The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-23
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. Is ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH FORGERY OF
cLEvELAND's NAME.
SENSATIONS PROMISED

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He NJ Also Charged with Larceny, II
Connection with Letter He sold Nsw
York Times In Which Cleveland 10
said 70 Have Favored Tar.
DAYTON, O., Oct. 22.-As he was
boarding q train for New York city
here this afternoon, Broughton Bran
denburg was arrested by local detec-
Itives on the charge OF forgery and
grand larceny. A telegram from the
New York city police department ad-
vised the local department to holt
him. He Is alleged to have sold to
the New York Times q letter which
he alleged to have been written by
Grover Cleveland in which the dead
statesman predicted the election OF
Taft and which letter is now declared
to have been a forgery.
Brandenburg was locked up, as the
amount Of his bail vas not fixed.
In a statement issued tonight Bran
denburg says he had the proper au-
thority from Mrs. Cleveland and from
Mr.. Hastings, c%o-executor OF the
Cleveland estate, before he sold the
article to. the Times, and furthermore,
asks IL It is reasonable to suppose
that any sane man would falsify the
~utterances Of an ex-president OF the
United States for $120. At the time
he was arrested he said he was on
his way to New York city to give Dis
trict Attorney jerome additional evil
dence. He says the arrest was made
Nv those interested in off-setting the
influence OF Mr.. Cleveland's utter
ances, the object being to secure a
dramatic climax just before election
Through his attorneys, Branden-
burg issued the following statement:
cit appears that I am to be the
Captain Dreyfus of the campaign OF
1908. | have been peculiarly alone
and am still alone in my fight and
though ready to welcome the great
body Of support which the facts war
rant me, II it does not come, I shall
20 on alone.
tIs 1t reasonable that for the sake
Of $3.50 that would have been my pro-
1T after weeks of work, any sane man
in my position would have falsifed
the utterances of an ex-president OF
the United States? Is It reasonable
when persons had seen the hand
writing manuscript in my possession
lin March that when I presented the
scheme for the three articles for sale
: in March and when I sought the pre-
per authority from Mrs. Cleveland ant
J the ~co-executor, Mr.. Hastings, before
sI sold the article, that there could
5 have been anything but fair dealing
lin my methods? Why was the alleg-
ed evidence that the document was
fraudulent not produced when the
document was challenged, and why
has It never been produced save In
! the secrets Of the grand jury room.
/ when tho American public is entitled
i to know every scrap Of evidence In
! the matter at once? Why have my
witnesses been intimidated? Why is
i indictment found, II n has been
i found before my case is on? Yester'
8 day i wired District Attorney jerome
a that i had new evidence to present on
Friday. snd as I stepped aboard the
It train for New York to fu'hll my agree
ments II am arrested asa fugitive froin
justice though my attorney, josef
Williams, and my self informed the
district attorney OF my purpose aud
G.,..liation Of this journey?
.This allows those who are interest
cd In ofc-setting the influence Of Mr.
:. Cleveland,s utterances to ecure q dra
matte climax just before election. Tht
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entire matter Is all fitting nicely will
e Colonel Watterson's plan, announced
before the article was published, tina
1t must be discredited by any means
It remains to be seen II the American
public IL to be bull-dozed on n hand
= while / am victimized on the other
: Habeas corpus proceedings = no,
= being brought. IN
~ NEW YORK, Oct. ga Telegram
: was received at police headquarter
tonight from Chief Of Police p. J. Ala
back Of Dayton, Ohio, saying tina
y Brandenburg had expressed his vii
~ ingness to return to New York withou
~ requisition papers. Later another to
egram was received that an effol
would probably be made by friends z
" Brandenburg to obtain his release t.
~ morrow on bail. Upon this second me-
- sage the district attorneys office r
- y quested the Dayton authorities to d
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