New Ulm review., 1922-07-19
move from Sleepy Eye to New Ulm
when he first met Max Pfeifer.
Three Men Laid Plan.


when he first met Max Pfeiffer.
Three Men Laid Plan. !.
Brooks told the same story as Max
about meeting evenings at Max Pfeif-
ter's house and that besides Brooks
and Max, Victor Berndt was present
and helped to plan the crime.
On the 18th day Of May Raymond
Brooks remained in the hay loft Of
VIM. Pfeiferys barn all day with the
stolen clothes while Max Pfeiffer spent
the day about town. Brooks testified
that VIM. Pfeiffer came up in the hay
loft and examined the clothes and that
he tried on one Of the suits. Also that
Just before Brooks and Max started
of with the clothes for st. Paul,
VIM. Peiffer brought lunch over to
the barn for Brooks.
Bill To Get Car.
It had been decided early in the
morning to ship the clothes in box
to Verne Brooks but at a conference
later Raymond Brooks objected to
this and it was then agreed that
VIM. Pfeiffer should secure car and
the goods be taken to st. Paul in the
car. Big Bill however was not sue
cessfulin his attempt to get an automo-
bile and Max and Bill then decided
to take the Rubey car. Max and
Brooks tore off the labels on the suits
but had missed some which were later
found on the pockets Of some Of the
suits, aiding in the Identification.
After getting to st. Paul, Brooks
telephoned Mack" County Attor-
ney Eckstein supplied the full name,
Norman McClellom) who came and
bought six or seven suits for $75 pay
ing the money to Max Pfeiffer. The
suits that were left were sold for about
SIS each or 5000 for the loot. A cab
driver took the clothes down town to
the tailor. who bought them, carrying
the loot in trunk and couple of
suit cases.
Divide Fifty-Fifty.
At the time Of this sale, the tailor
handed 5000 to McClellom who said
that Brooks was to have the money,
whereupon he handed the money to
Brooks, who in turn paid Max Pfeif-
fer $500.
Raymond Brooks was taken into
custody by the sheriff of Morrison
County June 26 at the request of the
sheriff's Office here, Deputy Gieseke
being along in the capture Of Brooks
who lived way back in the woods in
place very hard to find and very diff
fcult to get to. I.
Brooks testified that he was in the
Foster & Bertrand store once before
the burglary and bought a pair o.
socks and pair Of gloves.
Sixth Grade Education.
Brooks attended school up to the
sixth grade. He has been arrested a
couple Of times before, he testified, once
in connection with destroying farmers
harnesses in Waseca County. He is
married and has four children.
VIM. Pfeiffer Testifies.
VIM. Pfeiffer testified in open court
on Monday Of this week. He admitted
that he knew the goods were stolen
when his brother Max had stored them
in his barn. In many details, however
his testimony was not in accord with
that Of his brother, Max, or with
Brooks.
VIM. Pfeifer's education also ceased
with the sixth grade.
Denies Trying on Suit.
Big Bill denied having tried on q
suit in his hay loft. He also denied
examining the clothes in any other
way. He couldn't remember having
given Max a dollar to buy a box with
which to ship. the clothes. He was
sure that he hadn't. When pressed a
little by the county attorney, he side
stepped the question by saying that
he had given his brother, Max, many
dollars" at various times and couldn't
remember about this particular one.
He also denied that he was to ar
range to get an automobile for Brooks
and Max to take the clothes to st.
Paul in and he denied having suggested
the Rubey car for that purpose.
Denies Bringing Brooks Lunch.
He denied having brought Brooks a
lunch in the barn that day but weak
ened bit on that when the county
attorney continued to inquire about it
and finally said that he couldn't re-
member. Later on, he remembered
that "I believe they asked me for a
lunch but am sure I told them /
didn't have anything in the house. =
Next day, Rubey had told him about
his car being missing and Bill told him
not to worry, that it would show up in
a couple Of days. Bill got telephon e
call that the car was south Of Turner
Hall. He went up to see first and