The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
BRANDENBURG
IN CITY JAIL ON
GOTHAM ORDER
Man Who Sold Forged "CIeve=
land Letter" Is Run TO
Earth Here
Comes From Denver Under an
Assumed Name, With De-
tectiveS in Pursuit


he my friend and who thus learned TO
follow my movements.
To return 10 the charges pending
against me. The Cleveland papers
were articles ] secured from him. They
We're written by him and were to be
published in some d.gnified publiea-
tion. 1ney were articles by him.
After the first one was published
August 80 my political enemies tried to
get me indicted on a charge Of forgery.
Jerome presented the evidence TO the
grand Jury, but could not make the
forgery charge stick. October 20 1
Was indicted on a charge of grand lar
: ceny IN the second degree In the
meantime / had gone TO Dayton, Ohio.
as ] was then penniless and wanted to
he near friends when the trouble broke.
p I wanted to be where ! could secure
bail. was arrested at Dayton the
day following the return Of the indict-
ment.
IT was released on 81 500 bail and
instructed 10 appear for trial in New
y oTk February 9. The night Of jan
nary 81 ] left New York because 1 did
Snot have money with which 10 fight
fmv case and 1 was morally certain that
would have a hard time before
trial jbry.
The district attorneys Office of New
York. county secured an Indictment
against me for grand larceny in the
second degree. claiming that the ar
s-sfcle was not authentic The editors
o. the New York Times appeared be-
fore the grand jury and assured its
members. that they had not relied on
my word for the article, but also had
had assurances from 4. s Hastings. eX-
ecutor Of Grover CIereland's estate,
that the work was genuine. The au-
1horitfes however. stin persisted that
I had interpolated some of the para
graphs although they admitted the
fsenuineness of most of the article. On
this showing they secured an indict-
ment. and I have been a fugitive"
Did YOU insert anything in this ar
ticle?' Brandenburg was asked
Made No interpretations
i did not, and the fact that the SEN
timents expressed We're those Of Mr.
Cleveland has been proved by private
correspondence which the former presi-
dent had with other friends Mr.
cleveland often wrote for pay while he
was president OF the advisory board of
The Equitable life assurance society
OF New York. and it was in his Office
In the city that ! met him and talked
sbout the articles. 1t was also there
that ] received the article from him.
Il have committed no crime, except
IN the eyes of those who think 1 was
trying TO do something for the repub-
writer in my time. Can any one think
That I would take a chance on being
-disgraced and bounded for $500? Pow
erful influences wanted my conviction
because Of the effect the article had
on the campaign. The democratic cen
tfal committee commenced the prose-
cution. and then two big newspapers
Sot into the fight against me.
since ] left New York on the night
Of January 81 ] have been bounded, and
the chances / have taken were enough
TO make me give UP the fight 1 have
had one purpose. and that was to secure
adequate funds with which TO go back
and make the fight to clear my name
J have wandered to little towns. written
newspaper articles written for syndi-
Gates. written for magazines; in short
labored incessantly. I touched the Ca
madam border and travelled continu-
ously in the states east OF the Missis-
Eippi river
During all OF this time I was con-
etantly in danger OF being discovered.
! was constantly experiencing narrow
escapes from recognition by people
whom I had known when enjoying the
benefits Of being successful as a maga-
zine writer
i arrived in St Louis little more
thsn week ago. / stopped there and
got nay stepson. who was at the home
Of his fathers people. II was then that
] planned 10 come on TO San Francisco
and locate in this vicinity / stopped
of in Denver on the way to the coast
Tor a couple OF days. and from there
wired TO my folks I'm New York con-
Cerning my plans. All OF these people
were persons in whom I have implicit
confidence. However. 1t must have been
from one Of these sources that the New
York authorities discovered my where
Ebouts. unless there was leak in the
telegraph office which is not likely
Intended to Stay Here
Il left Denver. accompanied by my
son and the two Hose boys. to come to
San Francisco. ] had made plans for
the securing OF little home was go
ing TO send for nay wife who is in New
York, and intended TO use my brains
10 secure funds for my defense I was
dreaming only Of the opportunity which
awaited me, when ] was arrested
What do you think are the chances
Tor the governor to refuse TO recognize
sNtrsdition papers2" Brandenburg in
quired. DO you think there is any
hope Of arousing a public sentiment to
get me a chance TO secure funds2 If
I only had the money with which TO
Fight the case 7 would willingly 60
back 10 New York
~ fldAt ttttOiifdl dUZiC
Asked in regard to statements which
have been published. charging him with
being married to two women. Branden-
burg said:
Il know this report has been sent
out. and one Of my desires has been to
be in a position 10 rectifv the misun-
derstspding. II is true that there is a
legal technicality which has cempli-
Gated my divorce from my first wife.
However, At the present time I want
20 keep secret the place and time of
my marriage to my second wife. as
that IS Information which people in
New York could use against me now.
All Of tho information is in the hands
81 my attorney. I viii say that / was
married The second time In the fall Of
1906
Brandenburg talked reminiscently of
his travels and newspaper work, and
dwelt on his experiences while war
correspondent IN Cuba. during which
campaign he met Roosevelt. He show
ed = disposition to try TO forget the
fact that he was in jail. and for few
minutes apparently did He also dis
cassed his travels in Mexico and other
countries.
II 7 only have \ chance I can show
that this prosecution is a case of one
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