The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-29

list did not contain Brandts name. The
| paper was sent to Cornelius V. Collins,
then Superintendent Of Prisons. When
II came back with Collins's q X, Brandts
name had been added, said Frost. The
former warden was unable 10 explain
why. He simply obeyed orders, he said.
| Mr.. Collins has been invited TO go before
the Grand Jury to tell why Brandt g name
was added. He will be asked II the records
OF the Prison Department CONTAIN entaa, re. e.
sent to Dannemora. Collins is expected
| TO appear to-day.
The only other witness yesterday was
Otto Metz, who was keeper Of the third
tier Of cells in the Tombs when Brandt
was jailed there after his arrest in March,
1907. Metz testified substantially that
Brandt did not eat prison food and that
the prisoner for the three weeks of his
confinement was supplied with meals from
the outside Metz said he did not know
Howard s. Ganss former law partner.
John H. Iselin, will be witness before
the Grand Jury. He will be questioned
as to what took place in Part OF the
Court Of General Sessions on March 2s.
when Brandt's plea OF not guilty was
changed TO a plea Of guilty. and on April
4. when Brandt was sentenced by Judge
Rosalsky Mr.. Iselin in an affidavit made
on Wednesday says that Cans did not
sit on the bench with Judge Rosalsky
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Cans was not even in the court room.
Mr. Iselin will be asked if Cans sat with
Judge Rosalsky the day Brandt was
sentenced.
Brandt himself will be taken before the
= Grand Jury next Tuesday: His examine
ton may take up several days. since il
is the purpose Of the Grand Jury to have
him questioned minutely.
Brandt was released yesterday at noon
after Judge Grain in General Sessions had
. 1 s-l l. Il l~eA M sN~I lN.vt tHx.
Illinois Surety Company His appearance
; in court attracted a crowd. The young
man wore a black suit and black derby
hat and carried over his arm long gray
overcoat. He had with him a suitcase
and a small leather bag.
He went Immediately after his release
with Mirabeau L. Towns. his counsel. to
Mr. Towns's Office. There a statement
was typewriter and handed out. In 1t
: Brandt said he couldn't talk as freely as
! he would like because he was to be wit.
ness before the Grand Jury. He said
he was going to take a rest and hold him
3 self at the orders of the District Attorney.
Means had been provided for him and he
would not go on the stage. Answering
: typewriter question which was In your
letter to Senator Nelson did you make any
reference to Mrs. SchifTf" was the type
written answer:
( Il did not know that any proceedings
p for clemency in my behalf had been in
stituted until read.about ii in the news
ipars-s. Regarding the letter To Senator
Nelson I will say that Mr.. Potter the
, pardon clerk. called on me in prison and
. requested copy Of the letter in the inter
ests Of Justice | did not know il was to
be laid before the Governor. ] asked him
to treat il sacred and confidential. This
: is very delicate mattel in my misfortune.
: | prefer to have the letter speak for itself
after the other side has dragged il before
. the public. will say, however that there
was nothing in that communication that
suggested the evil Interpretation the other
= side has sought to put upon IL with respect
I TO any woman ! absolutely refuse TO
mention the name of the woman in uues-
tion aud will do nothing to aid the other
side in their efforts to do so"
=. did you write letter to Mrs. Schin
; while a prisoner in the Tombs which Mr.
Schiff has thus far refused to make
public"
Il did write u letter which was sent
z indirectly to Carl Fischer Hansen II
i contained no reflection on any woman
y | prefer that Mr. Schin should give that
: letter to the public if he wishes to. As
for lme ! will not quote from il from
= recollection.
It Brandt said also that when he called
v on MIR. Schif in Mr.. Schif's Office on the
!, morning of March II. 1907. Mr.. Schih
received him in a friendly manner. lie
did not give his consent. he said. to be
g examined by aienists. Upon their third
visit lin the Tombs) he protested. he
?. says. against the proceedings. Brandt
said he believed that II was the intention
>, at that time to send him TO an asylum
for the criminal insane.
r The reason ! say this" he continues
Il lis thai Lawyer Cans. who was presen
=, and TO whom Mr.. Schiff introduced me al
:, his lawyer. said to Detective Rogers
II lthe Pinkerton man, Take him to thu
\ Astor House and keep him so that tn
e doctors may examine him again" | die
r. not know Rogers wns detective ant
:, thought the proceedings all part o
I and set me up in the drug business ii
il Sweden. ! will say this for Rogers. tina
o ne spoke up and said. Il don't think
- would do that, for there is nothing th'
= matter with this man and it would b'
} illegal"
e Brandt repudiated yesterday the con.
,e fession he signed in Mr.. Schiffs offlc,
!, that morning He said he did not reat
- it and that he supposed il was part Of tn
'e contract with Mr., Schif by which he
= was to get money to go back To Sweden
ID After leaving MIR. Towns's office Brand
" went TO a room viii Oh had been obtaine
If for him by his counsel.
r. Emerson T.. Davis. who was CORE
y spondence clerk in Clinton priso for iii
a teen years until he resigned last January
l. came here yesterday to tell story to MI
y Schif's counsel that Brandt was n stoo
70 pigeon in Clinton prison until the othe
:. convicts became aware Of it. Then O
u course Brandt's usefulness to the priso
officials ceased. said Davis. They wer
10 willing. however, to help him get pardo
m or communication and interested themselve
in getting his case before the Governor
u Davis said that Warden Harry NJ kaise
y gave Brandt unusual privileges and "tha
ia at times one would have thought Brand
'h owned the prison Davis went to Tn
. office OF Paul ID. Cravath yesterday will
!, this story Last night a subpoena serve
!, from the District Attorneys Office wa
" hunting for Davis.
Warden Kaiser. who was in Plattsbur
~ last night denied Davis's statements
IN Kaiser said Brandt had never been spe
~ cially favored and that the prison Official
a a didn't start the agitation for clemenc y
. Kaiser said that Brandt had never been
x stool pigeon.
IN To-day the District Attorney and At
* torney General will serve notice OF tn,
:. appeal they are to take from Justics
,e .e Gerard's habeas corpus decision
;s Newark Boy Dies OF Hydrophobia.
Samuel Leff. So years old OF i4I Va