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The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12Brann, William Cowper
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The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
Brann, William Cowper
Brann, William Cowper, 1855-1898; Essays; Reformers
"I was standing in front of George Willig's office at
the alley and Fourth Street on the same side of the street
and say forty or forty-five feet away from the place
where the shooting took place. I was talking to Mr.
Dugger and was standing out on the sidewalk. Some
four or five minutes before the shooting occurred I looked
across the street and saw Brann and Ward standing in
front of the haberdasher store of L. Krauss, and at that
time Davis passed them and went on a couple of doors
and stepped inside of the storeroom at that point. I
then looked away, not having any idea at all of any
trouble, but just happened to see them. The next thing
I noticed was the men were close together in front of
French's newsstand with Davis between me and Brann
and Ward. The first of the trouble I saw Davis had his
pistol in his hand and instantly fired. Brann whirled and
commenced firing at Davis. I immediately started to
them, but had to work my way in and out of one door to
the other and work my way along the wall of the building,
as Brann was shooting directly toward me all the
time. I hallooed several times at them to stop shooting,
and just before I reached them Davis fell on the sidewalk
and Brann was still shooting. Davis attempted to
rise and Ward caught Davis by the shoulders and pulled
him back down on the sidewalk. Davis turned with his
face towards Brann and kept trying to fire, but his pistol
snapped. I jumped over Davis and caught Brann and
took the pistol out of his hands. Brann's pistol is a
Colts .41, latest improved, and was loaded all around
and all chambers were freshly fired. When I caught
Brann, Ward was standing up by the wall holding his
hand that was shot. I saw Ward fire no shots and I saw
no pistol in his hand. I then started with Brann to the
city hall, and as I crossed the street towards the Citizens
National Bank, Police Officer Durie came up and assisted
me in taking Brann on to the city hall."
* * *
BRANN'S DEATH.
IT CAME AS PEACEFULLY AS SLEEP TO A BABE.
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