The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26

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, sA...-.Ae Ak.s York for trial in
connection with the
James s. Cabanne III alleged forgery of
-------------------.:-t the famous Cleve-
land article, published during the last
presidential campaign.
Interest in the fight of the author
against extradition gave way yesterday
to speculation on the result of the
contest between the father of the boy
on the one side and the childs mother
and Brandenburg on the other to gain
possession Of his person. Developments
of yesterday indicate that on his ar
rival here the father will gain possess
sion of the child. subject to certain
conditions advanced by the mother.
Author Still in Prison
Absorbed in the fight to retain pos
session of the boy whom he took from
ST. Louis in such a spectacular man
ner, Brandenburg yesterday apparently
forgot, for a time, his own predica-
ment with the result that so far as
his case is concerned no progress was
made. The New York authorities still
demand his retention, and, although
grave intimations of national influence
being brought to bear have been AL
lowed to slip by the defense, nothing
was done yesterday to ameliorate the
condition of the author, who is still
an inmate of the city prison.
Verifcation of the fact, published ex-
clusively in yesterdays Call, that Bran
denburg and his second alleged wife,
Mrs. James Sheppard Cabanne Jr.. are
merely soul mates, is forthcoming in
eastern dispatches concerning divorce
proceedings now pending in ST. Louis
in which the woman is defendant, and
the father of the child, around whom
the present fight is waging, is plaintiff.
Child Prefers Brand"
James Sheppard Cabanne III, now
being held at the Juvenile detention
home pending the arrival of his father
from St. Louis Wednesday, is serious
minded beyond more mature years and
resents restraint.
Il want to be with mother and dad"
was his first statement to reporter.
Which dad do you mean?" he was
asked
Il mean Brand I wish they would
let me out Of this place so L could
telegraph to daddy in ST. Louis and tell
him that 1 am through with him. I
like San Francisco better than St Louis
and ] do not want TO go back there
They were not mean to me- but 1 love
mother and Brand, and / want to be
with them.
Talks of Trip i'm Basket
Led to talk of his experience in the
wicker basket in which he was snug
gled from st. Louis by Brandenburg
the little fellow said:
II did not mind it. / got out of
the basket after couple of hours.
The only hard thing was keeping
quiet
The little fellow asked constantly
when he would be released from the
detention home, so that he could see
daddy as he styles Brandenburg. at
the city prison. He was told that the
father was on the way to San Fran
cisco from st. Louis to take him, but
he resented this, and said he would
not go.
The boy was constantly in Branden-
burg's mind at the city prison yester-
day. and the latter spent most of the
time writing letter to the child, and
another to the boys mother in New
York
Early in the day Brandenburg re-
ceived a telegram from his alleged
wife, which reads as follows:
Feel terribly sorry about outcome
Do everything possible to keep our
boy"
Brandenburg Writes to Boy
Btandenburg, on receipt of the tele-
gram, wrote to the boy as follows:
Dearest Boy, Bill: They won't let
me come out to see you, and 1 don't
want you to come down to this place
send you all the funny papers, and
some one will read this letter and them
to you. If l can find some one tomor-
row TO get some clean clothes for Won
will. Mother has just sent us
message. She loves US both the same
as always and begs me to keep you
for her. but you know what told you
about the judges. the police and the
foolish laws
ri am grieved that you are lonely
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