New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-18
LRy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Albany. Jan. 11.-Foulke Z. Brandt
walked out of the Executive Chamber
at 4 o'clock this afternoon a free man.
An hour later he was speeding to New
York with Senator Knute Nelson, OK
Minnesota, into whose charge Governor
Sulzer having granted full pardon
had intrusted him.
II intend TO go right through 10
Washington" said the Senator. After
supplying Brandt with the necessary
expenses 1 shall send him to Minnesota,
where he will find plenty Of his fellow .
countrymen TO help him to make
new start in life"
Brandt, who was sentenced to thirty /
years ia prison for burglarizing the |
residence of Mortimer L. Schiff, is q /
ative Of Sweden. His pardon contains
these conditions:
Upon application for pardon, Foulke
E. Brandt. as a condition of securing |
that pardon, solemnly prom sed Gov p
ernor Sulzer that he would not appear
| in public, on the stage or otherwise, in
connection with his case or seek TO
gain notoriety by writing a history
thereof or discussing it in public for
pay or otherwise.
He also assured the Governor that
whatever statements he had made in
writing or otherwise rejecting upon
the character of any person connected
with the case are absolutely false, and
as a further condition Of securing the
pardon has promised not to repeat
such assertions. A violation Of either
OF these promises will be regarded as
sufficient to revoke the pardon and
cause him TO be remanded to prison."
Drama Was Carefully Staged.
Governor Sulzer took full advantage
| of the theatrical possibilities of the
| case. There have been many spectacu-
lar scenes in the Executive Chamber in
| the Capitol, but never before was the
stage setting so perfect as IL was to-
| day. Long before the hearing began
the chamber was crowded and the at
tendants carefully guarded three
straight backed chairs that stood in
front Of the Governors desk. The first
10 enter was the Governor.
Tell the warden to bring in MT
| Brandt" he said, dramatically, before
taking his seat.
Silence fell over the room, only to be
! broken by those who crowded about
the public entrance. Two Of the Ex-
ecutive Chamber attendants were clear
ing a passage for three men. The first
was Harry NJ. Kaiser warden OF Clin-
ton prison; the second was Brandt and
| the third was William Severance, the
PRISONS principal keeper. The prisoner
took his seat between Kaiser and Sew
erance.
II have given this case great thought
and consideration and have made I'D
my mind to do substantial justice"
said the Governor in opening the hear
| ing. From then on the prearranged
programme was carried out without a
hitch. Not even Mirabeau L. Towns.
who presented a petition from repre-
sentatives of forty-two Swedish So
cieties, was allowed 10 interrupt IT, He
was waved aside when he attempted to
speak after the reading of the appli-
cation for pardon.
Brandt was scrupulousy dressed In a
dark gray suit, button shoes and the
latest style OF collar and tie. All
through the hearing he looked straight
ahead. apparently oblivious of the
crowd that filled the room. With
shoulders thrown back and with head
erect, like soldier on guard, the for
mer Schiff valet sat with his arms
folded over his breast. One foot was
! slightly in advance of the other, and
only once did he seem to show any
emotion. That was while Governor
Sulzer was reading letter from Nor
| timer l.. Schiff reviewing the case.
| The prisoners chest heaved continu-
ally, as though the contents OF the let
| ter brought back to him disagreeablc
| memories. Schiff declared that his op-
position to Brandts release from prison
was because Brandt's efforts were