| Show LOCAL from the dally ft T 23 T A friend of brainard wv m dim his As tire STANDARD announced in thursday article lie brainard kob indictment and arrest their daiy friends were astounded to learn of the affair that the arrest had been mide they could not deny but they expressed them confident that limin ard and Kobic Bon ere innocent one of these friends sir thomai II 11 stated to a reporter of THE STANDARD that he beli eed in their innocence and he rave his reasons ill admit he said that cirona evidence would tend to suspicion yet I 1 believe them entirely innocent lor beneral reasons I 1 ander baand that when I 1 hoy obtained abo check rom 1 lamer arop they fant over to abo bank and there paid I 1 lie amount to this man alu I 1 think is the real check raiser alicy were been to pay him that amount and this would show that they v ere acting their part in the transact in good laith and they knew no more 0 the forgery or altera lun than did the tiros again their credit here is good they have property in hand only two or three days ago ur firm sold the corner to them they have always appeared ap pared here ai gentlemen I 1 certainly believe them innocent tha victims of unfortunate circumstances which will doubtless be cleared up as the progresses gr esses these were mr views and they are endo by the friends of the defendants ot tha caie in question |
