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


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procured Tor District Attorney Whitman
This amdavit is as follows:
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Leonard Bourne. residing at 81 Fostel
street. cambridge. Massachusetts. being
ouiy sworn deposes and says:
am now residing AT 81 roster street
Campridee. Massachusetts. ana at present
am employed oy Mr.. Edgar Pierce AZ
cnau"eur' am 20 years OF age.
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| Ia capable OF being lifted up. The fence
| around the yard was about ten feet high.
and In IL there was CRATE.
-On the night OF March s. 1907. at about
| 3 o'clock ! was in tho cellar OF Mr.. Schi6's
! house at s32 Fifth avenue for the purpose
| OF making up fire and l then noted that
the door leading into tho hoist was closed.
| | know that II was not locked because tho
key to that door had boon lost for some
| time and IL was impossible to lock II; byt
am sure that IL was closed not only by
7, reason OF the fact that I remember seeing
! IL. but because whenev yer that door was
| opened there was created a violent
draught which would Immediately call IL
to any ones att ention. The grating cover
ing hoist was. re member. open. do not
know whether the crate leading into ths
yard was open or not. l was down in the
cellar again at II o clock and again notjced
that the door leading into tho hoist was
| closed.
L went out Of tho house that uiRht at
half past II o clock to 20 to my home and at
that time the gate leading into tho ward
was closed. While that gate cannot be
opened from tho outside by ordinary meana
it would be an easy matter for any one
desiring to get in to omen n. for there ia a
wire which runs from the kitchen along the
fence to the In tch Of this cate nv puilin .
which the gate can be opened and anv ono
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In due course I appeared a. q witness
before the Grand Jury and answered tho
questions which were put to me. and on
March % Brandt was indicted. with the
subsequent proceedings l had nothing to
do, The alleged meeting bot ween Judge
Rosalsky and myself and others at the
Criterion Club Is q pure myth. l have
never been in the Criterion Club In my life
The story that while in the Tombs Brandt
received his meals from a neighboring
restaurant at my expense Is absolutely
false. No attempt was made on my part
or by Mr. Cans on my behalf TO induce
Brandt to plead guilty through false prom
tses or by any other means. We simply
insisted that the law should take it's course.
After Brandt's arrest Mr. Gans asked the
Police Department TO make an investi-
CATION OF his past career. In the first instance
10 furnish the District Attorney with matter
for Brandt's cross-examination on the trial
that was then expected and later when
Brandt had pleaded guilty to furnish the
court with like Information for a like pur-
pose. Much criticism has been levelled
at that report but the oficer who made IL
has told frankly the sources from which he
secured the information. And now even
after Ave years It appears that tho report
nnderstated rather than overstated Brandt's
criminal career
scandalous Letter from the Tombs.
now come to the events subssouent 10
Brandt's sentence. On April e.,four days
after the sentence. Judge Rosslsky asked
Mr. Cans to come TO the court house, where
he met. besides Judge Rosalsky, Fischer-
Hansen and Assistant District Attorney
Mott II appeared that Fischer -Hansen
had brought to Judge ,Rosalsky q letter
from Brandt TO Mrs Schi6 which he said
had been sent TO him In . sealed snvelope
addressed to Mrs Sohif and that by mis.
take he had opened this envelope and had
read the letter, The letter Was read and
by direction OF Judge Rosaisky given to
Mr. Gans. who handed II TO ms This letter
ron.ains me nrst written intimstion Of
Brsndts lying and scAadalous taIe. vhiss
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In addition to what I set forth in this
statement made at the time. I add that
asked Brandt the night that he broke into
the house whether he had stolen anything
while he was in the house and he denied
that he had taken anything. This Ia i'm
portant in view OF his subsequent men
dacious assertions that he was In the house
by invitation and that his purpose In steal
ing the pins was to disguise what he now
pretends to be the real purpose OF his visit
Further light is thrown on the falsity Of
this absurd pretencs by the fact which
appears in DIR. Msbon and Macdonalds
statements that when questioned about
the pins he told them that he had taken
them. but pretended not TO be able TO find
them. coupled with his subsequent state
ment upon his examination before Judge
Rosalsky. in which he asserted that he knew
nothing about any diamond pins and
coupled with the final proof OF his mem
dacity in this respect. which was furnished
by the surrender OF the diamond pins
through his counsel, Fischer Hansen.
Much has been made by Brandt's friends
OF the fact that upon the occasion OF the
assault | parleyed with him, gave him $50
and permitted him to leave the house.
having secured his promise to come TO my
office on the follOwin Monday. | pursued
that course because was alone at nigh,
dealing. as ! supposed. with "a matiman
who threatened to kill me and professed TO
be armed with a pistol. and desired at ali
hazards TO get him out Of the house where
my wife and children we're sleeping
The evening world., 1912-04-13
How Experts and Manager Size Up Teams as They Now Stand
GIANTS ADDED STRENGTH
LIES IN THEIR "SUBS."

The main strength Of the Giants Tor
1919 owe 1s1i lies In the added subsa.
tutes. MoGraw has picked up . won
derfui recruit In Johnny 0roh. Several
big league clubs have tried to buy him.
Another big addition has been George
Burns for the outhsld. Burns Ii a good
hitter. extremely fast IN the bases. and
10 one Of the best siiders on the team.
The pitching department. has been
strengthened by the addition Of Big
Jsn Tssreau, who proved his worth
yesterday by letting Brooklyn down
with three hits though he was defeated.
There u also strength In the possibility
OF Louis Drnoke being able 70 take his
regular turn in the box. Rubs Mar.
guard win b better than last year.
while the Giants had bad weather
for training they we're not 20 unfortu.
nate a. some Of the other clubs, and
they are 10 In a. good condition ~
any clue IN either league.
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EXPECT TO GET
HIGHER BERTH THIS YEAR.

"It 10 with pleasure that ! make the
announcement that the Brooklyn team
Of 1912 10 much stronger In many ways
than it vas last year" says Bill Dah-
len. the Dodgsr manager. I'm the frst
place, the positions on the team which
were weak in 1911 have been materially
strengthened by the addition Of men
who not only can cover them but be.
sides are there with the stick. The ad-
dillon Of Outhelder Moran. lnfielder
Smith. Catcher Phelps and Outhelder
Northern have greatly helped Us.
The pitching department has also
been greatly strengthened. Allen. Dent
and YinGiing look like very promising
twirlsrs. and with the others-Rucker.
Barger, knetser and S~chardt-I am
not worried. While my pitchers didn't
have much chance to get into the best
OF shape during our sprinE training
trip on account Of the miserable wealth
q. I expect to see them round into fine
condition In . few weeks. I am almost
certain that the Brooklyns will finish
in q higher position than they did last
season."
The evening world., 1912-04-13
HlLLT0PS SURE TO MAKE
GOOD IN THE LONG RUN.

Although handicapped by the bad start
OF losing the FIRST two games. the High
landers appear to be much better on
than they were last year.. and all be-
cause they have q new manager that
won't stand for IN ioafng on the Job.
In Harry Wolverton the team has a
leader who 10 bound to be . huge sue
cess In the long run
The two that have helped
to bolster the team most are 0abby
Street. the catcher. who was secured In
a trade with the w%ashingtons for In
fielder Jack Knight. and George McCon.
nefl, the big pitcher who made such a
great name for himself while twirllng
for the Rochesters, champions Of the
International League.
With Roy Hartzell permanently 10.
Gated at short stop. Earl Gardner at sec
ond. Coxy Dolan. the Jersey City boy.
on third. and last. but best OF all. Hal
Chase on hrst. the team has an infield
that should improve wonderfully as It
goes along.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
BOTH CHICAGO BALL CLUBS
STRENGTHENED SINCE 1911,

Especial 70 The Evening World.
CHICAGO. April 13.-Both Of the Chi
Gag team seem to be stronger than
they we're at the close OF last season.
Tho White Sox have added more
strength than the Cubs have. for II.
Weaver. Rath and Mattick. Manager
Callahan has picked UP three young
sters OF especial merit. while Manager
Chance has added but n new man to
his team In Eddie Lennox. who 10 20
hold down third for the former cham
p!ons.
Manager Chance feels confident that
his men are going to be able TO put up
a harder nSht against the 0iants this
. than they did last year. He hg-
ures that Brown 10 Just as good As he
wac and that Cole and Reutbsch will
be more help than they vera last sea-
son. In Cheney he thinks ne has a
conner" and with Lavender and
Northrup. two other new pitchers. he
plans to give the league leaders 9 night
every inch OF the way.
Manager Csllshan ssye that his team
will be fighting every day. He does
not believe In claiming any pennants be-
fore they are won. for he Is one OF the
conservative kind.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
PHlllY TEAMS LOOK EVEN
BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
Especial to TIE Evsaiss WORLDLY

PHILADELPHIA. April iS.-Both OF
the Philadelphia teams look stronger
they were last season. even the
wonderful worlds champions having
improved to some extent. Connie Mack
has no been content to rest easy with
his powerful aggregation. He secured
tho country for moro material. and his
second string players are better than
the substitutes Of 1911. Strunk and Der
rick. who have been with the team for
two years. have shown vast improve
ment this spring and both are ready to
take q regular position on the teani.
The Phillies are also . better looking
aggregation. although they have met
misfortunes this spring. Rain
spoiled their training trip. Maeee had
his arm broken. Iobert has been put
out OF the running for . time by
strained muscles Of his back. and
Pitcher Moore has been III. The add
ton Of Catchers klilifer and Graham.
OF Shortstop Downey. formerly OF Gin
cinnati. and OF Cravath. the American
Association slusger. make tho Quaksrs
good for a successful campaign.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
B0sT0N'S TW0 CLUBS HAVE
MADE AN AUSPIcl0US START,
,sp~ssa TO TIE Evening wohd).


BOSTON. April i3.-This city Is simply
wild with delight because OF tho added
strength shown by both the Red Sox
and the Brsves-the new name for the
Boston Nationals.
The chief strengthening Of the Ameri-
cans has been done IN their getting
back their old manager. JAKE stahl.
He Is putting up the best game OF his
career al nrst. The inheld with Wagner
back at short and Larry Gardner made
over from Q second baseman to q third
sack guardian has been bolstered.
Ysrkes 10 doing we'll at second. The
outheld is considered the best In the
country by experts. consisting as 1t does
Of speaker. Lewis n Hooper. The
catching stan Ia well taken care OF by
Carrigan and N~unamaker. while the
pitching stan with such stars as Cicotte.
Wood and O'Brien as 4 nucleus needs
TO take ~ back ire from anybody.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
CARDINALS HAVE VISIONS
OF THE FIRST DIVISION,
tsp-oai 10 The E,eains woid.)

ST. LOUIS. April ia.-on to . flyins
start BY beating the Browns Ave " OF
seven In the spring series n then
inaugural. the Cardinals are . confident
and concerted lot Of players this spring.
They nave visions OF finishing In the
first division, well up with New York
and Philadelphia. and base their hopes
on the fact that In Bill Dell. . big right
handed pitcher. the club has a man who
threatens to prove the Alexander Of 1919.
Another promising younG pitcher II
Eugene Dale. a riG~ht-handsr. o vii.
lis. a big left-hander. has everything
but control which happens to be essen
tial. Once he gets control he's sure to
cause conformation. but at the present
writing he's al Wild As q March hare.
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o W ARE HOPEFUL OF
GETTING OUT OF CELLAR JOB
(spsoialY 10 The Evening wohd).

CHICAGO, April l3.-Thsre are sew.
eral reasons why Manager Wallace be-
iisves the Browns will vacats eighth
place this The principal one -
that George Stovail. the former Nap
manager. 10 now playing hrst base for
the ct. Louis Americans. That Wallace
had his troubles in trying to md q
Ilrst sacksr last year 10 evident from
the fact that no less than seventeen men
were given trials at that bag In 1911.
y feel sur that We viii not d
isA last again THE year." SAD
XGaasgsr Waiiaes n SpsAkni1 OF
Tie prospects % The tssm. I'VE
: spt 70 cause Ne otAss follows
Q lot Of worry 10 two OF three Of
the young piteAsrs kssp WORKING
90 they have stasteA. Z fesl sure
that : have . great bunch Of nd
tvixle1U on my STAG. .otova1
makes ~ - Per cent. stronger
tAaA W we're . year ego. YounS
Ysass alee hes helped . lot. ] An
psetsy UuIe We viii not ~ , osl-
lar eAampions Of 1914"
The evening world., 1912-04-13

Nv q careful analysis Of the Irish
Home Rule Bill I ind that the
British Government proposes the
following remarkable grant Of self
government:
Tho Parliament IN London will have
10 order tho Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland to veto n measure OF the
irish Parliament. NOTHING affecting the
Crown, army, navy, territories. treaties.
titles. treason. naturalization. copyright
or patents can be touched BY the Irish
Parliament.
For six years after the passage Of the
measure the customs duties n excise
revenue will be turned into the English
wURRA wURRA:
10 Hoyis an authority on suchrs
and ~plnochis2 Is poker or plnochls
the Oldest game In cardsi How long
has pinochls been played? ID. J. q.
Hoyle IL not an authority on n card
game. Ifoyle died many many years
ago, snd nearly every card Rame since
his day has changed materially. There
are scores Of Imitation "Hoyias" In
circulation but they're worthless. Pr
nochie 10 an evolution of besique. but
pinochte has bssn twisted around 30
much that Il bears but little resemblance
10 tie parent game. Euchre 10 based On
an idea as old ~ the cards themselves.
THE KIDDIEs are all preparing for
the rush to tho hills and the
giades. It's getting to be the real
thing for indulsent parents to send the
youngsters TO . camp for M season
where they will live IN the open ~ much
as possible. fsh, row. n and gambol
an the green. Camp Oagood IN At Paul
schools Athletic League suspices. was Q
aas success last season under the sble
The evening world., 1912-04-13
TIGERS e PER CENT.
STRONGER THIS SEASON.
Especial TO The Evssias w~rsA.)

DETROIT. April 1a.-Hushis Jennings.
always enthusiastic when speaking Of
the Tigers, after selecting his 1912 pen
nant hoces with care and wisdom. de-
clarsd that the Detroit club which en-
tered this years race At Cleveland on
Thursday va fully % per cent. stronger
than the one which finished second to
the Athletics last year.. ana that barring
accidents or . like improvement In the
worlds champions the Tigers would re-
pest their performances Of "a. % and ~.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
By "vic"


- SHE dissraeeM overcrowding at tn opening game between the oians go
tn Brooklyns lstT hursdsy has let loose q pile OF epstolary kicks 70 ~ .
= Here's one: -
wUkRA wURRA: Why IL II that Mayor usynor refuses to pwmk
| A BROOKLYN FAN.
There arc Ave reasons why His Honor refuses to ut his bulls loose In tn
pastures:
No. l. Hc assumes that baseball Is . gentle. peaceful pastma tndMged ID -
peaceful ciusens an witnessed by men, women and boys of . peaceful nature
No q His Honor 10 obsessed with tho notion that 10 N Of his c00seDbo
van to see . ball game they should do 80 o. their days on. whsn they oo ret
with M rest OF In bunch. Strange NJ Il nay seem Or sound to those M eWeu
In Brooklyn. q policeman Il . human being. equipped with human emotions II
he u compelled 10 watch a bali game while wearing hsu uniform and appsanhe
10 be on duty. he must look IN with he stond front u . hickory Indian This
requires sN coustraint o m abnormal kind. wherefore II 10 Ue cp) roe heme
litter the gam IN kicks M at ot o. tn window yu can hardly blame ~.
chem from seeond-stxy visitors and fcopads II ist goo politics 10 shoot .
hundred or o. cp into . bali field M have them standing t6y around while
they might be better employed In the tail grs&A
No. T. The Mayor hps that some day M baseball maGnUs win md time
between cutting coupon. and countns his pronts to break in . capable bunch d
sronS arm guards of his wn. The Mayor never expeCst that tho BASEBALL mag
nate will connns the sale Of tickets within tho limit Of the capacty M he
wound.
No. g. HsI Honor presnmes too much n IN good nature II TIL Amaicaa
public, probably for h ason that TIN fans heresbouts fall b kill mort -.
ARs . X
II you cars for n moro o the subject Mr.. Brooklyn Fan. write - INA
Honor himself and you'll probably gel On answer thstn hold you hogdsG aA4
hamntuns p
The evening world., 1912-04-13
BIG LEAGUES PENNANT OUTLOOK FOR 1912
Below is Printed Just low the Sixteen Clubs in the w Major Leagues Shape Up-How the
Teams Have Been Stenghened-Wht VaiusM anagus Think of Pmmant Races

ANS are almost certain Of seeing q red-hot campaign In the National
Z League this season. No longer should the fight for the pennant be
waged by three clubs. In statements sent to The Evening World
today the various Manager tell how their teams have been strengthened
1t 10 obvious that the scouts have been on the Job ali winter. for the
weaker clubs have been materially reinforced by trades and new recruits.
and the leading teams-Chieago. Pittsburgh and the 0Aans-have all made
additions to their ranks. Two teams. Boston and Cincinnati. have new
managers. and unless I'll signs fal. the race will b bitterly contested.
In Philadelphia. Chicago. 81. Louis and Boston. cities which enjoy the
distinction Of having two big league clubs. the experts say that the pros
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poets Of faster teams ae brilliant.
The Tigers. according to Manager Hughey Jennings. have increased
their strength 20 per cent. The same can bs said Of Cleveland. where Harry
Davis tn. exAthletic. regns. He thinks he'll nght It out with Macks team
for the pennant.
Despite all that 10 written and sad. however. the season Of 1912 will
undoubtedly close with the san record Of rsveres. accidents. dsappoint
ments. failures and other things u those Of the past.
Below il pointed out where all the clubs have been strengthened. what
changes have been made since hast year and many other things Of interest
to the baseball public.
The evening world., 1912-04-13
PITTSBURGH TEAM BETTER
EQUIPPED THAN IN YEARS.
lspsaal to IT, EyalAg Wetld.l

PITTSBURGH. April N.-"Ddd you
ever hear mo predict that the Pirates
would win y psnnant?" asked Fred
Clarke In response to . question just
before the ssason opened. No one ever
aid. Just the same. the chief of the
Pirates band has iptimated that ne
feels better equipped for 4 hard season
than he has felt for yearA
The evening world., 1912-04-13

"Brouthers was In the gaT.a when a
batter could call for a high or low BAH.
That was a little before my day. When
I broke In the present rules In regard
10 batting. with the exception or the
foul strike rule. were In force. Dan
tells me that his favorste ball used TO
10 q low one. but when they changed
the rules on him he learned to hit the
high ones as we'll"
What do you think of the foul strike
ruler" I asked.
1T 10 undoubtedly an advantage to
the pitcher" he replied.
But II has also helped the batter In
that he IL forced to be more careful and
pick out better balls.
Il can remember WE'LL" continued the
veteran pitcher. when such batters
as Latham. McGraw. Jennings. McAleer
and others could stand up to the plate
and foul the bali off Whenever they
pleased. They used 10 DO this to tire
out the pitcher and prolong the game.
On one occasion Arlie Latham fouled
OF thirty-two balls before he was final
ly forced 10 hit IL. The crowd vigorous
ly obJectsd to a player delaying he
same In that way. and that Is one OF
the reasons that the rule was made
calling q foul a strike"
PLAYERS MORE TRICKY IN OLD
DAYS.
"Were tho ballplayers then more
tricky than they are now?" ! asked.
I'm . way. they were" he answered.
"bscause they aad q better chance 10 set
away with It, Nowadays It 10 pre;ty
hard for . ball player to pull on a trick
such a. hiding the ball. because the fans
have Grown so wise OF the game that
they will tip the home player of as to
what 10 going on. The fans have pre-
vented many a trick by yelling a warn
Inn At the runner. They miss very few
things in the stands these days.
80 many rules have been made to
prevent tricky playing that the players
have about abandoned that and stick
more closely to the real science of ths
game.
"Tor instance" ne explained. I'll tell
you q little detail that 10 all important
to-day which In the old days was over
looked. when q batter hits q clean
single now he always 10 made to take
the turn toward second when he gets 70
nrst base. In case the ball II fumbied
an extra base can be gained. and many
sames have been won on that alone. In
tho old days tho runner seeing that he
had only hit Q single would run to hrs'
base only and then turn to tho riEht. II
never occurred 10 him to bs In position
10 take advantage OF . tumble. Those
sre the little things that count and that
fairly we'll illustrates what ! meant by
~ aging that tho difference between the
old baseball ana the new 10 In payina
attention 10 details.
every little advantage on the fisld
will count UP IN tho long run. The
player may think that these little de-
falls ara too insignificant 10 Give ser!ous
though 10, but they ara the type Of
players who do not succeed. This cham'
pionsh!p oiubs arc made up Of mon who
lake advantage OF every situation.
YOUNG GAVE JOB JACKSON
HELP.
81 had a p,anos 10 help a player nul
in this particular last summer. and
believe my suggestions have beon OF
some bsDat.t 10 him. Tho man refer
10 In Joe Jackson, the wonderful out
fielder 0f The Cleveland club, jackson
4, q mnrysiisus hitter and . fast runner
u he knew \ little more about how y
The evening world., 1912-04-13
MAPS THINK THEY'LL FIGHT
IT OUT WITH ATHLETICS.
tsoscasl 70 The E,suins waid).

CLEVELAND. April lathe Maps Of
1872 are considerably stronger than last
reason and Manager Davis 10 Of the
opinion that his team Will be the one to
night Il out with the Athletics for the
psnnau6
The evening world., 1912-04-13
Players in Old Days More Tricky Than They are NoW
Says Veteran Pitcher Cy Young. bW so Many Rules
Have Been Made TO Prevent Tricky Playing That
Men have Abandoned 1t and NoW Stick More
Closely to the heal Science OF the Game.
CHAPTER VII.
N BOHEMIAN OVLCER.

-.0 PEAlING Of old timers" said Cy Young, Il ws pleasantly sur
prSed last summer TO find Dan Brouthers the oneiims famous
~ sugger, working at the Polo Grounds . q Waterman. Dan was
q great hitter in his day. though doubt II he was fast enough on the
bases to be a great a star now as men like Ty Cobb. Joe Jackson. Hans
Wagner and Eddie Collins.