Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-06
VOLUME XLVI.

by reason OF said Committee causing
the temporary capitol to be built and
providing room in same for the four
principal state officers who have here
tofore been quartered in the old
Supreme Court Building and enabling
the minor state officers as above men
toned to move out of the quarters
which they had been renting hereto
fore at cost of $1,000 per year to the
State, they saved to the tax payers in
the nine years in which the temper
ary capitol will be in use the sum of
$27 900 and making total saving OF
$10S.OOO.
These are some of the services Sena-
tor Buford has rendered to the State,
and it is but right to acknowledge
them. We are all quick in adverse
criticism; why not be just as ready to
give credit for the good that men do?
In this instance the REGISTER joins
JuStlce> WIN pleasure.
A MOST remarkable case is that of
Foulke E. Brandt, a Swedish lad of
20, formerly valet to Mortimer L.
Schiff, rich young man of New York
city. Brandt six years ago had been
convicted-upon alleged confession
of having burglarized his masters
house-and was sentenced to THIRTY
YEARS Imprisonment. 1t was his
first offense, bear in mind, and the
drastic prosecution that secured his
conviction and sentence kept him in
prison for six years. But last week
Gov. Sulzer pardoned hima right
eous action which would have been
still more in accordance with even
and exact justice if the Governor had
attached no conditions to it. The
prohibitions attending the pardon are;
1. That Brandt will not appear or
any stage or write a history or dis
cuss his case in public.
2. That he deny all statements pre-
viously made effecting any person
and promise never to repea them.
8. Pardon revoked if conditions are
not kept by him.
The story of the "burglary" gather
ed by the public press and at the tria
was as follows:
Brandt, who had worked for Mr.
Schiff as valet for less than a yeal
pounced upon his master the night o1
March z, 1907, as Mr.. Schif returned
to his home in this city late from q
visit to his father The valet, attiret
in his masters dressing gown, accord
ing to Schiff, struck him on the heao
with bowling pin. Mr.. Schiff switch
ed on the electric light, and, to hi
amazement, found his servant stand
ing over him. What transpired afte
that has been more or less of a mys
terry ever since. Both Mr.. Schiff ant
the valet agree, however, that there
was talk, at the conclusion of whicl
the banker escorted his former valet
now discharged, down the stairway
from the second floor, where the at
tack occurred, and to the street door
AS Brandt stopped on the threshold
Mr.. Schiff slipped $50 bill into hi
hands and asked him to call at hi
downtown office within three days, t,
talk over the affair further, and get ;
large sum OF money.
That is indeed an uni que as well a
very remarkable story? After fiv
years. imprisonment Brandt wrote ou
his statement of the facts in the cas-
and presented it to Gov. Dix. In thi
the valet made illusions of characte
that, latter on, caused Gov. Dix to re
fuse to make it public. Gov. Sulze
| followed the attitude of Gov. Dix as t
the Brandt statement. Accompany
ing Brandt's statement was an appet
for pardon, the valet assuming tina
as he had committed no burglary, an
had merely been guilty of going int
Mr.. Schiff's home and in scuffl
} striking him, there was no justice
; keeping him in cell for thirty year
Brandt took the position that he ha
"brushed" Mr.. schiff only when tf
banker threw ON the lights and grabt
J ed him.
, And there you are! To me IL
valet's story has truer ring, but th'
: doesn't matter. The thirty year
sentence for a first offence is the 81
] lent point in the case. The prosecl
ting witness had "money to burr
o and had influence because of it,; Il
defendant was foreigner, friendle
, and alone. We are told that in tn
happy land the rich and the po
{ stand in equality before the law.
g begin to seriously doubt it.
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!, Strayed-From the pasture on She
q herd Mountain, in April last, tv
= year-old dark red steer, natural mule
!, no marks. Liberal reward will
!, paid for information leading to the /
= covery OF the animal. Address f.
), Codding, Ironton Mo.
= Belleview News.
d 1t is reported that few OF t
If young people of this locality are pr