Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-25

the murder, be called 1T me insurance
once to collect Or to inquire about his
wife's insurance
Mi. Brandon went swimming on the
day the murder was discovered. A slip
per which Mrs. Brandon wore when
last seen by the witnesses who saw
her the day before was missing from
her bedroom and was never found She
was found with q wound on her fore-
head which the nurse will testify was
not deep, and could have been made
with the heel of d slipper. The COM
panion slipper was found leaning up
against the stove
Says Brandon TncOnceEned
Mr. Brandon testified that after dis
covering his wife lying In faint upon
the bed he remained there only q
couple Or seconds. and did not mo-
tice her very closely. The nurse will
testify that he did not return 70 the
room where his wife lay dead after
that, nor did be seem anxious to know
whether or not she was dead or just
iii. or il dead, what was the cause Of
death.
Sitting In the next room which open-
ed into that Of his dead wife, Mr..
Brandon ate large dinner. consisting
oE meat, tomatoes, and two ears OF
corn. This testimony will be sworn
to BY one who helped cook and serve
the dinner
When the nurse, who was preparing
the body for the undertaken, asked Mr..
Brandon for pair of stockings to put
upon the murdered woman's feet, Mr..
Brandon gave her pair Of bis own
socks and told her that would have to
do. The murdered woman arrived at
the undertakes in Annapolis. and at
the undertakers ID washington. wear
ing these socks.
The body OF Mrs Brandon was not
taken to Mr. Brandon's home IN Wash
ton, but remained at the undertakers
until just before the funeral
Mr.. Brandon was not in Wasting
ton when his wsfe's body arrived there.
Mr.. Brandon would not aid Mrs.
Huniston. who was investigating the
case, to fnd the murderer Of his dead
wife He Kept away from Mrs. Huns
iston after the first interview just
prior to the time OF the funeral when
necessarily, the case was only partial
~ discussed.
When he discovered his wife's body
on the Sth, he rushed out to bicycle
shop nearby to telephone to his moth
er. He called up Washington and left
his message In writing on the tele-
phone table. It read In substance,
Mother come al once, Val ID Ill. His
name was Val. He called his wife
gs.Lottia. During that afternoon he
lay on the front room sofa, after his
mothers arrival and moaned, oh,
Lottie. Lottie.s
The Mysterious Friend
II is alleged that his mother knew
OF the murder before she left Wash
ington. she came down with man
she called her friend and who Was
not Mr. Brandon's father They met
someone on the train they had not
known before, and to whom they told
that they had received telegram
stating that Lottie Brandon had been
murdered
Early upon the morning Of the 8th,
b man arrived 1T d bicycle repeir shop
in Annapolis, before the proprietor
had arisen, and left his bicycle to be
fixed, saying that he would call for #
later In the afternoon After i've
O'Clock the same day, he came running
down the street to the shop hurriadly
asking for his bicycle. and saying,
Let me have 1t riglt away, there Is
a murder committed down on Second
street. want to get away don't
want 10 be on the jury
4 Mysterious Voice In The Night
The nurse Of Mrs, Brandon who was
asked BY district attorney to remain
until the body was removed By under
taker, and he. the district attorney,
had brought Mr.. Brandon back from
his Office after questioning him, WAS
upon the porch OF Mrs Burch when
Brandon returned between z:30 and
5 i. IA. Mrs Burch offered one room
for Mrs. Brandon and her son. Bran
don said he would lie at the foot of
his mothers bed. II Was alleged BY
Others, that during the night Mr. Bran
don wandered around the town.
During the night after the discovery
of the murder. and before the news
had been printed Id the net spaper. i
young woman, daughter os pronli-
nent physician Ia Annapolis. was
awakened out Of her sleep hy i mans
voice moaning and saying. Oh. on.
I've murdered her, I've murdered
her