Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
HUSBAND COMES HERE
TO HELP AUTHORITIES
Man in a Pink Shirt and Negro
Who Delivered Goods at House
Wednesday Are Sought.
sheriff Sullivan of Anne Arun-
del county. Nd. this afternoon an
nOunced he would pay reward
of $500 out of his personal pocket
for the apprehension Of Mrs.
Brandon's murderer.

&
From Stan Corr, spondent
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, August lo.-Nalen-
tine Brandon. the Young stenographer
at the naval experiment station here,
whose wife WAS found murdered in their
Hat "Wednesday. returned to Washington
today upon the instructions of Sheriff
sullivan of anne Arundel county to as
sist in running down a clue to the muir
derer
This clue. which perhaps ought to He
characterized as a theory rather than
something more specific. points directly
10 Washington man, who may either
hc in the custody of the Washington
police or back in the Annapolis Jail here
before th" day is over.
The police detectives from Baltimore.
who went home last night, returned to
Annapolis today and resumed their in
quirN. shortly afterward II became
known that the Baltimore detectives
and the force of the sheriff of Anne
Arundel county are not only working
upon the theory above mentioned. but
are also anticipating the return to An
napolis this afternoon or early tomor-
row morning OF co!ored man who was
delivering goods in the neighborhood
of the house where Mrs. Brandon was
slain Wednesday and who lives on an
outlying farm.
Ia addition the Baltimore police are
working upon the possible theory that
Mrs. Brandon WAS seized with convul-
sions as a consequence Of her delicate
CONDITION, in view of The fact that she
was TO become 4 mother in about SIX
weeks. and that during these convul-
sions she fell and fatally injured her
self
Man in Pink Shirt Sought.
The police surgeons. however who per-
view of the character of her injuries. are
not inclined 10 support the eonvulsion
theory.
Into this tragic case. which has
pecially in view of the possibility that
negro may have attempted TO assault Mrs.
Brandon. there entered this morning an
additional element of my sfefy- This IS
known the man in the pink shirt
The police have ascertained from
Winfield Russell, member of the Mary
land militia. who is connected with
the Annapolis machine gun company.
that while passing Mrs. Brandon's
house upon several occasions recently
during III" mornirg hours b." noticed -
y caring a Bgftk --hlFf seated III fno
parlor in front of he window. This
man is believed To Toe a Washinstonian
and is now under surveillance.
Mr.. Brandon. who took his wife's
body to Washington Yesterday after
noon. returned to Annapolis last night
after making some INQUIRIES at the re-
quest of sheriff sullivan. and he re-
turned to Washington again today at
the sherihfs request [" prosecute those
inquiries further. Mr.. Brandon is not
under the slightest slisptciou in con-
nection with the murder of his wife
and is the chief lieutenant of the
sheriff in making these Investigations.
..o,, c.bo,r.,., cr;
NOT "oid oWeethear1 Urine.
a., ,,,- sh;r..,,s g. No, o.,
ne -, o., na,.,,.d WIN the renort thaf
it is possible that an old sweetheart
,'a,or,s bava been flying thick and fast {
as m. resu1t of peighhorhood gossip
md so,,a. of them have been published.
,,b ~. rast,lt that Mr. Brandon TODAY
.sleaa tba renresentatiye of The Star
- s.,+e tbat there is no basis, so far
~ ~ - lro,rs for the charge that his
r,ifa ,,,as interested in any other man
,b..n himself
Mr. brandon alluded to some OF the
t,;,,i ~ retor+s as The result of
ih ho,bood gossin which made IL ap-
80 ,l1at Mrs. Brandon had married
hin, in :. n,ornent OF pique as a matter
Of snite. after she had been courted for
s,,a,al Years by another man He said
80 eharge could NOT possibly be true
80 80. 10 raaso,, rhat he had kent COM
-, 70, - itb ~ wife for one wear before
prs palis 80, ,,,arricd calling nj her home
80 - ierb. a ,raek during which time.
10 sai5 he ,yonld certainly have had
n anrortunity 10 obtain KNOWLEDGE
in regard TO an old sweetheart.
III ~, ',h tarbnod pnssin houaver
Ne -, -, ,,.rsistent mai il resulted
mas pesIl s,a,,.ia1 - s+,tcrnar+ nv onta
IN Sii .i.!tr,,tars u.i.i This VS. "a the 81
OF me ssns pr,n'lnn had .old ono OF
iece tia. tia. ii ,,a;t,hhnrs o. +bat eba Vas In
hef woman ,.I'a.5,,,ra,nb 80 oid
possession oi n NJ pr.naon.s
sweetheare W. p,-.,dar ,adar said
know iedee- NJ ~; ,t 20, Ia, 80 s,,cb
ne oiu no' 80 ,aiebhar
Statement 'o s''i'
pecan Threats of Negroes.