The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
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CHAIN OF BRANDES' GUILT
JURORS ASK SOME VERY CRU
CIAL QUESTIONS.
Marks on Lillian's Neck Not Mad,
by an Apron - Impressions
's Gained at the In
quest.
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MY God, that girl must have died a
thousand deaths!"
This was one OF, the expressions of hor-
ror uttered by ]. NJ. McNulty, a Coro-
ner's iuryman at the inquest on the death
of Lillian Brandes, November 10 last, and
to-day at the trial of the accused muir
derer, William A. Brandes, Mr.. McNulty
repeated that statement.
The testimony adduced to-day proved
particularly damaging to any hopes that
the defense might entertain for saving
the accused from eXpiating the crime OF
which he stands charged.
Witness McNulty told his story in a
cool, calm and definite manner, empha-
sized by the determined efforts of the de-
Tense 10 trip him. He said that when
the remains were viewed at Brandes'
home, he had uttered the first mentioned
exclamation because the body was so
badly beaten up" ION the girls left arm
there were several small cuts, where the
skin had been broken" continued witness.
Some of the marks were such as you
have perhaps seen on horse that has
been beaten with whip. On the lower
limbs were many black and blue discolor-
ations. In fact, the marks were pretty
well distributed over the whole front and
sides Of the body There were also some
on the head and face, as well as on the
palms of the hands, as if some one had
struck her."
Attorney Bennett here asked: 1.-THE
deputy coroner, SLrelgltI, teStineQ, Mr.
McNulty, that her whole left side was
black and blue. Do you remember about
that?, But Judge Hall cut the attorney
attempting to avoid said his Honor. AT
your request witnesses were admonished
not to talk to each other about this case
and were excluded from the courtroom.
Now you tell the witness what some other
witness has testified to-
Continuing, Mr.. McNulty testified that
the marks on Lillian's body were sfmila,
n ma do on NM 0lrfr1 h. 1T
Before the witness was excused, Juror
Philip Seiben brought out a most impor-
tant point. He asked McNulty about
the marks on the neck, it being claimed
by the defense that the girl had hanged
herself; and the juror wished to- know
how the marks appeared.
There was no swelling on the neck :"
replied McNulty. 1T looked as though
the neck was burned, as though rubbed
Almost the same question was asked by
Juror Seiben of DR.. Whitworth last Fri
day, and the doctor said that the mus
cles of the neck were not contracted and
the features not distorted"
The next witness, Charles H. Townsend,
who had also acted as a Coroner's jury
man, also testified as to the appearance
of the body as Of one brutally beaten
Regarding the marks about the neck,
THE apron could never have made
those marks about the neck because IL
was too soft. We twisted up the apron
about three-eighths of an inch wide"
1.-The mark looked as if some one had
drawn something back and forth around
1t; like rubbing" continued Witness
Townsend-
w. J. Mortimer, who also served on
the Coroner's jury, was next called and
his testimony was corroborative
This morning j. s. Harvey, a partner
of Brandes In the night Waterman bust
ness at Berkeley, and who had a room at
main the testimony given by him at the
preliminary hearing. Witness told of
having seen Lillian searching in the haclx
ward for a bottle Of poison and SIS which.
he had heard, had been stolen. He also
graphically narrated having heard sounds
one night just prior to the death. as If a
child was being beaten in the room where
Brandes and Lillian were at the time
The fathers voice was threatening; that
IF the child pleading to spare her punIsh-
ment' Witness declared that the whip-
ping sounded like, that of leather strap
striking bare flesh h rosu,oa
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