New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
SCH|FF MAY TESTIFY
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had never had an explanation of why
Brandt's name was added to the list,
The District Attorney will now try 10
get Mr.. Collins to go before the grand
jury and tell why he ordered Brandt
transferred 10 Dannemora.
Says Meals Were Sent In.
Metz, the Tombs keeper, had charge
of the tier on which Brandt was con-
fined He testified that all the pris-
oEer's meals were sent to him, but he
could throw no light on who paid for
them.
Brandt's release which has been threat
ened almost daily since Justice Gerard =
decision was handed down, was finally ac-
complished at about 1--WE minutes after y
o'clock yesterday. Judge Grain, I'm the
Court OF General Sessions, signed the fnal
bail order. which was for 500 on the fe-
I1onious assault Indictment. Justice Gerard
on Tuesday admitted Brandt to bail OF
| S. 600 on the indictment charging him with
first degree burglary. 50 that the young
| Swede Is now under two bail bonds aggre-
eating $500.
| Representatives OF the Illinois Surety
! Company, which bonded Brandt, made AN
attempt to learn who was behind Brandt
! but Mirabcau l.. Towns, his attorney. re-
| fused 10 give any answer 10 the query.
Brandt was taken over from the Tonbs,
evidently anticipating his release, for he
. carried a suitcase and d bag.
| few minutes later Brandt walked out
| Of the Lafayette street door of the Grim
! inaI Courts Building out OF custody Tor
the first time since March II, 1901 Between
the door and the taxicab which Mr.. Towns
had waiting for him, Brandt faced a Dat
| terry of cameras and a crowd OF curious
ones He grinned broadly. then sobered
up and dove into the tsXicab with appar-
ent relief lie was clcanly shsvcn and
| neatly dressed in blue clothes, with gray
oyercoat, and looked entirely unlike what
one would expect as to a man who had
| Just finished five-year term in prison.
| At the office of his counsel he talked
freely for q few minutes, and then from
notes taken from his remarks and answers
to questions, literally edited BY Mr. Towns.
a statement was prepared which reflected
probably one-quarter Brandt and three
quarters Mirabeau l.. Towns. In part this
! interview ran as follows:
while | have been discharged under
writ Of habeas corpus I am still dndcr
arrest TO answer TO two indictments, conse-
quentIy I feel that my position to-day "
somewhat embarrassing. | am informed Ivy
tho authorities that / will be called before
the grand jury and therefore | cannot
speak an l would like to. | have read
enough Of my case 10 know that my per
sonaI wishes might say my personality,
are insignificant compared TO the great
question that has arisen. namely. whether
was the victim Of conspiracy and was
the instrument Of having the law violated
and Justice miscarried.'
Brandt Not Going on Stage.
Friends have provided him>with means 10
live Brandt said, and for the present his
plans embraced nothing more than getting
a little rest keeping in touch with Mr.
| Towns his lawyer, and the District Attor
ney, so that he can get around 10 the grand
Jury room as a witness whenever he Is
called upon. He Is not going on the stage
Asked If his letter to Senator Knute Mel
son contained anything on which the sug-
gestion OF scandal I'm the case could have
| II did not know that any proceeding for
clemency in my behalf had been instituted
until read about It in the newspapers
Regarding the letter 10 Senator Nelson.
will say that Mr. Potter, the pardon clerk,
called on me in prison and requested copy
Of the letter In the interest OF justice.
did not know II was TO be- laid before the
Governor. ! asked him 10 treat It as sacred
and confidential, and believe that II has
been treated as confidential by him. This
| Is a very delicate matter In my misfortune.
II has been forced upon the public by those
who sent me TO prison. 1 prefer TO have the
letter speak for itself after the other side
has dragged It before the public. | will
say. however, that there was nothing In
that communication that suggested the evil
| INTERPRETATION tho other side mas sought 10
put upon II with respect to any woman.
absolutely refuse 10 mention the name OF
the woman in question, and ] will do moth
ing to aid the other side in their efforts
! to do So"
| AS TO the visits Of the alienists, Brandt
| said that il was not until they began 60
| examine him in the Tombs that he realized
that they were examining him as to his
| sanity and then he protested.
Brandt repudiated the confession" signed
| In Schif's office, and explained that he
signed It without knowing what he was
signing, but under the impression that It
was a document in connection with the
transportation and money gift which he
then expected 10 receive from sehiff
After his session in Towns's Office Brandt
was taken away by two of his friends,
leaving word that he would communicate
with Mr.. Towns at least once each day.
Denial Of Dsnnemora Warden.
| Warden Kaiser Of Dsnnemora denied
emphstically yesterday the statement of
Emerson Il. Davis, formerly head OF the
Identification bureau at pannemora, that