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he has since expanded and retold on so many
occasions. that on the night OF the assault
I he was in my house not as burglar. but by
invitation; that the letter which had caused
his dismissal was accidentally discovered
by me and had been preceded by a series
OF other letters: that he had deliberately
pretended to be in the house as a burglar
and to have stolen the two diamond pins
with the cbivalrous purpose Of hiding from
me his pretended reason for being in my
house. The outrageous falsity OF this
letter Ia shown by the letter which caused
his discharge and which appears on its face
to be the first letter ever addressed to Mrs.
schin by Brandt.
Lays II To Flscher-Hansen.
l have information that convinces me
that Fischer Hansen not only was the bearer
OF this letter but assisted In its preparation.
Indeed the story Of chivalry foreshadowed
In this letter seems to be a speciality OF
Fischer Hansen. In the New York World
OF August 20, 1905. Is told a somewhat similar
story attributed to him. am informed that
he recently told a representative Of tho
press that although he mentioned no names
In this story he had In mind Brandt and
the Schifrs. quite forgetting that tho World
story was told almost year before Brandt
first entered my employ.
After Brandt was sent to Sing Sing my
counsel. Mr.. Cans. on my behalf openly
took measures to be notified In case Of any
attempt on the part Of Brandt to secure
pardon. took this precaution. as I was
convinced that Brandt was a dangerous
and confirmed criminal. and specially dan.
gerous to my family and myself.
III any evidence beyond my own expert
ence were needed to convince me OF this
IL was certainly furnished by the fact that
Brandt had been thief In Sweden and that
he had forged tho name and embezzled
the funds OF his employer and benefactor,
Mr.. Kull. Further connrmatio Ia furnished
by his thefts from an employer In Phila-
delphia. DR.. Robinson.
Brandt Repeated Scandal to Senator
Nelson.
In June, 1909, a Mr.. Reym ert, as attorney
for the Swedish Consulate IN New York,
called on Mr.. Cans saying that Senator
Nelson OF Minnesota had received an appeal
from a person at Dannemora State prison
named Brandt to investigate his case and
that Senator Nelson had asked the Swedish
Consulate In New York TO make the investi-
cation. MIR. Reymort showed to Mr.. Cans
tho prisoners letter to Senator Nelson.
which was repetition. with great elabora-
tion OF detail. Of the scandalous stories he
had before attempted to circulate. As far
as am able to learn the same lying story
has been tho basis Of his recent application
to Gov. Dix and was told by him TO news.
paper reporters who were permitted to
interview him at Dannemora.
Brandt Told II to the Governor Too.
BRANDT TOLD IT TO THE GOVERNOR TOO.
In November. 1911. MIR. Cans informed me
that he had learned from Mr.. Wilmot, the
assistant OF District Attorney Whitman In
charge OF pardon applica tions, that Brandt
had made an application for pardon. Mr..
Cans thereupon wrote the Governor asking
an opportunity to be heard on my behalf.
stating that this desire was based on the fact
that the prisoner had heretofore sought to
interest people in his behalf by means Of
scandalous stories. tho fslsity Of which was
easily proven. On November 2s MIR. Cans
received letter from Mr.. Potter. tho Gov
ernor's pardon clerk. saying that tho Gov
ernor would not sec Mr.. Cans. but that the
writer would. On December ~ Mr. Cans
saw Mr.. Potter In Albany. Mr. Cans in
formed me that MIR. Potter declined to show
him the pardon application. but in con versa
tion admitted that the story told by Brandt
as the basis OF his appeal to tho Governor
was in substance the story which had ap-
peared in the latter to Senator Nelson. Mr..
Cans also called upon Mr.. Wilmot and
ing on Brandts application for clemency.
Next whitman Heard II.
On January - articles emanating from
Albany appeared in certain newspapers TO
tho effect that District Attorney Whitman
had personally visited Brandt In prison and
had secured from him a statement. The
headline in ona prominent article was
" Brandt after five years in prison decla res
he is innocent Pleaded guilty. he says, to
save name OF woman in NJ. l.. SchiY house,
hold" The article refers to a letter ad-
dressed by Brandt to Mrs. Schir Soon
other newspapers began to print tho story,
which subsequently appeared In varying
forms, that Brandt had been "railroaded-
to jail to cover scandal In my household.
I soon learned that the scurrlous tale which
he had foreshadowed in tho Fischer Hansen
letter and developed and expanded In his