New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
NEARLY READY TO IND|GT
Brandt Grand Jury Expects to
Finish Inquiry To-day.
PUBLISHER ON THE STAND
Called to Tell About Threats for
Printing Certain Stories
Mclaughlin Forgetful.

The grand jury investigating the con-
spiracy charges in the Brandt case expects
To hear this afternoon the last witness
who will come before them. II is not AT
all unlikely that the work of the jury Will
he finished to-day. though it is possible
that its deliberations will be continued
until tomorrow. and II may he that there
will he a session on Saturday. District
Attorney Whitman is anxious 10 have the
jury finish this week. and he said yesterday
that there would be a session on Saturday,
If il was necessary, in order to get through
with the case.
1t is considered significant that Charles
+. Perkins. the Assistant District Attorney
10 whom the WORK of drawing indictments
is given had a long consultation with Dis
trict Attorney Whitman yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Perkins has drawn the indct-
ments in all the important criminal cases In
New York County In the last ten years.
The rumor IS very persistent in the Crimi-
nal Courts Building that indictments will
be voted in the Brandt case this afternoon.
and 1t is considered certain that they will
be handed up this week.
The witness TO he heard to-day is John
II. lsel!n. former law partner of Howard
5. Cans. Mr.. Iselin wants to go on the
stand in refutation Of the testimony Of Carl
FisCher-H Hansen that Cans was on the
bench beside Judge Rosalsky when Brandt
was sentenced to thirty years In prison.
lie has already made an affidavit, which
has been made Il part of the minutes in
the proceedings before Justice Gerard In
the habeas corpus case, though Justice
Gerard would not let the affidavit be made a
part Of the record in the case. Mr.. Isein
has now requested tho grand jury to hear
his testimony. and he has been told that
he will be permitted to testify to-day
Jury Nearly Ready to Deliberate.
Besides hearing Mr. Iseln the grand jury
has still to receive proof OF some OF the
documents and records introduced as evil
denCe, but the greater part of this work
has been accomplished. and unless II should
develop to-day that IL Is necessary to hear
other witnesses the taking OF testimony
will end this afternoon and the grand jury
will proceed 10 the decision OF the return TO
be made to tho court.
Folke T.. Brandt, ex-POice Inspector w.
W. McI,aughlin, s. 5. Carvalho president
publishes The American" and Clarence j.
Shearn, counsel for the Hearst papers.
were the witnesses before the grand jury
yesterday. In the case OF Brandt the jury
wanted to question him again on the means
by which he entered the Schin house on
March S. 1901 In spite Of a severe cross
examination as 20 whether no entered
through a coal hole or through a closed
or locked door. h remained unShaken III
his story that hc entered the house py
means OF key given to him by mem
Der of the household several months before.
Mr.. Caryalho and Mr.. Shearn were called
TO tell OF threats said to have been made
against the Hearst papers because ot the
accounts OF the case they have puDlshed'
II is understood that several letters said
TO have been received by the Hearst papers
were read TO the grand jury. These let
ters are said TO have threatened Inc
American" and "The Evening JournaI
with loss Of advertising II they did not
cease publication OF stories OF the kind OBJ
iccted 10. Several OF the letters are under
stood 10 have come from East Side news
papers.
McLauahlin's Memory Poor.
The grand jury especially desired from
ox-Iuspector Mclaughlin his account of the
preparation OF the Woodbridge report on
Brandt's career and TO learn what were the
past favors for which Cans thanked 'he
inspector in his letter suggesting an amph-
acation OF the Woodbridge report. lnspec-
tor McI.aughlin's memory is understood to
have. been unusually poor while he "as In
the grand jury room. He referred me