Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
BRANDENBURG IS OUT
Freed ON $500 Bail in CIeve-
land Article Case.
NO CHARGE OF FORGERY
Dayton, Ohio, Police Take Writer
Into Custody.
AS FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
Lawyer, Who Is His Friend, May
Demand Liberty on Habeas Cor
pus-Detective After Him.
As FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE

10 personal 1rlenO OF BranQenDurS.
1ddings announced that he would apply
| for writ Of habeas corpus today.
| Detective Kincaid of Dayton filed in
police court today complaint against
| Brandenburg, charging him with being
fugitive from justice. On this charge
he was held, his bond, being fixed at $500.
The bond was signed by w. N. Young,
| an attorney. Brandenburg was released.
Advices from New York state that an
| officer will arrive here some time tonight
with requisition. Brandenburg says
he will go to New York
AS he was boarding a train for New
York city here yesterday afternoon Bran
denburg was arrested by Dayton detec-
tlveS on the charge of grand larceny
telegram from the New York city
police department advised the Dayton
police to hold Brandenburg. He is al
| legged to have sold to the New York Times
a letter Which he represented 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 forgery.
In statement issued last night Bran
denburg says he had the proper authority
from Mrs. Cleveland and from Mr. Hast
| 1ngs, co-executor of the Cleveland estate,
before he sold the article to the Times,
and furthermore asks If it is reasonable
| CiAcAI ally SdIlc man would 1dlSlfy the ut
terances of an ex-President of the United
| States for $12O.
At the time he was arrested he says
he was on his way to New York city
to give District Attorney Jerome addi-
t1onal evidence. He says the arrest was
| made by those interested in offsetting the
influence of Clevelands utterance who
wished him to secure dramatic climax
just before election.
Brandenburg's Statement.
Through his attorney Brandenburg is
sued the following statement:
1T appears that I am to be the Capt
Dreyfus Of the campaign of 1908. I
have been peculiarly alone and am
still alone in my fight; and. though
ready to welcome the great body Of
support which the facts warrant me,
II 1t does not come shall go on alone.
Is it reasonable that. for the sake of
the $40 that would have been my
profit after weeks of work, any sane
man in my public position would have
falsified the utterances Of an ex-Presi-
dent of the United States? Is it rea-
sonable that when persons had seen
the hand-written manuscript in my
possession in March. that when pre-
sented the scheme for the three arti-
cles for sale in March, and when I
sought the proper authority from Mrs.
Cleveland and the co-executor. Mr..
Hastings. before I sold the single arti-
Gle. that there could have been any,
| thing 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 1t never been pro-
duced. save in the secret of the grand
| jury room. when the American pub
| lie is entitled to know every scrap of
evidence in the matter at once? Why
have my witnesses been intimidated?
Why is an Indictment found If one
has been found, before my case Is in?
Yesterday I wired District Attorney
Jerome that I had new evidence to
present on Friday. and as l slipped
aboard the train for New York to full
fill my agreement I am arrested as a
fugitive from justice, though my at
torney. Joseph Williams and I myself
informed the district attorney of my
purpose and destination on this jour-
ney.
This allows those who are interested
in offsetting the influence of Mr.. Cleve-
lands utterance to secure a dramatic
climax just before election. The entire
matter is all fitting in nicely with Col.
Watterson's plan announced before the
article was published-it must be dis
credited by any means. It remains to
see if the American public Is to be
bulldozed on one hand while am VIC
timized on the other.
"BROUGHTON BRANDENBURG."
Brandenburg said that in the last sew
eral days he had been looking up wit
nesses in this section Of the country and
had much evidence which he would pre-
sent to the grand jury Saturday. He was
confident that he would be cleared.
Detective Sent for Him.
NEW YORK, October Radioactive
Norman E. Fitzsimmons of the district
attorneys staff left this morning for
Dayton to bring back Brandenburg.
gof OFT fo1aoronho6
Dayton police as soon as he learned of
Brandenburg's arrest, asking them to hold
him under heavy bail pending the arrival
of FitZsimmons.
Brandenburg was indicted for grand lar
ceny in the second degree on Wednesday
ton into the authenticity Of the article
he sold the New York Times. This ar
ticle opposed William ]. Bryan, lauded
William H. Taft and was circulated by
the republican national committee.
When the Times became satisfied 1t had
been imposed upon by fake" 1t asked
the district attorney to investigate. Mrs.
Cleveland, widow Of the former Presi-
dent; William r. Reick. one of the editors
Of the Times. and others appeared as wit
nesses before the grand jury.
The New York Times publishes the fol-
lowing editorial in today's issue:
LAS a result of District Attorney Je-
romes investigation at the request of
the article signed by the late Grover
Cleveland. published in this journal Au-
gust 80 last. after the executor Of Mr..
Cleveland had assured the Times Of Its
authenticity, was not written by him.
Broughton Brandenburg. the literary
agent from whom the letter was obtained,
has been indicted and arrested.
"All the facts relating to the article
must now be recorded in open court. and
any testimony as to its authenticity pos
sessed by Mr.. Hastings or others can no
longer be withheld.
"As the only object Of this newspaper
in urging the investigation was to have
all evidence touching the origin of the
article made public, the result is i'm
mensely gratifying to the Times. The
charge against Mr.. Brandenburg is the
fabrication Of the article and the forging
Of Mr.. Cleveland's signature"
Larceny Only Is Charged.
It was distinctly stated by the district
attorneys Office that the grand larceny
charge is the only one on which Bran
denburg has been indicted here The
reason for not taking up the forgery end
of the matter was explained on the
ground that it was feared that such a
charge would not lie. inasmuch as the
law holds that person cannot be charged