Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
BRAlNARD'S ACTIONS AT
MONDAMIN WERE VERY
PECULIAR
Agents Of the Northwestern Com
pany Find Plausible Clue at
Mcndamin.
Bralnard Left Cabcose Of Frelcht
Train t. Get Gloves and Did
Not Return,

are slowly but gradually gather.
ing the various strings of evidence
in the Brainard murder case into
compact form and will soon have
more than mere rumors to assist
them in running down the persons
in the deal.
Immediately upon their arrival
hero yesterday morning, the at-
taches OF the Chicago and North
western Claims Department, with
headquarters at Chicago, pro.
ceeded to the task awaitin, them.
Will.o'- the-wisp and all other
phantom clues and rumors were
igoored and by five O'clock yes
terday afternoon the authorities
we're in possession Of the facts
md data of clue far the most i'm
oortant since the search was COM
menced for the guilty persons.
Every step and move made by
3rainard from the time he left his
ZONE town of Moorehead until
'is arrival in Mondamir, is known
by those working on the case.
Arriving in Mondamin about niue
o'clock he spent considerable time
q the waiting room at the station
here. To more than one person
lid Brainard state he had "a wad
+ money in his clothes.'' Wit
.esses state lie exhibited the
money during his stay in the pas
,enger station. About IL O'Clock
3rainard, accompanied by a young
nan who lives in THE city and
snother young fellow whose iden-
ity the claim agents have, board
d the caboose Of freight train
No. 30, bound for Missouri VAL
ey. All three we're provided
With transportation. The trio
.ngsged in general conversation
until the train started to leave the
-tation, bound for this city. 1t
vas then Brainard happened to
.ecall the fact, or at least supposed
o be, that he eft a his gloves in
che waiting room. While the train
vas in motion he stepped from
he platform of the caboose and
reentered the station for the os-
tensiole purpose Of getting the
doves. Whether or not he was
.ble to catch the train again is
lot known but since their exam
nation of the trainmen in charge
If No 30 on that date the Com
oany attaches are positive he did
not ride as passenger and what
purpose he would have in riding
ia box car while the thermome-
ter was lowering about the zero
mark, although provided with the
necessary transportation, is a
problem rather hard to solve.
After train No 30, the next train
coming to Missouri Valley from
Mondamin arrived here about 6
o'clock Saturday morning.
Brainard's rather abrupt action
in leaving the caboose as he did,
causes the impression that he was
anxious to elude his companions.
In signed statement made
yesterday afternoon the Monda-
min marshal states gambling
game was in progress in that
place Friday evening, certain
gamblers from out of town being
there and engaged in the game.
Whether or not Brainard par
ticipated in the game there is no
positive evidence to prove, but no
trace whatever can be found of
him Immediately after he left the
caboose.
About one o'clock Saturday
morning one of the gamblers, who
does not enjoy reputation of the
very best, was seen to leave Mon
DAMN in q buggy, accompanied
by second person whose identi-
ty is not known at present. As
nothing was particularly sus-
picious about their movements the
team and drivers were given but
passing notice by persons who
saw them. According to the best
of information they started in the
direction of Missouri Valley. The
object of their mission, their des-
tination and what they accom-
plished by their late drive during
the blizzard of Saturday morning
no one will say, but it is known
that the gambler drove