The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-07
ANOTHER JONES 4 MURDERER.
San Francisco Tragedy by Honolulu Man--The
Body of Victim Found in an Unused
Room in Hotel.

former husband, John Mcdonnell
Within the past year she married Johr
Brandrup, whose blacksmith shop neal
Holy Cross Cemetery is one of the
landmarks of that part of the county
The couple did not agree, and few
months ago they separated Mrs
Brandrup so her daughters stated yes
terday. was about to bring action fol
maintenance against her husband ir
the courts.
According to the people of Baden
the woman has always borne an ex-
oellent reputation. She was celebrated
as a nurse, and her services in that
capacity were in frequent demand. Her
children We're we'll brought up and well
educated.
Jones is a brickmason, carpenter
and jack of all trades. The other
prisoner. Cortland, is also a carpenter.
The reputation OF both has hitherto
been good.
When the young daughter of the
slain woman found her mothers body
Friday night, she rushed from the
place of death and notified her sister
and Mrs II. J. Vandenboss, propri-
etress of the Linden Hotel. They i'm
mediately sent word to Constable Car
roll. He found the body in the little
storeroom adjoining Jones bedroom,
lying on its back among some old mat
tresses and other bedding. One leg
was doubled up under the body, where
il had been thrust in order that the
door might be closed. None of the
woman's clothing was disturbed. Over
her face was a white cloth.
That she had not met death without
a desperate struggle was obvious. Both
her eyes were bIackened. From a
wound above her left eyebrow blood
trickled. And in the soft skin of her
throat were the marks of the murder
er's hands His nails had torn the
flesh.
Carroll Immediately concluded that
Jones, who had been seen walking with
Mrs. Brandrup early in the day, knew
something of the matter. The half
breed was located and placed under
arrest. He made no effort to resist, but
when told why he was apprehended
said:
i've been drinking all day. You
know that. Why, Bob, I was in Con-
nolly's saloon with you this morning.
You know L would not do anything like
this
Carroll was not so sure So he placed
his man in jail and later apprehended
Cortland. Then he notified Coroner
James Grove at Redwood City, and
Deputy Coroner Cunningham a Baden. /
He then returned to Jones room. The
floor of the apartment was Wet-1n
some places with water, in others with
blood. There was a lump of washing
soda, such as is employed by laun- /
dresses. It had been worn smooth on
one end by rubbing. and the smooth I
end was red with blood. On the carpet I
were traces of washing soda and water
Yesterday morning the Sheriff and
the District Attorney were apprised of
the crime. They at once fastened to
Baden, where they summoned Drs. II.
G. and D. B. Plymire to make an au-
topsy. The physicians found that the
woman had been strangled, probably
until she was unconscious; that her
lungs were badly congested, and that
she had received a terrific beating with
some heavy instrument about the head.
The District Attorney and the Sheriff
made minute inspection of the Linden
Hotel, of Jones room and of the apart
nent in which the body was found.
pied by the halfbreed to the storeroom
vas a door, hidden behind the head Of
he bed. They also found distinct
races of the woman's heels on the
painted floor of the hall through which
he body is supposed to have been
Ira gged
What conclusions they drew from
.hese facts and from the facts elected
n interviewing all those connected in
my way with Mrs. Brandrup or the
prisoners, they did not make public.
The Sheriff. however, admitted that in
lis opinion the right man is in jail,
while Mr.. Bullock said he feared some
me stood in the shadow of the gall
ows''
Jones and Cortland, when they wera
aiken from the Baden lookup to the
ian Mateo county jail at Redwood city.
cool and almost unconcerned.
;offland in particular seemed to have .
10 fear concerning the outcome of his
ase
Il know absolutely nothing about
he murder he said. Il shall be kept ,
n Jail a day or two. and then re
eased." Seeing a photographer was
bout to snap their picture, Cortland
ried: For Gods sake don't photo
raph US together,''
Il don't know who killed Mrs. Brand
up said Jones. I did not"
Was she in your room?" he was