Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-18
BRAMAN's NEW YORK RECORD.
He Conducted a Bogus VIII Factory In
the Big CITY.

hNnNNAhaIN IN NAANaAnAN hNknANa y
readers with spicy articles about one J.
Chandler Braman, alias Ralph Chandler,
who In at present In the city, aud who Ii
carrying his gall into the realms OF re-
spectacle society by Misrepresentation,
thus imposing himself upon the good and
reyelling In the lattsr's sweet exclama.
tlons that he surely cannot be IA bad and
crooked AZ the newspapers and his own
father have painted him. A few more
facts are here culled for the benefit Of our
readers:
THE BOGUS WILL FACTORY.
The New York Journal OF October 90
u aud ~, 1897. contains an expose OF j.
Chandler Bramau's alleged crooked prac-
tees In that city. The Journal charges
that Braman and q confederate named
GEORGE NJ. Mcclure %eOnspiTed 10 forge q
bogus will In order TO get possession Of
The estate Of Ebert II. BOgart, OF Roslyn,
L.. /. who ~bequeathed before his death
100000 20 charity. friends and acQuain-
tances. They also had y mysterious con,
nection with the will OF Stephen G.
DimOn. q rich bachelor who died In New
York City, leaving property valued AT
about 100000. The Journal says, In
part:
Lewis NJ. Bayliss, a man 6S years old,
charges that j. U. BTaman aud George NJ.
Mcclure tried 10 lure him 10 represent
himself "a an old friendOf the late Ebert
Il. Bogart, Of ROslyn, l.. l., and az a lega.
tee OF a false will 10 DO uttered by them.
ibis charge he makes In an affidavit.
"rhe same men, Braman and Mcclure,
some time ago, produced a document
purpOrting 10 DO the will OF the late
Stephen g. DimOn. q rich and eccentric
bachelor, naming Mrs. Martha Kerry,
the woman who conducted the house at
which he lived, IA his sole legatee. For
300 they surrendered the document TO
Mrs. keery's attorney. II proved TO be-
merely a typewriter copy OF q document
known 10 be In existence, and OF no value,
"Braman represented himself TO be an
attorney-at-law. As q fact, he has mol
been admitted 10 practice. Mcclure il
said 10 be a chemist. A warrant for the
arrest OF Mcclure for contempt OF court
for failing TO obey a process has been Is.
sued. The conduct OF BramAn Is under
consideration by the prosecuting Of
acers."
TIE scAPEGRACE's FLIGHT.
The New York World Of December
throws some light on Braman's sudden
departure from New York. Ii seems that
he ivd from the Empire City directly to
Los Angeles. The World says:
Joseph G. Braman, OF No. 1853 Broad.
way, a commissioner OF deeds for MAssa,
chusetts. was removed from office yester-
day by GOV. W0lcOtt, on the ground, that
there Is good and sufficient reason for 40
doing
"For a man less than 20 years old Bra.
man has succeeded remarkably we'll In
duping the people OF New York. Several
years ago he began the study OF law, but
Tor n reasan or another failed 10 pass
an examination admitting him 10 the
bar.
"A little thing like that, however, did
not interfere In the least with BTAmAn's
plans. and he set up an office without
papers.
"His father, Joseph B. Braman, OF No.
1874 Broadway, has for the past fourteen
years been q commissioner for every state
In the Union, and for Canada ~ well,
He still has an office at No. 100 Broadway,
where he Is we'll and fayOrably known.
Three years ago the elder Braman
went 10 Boston On account OF his wife's
health, and not wishing 20 close his Of
fee, he turned II over 10 his sou with the
understanding that he should pay the
rent.
AT that time young Braman was a
commissioner for several states, and
shortly prior 10 his fathers departure he
received a commission from Massachu
sets.
ut was then, II Ia said, that he began
10 practice a. a lawyer and identify him
self with queer proceedings In probate
courts. IL Is alleged that he established
a will factory which brought him III
more than n bright dollar.
-His Massachusetts, commission ran
out In June last. and on the 25th Of thai
month he succeeded In getting a renewal
from Governor NOleOtt through the in
huence OF Governor Black.
About ave weeks ago, after the return