Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-24
SNOWDEN CASE NAY
GO INTO NEXT WEEK
Large Number Of Witnesses Nay
PrOIOng Trial
PHYSICIANS TESTIFIED TODAY
Doctors Who Performed Autopsy On
Mrs. Brandon Tell OF Nature
OF IDiuries.

/ ne tfidA Oh the case OF J0Qn SNOW
den, the Annapolis negro charged
with the murder of Mrs. Lottie May
Brandon here in Annapolis some
time during August. proceeded today
in the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County at Towson.
Witnesses during the morning ses-
sion Of the Court included Dr. J. n
Joyce and Dr. Walton II. Hopkins,
| physicians OF Annapolis, both of whom
examined the body Of Mrs. Brandon
and performed an autopsy.
According to information received
from Towson this afternoon it is
doubtful when the case viii be con-
cluded II was reported that its
termination would come today, but it
is not unlikely that it VIII go into
Saturday, and possibly next week. In
any event there is large number
Of witnesses yet to be examined, and
in view of the direct and cross-ex-
animation, which has been quite ex-
haustive, it is not unlikely that two
Or three more days Will be required
to complete the case.
The physicians who performed the
autopsy gave to the Judge and the
jury much information pertaining TO
the character of the wounds on the
body of Mrs Brandon. including the
scratches on the neck and knees, and
tho wound in the forehead that caus-
cd fracture of the skull, and which,
it is believed, caused death. Consid-
cradle interest is being taken in the
progress Of the case, even among the
people of Baltimore County, in addi-
ton to the large number OF people OF
Annapolis who are attending the case
in the capacity Of witnesses.
Valentine ~ Brandon, husband OF
Mrs. Brandon, and Mrs T. A. King, a
King, a neighbor, testified yesterday
in the Circuit Court at Towson
Mr.. Brandon told in detail Of his
movements during the day of the
murder, beginning with his receiving
a dollar bill from his wife and going
TO the store for some articles and re-
turning with the money. as the store
keeper could not make the change
He said he later left for his place Of
employment at the United States Ex-
perimental Station and left there at
430 o'clock in the afternoon for his
home.
On entering the house. he said. he
called to his wife and not getting a re
ply went to her room and found her
lying on the bed He touched her on
the shoulder in an effort to arouse
her, but, not being able 10 do so, went
out to call a physician ond summon
assistance. He said he had seen the
body later and there were bruises on
the neck
Mrs King said she had talked to
Mrs Brandon after Mr. Brandon had
left for work. Photographs of the
Brandon home were identified by Mrs.
King a number Of photographs Of
Mrs Brandon. taken after her death.
were identified by Mr. Brandon. but
were withheld from evidence, the
State saving that it would produce
testimony later leading up to their
introduction.
States Attorney Green in address
ing the jury prior to the beginning Of
the trial asked for a verdict Of MUIR
der in the first degree and described
in detail the finding Of the body of
Mrs, Brandon. who had been dead for
hours He said that the.skin was torn
from her knees. her throat was cut
and bruised. there was a wound on
the front Of the head and blood from
the wound had gone through the mat
tress on the bed to the floor