The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-28
BRANDT L|NGERS IN
the T0MDS PRISON
Fischer-Hansen Fails to Have
Sehiff Indicted, Then Seeks
Warrant.
GRAND JURY QUESTION HIM
Cans Affidavit Contradicting Hansen
Offered for Part Of the
Record.


Record.
Carl Fischer Hansen, the disbarred
lawyer denounced by Mortimer t. Schiff
IA the man who produced a letter that
was the first intimation OF Folke T..
Brandt's stories involving Mrs. Schifr
testified before the Grand Jury yesterday
that he had nothing to do with the pre-
paration Of the letter and that it was
handed to him by a Tombs prisoner
named Ryan who had got II from Brandt
Fischer-Hansen asked the Grand Jury
to indict Mr.. SchiT for making false and
malicious statements.r The Grand Jury
took District Attorney Whitman's advice
that Hansen's complaint was a matter to
lay before Magistrate. Hansen says he
then went to Magistrate Herbertand ask ed
for warrant. In a letter addressed to
Mr.. SchiT and made public last night by
Hansen he says:
Il was refused the warrant on the
ground that although the statement had
appeared alike In all the newspapers as
coming from you. lacked legal evidence
to show that you were really the author
and the one who had given II or caused it
to be given to the press Hansen than
asks Mr.. Schiff for an admission that he
gave the statement to the newspapers.
Howard s. Cans made AFFIDAVIT that
Hansen had not told the truth in his afii-
davit on Monday that Cans sat on the
bench with Judge Rosalsky on March 2s.
1907. the day Brandt changed his plea Of
not guilty OF burglary in the first degree to
guilty. and that John II. Iselin, Gans's
partner. sat on the steps Of the bench.
MIR. Gans's affidavit sets forth also that
Fischer Hansen has made false statements
as TO Gans's visits TO Brandt in the Tombs
and as to other matters. The Cans affi-
davit. accompanied by a corroborative
affidavit from MIR. Iselin. was sent to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman and Attorney
General Carmody with a letter from Nicoll.
Anable. Lindsay Il Fuller counsel for Mr..
Schif and Mr.. Cans. asking that the
affidavits be filed in the habeas corpu 4
proceedings before Justice Gerard.
Brandt was not let out on bail yesterday,
although Justice Gerard admitted him
to bail on the indictment for burglary
in the first degree and. General Sessions
Judge Grain fixed bail on the indictment
ioi 'e'on'ous aseaut. ne WAS neio on q
bench warrant. IT the District Attorney
clears the way Brandt may be let out to-
day. His release depends possibly on
when he may be wanted to testify before
the conspiracy Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury PROCEEDINGS were con-
sidered OF especial interest yesterday
because of points that were developed by
.ne PuDno statement OF Mr.. Schih
riscner-hahsen had tesuneo voluoly on
aohoay' Dut when ne reappeared yester-
oay .ne uraho Jury wanted 10 know
about the letter which reflected on Mrs.
Schiff that Fischer Hansen carried to
judge Rosalskv ON ADril a ioo7 four
davs after Rrandt v,s s.rtoro.J IT..
Gr,nd & % L., - r'an,.s zoe =, Ie nnom - u INC
o'ai,o Jury "ah'eo 10 kho" II hansen
had had hand in getting up this letter.
Hansen told this story:
He said that about April a or 7 loo7 MT
ory cot. a,,or prana, h.. -, S
- - Az. IT, r -. ,, ,"u 'e'hovou
iro'h .he iohnns 10 sung sing. man
named Ryan, who was prisoner in the
Tombs. sent for him and gave him letter
which. he told the LAWYER. had heen en-
,rus,.d to, hin, hv Rrnrdt Iysoh.r ua,,,
W i "y i".' ii'enoi -hahsoh
put the letter IN ms pocket and opened 1t
later on when he got to his office. 1t con-
tanned Il letter in a seDarat envelope ad-
dressed IN Mrs Scbir Eschsr.Ho,.sr
Ia 49,. 60 -. ~. I",.A."m"
.o'u 'ne u'ahu Jury 'ha' ac"oen.any
ne tore open BOTH envelopes. Within
the outer cover was a note from Brandt
To him. thanking him for what he had done
and osL;r a hin, ,o o;va ,h. .noIo.o,, 80.
u Nc Gs..~ .' W go '"o o".'ou =. 'e.'er
10 Mrs' ocmn ana 10 put IL INTO mrs.
Schih's own hands. Brandt had made
this endorsement:
.please ,,e s,re and 40. that NJ. s,,,r
,s -. =. "oun'
sS's this herse"' give IL ihto her own
hands. She Is very rich lady and Is
goin TO get me out OF my trouble
Fischer-Hansen admitted yesterday
that he read the letter that was addressed
to Mrs. Schif. He said he was puzzled as
to what to do, but finally decided to ask
Judge Rosalsky. Judge ROsalsky was on
the bench presiding at a trial. He read the
letter. listened to Fischer-Hansen's sug-
gestion that an injustice had been done to
Brandt and then said that 1t might be well
for Mr.. Jerome (then District Attorney.
Mr.. Cans, Fischer Hansen and himself
to meet at o'clock that afternoon, March
3, to talk over the best thing to do. Jerome
said Fischer Hansen, did not appear.
but Assistant District Attorney Mott
came in his place. The letter was read by
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