Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-25
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Igaii. He did not turn but said some
thing 10 her iii an angry voice The
witness was Id hearing distance
Shortly after Mrs. Brandon got up and
walked down the street Passing the
neighbor, she looked up III her with
nervous smile
Another neighbor met her going
down the street.
Said They Heard Means
Both women testify that Mrs. Bran
don wore the blue skirt, white blouse
and slippers which she wore when her
death was discovered the following
afternoon
Between I.3O and 1890 that night.
the 7th. loud thumpings were heard
upon the connecting wall between the
Brandon home and che house adjoin-
ing. The sounds appeared to come
from the kitchen or rear part az the
Brandon home, and were heard by two
persons.
Early the next morning, moaning
sounds were heard coming from the
Brandon home.
No other sounds were heard in the
Brandon home by these witnesses
after that upon the day Of the 9Th
Six persons will testify that they
particularly noticed that the Bran
den home was shut up all the day of
the 8th until the murder was discov-
cred; that the shades were down, etc.,
in the front
Two persons will testify that the
back door Of the brandon home was.
locked all day
The iceman LEFT q piece Of ice there
and 1t melted upon the back stoop
Sew testimony has been offered to
the effect that the Ice was left there
between III and. liz o'clock that day,
the 9Th, and not at one o'clock or
whereabouts as the records state
These witnesses received their Ice on
that day from the same iceman and
they are immediate neighbours
Mrs Brandon's nurse was called to
the scene Of the murder on the late
afternoon 81 the 8th, and Remained
until 2;45 81 M, the next morning. She
will testify that the Brandon home
presented no internal appearance Of
disturbance Or disarrangement what
soever. 80 far as the furniture was
concerned.
No Evidence of struggle
There was no evidence OF any tus-
sic or struggle other than the marts
upon the body Of the murdered woman.
There was no blood visible any
where In the room or about the fur
nfture or Mrs. Brandon's personal be-
lOngingS, except the large pool Of
blood upon the bed and mattress
which was dripping upon the floor.
under where the body lay
Mrs Brandon was dressed lii the blue
skirt and white blouse in which she
had been seen BY two persona the late
afternoon before.
Her hair was down and wound
around her neck over the bruises and
the nurse particulars noticed and re-
marked that her hair pins were neat
" laid In i row upon her bureau or
dresser. and that jewelry andsa bill IN
money were lying upon the dresser
also The small articles thereon we're
not disturbed, Mrs Brandon's rings
were upon her fingers.
The nurse took the jewelry, kept Il
and returned 1t to Mr. Brandon later.
This evidence would tend to show
that robbery was not the motive which
prompted the murderer to enter the
house of Mrs Brandon
II was common talk among the
neighbors and friends Of the Bran
don's that they were unhappiiy mar
ried, The marriage was an elopment
The couple had moi known each other
long before
Several days before the murder,
young man well known iii annapolis
called at the Brandon home on mat
ter Of business. It was shout ten
o'clock Id the morning, A man III his
shirt sleeves opened the Brandon's
front door IN answer 10 his ring. The
man was not Mr.. Brandon This man
asked the time Of the caller and said.
''he did not know II was 50 late
New Eyideaee C0nceKnEng RraR&on
Between i. mi. and $50, hs was
aeeu walking rapidly down West
street with his straw hat pulled down
over his eyes. and head down. When
directly opposite business man he
knew. and who was only four feet
away. he was greeted by the busl-
neas man. Mr.. Brandon took no notice
81 him whatsoever, and seemed not TO.
knox he existed He had been III the
habit OF greeting him every morning
The business man made mental note
that Mr.. Brar don had something on
his mind ana spoke OF II afterwarG 10.
one of his customers
ii IL alleged that The morning of tie
day III the uanraer. Er. Brandon came.
down "a the boat at the q. s. Nayal
academy. goi on the boat got OF again
and paced UP and down the wharf
showing fhaG whatever was upon his.
mind when be passed the aforesaid ac-