Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-24
DROUGHTON
BRANDENBERG
Claims He is the Dreyius Of
America and Has Been Made
"Scapegoat Of Politics."
ARRESTED AS A FUGITIVE.
Apprchended IA san ElunciscO-suu
Insists That Alleged Cleveland
Article Was Genuine.

Article Was Genuine.
san FRANCISCO. April 2i-Broughton
Brandehhorp. novelist and magazine
writer who was arrested here last
night as a fugitive from justice m New
York ON charge Of grand trceuy In
connection with n political article
claimed to have been written by the
late Grover cleveland. declares that
he is the "Dreyfus OF America" and
has been made the "scapegoat OF poll
tics"
shortly before the election last year
he sold the Cleveland article to the
New York Times. which published 10
after r S. Hastings. Cleveland's ex-
ecutor, had pronounced the signature
genuine Later Hastings declared the
letter was a forgery and Brandenberg
was indicted on two counts. one for
forgery and one for larceny The for
gerry charge was dropped and Branden-
berg was released on 81, 500 bail to APP
pear Feb ] for trial on the other
charge. He failed TO appear when tho
case was called and the police OF the
entire country have been searching for
him ever since.
With the writer when he was arrest
ed at a local hotel was his small step
son, James Cahanne OF St Louis.
Brandenberg had registered as u.
w L. Leonard OF London and after
having been taken into custody cN-
planned that this was n family name
under which he had been travelling for
several months an over the United
States. He C'rue that he has been
working on @ sIt Industrial scheme
and that had Doc not been interfered
with here he would have realized $50 600
within the next year 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 a descrip-
ton sent broadcast including the alias
under which he ma been travelling.
When he inquired for a telegram for
Leonard" at his hotel. the clerk re-
membered 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
undertook T. see them safely delivered.
To the mother Of these children, Mrs
Hose, 100 Elizabeth street. ne win in
trust his stepson, until his affairs arc
Strengthened out.
CLEVELAND ARTICLE
Discussing the allegation that he
faxed the Cleveland article. which
criticized w. j. Bryan and lauded
President Taft he ssid
THE fact that the sentiments ex-
pressed were those Of Mr.. Cleveland.
has been proved by nriyate correspon-
dence which the former president had
mi 4. a.HNs NuNm
for pay while he was president OF the
advisory board Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society. and Il was IN his
office that I met him and talked about
the articles. II was there also that I
received the article from him.
II have committed no crime except
In the eyes Of those who think I tried
20 do some thing for the Republican
party. Does any one really believe that
1 would take a chance on being dis
graced for the $500 ! received for the
article I sold to the Times7 Powerful
Influences sought my conviction because
Of the effect the paper had on the cam
paign. The Democratic central com
mittee commenced the campaign and
then two big newspapers got into the
fight against me.
MY sole aim since left New York
City Jan. 81 has been to earn enough
cation. ! have wandered all over the
country visiting small towns writing
newspaper and magazine articles. I
have been Ia danger constantly Of being
discovered and have had many narrow
ESCAPES"
Brandenberg announces that he will
have the best counsel IN the city 70
advise him. as influential friends al
ready have assured him OF their as
sistance.
HIS FIRST stop after he left New York
I'M January was at Harrington. Del
then he visited a number OF smaller
towns ln the same state working on
his industrial scheme"
IN SALT YAKE.
April he returned to New York,
where he remained three days then
visited Buffalo, Cleveland Fort Wayne.
ST. Louis, Chicago. Lincoln. Neb., Den
Yer, Salt Lake city and Ogden. in most
Of which cities he stopped for short
periods TO do some work.
He is non-committal regarding extra
dltion
The Cabanne child was asleep when
Brandenberg was interviewed regarding
the part the little one took In the COM
tineut-wide flight The author was
retloent In connection with the boy. lie
said
IL arrived ln st. LOUIS little more
than "a week ago and stopped there 90
get my stopsOn. who was with his
grand parents, who are members Of
prominent family IL was then that I
determined 90 come 90 California 20
work until my fortune turned Aly
wife h In New York and 7 was plan
ming 10 send for her and establish my
family I'm "a little home here"
THE CABANNE BOY.
S. Louis. Mo. April A-Tho boy
found I'M the company of Broughton
Brandenberg in San Francisco. who
gave the name or Cabanne. Is James
81 Cahanno third. who disappeared
from the home OF his grandnother.
Mrs Julia T.. CHnbanne. here April ~
Tho boys disappearance was mado
known 10 his grandmother by "a men
who told her over tho telcnh0 not
20 worry AZ the boy would BE- rcd rnod
20 her safely The grandmothCr bus
ALWAYS maintained the boy was with
his mother. who now says she is Inc
wife OF Br0ughton Brandeubcrg
Several letters demanding money for