Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-27
WITHOUT BAIL.
BraInerd Held for Grand Jury
for Farnham's Murder.
Startling Statement As to Hidden
Cause for Brainerd's Act.
'"caat TO Kill 0aly earnham Gu, Finally Shot
Down the Witnesses.

: 80 i'''"ii. ne proceedings Were brief
ana simple. Attorney Grccnlcaf for the
prisoner entered a plea CT not guilty
and waived examination. and Rain
ct" was bound over to the grand Jury
without bail. lie WAS taken from thc
courtroom without having spokcn 4,
word In TIE court room EraincY1 sat
quietly in the dock. apparently calm
ana cHlct ted, and cNinCCd no trac, of
excitement. This afternoon he was r.
moved 10 the county jail from whence
he vi re taken 20 the Insane Hospital
It Augusta fnr an examination regard
inS his santy.
DE- Add 'spu Thaycr. in behalf of The,
defence. made an examination OF
ErainCrd ana declares il his belief that
Hraincrd's is a pronounced case OF in
sanity. Or. Sanborn Of the State In
sane Hospital. came hero. today. on rc-
guest of County Attorney Whitchouse.
and also made an examination. He de
Clincd to make any statement. County
Attorney Whitehousc and Il number of
officers who have been engaged on the
case, scout the theory of insanity
The principal toi ic in connel ton with
the case at this time is whether Brain
erd acted in an insane frenzy or
whether the murders were committed
as the result of an ungovernable tenn
per. There are many stories advanced
IN support of both theories, but one of
the most interesting statements on the
subject is printed by the Evening EN-
press as an interview with one of the
Boston men who was employed with
Brainerd The Express states that the
mans name is withheld by request.
The statement is in substance as fol-
lows: st.You wait until the Boston crowd
of employees is called upon To tell what
they Know of the shooting and you will
hear some rather startling and inter-
estings statements. There is something
back ofthis whole thing.
u Something that has not been made
public hitherto occurred a short time
before the shooting when Brainerd
tried to get Mr.. Farnham up in the
loft For some reason Mr.. Farnham
declined to gos<If they had gone, my
.opi,icn is that only one man. Mr..
Tarnham, would have lost his life. AS
las been said. and with truth, Brain
ED Aaot only those against whom he
ma d q -ErudSc. If he could have enticed
Mr. sHkfnham to the loft ! do not be-
Iieve ne would have troubled the 9TH
erss but when they all saw him shoot
III. Farnham. he of course knew he
was in for it. and thought he might as
well settle all the scores he had.
Back of il all there is something
drcper than has come out up to TINS
time. and you will hear something deep
N
7 have reference to will date back to
y time before this work was begun III
Portla nd.
1t was stated at the hospital, TINS
afternoon, that no change was notice
able in the condition OF the wv"
wounded men. James Wadsworth ana
Elmer Lane. from that reported, last
night. Wadsworth's life is hanging ny
a thread. and there seems not me
slightest hope for recovery. Lane
condition. while very serious. is not so
critical. and unless complications set
in. il is expected he will get better
A nopular subscription for Deputy
Marshal Willard F. FIRTH in recoSfii-
zion Of his prompt and courageous as
ton in placing George II. bralh'iu ~"
dor arrest at the risk of his HE aitei
Erainerd had shot the four persons
has been started BY the Evening f-N-
nress with p contribution OF 80.
IDENTITY Firth. although unarh'eo'
sprang upon Brainerd and IN inc s''"o
gle which followed received buiie' -,
tho side. NJ. Firth ut the time heiitN'
himself II he dangerously W"uH"
INIT bc continued the struggle an" NM
+ho murderer until other officers aiiiN
cd At the time Of his arrest braiiicin
was nouishing the revolver WIN
which he had shot the four men. az"
tI,e oniuion is generally expressed '"''
NJ Erith's action prevented iiio'
bloodshed. e,,, r,os-
nrivate dispatch received from i'o'
49,, h.. tho Exnrcss SAYS: There Is Nv
ao,,ht that MY. Braincrd was a most d.
,,i.ror,. man and was hard 10 get ''"'i7
With It is learned here that MI az"
hams prcscnce in Portland on the ia'ai
"Wednesday was not in accordance VIZ
HI. man Of work for the week. but t MA,
he heard that Mr.. Brancrd had salu. 80
ID the Portland work as I - pleas .e
pardloss of the Boston office. Inns
mark called him to Portland TO see Wiz
was up. There is no doubt that me M, ,h,t
when they are gotten at. will show tn ND
,hcre was trouble between Farnham "''
Branerd. -. cha. tn.
murder was a result of Brainerd n n,o
leased by otner men in the wora ORE, Win
concerning n fight which his do" hau ,rc5
another. earlier in the day: Is ncc Min
by the officers. The nos ,ron-
which the prisoners fought is the med
ra1v of another telephone employc dogs
Robinson and he has said that W. way
did not enter into the trouble in any ,s'rcd
Pohinson was not among the men lnJnirst
and Brainerd made no threats
him. In rhore Ell
The theory that the prisoner hii,u he
resentment AGAINST any Of the cIe tryiny
caiise of the fancy that they were I'm
to undermine his position with the hey
many is held to be Unteraflc because ,nax
were much Younger than he and too Ike
perienced to assume his position shot
wise falls short the fancy that ne .en.
them because he resent d their being had
work with him. Buxton and LAM ways
been in the crew for q year arc ~" ,;r,
pleasant relations with MN MS
While Brainerd's grudSe afaiis,t dis
men apnears TO be a theory. only !i 18th
like of Farnham Is admitted by ms p'''
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