The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 QnO Rrna drUaV Dec 12


 90S Broadway, Dec. F. pr. Buteau caused William A. Brandes so vince in Justice Gifts court this after noon. Dr. Buteau held an autopsy on the murdered girl and made detailed and scientific examination of every mark on her body and of her various organs. He was prepared to tell the court from g scientific standpoint what caused the girls death. His story differed very ma .terially from the newspaper interviews of Brandes and his wife.
 Attorney J. F. Bennett, who is of coun- sel for Brandes, has evidently read some surgical works. for he showed a knoWl- edge of anatomy and causes of death not ordinarily possessed by attorneys. In some instances Dr. Buteau stated that he did not understand Attorney Bennett $ ouestions. but after mutually stralghten- ing out intricate queries the examination 7nroceeded. The witness did not agree with the attorney on many important ,,,oints and on the whole the testimony was very damaging to the prisoner.
 pr. Buteau described the condition oi the girls throat and of the marks around her neck. He referred to the connection .between the action of the heart at me time of death and the appearance oL the tne .bIood around the throat where the dpl o4I wes tied In reply to a question as to whether or not the apron was tled aTounu inc neck before death while the glrI was 
 .+bat if was either tied while the glrl was dying or after she was dead InlS Was { followed by some questions regaIuilds aI15 Iraj difference between general WedhneSs al1 f weakness caused by the approach .! death The witness stated that II "ouiu ,u have been impossible for Lillian 10 hdNe nossessed sufficient strength, as ,sHoM,Ha by her heart, to have suspended nerseii 3,'s | from the bed. and consequently ne was definitely of the opinion that the glI1 could have taken no active part "Hdt- in, hp hanging process.
 Rrandes did not personally approve or some of Dr. Buteau's testimony, ana ne made suggestions to his attotlleH1S brought out some questions as to WheIner 5here he an infallible rule by Whch uoc- tors can tell whether certain dlScoloId- & lions are the result of ante-morteH VI nost-mortem blows. The witness sald that fn certain instances there could be no mls- take made by an expert surgeon. lie sald that if any one twisted rope or any = thing else around the neck while HNlnS and while the heart was beating nor lmallv and death should ensue, Inere would certainly be blue edge to the fur row made in the neck, and m thls ihstaIce ul',e there was nothing resembling such a blue edge pr. Buteau said that the Dooy or Lillian Brandes was of normal weight ana height for a girl of 13 years.
 4 man named Heaton was e1ected rom the courtroom this afternoon because or his demonstrations of glee whenever any evidence was adduced particularly unfa- vorable to Brandes. Heaton expressed his approval of such points by clapping his hands and saying to himself: That's good that's good" He did this many times. but when pr. Buteau testified that it was practically impossible for the girl to have hanged herself MT. Heaton waved his hat and called down the wrath of the court.
 MT. Constable, please put that man out" said Justice Gift. "He has been very demonstrative all the afternoon and the court will stand it no longer"
 AS the Constable pointed the way to the door Mir Heaton walked out.
 There were fully dozen ladies in court this afternoon, but Brandes paid no at- tention to them. seemingly being anxious to avoid being gaZed upon: There were a few signs of sympathy for Lillian from the bench where the ladies sat- during Dr. Buteau's testimony, but none of it was sufficiently noticeable to attract the at fention of the court.