New-York tribune., 1909-06-29
CALLS MRS. CLEVELAND
As WITNESS IN REBUTTAL L
Brandenburg also on Stond-De-
fence Sums Up to Jury,

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| Randolph E Lewis Sunday editor of The Her
aid" was the last witness called by the defence IN
the trial of Broughton Brandenburg, continued be
fore Justice Fitzgerald in the Criminal Branch OF
the Supreme Court yesterday. He said he had re-
ieced the Cleveland article printed in The Times
On cross-exa nination Mr.. Lewis swore that the
article submitted by the defendant was rlbooh
not a carbon. copy. Brandenburg has testlleo udC
Mr.. Cleveland signed a carbon copy.
Charles NJ Lincoln, Sunday editor of The
Times testified the prosecution that the article
Brandenburg handed in a ribbon not car
bon. copy
Mrs Frances Folsom, Cleveland. dressed in deep
black entered the courtroom through the Justices
chambers and was recalled TO the stand by ASSIST
ant District Attorney Mott She smiled and bowed
to Justice Fitzgerald
DO you remember Mr. Cleveiands handwriting
on the article for The Herald in March, 19oS?'
asked Mr.. Mott
Il remember his telling about it"
WAS Mr.. Cleveland in Princeton on the 4h'
9Th or 9Th of March, 190S?'
He was in New York part of that time
DO you know when he completed that article
Tt was completed before his last return to
Princeton think it was the 18th OF March.
Were you with him when he was in New YORK?
Except when he in his Office No Madison
avenue"
Had Mr., Cleveland spoken to you about the
person who asked him to write the Herald art-
cIe?"
Mr.. Jacoby objected and was sustained
You have already testified that you examined
this signature in the Office of The New YORK
Times Did Mr.. Hastings then say it was not the
signature he when the article came to nm
first?'
He did not
Did he at any time state you that it was not
the same signatureT
Objected 10 and sustained as not proper rebuttaI-
Where did Mr.. Cleveland stay in New York;
The Buckingham Hotel He went there twice.
the ath and 12th-"
Mrs Cleveland was then excused and retired to
the judges chambers She was not cross-exauli-ed
President John + Finley of the College OF the
CITY of New York said he had had the papers Of
the late President Cleveland some Of which he got
from the latter's Office at No. ! Madison avenue
He had conversation with Brandenburg about
the article
He said he had Transcribed Mr.. CIeveland's
notes and taken them back and had them signed
said the witness y told him it had been reported
that Mr.. Cleveland had abandoned the article
twice He said il true"
i told him that there nothing TO support
the authenticity Of the article He added: And
the photographer I asked II the photographed
was present when the article was signed He said
he was asked II IT the same photographer
who took the Herald photograph He said. No
I said: Then there were two photographers? He
said Yes He said he could produce this photog-
rapher'
Brandenburg then took the stand in sur-rebuttaL
Did you hear President Finley's statement that
you said Mr.. Cleveland signed the hrst type~ritten
document you took him? Is that true" was asked
Absolutely false.
Did you tell him second photographer was
present."
4 did not"
M Mott asked:
What the remark you made to President
Finley your counsel intirnates led him 10 com
nit perjury?
The Court ruled this out
What the angry remark
I told him TO go ahead
Oswald \. Jacoby. summing up for Brandenburg
referred 10 the fact that F. :. Hastings. though
called before the grand jury. was not called az a
witness by the District Attorney. He declared that
there had been powerful interests at work attack
the autheptcity OF the article. and said that John
g Carlisle and President Finley had made up their
minds to disc-edt it. II possible The only way 70
do this. said, attack the only living
who really knows whether Mr. Cleveland wrote Il
not" He declared that Branden5urg could not
be blamed for running away under the circuEl-
stances nor was he TO blame for taxing back his
vife's child. Then he roasted" Detective Norman
Fitzsinmons. who brought Brandenburg from san
Francisco.
The only direct evidence. he said, that the art!-
Gle not genuine the testimony OF Miss
Bacon, the stenographer- secured by one OF those
delightful fellow citizens private detective Mr-
Dixon his leave you 20 guess who his
employer was" He said that the internal evidence
OF the genuineness Of the article enough
overcome that
Would Brandenburg have gore TO Mr.. Hastings
and Mrs Cleveland before he mad the article writ
ten ?" he asked. IF he had been the criminal the
District Attorney would have you believe, he would
have had his ammunition ready We can't tell
what happened in the Times office That article
in Mr.: Lincoln's desk unguarded. What would
have prevented some autograph hunter or Bryanite
from quickly copying a forgery TO the copy
Brandenburg brought into the office and decanping
with the originalT'
The case was then adjourned until this morning.