The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-14
CRIME DIRECTORS
OF RARE ABILITY
SEEK ASSASSIN

Under direction OF Marshal Robert
Carter, head OF the Baltimore police
force and himself one OF the shrewd-
est criminologists in the East, a
corps of detectives, with the authori-
ties OF Annapolis and Anne Arundel
county and private detectives and
Investigators have worked continu-
ously since the hour Mrs. Brandon's
body was found, to locate the slayer.
Associated with Marshal Carter were
Mayor James F. Strange, of Annapo-
lis; Sheriff John r. Sullivan. of Anne
Arundel county; Joseph Dougherty.
member OF the homicide squad" OF
the Baltimore police force, and others.
Fearless Prosecutor Awaits.
And when the murderer Of Lottie May
Brandon finally is brought in to face a
Judge and jury-one OF the most fear
less and conscientious lawyers in Mary
land, will be the chief prosecutor. He is
Nicholas II. Green. States attorney for
Anne Arundel county.
Marshal Carter Is no newcomer in
the ranks of detectives. for he worked
his way TO the head Of the force from a
private.
He has been chief Of the Baltimore
POAlGG 1OENe lOE more IMAM NUTeG years.
succeeding the late Marshal Farnan.
He was appointed by the police board Of
the city to whom he is directly re-
sponsible. He has taken active SUI
pervision OF the work OF the officers
In Annapolis.
Sheriff Long In Service.
Sheriff Sullivan, whose first service to
the State was given in 1872. and who has
been identified with public life since that
time. entered the chase for the muir
derer a few minutes after the body was
discovered last Wednesday afternoon.
and has slept but little since.
Sheriff Sullivan has held practically
every clerical position in both
branches of the State Legislature dur
ing his life. His most important po-
sition was that OF clerk OF the Mary
land Senate, which he held for two
terms. He was elected sheriff in 1915,
and will retire in three more months,
the law OF the State forbidding him 10
succeed himself.
Mayor James French Strange, of
the Maryland capital, has been the
city father OF Annapolis for ten years.
and for the, preceding six years was a
councilman. The mayor sidetracekd
all his other duties to devote
his energies to placing behind the
bars the person who killed Mrs. Bran
don The mayor admits that never in
his experience has he found a case so
tragic and so mystifying as that
which involved the death of the young
Washington woman.
Mayor Strange Is q nephew 0f
Bishop Strange, OF the Episcopal di5-
cese Of North Carolina, and a son Of
a former officer in the Conferedate
army
DouEherty a %star.S
Detective Joseph Dougherty, the
latest Investigator placed on the
Brandon case, Is known as Baltimore's
star homicide investigator He Is
said to have been responsible for send
ing a score or more Of murderers to
the gnllows after they had made con-
fessions TO him. In appearance he Is
q typical detective. His manner Is
quiet, cool, and deliberate.
Dougherty's most famous case was
the solution of the mystery surround
ing the murder OF Albert Constable.
at Elkton, Nd, twelve years ago. In
that case he was assisted by Detec-
tives Kratz and Pohler, who also are
working on the Brandon case at this
time.
Attorney Green's Record.
States Attorney Green has held his
present office for twelve years. Dur
ing this time he has successfully
prosecuted an average OF four murder
cases each year. The last horrible
murder prosecuted by Mr.. Green was
the TylOr case six years ago. Tylor
murdered his wife brutally and was
sent to the penitentiary, where he is
now serving a life sentence.
Mr.. Green has held the office OF
States attorney three times and a
fraction OF another term. The first
time he was appointed to NIL an I'M
expired term. Twice he was elected
with strong opposition, but the last
time he was honored with an cleo
ton absolutely without opposition.
Today Mr.. Green said that during
his entire experience he had known
of no crime equal to this in absence
of definite clues.