The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
BRANDENBERG SAYS
He IS A 'DREYFUS'
Novelist and Magazine Writer
Talks Freely After Arrest
in San Francisco.
HAD SPENT SOME TINE
IN SALT LAKE AND OGDEN
Had Thrilling Experiences in
Dodging the Police Since He
Left New York.

SAN FRANCISCO, April "a
Broughton Brandenberg, novelist and
last night as fugitive from Justice III
New York on charge of grand larceny
IN connection with political article
claimed to bavc been written by the
late Grover Cleveland, declares that he
is the "Dreyfus OF America and has
been made the scapegoal Of politics, -
Shortly before the election last year
he sold the Cleveland article to the
New York Times. which published 1T
after L. S. Hastings. Cleveland s exccu
tor. had pronounced the signature gen
uine. Later Hastings declared the let
ter was forgery and Braudcnberg was
indicted on two counts, one for for
gerry and one for larceny. The forgery
charge was dropped and Brandenberg
was released on $500 bail to appear
February | for trial on the other charge.
He failed TO appear when the case was
called and the police Of the entire coun-
try have been searching for him over
since.
With the writer when he was arrest
cd at Il local hotel was his small step
son, James Cabaune of ST. Louis.
Under Assumed Name.
Brandenberg had registered as u. W.
l.. Leonard of London, and after hav
ing been taken into custody explained
that this was family name under
which he mad been travelling for sew
eral months all over the United States.
He claims that he has been working on
great industrial scheme and that had
L lo
would have realized $4,000 within the
next wear and returned TO New York to
face his accusers.
The police have been closely on his
trail for several DAYS and the arrest
was accomplished through descrip-
tion sent broadcast, including the alias
under which h. had been travelling.
When be inquired for telegram for
Leonard at his hotel the clerk re
mcmbered the police warning and tele'
phoned for an officer.
Brandenberg left Ogden "Wednesday.
On the train he learned that two little
BOYS with whom his son had struck up
an acquaintance were travelling alone
TO their mother in this city and under
took 10 see them safely delivered To
the neither of these children, Mrs. Hose,
100 Elizabeth street, he will intrust
his stepson until his affairs are straight
cucd out.
Denies ''Faking' Letter.
Discussing tho allegation that he
"faked - the Cleveland article, which
criticised ". T. BRYAN and lauded Pres
ident Taft, he sand;
THE fact that the sentiments ex
pressed were those of Mr. Cleveland has
been proved by private correspondence
which the former president had with
other friends, He often wrote for pay
while he was president of tho advisory
board of the Equitable Life Assurance
society. and il was In his office that ]
met him and talked about the articles.
1t was there also that ! received the
article from him.
Il have committed no crime except
in the eyes of those who | think tried
TO do the same thing for the Republican
party. Does any one really believe
that I would take n chance of being
dlsgraced for the $500 / received for
the article l sold to the Times? Pow
erful influences sought my conviction
the campaign, The Democratic central
committee commenced the campaign and
then two big newspapers got into the
fight against me-.
7'Mv sole aim since + left New York
city January 3 has been TO earn
enough money to enable me TO fight
for vindicatIon. ! have wandered all
over the country, visiting small towns,
writing newspaper and magazine artl-
cles. ] have been in danger constantly
of being discovered and have had many
narrow escapes.
Prepared to Fight Case.
Brandenberg announces that he Will
have the best counsel in tbs city 10 ad-
wise him. as influential friends already
have assured him of their assistance.
His first stop after he left New York
in January was at Harrington, Del;
then he visited a number of smaller
towns in the same state, working on
his ''industrial scheme.
April Z he returned TO New York,
where he remained three days, then
visited Buffalo, Cleveland. Fort Wayne,
St Louis, Chicago. Lincoln, Ncb,; Den
yer. Salt Lake City and Ogden, in
most of which cities he stopped for short
periods to do some work
Regarding his experiences while try
ing to dodge the police during the past
three months. Brandenberg related Il
tale today.
He told how at Harrington, Del.
posing as DIR, Carl Rhcinder. Ger
man automobile agent, and also as
physician, 10 account for his intel Ii
yeuCe and education, he became popular
in society and how IN Bridgeville, q
little town nearby. he managed q pool
room of which TIE town was trying TO
rid itself and then became involved i'll
a shooting affair which led to, feud,
ITo described narrow escapes from ar
rest in New York and elsewhere and !
now, later, he kidnapped his small step |
son. James Cabanne. from the child S |
home in st. Louis and |
spirited the little one away in a wicker !
basket.
Many Times Arrested,
" | have been arrested so many times !
Turing the last three months, said !
in rhe city prison this /
$50 that this is rather a IA
niliar situation. l have gotten used
o those things pointing to the iron
CA..ol 80, D.. r.-a