The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
To PARDON BRANDT
Dix Names Hand 70 Invest
gate Facts In Case.
GRAND JURY IS BUSY TOG
Former Detective Who Reported That
the Sehih Valet Burglar Had cri1,-
inal Record Now Admits His Re-
port to Judge Rosals<y Was
Not Based on Facts.
GRAND JURY IS BUSY TO2.

New York, Feb. 15.-Governor Dix
has accepted Justice Gerards sugges
ton that the constitution prohibits n
supreme court justice from accepting
any other office and has appointed eg-
Judge Richard l.. Hand OF Essex coun-
ty as special commissioner to report
whether the facts justify pardon for
Folke Engel Brandt, the Schiff burglar
Justice Gerard will delay decision
on the writ of habeas corpus In order
to give the governor time to receive &
report from Judge Hand. If, however.
it becomes nee assary Justice Gerari
will sustain the writ and remand
Brandt to the custody of the distrio,
attorney for trial on the indictment of
burglary in the first degree.
The grand jury, assisted by District
Attorney Whitman. has begun its
investigation to determine whether
Brandt was the victim of conspiracy
when he was sentenced to thirty years
in Clinton prison by Judge Otto A. Ro-
salsky. In that connection II is known
that Judge ROsalsky. Howard S. Cans.
counsel for Mortimer L. Schiff; Mr.
Schiff himself, Police Inspector Viii
liam W. Mclaughlin and man named
Rothschild met ut the Criterion club a
few days before Brandt was sentenced.
The most interesting revelations had
to do with the grand jury investiga-
tions. 1t is now known that indict-
ments for conspiracy are expected by
District Attorney Whitman as the re
suit of the inquiry as to what improper
Influences were used in getting Brandt
into the penitentiary for a long term
4 pardon for Brandt-and that is like
ly to come any day-will, of course.
have no effect on the conspiracy inves-
tigation. Both the district attorney
and the attorney general are deter
mined to get all the facts and proceed
against any persons the grand jury
may point out.
The testimony of former Detective
Lieutenant Joseph ID. Woodbridge be
fore the grand jury indicated that the
report which he submitted to Inspector
Mclaughlin and which was taken into
consideration by Judge ROSalsky III
sentencing Brandt was framed before
WoolridCe was assigned by McLaugh
lin to find out if Brandt had a crimi.
nal record WOoridge testified that
lie got the assignment on April l, 1907
three days before Brandt was commit
ted to Clinton prison. But the records
of the police department contained a
letter from Howard s. Cans written
to Inspector Mclaughlin on March 80
1907, in which Mr.. Cans outlines the
character of the report desired and ex-
presses confidence that he could get
postponement of sentence from Judge
ROsalsky.
1t was Woolridge's testimony that
brought out the announcement that in
dictments for conspiracy will come out
of the grand jury Investigations. He
was asked to tell all he knew about
the report that he read to Judge Ro-
salsky on April 4, 1907-the report that
said that Brandt had been dismissed
by six employers for dishonesty before
he got IA job with Mortimer L. Schiff
Woodbridge admitted outright that, so
far as he was concerned, the report
was untrue.