The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-12

affairs gladly turned over a cas-" which
IN its results had Chagrined him as we'll
a. the Governor So Mt. tarnody mas
been active for several days. lie tind~
that Brandt according to the record.
was not guilty ot burglary IN ~" first
degrcc and II" brlipv"S tN1' IN" man
should never hav" been sentenced tor
anything NOR" serious than unlawfu
entry or assault The Attorney General
wants Brandt pardonrd and tho Governor
leans toward that oDlnlriI
Mr.. tarmodv assures IN" Governor
that n great iniuStiC" has been don" and
that tn" courts haN" been held up to
contempt as tn" result of IMPROPER IN
fuences and misus" of authority.
"NC viii have -aId Mr. tarmodv. "A
sober and legal determination Of the
matter in its prcson, lcnrlngs.
PARDON MAY CONE TODAY
II is not improbable that Brandt may
q pardoned tomorrow morning, befor"
the hearing for a writ of hahcas corpus
comes NJ before Justice Gerard or i,efore
tho submission of a motion before Judge
Rosalskv Nv Mrah"au l.. Towns that
Judge Rosalskv order 4 new trial. That
might bp advancing too rapidly in the
opinion Of thosc familiar with the inten-
tions of the Governor and the Attorney
General; hut. IN any event. the pardon IL
nkelv to issue before tn" oud of the wc"k,
Politics IN 1r.
One feature uf tn" various proceedings
that have been instituted her" III Brandt :
interests has been called to- the atten-
tion of tho Governor hv his friends.
They have believed that politicians
have taken n hand III the Brandt case
and that the intent of the politicians
has been to- dsCrodit the Governor. to
make II appear Hs if the Governor had
been moved hv secret and powerful intlu-
ences to keep Brandt in the peni,entiary
and deny the actual facts IN the case to
the public. II has hrrn reported lSO that
several persons have been hunting polit
cal boosts by actively engaging Themselves
in the Brandt case.
Friends of tho Attorney General are con
WINGED that he entertiins that notion Of
what has been going on IN this city. and
that ho has advised the Governor to CIli
the ground from under the politicians
hy putting the responsibility for a denial
of pardon where II belongs taking M
tho cas-" on it's merits. and issuing par
don If the facts Justify il as they seem
10 do to Mr.. tarmodv
TuINkS PARDON THE ONLY WAY orr.
The Attorney General thinks that there
Is no way in which Brandt can he lib-
Grated except through pardon by the
Governor. In his opinion u General
SESSIONS Judge has no jurisdiction over
The case as II stands. Section i85 of he
code provides that u new trial may be
that the application must he made wi hin
year after the date of commitment
Brandt was sentenced on April {. 1907.
Nor can = hahoas corpus writ be sustained
in BrandtS case. according to Mr. Car
mOdy. and he will make that argtirne Mt
when he appears before Justice Gera rd
tomorrow. Mr.. tarmodv will discuss
the law without reference II the per
sonatv of Brandt or Mr. SChlf
He feels convinced that the writ will be
/ Al. IL L..
Gerard decision, Will be remanded TO
Sing Sing not the Tombs The Attorney
General will not appear IN any proceeding
before Judge Rosalsky.
RAsIs OF THE HABEAs CORPUS
Assemblyman Charles + Vert, who
obtained from Brandt i'll Clinton prison
on Saturday a written authorization for
Mlrah"an l.. Towns To represent him in
all legal proCe ndings arrived here late
yesterday afternoon and went to the
Hotel Manha'tan Last night MIR Vert
was in consultation for three hours with
Mr.. Towns at the lattsr'S house. a Eighth
avenn". Brooklyn. Concerning their talk
Mr. Towns said
MIR Vert has obtained from Brandt
startling information 50 startling that |
do moi feel justified in making II public
tonight, II Will have a tremendous
bearing on the case.
MI Towns who seems confident that
w -, ~ 'i"'' "a" W. 80 III ~ S'~,.
tanned described whhi procedure he VIII
i"ll"" "h'h ~ makes MS alignment to-
morrow helor" Jn~tl"" Gerard
In" writ has t'"en sued "n' 10y brandt.
lie sad upon IN" 'h"n'Y ihai ne was
s"h'ehc@d without q 'r'aI and WITHOUT "a
pea "a" RECORD SHOWS INA, on Marrh
=, l"''' ne ll"ad"d n"' GuIty and Wa
rHr,1>r'l"d 'v '"'ihs"l SIX darS lat"r.
on Ndfth = th"r" vas stamped entry
on IN" lhtb'lin"h' "hlcn was without
eApdhi'loh iledHo snll'N lh"r" l.
ho'hIhG 7" Sh"" 'ha' h,aNdi changed ms
f'"a "" f"o'in on MdI'n y N"t~h I
sh@" thHt u" was represented 'N counsel
ci'hh 'Gal IN" record n""Sh Z show any
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oi n"t GHiLY
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