New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
GRAND JURY RECORDS
IN BRANDT CASE FOUND
NJ. |. SChiff and a Private De-
teCtive Only Witnesses
Examined.
LAWYERS TO AID PRISONER
May Apply Here Tomorrow for
Habeas Corpus-C. L. Blair
Says He Didn't Dismiss
Brandt for Theft.

The missing records of the grand jury
in the Brandt case, including the tesu-
mony Of Mortimer l.. Schiff, came to light
yesterday.
District Attorney Whitman had been
vainIy searching the. Criminal Courts
Building from garret to cellar for the
transcription Of the records, and yesterday
he found George Kemp. a st"nograph",
in the Supreme Court. Kemp was stcuo--
rapher for the grand jury that indicted
Brandt in April. 1891. Going back to the
stacks of his note books tor that year
Kemp came across the stenoglaphi" re-
port of what took place in the grand jury
room in the Brandt case
Mortimer L. Scim and John l.. Rogers.
a detective of the Pinkerton agency. were
the only witnesses heard ny the gran"
jury Mr. Schin testified that Brandt had
told him that he got into tie S"hin houS'
al night through the coal hole but Nj
Schin was unable to tell IN" jurors now
Brandt entered the basement, because as
ne testified. Brandt had been I'm th" house
two hours before Mr. SchiT arrived.
Rogers testified that he had taken down
in his own handwriting Rrandts So-caIl"d
confession. made in the office Of M. 5.hin.
No. % William street. the uay after MI
Schn met Brandt armed with a bowling
pin i'm the formers dressing room. In tn"
confession Brandt made no reference To
breaking through any windows o. doors.
1t was shown. that after hearing the two
Witnesses tine jury dc'iheratod, and Rich
ard j. Brewster the foreman. directed
Charles 4 Perkins then in charge of the
indictment bureau of District Attorney
Jeromes office. 90 tin out an indictment
against Brandt charging burglary in tn"
first degree
The court record shows that when
Brandt pleaded guilty To- the indictment
before Judge Rusa,sE, ic WAS repeatedly
interrogated 10y tho court. ana Brandt iu-
sisted that the basement door through
which he entered was open.
Two Of the best known lawyers iu Ne"
York City have taken up tho cas-" IN be-
half Of Brandt. and are now getting 'vi .
dcnCc on which 10 base their Application /
for writ Of habcas corpus. At t0,ir own
request the names Of the lawyers ar"
withheld. 1t IS said they may make their /
application before Justice Davis. iu IN" .
Criminal Brancn Of tine supreme Court. /
TO morrow.
District Attoruey Whitman. iu viow ~ the /
fact that Governor Dix has denied Brandt /
petition for pardon IN spite of the favor /
able report which the District Attorney /
fled in the prisoners behalf. will ask for !
the appointment OF a special deputy at |
torney general to appear FOR the people In |
the habeas corpus proceedings.
- a..
Of the New York Yacht club. wrot" /
to District Attorney Whitman y"strrIag .
denying the report that Brandt was dis
charged from his household At Pllirs'Dwu. .
~ j.. on suspicion that ne stole i-5 Brandt. 1
he said. had been one Of hi servants ,
Detective Woolridge. II Inspector NJ /
star, mad stated n an uusworr
letter to the Inspector that Brandt was dis
charged by Commodore Blair by reason u
theft
Detective Woodbridge began his iuvo-tiga-
tion Of Brandrs past record as a servant
on April l. His invcstiaatious led him
into several different states, but In less
than three DAYS he had his report com
plrtcd II was submitted 10 Judge Roaal-
sky before he sentenced Brandt To- prison
for thirty years. one section Of the report
showed that Brandt was discharged FOR
dishonesty from family living at ~.
1852 Walnut street Philadelphia. District
Attorney Whitman learned yesterday that
there was vacant lot al that number In
Walnut street.