Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-18
SIGNATURE OF
CLEVELAND
GENUINE
CLAIM OF BRANDENBURG
ON TRIAL FOR LARCENY
Author of Disputed Article Dis
cdbes in Detail Cifcum-
stances Surrounding Alleged
Signing OF Document,

IAN MORNING OttNHAf NRfff'a ~"
New York, June H. Charles n
Isnculu. sunday editor or The New
YORK Times. was recalled today at the
conclusion Of the trial ~ Broughton
RAJ naenburg on Il charge Of grand
iafcons growing out Of the sale % an
alleged forged letter 81 the late
Grover Cleveland to the New YORK
Times Mis-. frances Folsom Glefes
mnd. widow OF the late president. rs
the beginning ~ tho trial had teati-
fled that the signature OF Mr. cleve-
land attached "a the article was u
fnrgers
the article was admitted 10 eYi.
rtnee al the close Of the session afl
Tu.ednv. on examination ny
Attorney Jacob Tor the defense, Mr..
Lincoln stated that he had sent q
reporter To- r. $ Hastings, y Of the
executors under Mr Clovelands VIII,
rs ascertain II the article was genuine
pwo letiers which the witness said
~ reporter had obtained from MI.
hastines we're admitted in e%yldenca
In one of them nver the signature
~ r. i. Hastings. the statement was
made that The writer had given
l~rnndenbirg "a formal written as
Ngnment hy which no has the ex-
elusive right to said article
The serond letter snid In part.
y have. examined tho signature
submitted to me by Mr. Yhnrra and
compared At with others Of Mr..
cieveland's and believe that the ore
aubmittei vs. Mr Ybarfe ls genuine
have no reason 10 believe the arr
tlelc furnished you By Mr.. Brauden-
burg purporting 10 have been written
hp Mr.. cleveland Is not genuine
Mr. Lincoln adhered under cross
examination 10 his positive identitieR
fion ~ the article a. the y Hfanh-
flbnrg had given him. lie had eni
ar tha signature ana preserved Il A.
ter sending the article 10 the COM
posing room. he testified
The witness sald ho had no recol-
lection OF Observation-Disclosures saying any
thire about intending to sen the arr
t,cle 10 tho Republican National conf
inlttee. but stated that that committee
hn6 called the office on the tele-
phone and asked permission 20 nse
iue article and credit to the Times
After Mr.. Lincoln had stated on fe-
tirect examination that BrHndtnhurg
had told him he needed the sigma
tnre for his own protection Mr. LIN
coin was excused and the prosecution
btean 20 read rrandenbure'a testi-
mony before the grand Jurv which
iadicted him la his testimony Brand
enniirg stated that ho had typewriter
the article himself
"Who signed it, was tho question.
mr.. Cleveland" VAS the answer
the prosecutor read.
The author told the grand Jury. ae-
curlinT Ca the minutes thnt MT
cleveland Signed the article at hts
office. No. I Madison nVenue There
vas no one else present The authors
L. stimony. as rcnd. ran on TO the ef-
tact hat after MT Cleveland had re-
fused him an interview he had ask
"a that MT Cleveland prepare the See
fies 81 artielcs 10 bp suld hy Brand
pnhurg. hut MI cleveland had replied
thnt he did not think this would be
oirnifipd
According 10 the writer's testimony
Mf. Cleveland finally wrote some
twtnty or thirty sheets of notes which
AT HrHnAenhurg carried hin tef-
ward typewriting them, taking THIS