, Townsend. After viewing the remains L,o{, seats and the inquiry began
 w. J. Richardson and wife and Lewis b0ng R0g gdt told oi, of oveFEhearipg fracas in Brandes was beating Lillian afid accus- ing her of stealing some money They heard heard the child's pitiful pleadings for The beating ceased for a few moments ana Brandes played tune on the piano. the noise ceased and nothing further oc- cured that night. On Wednesday, the day following the beating, the Richard sons saw Lillian digging around the yard time they saw her alive. The Richard son home Is only a few feet from
 Mrs. M. Godfrey of Piedmont, an ac quaintance of the Brandes', was visiting at the house on that Tuesday evening She Corroborated the testimony of the first three witnesses While Brandes was beating his child Mrs. Brandes sat in the parlor with her guest. Brandes told Mrs. GOOITey that Lillian had stolen some money, and he was trying to force her to tell where she had hidden 1t. Mrs Bran des added that Lillian was thief, liar and a nuisance.
 J. s. Harvey, Brandes' assistant as night watchman, told of the daily life in the Brandes home, where he had lived since July up, to last Saturday morning. He said the child was frequently abused, and once last week the brutal father came nome at l a. m, got the child out of bed ana beat her with something which sound | ara adY1 iyoic . a slipper.
 He could not remember what night that was. He last saw the girl alive Friday at dinner time, between s and z. Saturday Harvey got to bed at o'clock, | and about o'clock Brandes awoke him and an said Lillian had taken poison and chlIds bedroom, but advised the father to go Tor the nearest physician. Harvey then d dressed himself and took the first train 1 TOT Tor the city, because, as he. said, he did 1 not % "ish to be mixed up in the affair. the OY goBgs aed testified fabd that he out on her bed He saw an | apron tied to the bedpost, which Brandes | with. He believed Brandes and made no | critical examination of the body or the | room.
 Dr. g. H. Buteau. the autopsy sur- geon, swore that the girls death was not caused by asphyxiation or poison. but that she died from the effect of wounds | Jn the HeaQ Wnlcn were evidently fn1ict- | ed with blunt, smooth surfaced fexi- | 2le instrument. Brandes' club was shown the doctor and he said such an instru- nent might have been used. Dr. !. s. Eastman corroborated the autopsy sur 5eons testimony.
 Coroner Baldwin then closed the in- luest and cleared the room leaving the ury to deliberate. In about fifteen min ltes the following verdict signed by all he jurors was handed to the Coroner, who also signed it:
 "We, the jury, find that Lillian 3randes, aged about 13, came to fer death some time between I:3O p. m. November Is and i:30 a. m. November 1o, 1898, nd that death was caused by injuries on the head inflicted by a lunt instrument in the hands of W. |. Brandes; and we hereby charge aid Brandes with the crime of mur- CT, and his wife with being acces- ory thereto"