The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-01
BRANDT s PERJURY
LAID BARE BY
GOV. DIX
Valet Did Make Appeal to the
Governor
NOT WORTHY OF PARDON
Governor Crticises District Attorney
Whitman for Taking Up 6randt's
Side of the Case

New York, March 1.-Two impor-
tant developments in the Brandt case
yesterday were the publication OF
statement by Gov Dix, in which he
exposed the former servant of Moru-
mer l.. Schiif as a periurer and
slanderer of woman, and declared
him unworthy of pardon, and a re-
port that grew steadily until 1t
amounted practically to belief that
the proceedings before the Grand
Jury would end speedily with no at
tempt to indict anybody.
Mirabeau l.. Towns, who has acted
as Brandt's counsel from the BEGIN
ming of the legal proceedings, said
INST night that if he discover that
Brandt deceived him he would re-
verse his position which was accept
ed as meaning that he woulc drop the
case. Brandt assured Mr.. Towns that
he had made no formal application
for clemency, which is shown to be
false by the Governors statement
Gov. Dix, in his statement review
ing the case, says he will tr-'ify and
maintain his determination tnet
Brandt is not worthy of pardon u
is the Governors farewell Wcro ID
the case unless the courts set aside
the writ Of habeas corpus granted by
Justice Gerard through which Brandt
obtained his release from prison.
The Governor brings these facts
out in bold relief
That Brandt. despite his assertions
to the contrary, did make persona
application for Executive clemency
That Brandt, despite his own am
his counsels assertions to the cor
trary, did drag into the case tn
name OF woman and make an at
sault upon her fair fame and basis o
his plea for mercy
: That until It is shown conclusivel
by other evidence than the convict
own unsupported and self-contradic
DRY assertions that he did not comm
l the crime of burglary in the first d.
gree the Governor will not pardo
him.
D That Brandt Is self-confesse
J. forger and a procured witness in h
d own behalf having made statement
under oath which he subsequent
u affirmed to be untrue.
That the attitude and statement
! Of District Attorney Whitman no
n are in remarkable contrast to his a
l. titude and statements when Brandt
d plea for clemency was under consi
II Grafton.
IS That Judge Otto A. Rosalsky on Il
other hand. suggested, not cor
mutation of sentence, but a full al
e. immediate pardon If the facts befo
the Governor indicated that injusti
had been done.
That hearing was refused to cou
sci for Mortimer H. Schitf, and tn
in only the court and prison recor
and Brandts own statement we
considered by the Governor.
le In refuting the assertion Oh
" Brandt did not make a personal apr
ST cation for Executive clemency, CO
e' Dix says:
In the letters submitted to me
has attempted to disprove the cril
AZ to which he formerly pleaded gui
80 by stating facts and uttering insii
so atlons which would make him gui
so of still more abhorrent offense-
so onense against the sanctity of
49, home by an accusation against
Oq purity OF a woman.
This accusation | utterly dis
lieve. refuse. through the exerc
~, OF clemency. to condone wrC
oi more despicable and insidious II
.eoll burglary or assault by blasting
30 character and reputation of
70 man on the unsupported statement
I'' a selfconfessed forger, who, in
- letter which is before me, calls {
you to witness the truth Of present sti
ments. which contradict what
previously declared under OATH