The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
MAY FIND MAN
!. IN BRENNAN CASE.
POLICE MISUNDERSTANDING. NEW
THEORY OF MURDER.
Mrs. Brennan's Apparent Confidence
that She Can Produce Man She Says
= Shot Her and Her Children Interests
Detectives Anonyn N ote u Gives
Clue-Mrs. Brennan in Jail

Sensational developments are ex-
pected in the Brennan murder case
within the next few days, and not
improbable that someone outside. of the
stricken family may be brought: into
the case. Anonymous letters to the de
eeet1vef eTetIv bef ana the passing Of hotes
case at the city hospital, have, aroused
the police and the work Of gathering
evidence is being pushed to the; limit
49, will produce. the man who muir
as and myself:' ~ d. z.#z
;, Mrs; Brennan is said to have repeated
TINS statement several times since --e
mas been patient at the hospital. Sew
eral of the nurses heard this remark.
and they say that the accused woma n
acts as tho she is relying on something
substantial to gain her freedom. These
statements and actions have been re-
ported to the police. ..;:.> *-... 5>EHs
i In spite of the close guard that has
peen Kept, over Mrs. Brennan, she has
peen able to communicate with her hus-
band and Thomas Brennan, the, wound
ed boy. A few days ago someone told
| Dr. r.. H.. Beckman,. city physician, that
| Thomas had received a mote from his
stepmother and that he had promptly
destroyed it after reading it. An in
vestlgation followed and both Thomas
and Mrs. Brennan admitted that the
report was true. Both said that the
notes had been carried by William
Gears, an orderly in the hospital, and
he was discharged by DR.. -Beckman this
morning. + I. i #%.F ~
. Deny Any Secrets, @*.
Both Thomas and Mrs Brennan, how
ever, say that there was nothing in the
! messages that they would hide from
| the police. Mrs. Brennan says she sim
| ply told'sTho1nas to cheer up and that
they would soon be out of the hospital
Another note to Mrs. Brennan from her
husband, James Brennan, was inter
cepted. The note stated that he still
believed in her innocence and would
stand by her. There was no mention
of plan to get Thomas out of the
state, as the police suspected.
Gears denies that he carried any
notes and says that even had he sc
desired, the woman was too closely
guarded to permit communication o1
the sort. incidentally the conduct OF
the woman 8 police guard will be in
vestigated, inasmuch as Brennan ha
! been twice; admitted to see his wife
since. the policeman on duty was, or
dered to- exclude Sshim.2dE& =. :: .zs5aH !
\ ~~Even more excitement" than THAT
\ caused by these notes has been stirred
J. the detectives working on the case.
"Sweat Brennan. He knows who die
the shooting and can tell all,' read:
u the note.
The police want to meet the write1
of this note. as other reports have come
: in that tend to show that the person
knows something of the case. Brennan
said that if Mrs. Brennan did not dc
the shooting that night, he has an ide;
who did.
j., Brennan thinks that two men had ;
!. motive ,for4eWiping out the. family ant
. the names of these two men are knowp
: The police have been told of their con
nection with the family, and they viii
be watched until there, are further de
velopments. Rumors which tend to cor
! roborate this story are being run down
t by the officers.
! ! Will Investigate Runors.
/ The anonymous letter, coupled witt
the chance statements Of Brennan AM
his wife, are" said to make out d: cas-
7 which the police cannot afford to over
D.. look: All rumors will be thoroly in
vestigated before the case is presented
1 to the grand jury next Tuesday.
: AS the result of the secret communj
cation at the hospital Mrs. Brennan wa
taken to the county jail early this at
Z tern oon,9and no one will be allowed t
! see e<heE She eJEsobbed as she left the hos
Z pital. Her husband has ot5*been a
: lowed to see, her since last Tuesday
. From now on it will be npossible fo
her to learn Of any progress thatAis be
ing made with the case. She has nc
yet engaged an attorney and has nc
7 asked concerning one. This fact ha
d also been the subject Of comment an
: is taken as a substantiation of, her prom
d iSe to. produce the real murderer -