Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
BRAINE DISAPPEARED
Marlboro Man Left Fathers Home
in New Jersey
Re- appeared In Brothers Office In New
York, Looking Like Tramp, His Valu-
ables Misslnq.

ables Missing.
Daniel Lawrence Brane, who is well
known in Brattleboro and who recently
sold his farm in Marlboro, mysteriously
disappeared from the home of his par
ents in Glen Ridge, N. j., a few days
ago and mysteriously re-appeared
Tuesday at the office of his brother FL
gin Braine of ASP Fifth avenue, New
York city. The disappearance of Braine,
who has prominent New York relatives,
has furnished material for several ar
ticles in the New York World this week.
Until recently Braine was a stock farmer
at Five Maple farm in Marlboro, tract
given him by his father. He sold the
place recently and about six weeks ago
bought an automobile and seemed to be
enjoying himself. He was in Brattleboro
about three weeks ago and at that time
showed no Indication of mental trouble.
| He is n member of Brattleboro lodge, f.
| and A. NJ.
The following account of Braine's dis
| appearance was published In the New
| York World Saturday, together with
| picture of the missing man:
| with only a few dollars in his pock-
| et-though he might have drawn $4,000
had he wished-David J.. Braine of Glen
Ridge ~ j., left his home on the morn
ing of July 20 and has not been seen
since by friends. The Braines are well
| TO 90 ana Il liberal IGNdIu Is cuN tl tScu
today for information as to Davids
| whereabouts.
civilian II. Mcdonald a private de-
tective at No % West Forty-second
street, who is in charge of the search
says everything indicates Braine met
foul play He was single, 20 years old
and had a good bank account. AS he
left home his straw hat was tilted on
the back of his head and he was smok-
ing Il priced pipe His relatives say he
had no reason to leave home.
"The missing mans father is Lawrence
T.. Braine secretary of an automobile
company at No ASP Fifth avenue. Da-
vid's grandmother is the widow of Rear
Admiral Braine, u. S. n. a general
alarm was sent out by the police last
night.
David Braine is % years old, stands
six feet and one inch and weighs Ia
pounds. When last seen he wore a blue
serge suit a signet ring inscribed with
} the initials D. l.. B., and a straw hat
in the inner band of which were the
initials ID. B. His beard was trimmed
: in the Vandyke style.
He is a graduate of Harvard and was
engaged in the insurance business. Wher
he left his home he had an appointment
with the manager of a radiator com.
pany at No. 80 Broadway, but did not
keep the appointment
There is something most mysterious
in this case said Mcdonald. Mr.
Braine did not have a care in the worlt
so far as any of his friends know. HI
just left Glen Ridge and disappeared
That is all that is known yet"
The Sunday World contained this ad
ditonal information: THAT Daniel l.
Braine, son of Lawrence f. Braine
president of the City Autobcab company
who mysteriously disappeared from tn,
home of his grandmother, widow of Rea
. Admiral Braine of Glen Ridge n. ].
last Saturday, was engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Janet Schouler of No 2
Woodland avenue, Glen Ridge, becam
known yesterday. The marriage was t.
have taken place this fall
My daughter and Mr.. Braine ap
: peard to be perfectly happy the mothe
of Miss Schouler said yesterday, an,
: | can assign no reason why he SHOULD
: have left home mysteriously.
" Young Braine until recently was
stock farmer in Vermont. He sold hi
farm at a nice profit and came here t
visit his parents. His father is of tn
: opinion that Braine was temporari
: crazed by the heat.
, "'He had been running the farm =
the past three years. Mr.. Brane said
= He was successful and / was surp Sc
= when l learned that he planned to sell
| believe he worked too hard ID wind u
his affairs during the heated term'
= THE police have absolutely no clue t
: Braine's whereabouts. He had Teen mo
= rose and moody before he Disappeared
= In its report of Braines return tn
a World said: Daniel Braine had the ap
: pearance of a tramp. He seemingly ha
l., not shaved since he disappeared Hi
gold watch and chain, his cuff button
and a diamond stick pin were gone, an
there was not a cent in his pockets
Braine seemed daZed He told his broth
L
| can remember nothing
"Elgin Braine sent for DR.. John c. Nc
Gowan of No. 40 East Thirtieth street
the family physician. The physician
made a superficial examination and ex
pressed the opinion the young man ha
been suffering from aphasia. Brain
was questioned closely, but could remem
Der nothing that had happened since h
was sitting on the front porch of hi
grandmother's home. 4 have fearful
pains in my head he repeated man
times