Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31

/ tie jury at IOWSOn before the uay mas
concluded, from all present indica-
tions
Prosecution Ends Case.
At , o'clock this afternoon the
prosecution had one or two witnesses
to put on the stand in rebuttal, and it
was announced that as soon as this
was finished argument would be be-
gun by the counsel on both sides.
States Attorney Green, States At
torney Hartman Of Baltimore County.
both announced that they did not con
template making any lengthy address
to the jurors.
sR0Wden's Testimony Contradicted.
With several of their witnesses the
defense this morning continued its eff
fort TO show that great brutality HAD
been used by the detectives in an ef-
fort to secure statement from
Snowden Immediately after he was
arrested.
The prosecution met this by pro
ducing Marshal Carter, Deputy Mar
shall House and Sergeant Pease, whom
Snowden had charged were the men
whom gave him the third degree.
All three made blanket denial and
then further denied each alleged in
cident OF brutality in detail
Bearing out this line of testimony
the defense sprang something of a
surprise when Mr. GrasoE OF counsel
for Snowden, asked States Attorney
Hartman to take the witness stand
On examination an effort was made TO
show that Mr. Hartman had been
present in Baltimore Police Head
quarters at the time Snowden was in
carcerated there, and had further been
in the room when Snowden was being
question by Marshal Carter, Deputy
Marshal House and Sergeant Pease
Mr.. Hartman said he had been in a
room at headquarters under these
circumstances, but this was on August
II. As the allegation of the defense
had been that Snowden was third
degreed" on August 13 and 14, at
which time the statement in contro-
versy was made, the Court ruled that
what happened at future date had no
bearing on the point at issue
Question Ruled Out.
Mr. Grason then dictated TO the
Court stenographer, out Of hearing OF
the jury, a question as to whether Mr.
Hartman had not told people in the
Towson Court House between the date
Of the removal of the case from Anne
Arundel County and the start Of the
trial in Baltimore County, that he had
seen the officers giving Snowden a
third degree and that he only stayed .
few minutes because ne was disgust
ed at the way they handled and gues-
toned the accused
For the same reason that had in
hueneed his other ruling. Judge Dun
can refused to allow this question to
bo asked.
Sheriff Lee Contradicts Mrs Stewards
Testimony.
The defense this morning put on the
stand Deputy Sheriff ~. D K. Lee, and
on ss-examination the State elected
/ from Mr.. Lee a contradiction Of Mrs
| Rachel Stewards testimony that she
had seen some money on the Brandon
bureau the night Of the murder.
Defense Closes Its case.
| Julja Carroll, colored, and Clarabelle
J Roberts. her daughter, were then Of
, fered in continuation Of the effort to
impeaeh Mary Perkins testimony
| Both, on cross-examination became
somewhat confused as to exactly what
the Perkins woman had said to them
| about the shades Of the Brandon home
and about seeing any one come out OF
the house during the conversation they
alleged she had with them.
This closed the defense's case and
the State called in rebuttal Drs. Wal
ton II. Hopkins. Joseph c. Joyce and
William S. Welch. All three contra
dicted the testimony of Mrs Stewart
that she had made az the suggestion
Of DR.. Joyce and in his presence an
| examination OF Mrs Brandon's body
to determine whether or not a crimi
| nal assault had been committed
PatroIman William Curry, Of An
naDolis. was also put on the stand II
rebuttal and substantiated Deput1
Sheriff Lee in the statement tha
there had been no mouney found OF
Mrs Brandon's bureau or ehinonie
the night the body was discovered.
| Although the defense had summon
ed Mrs. Spencer Murray with the an
nounced intention Of impeaching Mar,
/ Perkins statement, it was determines
after consulting with Mrs. Murray no
to put her on the stand