The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-25
THRILLING TALE
'Drnudepburx Declares He Il the "Drey-
fus Of America" and has been
made the *ScapeEoat Of
Poflfics.v

San Francisco. April 24-Broughton
4Brandenburg. novelist aud magazine
writer who was arrested here last
might as fugitive from justice in
new York. told thrilling tale today
*of his experiences while trying to
dodge the police during the last three
$months.
Hrandenburg told how at Harrington,
@Del., posing as DR.. Carl Rheinder a
Norman automobile agent and also as
"a physician. he Became popular In So
0cfety He also told how in Bridgcville,
4 little town nearby. he managed "a
4 pool room OF which the town was try
Ing TO rid itself and then became in
Evolved in a shooting affair which led
It'd a feud He described narrow es-
Acapes In New York and elsewhere. how
later he Kidnapped his small step son.
James cabanne. from the child's grand
mother's home In st. Louis. and spiri-
ted the little one away In a wicker
basket.
4 have been arrested so many times
during the last three months said
fsrandenburg in the city prison. that
this is a rather familiar situation. On
3 ~ the knowledge that ] am right has
sustained me-
4 my wife. who is in New York.
s knows all about nv predicament and
when ] took her son from the home
& Of his grandmother. ] acted with her
xauthority had learned that he was
mot being properly cared for and we
%determined. Handicapped as I was. to
take him to California. WHITTIER Mrs
= Brandenburg was to go Us soon al
possible to Join US.
II found the boa playing In the
nei9hborhood Of Mrs. Cabanne's house
and he agreed with me that 1t would
q - g. ~ - go. xrrha ho an.afA
he with him who loved him. He was
eager to go. He gladly climbed into
Mfhe big wicker basket that ! secured
Ito smuggle him aboard the train and
into my berth.
~ have photographed Mrs. Rranden-
berg and upon receipt of a telegram
xof authority from her. the boy Will be
1T is not likely that shall resist
6extrnditiou."
Attorney Jacob s. Meyer was engag-
ed today by friends OF Brandenberg
: TO represent him. The attorney snid
he proposed to resist extradition.
! Chief OF police Cook received mes
sage today from district attorney Je-
rome of New York. advising him that
"a copy Of the indictment against Bran
xdenberg had been forwarded and res
4questing the chief In case the accused
was admitted to bail to ask that his
bond be placed at high figure.
Brandenberg declares that he is the
-Dreyfus Of America" and has been
made the "scapegoat Of politica"
s shortly before the election last year.
ne sold the Cleveland article to The
New York Times which published 1t
after r. II. Hastings, Cleveland's ex-
Hecutor, had pronounced the signature
xenuine Later Hastings declared the
letter was forgery and Brandenberg
- 49, Re fnfr
Forgery and one for larceny. The
Forgery chcarge was dropped and
Brandenberg was released on $1,000
bail to appear February l for trial on
fha other charge. He failed to appear
when the case was called and the po-
lice OF the entire country have been
Searching for him ever since.
with the writer when he was arrest
I'D lit local hotel. was his step son.
Ianles Cabanne.g of st. Louis.
Brandenberg had registered as ID. W.
III. Leonard. of London. and after hav-s
ing been taken into custody, explained
that this was~a familiar name under
which he has been travelling for sew
eral months all over the United States.
We claims that he has been working
on great Industrial scheme and that
had he not been interfered with here
ne would have realized $4,000 within
THE next year and returned to Now
York TO face his accusers.
Discussing the allegation that he
tfakedn the Cleveland article, which
criticised w. j. Bryan and lauded Pres
adent Taft. he said;
~The fact that the sentiments ex-
Dressed were those of Mr.. Cleveland
las been proved by private correspon-
dence which the former president had
with other friends. He often wrote
for pay while he was president of the
advisory board OF the Equitable Life
Assurance Society. and 1t was there
also that / received the article from
him"