The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
4 Am TO BE
THE DRFYFUS OF
THE CAMP PA|GN'
SO Says Brandenburg, Who Is
Accused of Forging a
Cleveland Letter
Dayton Police Arrest Writer at
Request of the New York
Authorities
Prisoner Alleges That Document
Is Genuine and That He
Will Prove 1t
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE cAIL


. DAYTON, O., Oct. Boughton
Brandenburg, the magazine writer,
who sold political article to the New
York Times, purporting to have been
written by the late Grover Cleveland,
in which the latter had predicted the
election of Taft, but which was al
legged to be forgery, was arrested
here this afternoon on telegraphic in
structions from District Attorney
Jerome of New York.
Brandenburg expressed his willing
ness to return without fighting extra
dition. He was unable to obtain bail
and was locked up.
In a statement issued tonight
Brandenburg says he had the proper
authority from Mrs. Cleveland and
from Hastings. co-executor of the
Cleveland estate, before he sold the
article to the Times, and asks if it is
man would falSLfy the utterances of an
ex-president of the United States for
$500 At the time he was arrested he
said he was on his way to New York
city TO give District Attorney Jerome
additional evidence He says the ar
rest was made by those interested in
offsetting the influence of Mr. Cleve-
lands utterances. the object being ito
secure dramatic climax just before
Election
BRANDESBURG'S STATEMENT
Through his attorney Brandenburg is
sued the following statement:
TT appears that l am to be the Cap
tain Dreyfus of the campaign of 1908.
have been alone and am still alone in
my fight, and though ready to welcome
the great body of support which the
facts warrant. if it does not come /
shall go on alone.
rs it reasonable that. for the sake
of s120, that would have been my profit
after weeks of work, any sane man in
my position would have falsified the ut
terances of an sX-president of the
United States? Is it reasonable, when
persons had seen the hand written
manuscripts in my possession in March,
when / presented the scheme for the
three articles for sale, and when /
sought the proper authority from Mrs.
Cleveland and the coeXecutor, Mr.. Hast
ings before / sold the single article.
that there could have been anything
but fair dealing in my methods?
Why was the alleged evidence that
the document was fraudulent not pro-
duced when the document was chal-
lenged, and why has it never been pro-
duced save in the secrets of the grand
jury room, when the American public
is entitled to know every scrap of evil
dence in the matter at once?
why have my witnesses been intimi-
dated?
why is an indictment found. if one
has been found, before my case is in?
Yesterday 1 wired District Attorney
Jerome that 1 had new evidence to pre-
sent on Friday. and as I stepped aboard
the train for New York to fulfill my
program / am arrested as a fugitive
from justice. though my attorney,
Joseph Williams. and myself informed
the district attorney of my purpose and
destination of this journey.
BLAMES wATTERSON
This allows those who are inter
ested in offsetting the influence of Mr.
CIeveland's utterances to secure a dra-
matte climax just before election. The
entire matter is all fitting nicely with
Colonel Watterson's plan, announced be-
fore the article was published that it
must bS dtSSl coitSu w diiJ hlSollS. IL
remains to be seen if the American
public is to be bulldozed on one hand,
while / am victimized on the other"
Brandenburg also said that if he is
indicted by the grand jury of New
York he may file three suits of $780,
600 each for libel against Henry Wat
terson of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, the New York World and Kern,
the democratic nominee for vice presi-
dent.
Habeas corpus proceedings are now
being brought to secure Brandenburg's
release.