Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-23
BRANDENBURG
SEIZED FOR
FORGERY
MAN WHO SOLD ALLEGED
CLEVELAND LETTERS
Prisoner Insists Documents Are
Genuine and Published With
Authority Claims He's Vic
tim of Conspiracy,


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Dayton, O., oct. 22.--As he was
boarding train for New York City
here this afternoon, Broughton
Brandcnburg was arrested by local de-
tectives on the charge Of forgery and
grand larceny \ telegram from the
New York city police department ask
ed the local department to hold MIN.
He is alleged to have sold to the New
York Times letter, which he alleged
to have been written by Grover Cleve-
land in which the dead statesman
predicted the election of Taft and
which letter is now declared to have
been a forgery.
Brandcnburg was locked up as the
amount of his bail was not fixed
In n statement issued tonight
Brandenburg says he had the proper
authority from Mrs. Cleveland and
Mr.. Hastings, co-eXecutor Of the
Cleveland estate, before ne sold the
article to the Times and furthermore
asks if it is reasonable to suppose that
any sane man would faisify the ut
terance 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 District
Attorney Jerome additional evidence.
lie says the arrest was made by those
Interested in offsettlng the inluenca
of Mr.. Cleveland utterance, the OBJ
jeCt being "to secure a dramatic eli
max just before election"
Through his attorney, Brandenburg
issued the following statement;
1T appears that | am TO be the
Captain Dreyfus of the campaign Of
1908. | have been peculiarly alone
and am still alone in my fight ana
H. q
body of support which the facts war
rant me, If it does not come, | shall
go on alone.
rs it reasonable H., for the sake
o. Sl20s that WCa- AdEe be- ~
profit after weeks of work, any sane
man in my position would have falsi-
fled the utteranCes of an cN-president
OF the United States? Is it reasonable |
when persons had seen the handWrit- !
ten manuscript in my possession /
when | presented the scheme |
for the three articles for sale !
in March, and when / sought the |
proper authority from Mrs. Cleveland |
and the co-pXecutOr, Mr. Hastings be |
fore l sold the single article, that |
there could have been anything but |
fair dealings in my method? why was |
the alleged evidence that the doCu-
ment was fraudulent not produced !
when the ocumcnt was challenged |
ana why has it never been produced |
save in secret in the grand Jury room
when the document was challenged /
to know every scrap Of evidence in
the matter at once. Why have my
witnesses been inundated? Why is /
an indictment found. il one has been
found, before my case is in? Ycstor-
day l wired District Attorney jerome
that l had new evidence to present on
Friday and as ] stepped aboard the /
train for New York to fulfU my
| am arrested as a fugitive
from justice though my attorney,
Joseph Williams and myself inform-
ed the district attorney of my pur-
pose and destination on this journey.
This allows those who are inter-
ested in offsettng the influence of Mr. 4
utteranCes to secure
dramatic climax just before election
The entire matter Is all fitting nicely +,
with Colonel Watterson'5 plan, an
nounccd before the article was pub
lished. that ii must bo discredited by
any means II remains 10 be seen iii
the American public is to be bulldozcd
on one hand while l am yiCtimized
ON the other"
Habeas corpus proceedings arc now
being brought