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

diateiy enlisted the aid OF several OF
his neighbors and futher investiga-
ton revealed the fact that his wife
was dead
Dead Fer Five Hours.
Then a report Of the afTair was
made 10 the police officials Of the city,
and Or William S. Welch. a police
justice. who acted as coroner. viewed
the body. His conclusion was that the
woman had been dead for five hours
or more. Later DR. Welch summoned
jury Of inquest This body held a
brief session, hearing evidence Of sew
eraI persons and was then discharged
until the following Wednesday to
await the outcome OF the investiga-
tion by the detectives and any other
developments The body Of MrA
Brandon was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital in the hearse-van Of
the firm OF Undertakers James S. Tay-
lor.and Sons. where an autopsy was
performed by several Of the surgeons
of the hospital stan The autopsy
did not reveal any interior trouble fur
ther than what had been referred to.
There was q rumor that the woman
possibly had been given some form Of
poison before the fatal blow was dealt
her, but there was not the slightest
Indication Of anything of the sort.
After the autopsy. The body-was turn
ed over to the undertakers to be pre-
pared for burial
Body Partly Clad.
When the body Of Mrs. Brandon was
viewed by the police authorities, it
was only partly clad, being clothed
in neg1igee shirtwaist, and white
skirt and no undergarments, N was
stated Although pale and haggard,
she appeared as one might when
asleep Upon further examination it
was discovered that she had been
dealt severe blow on the frontal
bone, just below the hair, and finger
nails pierced the skin where the MUIR
derer had choked her. The body was
stone odd and those who viewed il
were horriled at the crime that had
been accomplished by a low-iife brute.
One of Mrs. Brandon's stockings lay
on the floor near the bed and the
other danglea from her ankle.
Further Examination OF Body.
A further examination OF the body
OF the unfortunate woman made the
morning after. revealed the follow-
ing injuries, which indicate that she
must have had quite struggle with
the person who slew her: There,
were bruises about the wrist, as
though she had grappled with her as
saiiant bruises and skin abrasions on
both knees; plain marks of finger nad
cuts in the neck in addition to the
CHASTITY wound in the centre of the
forehead, hole about the size Of the
end Of ones thumb, which caused the
fracture OF the skull
Coroner's Jury.
Mr. H r. Connolly was named as
foreman Of the coroners jury ap-
pointed by Coroner Welch. and the
other members we're. j. w. Armiger,
Charles stapf, David Myers, Henry
Wooten. Frank Stinehcomb. John I.
Gates, frank Stronger, Philip Beale,
Harry Beale. NJ. o. Elliott and Moses
Katcef
Another Theory.
The theory was advanced that Mrs.
Brandon probably was attacked
while she was washing the breakfast
dishes. owing to the fact that a few
unwashed utensils were found on the
kitchen table, but the fact that her
body was only partly clad would
scarcely bear this out. The kitchen
on the whole. was in good order, with
the exception of the fact that the door
70 the refrigerator was. found hang
ing by one hinge, and this was not
the case when Mr. Brandon says he
left the house in the morning abous
o'clock There were no blood spots
on the floor or any other indication
that the slain woman might have had
Q struggle, so the murdered must have
accomplished his dastardly deed on
the bed The head Of Mrs. Brandon
lay in a pool Of clotted blood, and
there were splotches OF blood all over
the bed coverings
Curious Incident.
a rather singular thing is the fact
that the blinds OF the kitchen were
drawn down and the kitchen door was
found locked Neighbors had noticed
the blinds being down and thought
it rather queer though they paid lit-
tie attention to It. bur naturally dis
eussed the incident after the tragedy
was discovered. Another queer thing
is that the ice left on the kitchen
steps some time during the morning
had almost melted away. This is
taken to indicate that the tragedy
must have been committed during the
forenoon. Certain persons in the
neighborhood stated that they saw
AIRS. Brandon coming from West
street store along about 10 o'clock in
the morning, although according TO
inform on gathered these persons
we're no sure that it was Monday or
Tuesday hat they saw her.
chohsd Into Unconseiouness.
That Mrs Brandon was choked into
uneonsciousness before the fatal blow
On the forehead is the prevailing be-
lief aboui the city, FOR it is more than
passing Strange that none Of the
neighbors heard any ouEcTies or other
form 0f eommotion. and the Brandon
home vas situated in what IS known
IS Friemels row thickly settled sec
ton e the west end. Airs King, wife
Of Nr. Thomas a. king an instructor
& the Naval Academy lived next door.