Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-24


Mrs Brandon was the daughter of
AIr Randall Haislup. who lives at
1928 Virginia avenue, Northwest.
Washington. D. c. She was married
only about nine months Brandon is
son of Mrs. Martha B. Brandon, Of
9l6 Sixth street, Northeast, Washing
ton. D. c.
SnoWden's Arrest.
Late on the afternoon Of August Is
John Snowden. eolored. age 80 years,
alias Yep" and Scoop one OF the
corps of drivers Of the big delivery
wagons of the Parlett-ParIett Ice
/ Company, was arrested. This was FIVE
days after the murder
Snowden was submitted TO a severe
griiling al the hands of The several de-
tectives, States Attorney Green,
Sheriff Sullivan and other police ofiici-
ials the night Of his arrest. His ex-
animation lasted about three hours
And it was stated by the officials that
they feel they have the party guilty OF
the crime. Following the grilling ex-
animation the negro, in handouts, and
in company OF Detectives Dougherty.
Pohler and Kratz and Sherin sullivan.
was whisked out Of the city. He was
confined in a cell at. the Central Po-
lice Station, Baltimore The follow
ing day he was removed 20 the Bald-
more City Jail. where he was fur
ther questioned by the detectives.
How Arrest Was Made.
Snowden was a consort OF young
colored woman who had formerly been
employed as q laundress by the Bran
dons He lived in Acton Lane a ne
gro settlement. Immediately in the
rear of the Brandon home on Second
street The information which led to
the arrest Of snowden, together with
another negro. Bernie Chambers, who
was also an ice wagon driver for the
Parlett Company, was first furnished
by Mrs ELLA Rush Murray. wife of ".
Spencer Murray, OF Boston. who lives
al Acton, the estate of the late Pay
Director Murray. OF the Navy, at Muir
ray Hill Mrs Murrays information
was gained through her colored cook.
Florence Queen, mother OF the two
young women, who live on Second
street near the Brandon home These
two women had told their mother Of
the identity Of the colored man whom
they had seen leave the alley OF the
Brandon house some time between II
and 10 o'clock.
C0ald Not Account For Time.
Snowden was held largely because
he was unable TO account for certain
of his time on the morning that the
crime is said TO have been committed.
On Wednesday preceding his arrest
Snowden went to work and when he
returned with the truck TO an ice
cream plant he found awaiting him
Detectives John Kratz, Joseph Dough
erty Herman Pohler and Deputy
Sheriff w D. K Lee AT the Court
House he was grilIed severely. final
" breaking down, it is said
In spite OF the severity OF The third
degree, Snowden maintained bis I
nocence. The following facts wsee
ELECTED from him, however,
That Edna Wallace. colored, with
whom he lived. had been laundress
for Mrs Brandon for several months.
That snowden had through his as
ISOLATION, been made acquainted with
Mrs Brandon
That Snowden had, several weeks
ago, been caught red-handed while at
tempting to loot the home of Henry
Cowman, a recluse. Sc years old.
That he had carried heavy bottle
on the day Of the murder
Immediately after Snowden's arrest.
the negro women who claim to nave
seen Snowden leaving the murdered
womans home were taken to the
Court House. where from a group Of
about six suspects. they identified
snowden as the man they claim to
have seen They selected him within
less than two minutes
in Danger From Mob.
News of the arrest spread rapidly
through the town. and throng of
several hundred persons quickly gath
cred. q when Bernie Chambers, col
ored, one of the suspects, was re-
leased, States Attorney Green, speak
ing to the crowd. proclaimed Cham
bers an innocent man
Her Delay Explained.
Mrs. Murray who gave the first
clues. when asked why she had not
ventured to give the information to
the pofsce at once, explained that she
IS we'll as the negress, feared that
they might expose themselves to the
vengeance Of the man whom they IN
criminated possibly before an arrest