Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-25
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And after SHE and her sister. Edith
Credit had had breakfast. Edith ~
masned Id the kitchsn % wash the
dishes and sfRatghten NJ while abe
went into the front room or pArioy to
wrife some letters. HeT husband Is In
the navy She wrote one letter 70
him and had started on another when
She heard terrible noise across the
street at flae Brandon home Her win
dows we're up, but the shutters were
bowed and besides she had adjustable
Stats. she looked out and she sac u
rocking chair knocked past tae front
window of the Brandou home. This.
was evidently the same chair that Mrs.
Meyers had seen when she spoke To
Mrs BFand0R when standing II front
L g the Brandon home q short time be-
fore, that the Brandon cuktains we're
down about half way, that the noise
was like someone scuYIlng near the
door and the slam OF the door The
noise. however. soon ceased; that her
sister, Edith Credit. came into the
pari0r and she told Edith about the
noise she had heard at the Brandon
home and glie remarked 70 her slater,
..You don't suppose that man can be
beating his wife with her Ia her condi-
ton, and Edith replied, sOf course
mot. that Edith took seat near her.
but not directly III front oe the win
- n fs1fk
before she had heard the noise, that
about fifteen minutes after she had
heard the noise and while she Was
still looking out of the window to-
wards the Brandon home she saw the
Brandon door open and the negro man
hpoked his head out oi the door ard
looked up and down the street to see
who, IL anyone was coming and then
come out. pulling the door to after
him with his right hand without turn
Ing around pass or the porch and
turned towards West street, that she
Immediately called 70 her sister,
Edith. look. look quick, who ii that
mar? just saw him come out Of that
Rouse Her sister got up, looked out
+pg the window, but BY that time the
negro had gotten on the porch and
gotten about In front OF the King
home the distance being only q very
few feet however, when Edith saw him.
Drank From Bottle.
The negro stopped, turned his face
around. looked towards Murray Hill
TO see IL anyone was coming, and no.
one coming, he pulled out bottle
from his rear pocket and took drink
1T looked like whiskey, Edith iInme-
diateiy said. Why that is SnoWden,
he used 10 drive the ice wagon for.
Mr. Sands. Mary Perkins said she
knew the man, had often seen him be-
fore. but did not know his name Edith
said she knew that his name was
Snowden. but did not know his first
name, that Snowden had delivered ice
10 her home some years ago and that
she knew him we'll BY sight and knew
his name. was Snowden Both Of them
identified Snowden from among Eve
other negroes when put to- the test
without any hesitation or doubt and
both Of them swear positively that
Snowden Is the man who came out Of
the Brandon home that morning They
gave complete and correct descrip-
ton OF mis- dress They both state that
the time of snowden's coming out or
the Brandon home was about i've min
utes Of twelve. that the town clock
struck twelve q few moments there
after. Under the circumstances. there
can be no reasonable doubt thar III
Snowden came out Of the Brandon
home that morning as told By Mary
Perkins, he Is the murderer of Lottie
May Brandon.
We have the testimony Of one wit
ness who heard the noise. waited to-
see what would happen and saw Snow
den come ont OF the house, and of an
other who saw him Immediately there
after having had her attention called
to the noise and To the observation Of
her sister IS 10 the man They are
both credible witnesses. They ARE
colored women Of more than ordinary
standing. intelligent, far above snow
den.s class. and there Is absolutely an
absence of all motive for perjury.
Mary Perkins statement is no manu-
featured or imaginary statement
She either saw him come out or she
has wilfuliy lied outright She could
not imagine the noise, she could not
have imagined the negro pokfng his
head out Of the door, looking up and
down the street before he came out
And then again there are other cir
cumstances that strengthen this wo-
mans testimony she told her moth
er that day before she knew anything
had happened across the street about
seeing snowden come out, and che
also told Mrs. Hall. her mothers sis