The Washington times., 1917-08-16

/ seems sanguine that q confession
from Snowden is only a matter of
time.
The physicians who held the Sec
ond autopsy over the body OF Mrs.
Brandon are prepared to go on the
witness stand and swear they found
under the flngernails Of the dead
woman bits of skin from a negro" he
said.
Coupled with this we have the
signed statement of Edna Wallace
common law wife Of Snowden, that
she noticed deep scratches on his
face the afternoon of the day OF the
murder. which were not there that
morning. Furthermore, we have the
statement Of two other women that
they saw him leaving the house just
about the time the murder was COM
mitted and cannot be shaken.
In addition to this we have the
negroes conflicting statements as to
his whereabouts on that day, and his
hnal admission that he was in front
Of the house just about the time Mrs.
Brandon was killed.
These are the main links In the
ehain. and three OF the best Baltimore
detectives are working with the An
napolis authorities today, expecting
to add others"
After confronting John Snowden,
the negro held in connection with the
murder of Mrs. Lottie Brandon in An
nApolis last week, two important wit
nesses were returned to Annapolis
today, having proved that much Of
the suspects story was false.
Edna Wallace, common law wife
OF Snowden, and John Green. colored,
his neighbor, were the two brought
here by Baltimore detectives. Snow
den had said that he saw Green leRv-
ing the Brandon home on the day Of
the murder.
Late yesterday Green was taken to
Snowden's cell.
as this the man you saw leaving
day." asked Detective Joe Dougherty.
yes. that's him"
Prisoner IL silent.
1--WE know that you are lying" said
Dougherty. "This man was working
in a tomato patch on a farm eve miles
away"
The prisoner made no reply.
A few minutes later the Wallace
woman was brought In and was seat.
ed in such a manner that Snowden
could not look at her from where he
sat, which appeared to make him ner-
vous.
did you scratch this mans face?"I
Detective Dougherty asked her,
while he was home last Wednesday"
mo. I was sitting on the porch
with him and noticed his face was
scratched" the woman replied. "I
asked him where he got those
scratches and he said he didn't know
he had any and. would not tell me
anything about them"
Snowden shifted uneasily in HIS
chair as the questioning continued,
but did not repeat his former state
ment that the wallace woman had
scratched his face. For three hours
Edna Wallace and John Green were
Questioned alternately in Snowden's
presence, but though he became NOR
ose and silent, he did not appear on
the verge Of breaking down.
By two witnesses It has been proved
by Deputy Marshal Samuel House
that Snowden had lied in previous
statements concerning his movements
on the day of the murder.
I'VE have trapped Snowden IN a
number OF lies" said the deputy
Marshal, land believe that in less
IMAM Nnenlg-IOuT nOuTS we Will nave
the full story Of the killing Of Mrs.
The Negroes first attempt at de-
Tense was to implicate another negro.
Asked the name OF the man he said
he saw near the Brandon home he
told us the mans identity and was
positive about II. He even Identified
this negro when he was brought face
to face with him. Now, as a matter
of fact, the negro accused by Snow
den was five miles from the scene of
the crime and at work on the farm of
John H. Wagner.
This negro was John H. Green. He
was brought to this city last night,
and he made a frank statement TO
the police.
Whether the two witnesses will be
brought back to Baltimore for fur
Their questioning, Marshal Robert
Carter could not say. The Wallace
woman expects TO become a mother
shortly, which was the principal rea-
son she was sent back to her home
this morning