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EVIDENCE LOCATED In
THE BRANNON MURDER
Witnesses Declare They SAW Negro
enter House About Time of Muir
iVr-Siate That He Re3nained
some Little Time.

Annapolis Md. Aug. 1.-the
finding OF bundle of bloody cloth
ing near the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Railway tracks at An
napoiis and the arrest of a negro girl
said 10 have been living With John
SnOwden, who was arrested in con-
nection " ith the murder of Mrs. Lot
tie May Brandon. We're this morn
ing'S developments in the celebrated
ease.
The negro woman. Edna Wallace,
is held as d material witness. She
said that Snowden did not leave her
house all day last Wednesday. the
day OF the murder. To this Snow
den replied that the woman was "a
q II liar. Adding. Il did leave the
house. but | wasn't near the Bran
don home"
The bundle of clothing was found
by Joseph Crawford, of annapolis. He
was told by Thomas Sweeney that he
tSWeeney) had noticed the bundle
along the tracks of the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Railway,
had kicked it. but had not bothered
further with it. Crawford said that
upon hearing this he went in search
tanned a blue skirt and several rags,
all blood-spotted. The rags looked
like they had been torn from a worn
bed spread. The skirt, too, was a
little ragged and seemed to have
been worn by someone who had been
doing housework.
The police are trying 10 find the
owner of the skirt, but do not attach
L.,
find.
More Importance is given to the
arrest of the negro woman. The de
tectives believe that her story to the
effect that Snowden did not leave her
house, which is in Actions lane. just
in the rear of the Brandon home, was
told in d frenzied effort to protect
Snowden. They do not believe that
he woman has any actual knowledge
OF the murder. but that when she
learned that SnoWden was arrested
she thought to help him by manufac-
turing an alibi before she had had
an opportunity to talk it over with
Snowden.
So when Snowden. hemmed in on
all sides by the rapid fire of detec-
tives' questions, was told what the
girl had said he clustered out that
the girl had lied. The woman and
Snowden We're questioned separately
by Sheriff Sullivan and States At
torney Green and each stuck TO their
story.
While Snowden is being held in
Baltimore, having been taken from
Annapolis under guard, there is a
very divided sentiment among the
people of Annapolis. Business ac-
tivity is almost at StandStiil. The
murder is the sole topic of conversa-
ton and the arrest of Snowden has
added heat to the discussions. There
is talk of getting" the man who is
responsible for the crime In fact,
when SnoMaen was -bbeing a X esl- from fo1ifa
the Court House last night to be
carried to Baltimore, an angry-Iook-
ing crowd surged around and would
have taken him had not the police,
detectives and some soldiers formed
a guard to the machine.
Many people are adhering tanaci-
ously to the 'woman-in-the-case"
theory and refuse to believe that
Snowden is responsible for the muir
der. They think that the murder of
Mrs. Brandon was the climax of a
tragedy full of thrilling episodes and
not the result Of brutal and vicious
attack by negro.
Marshal of Police Robert ID. Car
ter and Headquarters Detectives
Kratz and Pohler are
confident that in the arrest of John
Snowden they have apprehended the
murderer.
The confidence of the police is ex-
pressed in the face of complete de-
NAL of Snowden of any knowledge of