Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-26
FRANK Pine and the Brady
Orphans are Missing
MISS CAMPBELL ASSISTED
Father Purcell Says Ne Was Saubsed By
Sheriff Dyer

The latest from Rathdrum regard
ing the Brady orphan case Is that the
children, Miss Ida Campbell, former
ly Brady's housekecper, and Frank
Pine, the children's uncle. have been
missing since Saturday night, 1t Is
believed that the missing parties were
driven to Newport, WASH, at a late
hour Saturday night, and there board
ed a Great Northern train for the
east. OF course, nothing definite is
known, but 1t is surmiScd that Pine
and the children are by this time at
the formers home in Keswick, Iowa.
What steps, IL any, have been made
by the officers of this county to locate
the missing children and Mr.. Pine, is
not known. II is believed in some
quarters that this vii! probably be the
end of case which was beginning to
attract widespread attention on ac-
count Of the very recent tragic death
OF the childrcn's father.
In this connection adyices from
Rathdrum regarding the proceedings
had in this case are as follows; Last
Friday evening the petition Of Father
Purcell asking for the possession Of
the children was heard on writ Of
habeas corpus before Judge Mayhem
and was by him denied and the petit
tiOn quashec. On Saturday the case
OF Frank Pine, charged with the crime
OF kidnapping, came up before Justice
of the Peace Marsh, and on motion Of
the county attorney was dismissed.
During the day Edwin Mcl}ee was ap-
pointed probate judge and as soon as
he had qualified Father Purcell was
appointed guardian OF the children.
Father Purcell at once qualified as
guardian and attempted to get pos
session of the children, who were with
Miss Campbell and Mr.. Pine. In this
he was not successful, and soon after
ward 1t developed that the children
were missing. The house of Brady
and others were closely watched, as
were also the trains, but no trace OF
the missing ones could be found
Sheriff Dyer searched both trains
without result, but II he had found
the parties 1t is asserted he could have
done nothing further than serve the
order directing Pine TO appear Tnes-
day to show cause why he retained
possession OF the children.
To Spokesman.Revie reporter
Father Purcell gave the following yer-
sion Of the affair:
1.-The children or Judge Brady are
gone again. This time nobody knows
where.
.They were taken from Rathdrum
sometime during Saturday night. In a
conveyance, and the supposition Is
that they passed through Spirit val.
ley to Newport on the Great North.
crn, and from there east. | learned
Of their departure at 8 9o'clock yester.
day morning.
"As soon as Edwin McBee was
sworn In Saturday as probate Judge he
issued letters Of guardianship oyer
these children to me, having prev
iously filed the required %, 900 bond
which was approved.
II then called on Mr.. Pine and
asked him for the children. lie would
not answer me. but advised that
consult his attorney, John Il. Goode
The latter said he had advised his
client not To give up the children.
"James Graham Immediately got
out petition for writ of habeas
corpus and presented it to Judge May.
hew, who gave the order. Count,
Clerk Callahan issued the writ. signed
and sealed. and presented 1t To Sher.
III Dyer. who refused To take il,
Sheriff. said l. here is a writ of Ia.
beas corpus. and ! want this man
Pine kept in town. He answered. Il