The San Francisco call., 1898-12-02
OPENING OF
 THE CASE Of BRANDES No Longer Appears E. Despondent. :. HAS TURNED TO RELIGION pR. WENTWORTH, WHO ATTEND
 ED THE GIRL, TEsTIFIEs. Brandes Had Told Him He Would
 Give Much If His Daughters Death Had Not Hap pened.
HAS TURNED TO RELIGION
pR. WENTWORTH, WHO ATTEND s% ED THE GIRL, TESTIFIES.
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 The preliminary examination or VIII tor, Rrandes. charged with the murder of his 1S-year-old daughter, Lillian, was commenced in Justice Gifts court this morning.
 Brandes to-day appeared cool ana collected and listened with interest to the Testimony adduced by Deputy District Attorneys Allen and Melvin, and his at tornevs. I. F. Bennett and T. w. Sawyer The small court room was so crowded that Justice Gift issued an order to clear the place of all save those who could ma seats.
 The greater part of the morning was consumed with explanations ana testl- mony of Civil Engineer T. A. Havlland regarding the Brandes residence, where the alleged murder was committed, and at the request of the defense all other witnesses were excluded from the room
 pr. George F. Whitworth and Miss Lydia Atterbury were the principal wit nesses during the afternoon. pr: Whlt- worth told how Brandes had called nm and had killed herself. When he arrived at the house he found Lillian Brandes dead. On the girls right cheek ne 1ouno . two scars and on the le1t one, WIllle ground her neck was marx, eNlueHlly Iade by. a rope.
 The witness testified also that Brandes and Brandes wife were in the room al inc time The former paced up and down and seemed rather excited. He had called the doctor s attention to: certain aprons lying on the bed, remaridng that with those she had hanged herself. lie also told the doctor that the first he knew or the death was when his. wife came into his room saying, 'Oh, Al, LILY has trled 10 hang herself'' Brandes had also said that he would. give a good deal: if this hadn't happened" As to the abrasion on the girls left cheek, Brandes had re- Quested that a piece of sticking plaster be applied as Eft looked bad and that 1t was a bruiSe sustained in fail While the girl had had a tUssle with her mother the day before - Miss Lydia Atterbury, the next witness, testified that the dead girl had. been a pu- pilsin her class. She had last seen Lillian on the .15th of Nov eInbers and that on the Mrs. Brandes stating that the girl had gone: to the country Lillian; said. d.sthe wit ness, was a girl of average Intelligence, and usually cheerful. The fact. that she one of her age she attributed to%lack of opportunity. ;. =. :. The hearing will. probably be. concluded tomorrow. :. : -::'.i ;: ...
 Brandes has apparently: recovered to some extent from his despUndeucy.i and Is now inclined to. be +re1igioUS5 though he claims this is nothing. new, and he has implicit confidence that he will be:cleared. He says 1t has always been bis. custom to kneeT in prayer before. retiring and: he still does this; ;::' $. :. =. - ... :, "Ali I ask in this trquhie;'; said :Brandes to-dayiS .'is for a fair show. *f9iye me a fair chance and I :trust&tA God for the rest,..N one who knows me well thinks that | am a murdererr. WitUesses* can be found who will festifY { hat T was. lWagS attentive to my: daughter and. it was Triy My enemies in @Rerkeley are responsible for my present trouble" ".. ".:::'t =.