The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
Oakland Office san Francisco Call

9. sos broadway, April l.
T. After celebrating Just three hours and
forty minutes the jury in the noted
::Brand6s murder case returned the fore
going verdict at half-past . o'clock this
afternoon. Five minutes after the jury
:had reached the jury room a verdict of
. guHt was agreed upon, but the discussion
: Gf the question of the degree occasioned
: tie: further delay
The verdict was reached on the fourth
:ba|6t, and as Court Clerk Mock read it
aloud the accused murderer, sitting in his
1Gair facing the jury, with a horrible pal
Tor on his face, never fiinched. He sat as
"jf stunned: The only feature that ap-
*proached a. scene was when his little son
MILTON, sitting by. hiss side, burst into tears
ard. was earessed by Rrandes.
:: T. he jurE::Was pofled and was found
:. .uIianiUlQlIs. :WhereQpon Judge Hall an
l-oUuced. the case set. tor judgment for one
.as'ee.k. from next Wednesday, April 12
>The'n: .tha1iking the jurors for their pa
'1fan&e;; -esxeFc1sed to its full limit during
the Htoiig3 and tedious trial that has been
in, prQgress since. February 7, Judge Hall
=. ..disrniSsed; tlIem from further attendance,
while the cQnYicted man was escorted
Back TO .'tn&. County Jail to await SEN
1enCe. The Elfninum' 'penalty'is ten years,
and. he%IiraJ'. be IMPRISONED for life.
l.: TIE. 6rtni!y :of which Brandes was con-
victea WAS: committed on November 10
Of: last :-y:ear. when. he brutaIly beat to
'Gsat{l. his: @3-year-Qld daughter, Lillian
-l3Tandes1' BECAUSE he.Suspected her of hav-
in g ;puTlDmed Sl5 OF his money. which was
SUBSEQUENTLY found: Presumably when
life: was extinct he tied an apron about
: '-ber-Ine2 :allQ sdspen1ed her body TO her
:heGpcSt. His. defense was that the girl
ma q: q conn ed, suicide, while the prose-
I-ut4on praNed that death had been caused
by mem gftisj; due to blows, on the head,
-" 31iandeS alleged wrfe, Eta Brandes,
STANDS. also .6naIEed with murder and Sb
.XyllF be am ai$9red after the trial of Mrs
AnQa HenteE ACCUSED of mUTdering her
husband, swnrch commences next week
Ene InslTncIions. given by Judge Hall
% the JURY: this morning: were regarded
q. bA>: many as most favorable to the ac-
eused~ man: They were largely taken
.IE0nI'' the :faTnotss charge in the trial
OF :I:heGqore Durrant
.: = The. y.e:r?iict.. is regarded by ALL save
81 andes. apG. his attorneys, MeSsrs. Saw
yer: and Bennett, as a decidedly fair ex-
: :&@.1sha verdict is Illegal said> Brandes'
attOrDeXS Ito. p Call reporter 'afterward.
- and We, shall most certainly move for
.n.a.Hy. trial oEthe ground that there is no
81 s.: 'dence to support this verdict. If we
are refused. q new trial we shall take the
case: up to the Supreme Court"
">District::Attorney. Allen, who with his
ID, ,Gehief' deputy. Harry "A. Melvin, conducted
1he II. Pr3seeution was as, entirely satisfied
our .Quty,' he said this afternoon. The
JURORS did: theirs, and we think that the
result has met the demands of the law"
%:<I.he cQnNicted man was seen in his cell
.at:the County Jail, but was 10th at first
toEspeak: :He stood reading a large re-
:ligtGus chart that graced the prison wall
and which depicted Christ's righteous
nes'5' and warned those born in sin to
sin: no: more.
Il have, no time to speak to. reporters"
. he finally volunteered. There is no use
Of "a man employing lawyers, for the
newspapers viii convict him every time,
though he be innocent. That is all I have
to say"
tinuances' on account of the indispo-
sition of Jurors Sieben and Marston. has
consumed fifty-five days. The jury fees
AMOUNT TO s746' not including about 500
for those examined and excused The re-
porters' and stenographers' fees amount
10 $2500; expert witnesses fees to about
$1,000 and the total cost will reach $4500