The Washington herald., 1912-01-27
SGHlFF VALET MAY
GET HIS FREEDOM
contlnssd fron rar. one.

tion for a pardon. Then three years ago.
he wrote the same story 10 certain
United States Senator (not Of New York
State), and asked for mis- aid.
The person who learned OF Brandt's
claim Immediately after the young mans
conviction was Carl Fischer Hansen, his
attorney Hansen admitted this to-day.
AS to. the United States Senator. 1t Is
communication with him. and had re-
eeIved his report on the matter.
A certain letter. OF which Brandt
speaks in his appeal for a pardon. and
which has been occasionally referred
to in the papers. is the main point, II is
said. I'm the young mans favor.
Fischer Hansen. who has built
around the letter incident play TO be
named The Law" described It to-day.
He wrote the play, he said, with the
same idea that Zola wrote his famous
~ Accuse" document In the Dreyfus
case In France-to arouse public senti-
ment in favor of an innocent man. He
gave up the idea OF staging II. how
ever, when he saw the proportions Of
the agitation for a reopening of the
Brandt case
Conadent of short Term.
when I appeared for Brandt. he
would tell me nothing" said Hansen.
HE said he was guilty. 1 asked him,
why do you want a lawyer. thenT He
said:
oh, II will look better: I'm going to
get out Of prison in ten months or a
year. anyhow. The Schifs have told
me so.'
after he was sentenced to thirty
years" continued Hansen, Brandt
stilI was confident Of getting out: He
asked me for q cigarette when / saw
him. and laughingly inquired II thirty
years meant ten months or twelve.
told him that / was sorry, but II really
meant thirty years.
THE next day an envelope addressed
20 me came from Brandt. tore ons
end OF 1t open, and accidentally tore open
the end Of another envelope which was
inclosed. This inner envelope was ad-
dressed TO the person whom Brandt was
calling upon the night Of the so-called
robbery and assault. II said that for
the sake OF that person Brandt was will
ing to serve any number OF years. for
he felt certain that the person would
work for his release"
Hansen said that Immediately he took
the letter to Judge ROsalsky's court
where he 1.-THE judge. Assistant District
Attorney Mott, and Howard Cans read
it. The letter was turned over TO Cans,
who was representing the interests OF
the Schiff family.
Did Not Take Jewels.
1t was said to-day by a person inti-
mate with the case at the time Of
Brandts arrest on the robbery charge.
that when he was in the Schiff house the
safe was open, and jewels worth many
thousands OF dollars. were within his
grasp. Why didn't he take these? in
quired this informant: Why did he have
only a couple Of stick pins when the
millionaire surprised him, when, ac-
cording to Brandt's own story, he had
been in the house more than two hours?
II was also pointed out for the first
time that at Brandts arraignment How
ard Cans, the Schin attorney. appeared
as his counselor, and told the magistrate
ut was Whitman. curiousiy) that he
would waive examination. Thus Brandt
told no story whatever at the prelimi-
nary hearing
Neither Judge Rosalsky, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mott, nor Mr.. Cans had
anything TO say about the Brandt case
to-day.
A new figure appeared, however. This
was Paul d. Cravath, the famous corpo-
IA tion lawyer. He represents Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.. in which Mr.. Schif has
large interests He had a long talk with
District Attorney whitman about the
case Neither would discuss the con-
ference