The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-24
DRAG WoMAN's NAME
INTO BRANDT CASE
For First Time Mrs. Schff is Men,
toned in the investigation-Dist st.
riot Attorney Declares Husband
and Counsel May be Indicted.

and Counsel May be Indicted.
New York, Feb. 22.-Out of a maze
Of legal pyrotechnics today came two
startling Developments in the Foulke
Brandt trial. The first was the drag
ging into the scandal of the name of
Mrs. Schiff by her own husbands
counsel, Delaney Nicoll. The second
was the statement of District Attor-
ney Whitman. who forced to show his
hand to safeguard his own plans, de-
clared that Mortimer Schiff and his
former counsel, Howard 8. Cans,
might be indicted by the grand jury
for conspiracy In sending Brandt to
jail ' ''
The district attorney made this
statement as warning to Governor
Dix's commission, Judge Hands. who
Is conducting an independent invest-
cation.
Mr.. Nicoll declared that at no time
previously had the name of q woman
been injected into the case.
80 far as | know" he asserted,
"and think know the truth in this
case, there is not in all the papers
before Governor Dix any record Of
any woman. have good reason to
believe this is the case. H'.
Whatever statements the prisoner
Brandt, may have made in private
correspondence or in idle gossip or
whatever may be the rumors among
the people of New York, none OF
these things concerns the state.
$50 far as the state of New York
is concerned, no homes are to be tai.
nished by this investigation. We are
here, not to put halo on this pris
oners brow nor to hail him as mar.
tyr, nor are we here to shackle him
as a man unjustly convicted. We are
not here to air any scandals"
prass Mrs. schiffs Name In.
| Attorney iSicoll introduced Mrs.
Schifs into the case during tilt with
Attorney Whitman when declared;
II represent Mrs Schiff at present.
II is my duty to do all in my power
to refute this wicked tale, this aston
ishing, unheard of tale involving the
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of virtuous woman and mother.
represent a man whose house was en-
tered by burglar and whose wife
was siandered. / will not allow any
thing to be held back. I'll expose this
man Brandt's story that he went to
the Schiff home on the night of Mar.
ch s, 1907, at the invitation of Mrs.
Schiff. I'll tear away the mask that
he assumed of enduring suffering to
save woman"
Putting entire responsibility upon
Mortimer l.. Schiff and his attorney,
face indictment by the grand jury
and probably will soon themselves
be on trial-Mirabeau Town declar.
ed:
MY client does not claim to be
an immaculate knight, but IL this In.
quiry is to be conducted along the
lines proposed by Mr.. Nicoll, Brandt
withdraws his petition for executive
clemency.
Would Protect Woman
Brandt has remained in prison five
years rather than cast aspersion OIL
the name of a woman. ! want II un
derstood that II the purpose of this
inquiry is to pry into that matter, my
client will object to the proceeding
He would rather remain in prison fiji
teen years longer"
or significance in this connection Ii
the information that came tonight
that another letter Of vital importan
ce is in existence. This epistle was
not written by member of tn,
! Schiff family, but did pass between
Brandt and a servant in the Schlf
household, and it will show tina
! Brandt visited the Schirf residence
by appointment. Furthermore, thi
letter came into the possession o
Mr.. Schiff almost Immediately afte
t the visit paid by Brandt to the mil
0 llonaire's home, which was made tn,
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