New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
WON'T DROP BRANDT CASE
District Attorney Says He viii
Continue Efforts for Pardon.
TO APPEAL TO GRAND JURY
Prisoners Attorneys Say Police
End" Will Turn Out Enough
Evidence to Support Him.

The refusal Of Governor Dix to commute
the thirty-year sentence of Folke Engel-
brecht Brandt, the former servant OF Nor
timer L. Schiff, the BANKER hasn't put an
end to the case. District Attorney Whit
man. who saw Brandt in Dannemora prison
and heard the prisoners story, said yester-
day that he would not drop the case. The
District Attorneys report TO Governor Dix
was distinctly favorable to me young mans
pardon. and the Governors denial of the
Mr. Whitman
The whole matter probably will he laid
before the grand jury. At any rate the
District Attorney will examine the wit
nesses Of Carl Fischer Hansen. who was
Brandt's attorney before he was disharred
If Hansen can produce sufficient evidence.
the matter will be placed before the grand
jury.
Brandt's attorney insists that the police
end of the case will turn out enough evil
dence 10 support Brandt's story that he
was "railroaded" TO prison for thirty years
after he had pleaded guilty to stealing two
stickpins from Mr.. Schin.
Police Commissioner Waldo has asked Mr..
Whitman TO look into the report of Detec-
tive Joseph B. Woolridse OF the arrest OF
Brandt. Woodbridge reported TO Judge
Rosalsky. who presided over the trial OF
Brandt and sentenced him 10 thirty years in
prison on burglary charge, that Brandt had
been discharged from six positions Of trust
Brandt admitted that he had forged a
check on his employer in Sew Jersey, but
said his employer had forgiven him. Sew
ol Of ,l,. Of Ifchn act
mentioned by Woodbridge were fatty denied
by Brandt's employers. The detectives re-
port was In the form of a letter As II was
written five years ago, and " as not sworn TO
by WoolridSe. the detective cannot he prose-
cuted or held responsible for the letter. In
spector Mclaughlin. who directed Wool
ridge In the Brandt case. is no longer in
the police service. and ire employment
agencies that served Brandt have gone out
Of business.
Mr. Whitman was informed Yesterday
that Seymour Van Santvoord. the Gov
ernor's secretary. had Indicated at Albany
that IT was perfectly proper for the Dis
trict Attorney to publish his report in the
Brandt case II he desired TO do so. Mr..
Whitman said he Thought he would wait
for some word from Albahy before he took
advantage Of such an opportunity.
Alton B. Parker chief counsel for Mr..
Schiff in opposition to Brandt's pardon,
gave out a statement Yesterday afternoon
just before boarding a train for Washing
ton.
"One Of the newspa pers. in discussing
Governor Dixs denial OF the Brandt pardon
application. stated to-day that Howard s.
Cans, Paul Cravath. Alton IS. Parker and
other prominent lawyers representing Mr..
Schin could not he fourd on Friday night,
he said. The implied mystery is easily
solved. Mrs Parker and myself attended
the annual dinner given 10 the Judges OF
the Court OF Appeals and their wives, as
has been our custom for years. since left
the court. The suggestion that I represented
Mr. Schif before the Governor is also a
mistake. The Governor says that no one
was heard by him in Mr.. Schiffs behalf
That ought 10 correct the mistake. ] may
add that at least, was not so heard