New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-16

came here, registering at the City hotel
under the name OF Jackson. Three months
ago detective from Virgins & Woods
agency, Boston, named Davis, came here
but kept his identy hidden. Later another
detective came, and together the two men
Swallowed Brainerl. One got introduced to
him and cultivated his acquaintenance, fin
ally informing him that he too was crooked
The Intimacy ripened, and the two frequent
~ went on excursions together Recently
Davis proposed a duck shooting expedition,
and the pair drove into the country Five
miles from the city, in a lonely place, the
other detective and a friend joined the party
and overpowered Brainerd, telling him they
must take him to the states by fair means
or FOUL bound him and drove him with all
haste sixty miles until the boundary line
was crossed. Brainerds wife, becoming
uneasy, communicated with the police
The detectives refused to give Brainerd up
and while the police were endeavoring to
take steps to bring him back the detectives
procured wagon and drove off rapidly,
| and reached st. Paul. and then took
their prisoner east. Lawrence Brainerd
is sixty years DID, and was born at ST.
Adams, VI, his father being presi-
den5 OF the Vermont Central railroad.
Lawrence was a leading man in the state,
and being married to Miss Smith. sister OF
Gov.~Smith, took a leading part in society.
He was at one time president OF the LIE
Moyle Valley railroad, st. Adams Savings
bank and other concerns, and up to the
time OF the collapse OF the bank was re-
garded as an honest, upright man. He
took an active part i'll church affairs,
was a leading member OF the St.
Adams Congregational church and SUI
superintendent OF the Sunday school, The
savings bank OF which he was president was
used by innumer;lble farmers, artisans and
Others in the state in which to deposit their
hard-earned savings, and when it was known
that the institution had collapsed owing
! to Brainerd's speculations, there was a gem
eral wall OF despair. A special train was run
from the country loaded up with farmers,
| who made great rush to the bank think
ing they would be in time to save their
money.
International complications are likely to
arise over the kidnapping OF Lawrance
Brainerd at Winnipeg. The dominion gov
eminent has been communicated with on
the matter and requested to demand
ed back to the Canadian authori-
ties. 1t will be considered an insult
to British justice if Brainerd is not returned.
The detectives who kidnapped him are New
begin and Repley, both OF Boston. Both
wormed themselves into Brainerd's conf
dence. One played invalid and received
many luxuries from Brainerd. They have
been here working on the case since May.
Brainerd is heavily interested in a cattle
ranch in Colorado, where his wife's money
is invested. The lawyer who pursued the
kidnapers to the boundary and who re-
turned, tells the following story:
We started south again and found Mr..
Brainerd at Pembina. He seemed to be
completely under the influence of the two
men and to have no will ofhis own Hetold
US that he had been seized violently in the
woods on the other side OF the Assinaboine
river by Newbegin and two others, tinto a
covered democrat wagon and driven across
the boundary line. Threa IS were used freely
by the men that he would never be allowed
to cross the boundary line alive. They had
no warrant and no legal documents by
which they could detain him. Iasked Brain
erd to. come across to Emerson with me to
meet his wife; that he was a free man and
that his captors had no warrant and
could not detain him. ran for two con.
stables whose services l thought had Sc
cured. They would not come, and while
was making inquiries for the nearest magis-
trate in order to obtain a warrant for the
arrest OF the two men who had detained
Mr.. Brainerd, they put him into a. rig
and drove SOUTH and that was the last
saw of them.