The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-27

application to the Governor nor have We
been permitted to see the District Attorney g
report to the Governor SALT Though the Attor-
nsy-Cieneral stated at the hearing before
C0Amissioner Hand that he placed II In
evidence. NV request to the District
Attorney for a copy has been refused and
J am told that no copy has been filed with
Commissioner Hand.
RIsESrs TREATMENT or THE CASE.
7 have reached the decision to make'this
statement very reluctantly because |
naturally shrink from making public my
private affairs. But for month some
newspapers of the city have been full OF
false charges. insinuations. innuendoee and
accusations OF almost every conceivable
character. from almost every conceivable
source. Mr.. Cans and I have been accused
Of conspiring to defeat the ends Of justice.
Of dishonesty influencing an upright J Judge
OF "railroading" an innocent young man
to state prison to serve a long sentence.
OF inducing Brandt by false promises OF
leniency to plead guilty of a crime which
he did not commit. and finally of inhuma nj v
seeking by improper methods to keep an
innocent man in prison after his innocence
had been proved Every one who has had
anything to do with the conviction OF
bFHuuN Vt 'He OpDOSltlOn W HlS TcfeHSt,
from the Judge who sentenced him and
the Governor who refused TO pardon him
TO the officers who caused his arrest. has
been subjected to misrepresentation and
abuse Bulletins of supposed proceedings
in the Grand Jury room have appeared
almost daily in the newspapers without
contradiction; public officials have We'd
with one another in supporting the efforts
Of Brandts counsel to secure his freedom
and this confessed thief. embezzler. forger
and confirmed criminal has been held up
before the community as a martyr entitled
to public sympathy and support. Worst OF
all. by carefully devised innuendo and
fnsinuation. more effective than direct
statement. certain newspapers have sought
to attack my honor and to create an inn
pression that my efforts to secure Brandt's
conviction and to oppose his applications
for clemency were designed to hide some
mystery which IL made public would dis
grace and degrade me before the com
munity.
To refute the cowardly statements re-
Gently made by counsel employed for
Brandt by a newspaper and widely cir
culated in some OF the newspapers that 1t
Was my counsel and | who first dragged
the name OF Mrs Schir into this case one
has but to read the New York American
and certain other newspapers beginning
with the issues OF January -, 1912. have
therefore decided that in self-protection
and in Justice to all those who have been
maligned during the past month OF hysteria
should make this statement or the facts.
Brandts Employment and Discharge.
In the summer OF 1905. while living at
my country place at Oyster Bay. l.. /. !
employ ed Brandt. then masauerading under
the name of Lawrence De Foulke, as a
household servant Before the summer
was over he was discharged for remaining
IA town over night on several occasions
without permission few weeks later.
after we returned to town. Brandt applied
for employment. and as there had been
some dificulty in finding a competent man
to replace him he was reengased by the
butler lie remained in my employment
until February II. 1907 Late on the after
noon of that day he handed Mrs Schif an
envelope and asked her to read the letter
which IL contained This letter. which
proved to he an impudent declaration of
affection. threw Mrs Schiff into such
state of alarm that she locked herself up
in the nursery with the children and awaited
my arrival. when she handed the letter to
me Immediately directed the butler to
Brandt. to give him tho $40 wages
due him to date and to see that he left the
house at once These orders were carried
out. The following is a copy OF the letter
" hich caused Brandt's discharge:
Brandt's First Letter to Mrs. sehim.
Nissrs. ". l.. Sohif.
-DEAnssT LADY: Please have indulgence
and pardon my liberty. which have taken
by writing your this for me so important
and particular letter.
Dearest Lady as you may perhaps re-
member that | ones last Autumn left your
services. and the reason why | came bak
to you perhaps you never realized or by any
means surmized. it was for you. yes but
must tell you dear Lady. it is on this par
ticular QUESTION | have based my dareing
intrusion to write you
BY doing this put my future on hazard
which may be ruin my life for some time.
or it will bring me magnificent thoughts
OF coming
u am a poor fellow but I have heart
which would part with 10 Lady which
love dearest on earth cit is you dearest
Lady, am perfectlya lone in this coun-
try no real friends no relations whatever.
do not mix up with the servants as | find
more pleausur to associate with peopel
better than am
I do not know II you are interest or like
nay person but | do know that am awry
fond of you, in every respect ! like and ad-
mire you emensklig NV feelings towards
you dear Lady has grown every day In larger
inside my heart Ia the eternal feelings
which can not be expressed in words tonly
actions can speak,
DAY and night. until the slumber takes
me away. think OF you dear Lady. IL Is
restless thoughts which never lives my
brain.
was born Baron my mother a Baroness
died years after my birth. She was wealthy
when she died but was born one year he
fore she gott married, She had heart trouble
which took her away suddenly. without
TO have written any legacy. 50 much was
left to my stepfather for my education In
3 years. that's all l came to this country
sh years ago to try my best. and to help
my stepfather which Is in a rather poor
financial affairs with 3 dotters. The only
thing I have TO be proud of Ia my health
and my mothers dear decended nobility
blood, so. l was born "A Gentleman and |
shall always he in the honor OF my mothers
name
Il will not tire you any longer. but If you
have the slitest liking Or sumpthly for me.
who thinks the world Of you. ! wish OF my
heart you would use me and have confidence
In me | am not able to marry nor ider
can ! because you Madam has me with body
soul YOU maybe do not know or believe
It, but take God as a sufficient ado to il.
lone sentence here omitted by The SUN
Trust me, as you only true friend money
thoes not make true friend OF heart. hear,
am here to YOU purpose take me and make
use OF me aud give me friends hand
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