New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-15
cur,ou. Case Of Attempted Extortien.

,;s mas, WIN B. As,or Esq Of 81 lafayette pisee nas
received several letters Of very exiraofdnsy nature
ard demanding from him $4,000 In cash, and ihsi
in default Of which bis te and property would o. sac
rsros These letters signed In the name OF p n
Eastwood and directing that the money should De- gwen
on certain fsy II the house II Mr Asor VI Astof mol
complying With the requirements OF ne hst e''e' ~"
other, were written and directed 90 Mrs Asior 'a'ns
thai if the money which hsd been demanded OF UT
A,t3r I'D not come 70 hand by 10 o'clock Of the morn
1 If .b. 18Th inst the threats which had been made
would BE- Put into execution. Mr. As;o fosly otconins
Convinced hat something might arise ron Aese hfeAS
consulted The Chsf q Police the subject who advised
nm 10 deu,er package e. the tine designated 70 ne
parry who should call for H. 81 he sae tins be deplsa
the above named vgani Ccers 20 va.ch The ceecings
in The matter 10 accordance with The directions given ~
Advertisement was inserted n the Hsrsls ihss the person
who hsa sdvsrt.ed for $4,000 could receive 10 BY calling
o- he p-r.ou suded to o. ihe day OF the appearance
O, he Advertisement sno.her con nlnics.pn 4"
By Sir Asior The eject hat the writer 4i ne l..sa
coumurickuon would send persou 10 hls house OF
the morning " he 3lh INST 10 receFe no paeAA-e on
money a. Zine advised VIZ As or ro' 70 pay any
attention 10 ne g. nec1 nor coan-n.s.e ~ -, W.,
tht b. had received such communications nor 1 any e
attempt TO discover ne "Iiirf ya n 'Lol.aS ~
ths l5h, While NE urlcers ~ere sianon N '1 ~ v
NJ Ascrs house Frtuiiin G bfsfg csAed upon " Aso
Tor pscGage and package OF Worries. ~ Nss
hm. with which he l-f, sd W a. ioo" ~ nc ~
grocery store the corner q CHI snd suon IS where
cA.-r Boz ser sccO,sd him and asked D. N some cues
49, In relation 10 the package hsd 10 bis possession
Ne REP ed ihsi package be hsf Obtained IN Lsfsy
which he instructed 10 .eay- n ne bar
OF the United ; sies Hotel addresses 20 Sie-n'
who wou ca for in he coune y The evening lie "ss
thsu told to 70 and deliver directed snd At me sse
M hesn .1ossn 10 rsspectine Il he accordingly de-
lvsrsd TO- and be left the hose he ~s' arrested sla
placed la charge % of er Cole. ohcef heei after "si
M flr shor tm= tbs hotel observed Biggs spproacn
the bar aud for he package N question: W.cn "as
handed HIM AID with which h. len, followed by otcers
gover ard Reed through several % the Batefy aud
thence % the corner Msideusne and broadEay where
h. catered omnibus into which officer Bower also took
ssst srd -er Reed on side. On arriving a. ihe
corner Cansst and Broadway Bggs got OUT and entered
/ an exchange cfice rear by Ills movements being ,uu
watched by The eft who took him iro custody az the
OF Canal snf Mercer STA with in7 rhckng. IN ne poe
se..on ard conducted him thence the Chefs Office.
where on searching Ms person, IS ontd puriof.-
| ing ID hsvs been written % him isswood, diftclns
h,n 10 ol w the Instructors give. ne communication,
nd tasi failure would place his life ,oPafdy The
letter 10 hn set '1h that he mus, 20 ihs United states
uosl ana irouir- r the package alluded TO- which would
coatan 5000 bills, and that be nusi get u exchanged
for other money, and 'eud u through ne Pest once 10
ceri-in address and nat ne mus, uIae. 10 .i 80
be should d uiy 10 which csse he was Al liberty
oel al be KEW Since ne arrest OF bfss shs ofass,
received by Chiefof Pc ice that Mr. I'm suih OF -
GEORGE. Manor L had aso received .im Ar 1resenlns
e,,ef. purportng TO he signed by John George Jones'
stating thatfhe did notlsnd $4,000 10 certain direction MS
building would be burned Gown 90 compsfn me , com
IL evident that thes had been sent by 'h7 same
party snd written by The ssm- lndlyias ias sS $50
and convicted the FOR he offence Is I'VE years
mpnsoum en 10 Sale Prison The nrst principal letter
received by Mr. Aslor was dated March o. 1913 OF Nhcn
| tbs following ss copy
/ n, " IN b ft,r ", - Lafayeffs place.
Of 5l ~ M ~ srst pa. vi s- 500 hs c,u.s your
c-vaE litter NJ isihef "a. n-ch,nc an "a, Ptir m
i,g the Indian trade This used IN those coa~.
hold :. h- made and s The particulars AID n.,on
b., and m-nor'Htun gn-d by ny itnri 'ua o
NJ o~ snilunt manufactured s1ooO the average r1. o
shi.h $40 u The q LOO and your iiie ,ne ~ ,
caro- With 20 the amount OF s-oo ne h q.
ne.i va 'nts % u, d., .b,er-3 n an
H. Jl OF th-y shipped sro and from That nne
. .,. "a. a. -sono Al he transaction. by
r h-r manufacturing the and that ~as ton-
Ia mn f,thr st whole that received By my father
os N nom, l,i6sf b,,is Of a 10. ooat Of which my
h.r and uncle were toha.e re-i one rh PAT, '.a .
biz business ny father made statement every month OF
scn-dui-. N-a 49,. .l - -. "a ttso, 'o ,ni olf them
the nature thy would BE- discovered '
tber ISL your h-r ny 60 Phiai-lph' 90
article. they wanted o. The r'gni Of Their sI % &
my taken suddenly 'es 'nd t-d oeioe O'Clock on t
@oTug morning phyean. plonounee1 ha % nav. e---
All s been greed oy father and aef %
90 cod of 1917 A. this time your father was sr1efy SUI
ifl1s ,,. a., g. az Y'r ber thiakrs f,t 4 risht
butag Of Lmss n accordingly done Nth tt-
uudeandn srr ley bad pended ths manufacturing hu
s.s m the Early part Of your father give -f us
u- tie property Your iate holding the Proo-i' % ia- oq'
ness BE- pat tho real estate out OF uo-e pnset On t- .h OF
December. si7 father vs. also TAKEN - . and oe ih- th be
erars II an ih- transact on. Of h. business.
count forth the m above nentoud H- a'o stated all
he January This the last acnunt Inst have any
saoe-ire Of he keeping Preyiou. death he informed
INV mother th.t he had placed CERTAIN papers hs
her 20 call or them or have them
opened until Mf John Jacob Actor came 70 see her an h
hsr they had unsettled business between em aud M case
E ib.r- va. sny business between them hat VS. an,e,,si
n. instructed Der that he SAID there Wa 10 al him hos
49, ~ IA ~. - 80 ~, IN. NO.. nj b.,r business
~ss that there large amount coming ~ ~
and hs account does not appear satisfactory then 70 20 70 n
srsmn. ass % t.,m such my mother
taoash' prPsr VOW T Your hef never gave my moth. ay ~
formation Expecting MY .hsf eisis az as,eons :, - @
my mother called upon your father Tor ne nofnaton ,poAe G ou
is psper and examined t-m snd vs. ,'touadei ard GA not
.os ~ai soaf,- 70 pgr.es oa, nay re s no, os
| aatl became age. which lsa6 NJ mother hen
e.r. and to ne al IN relation 70 nv ihe. A-r lh.d-t
ahmed - paPsr' sad "a, here had BEEN ioa a 400 "a, John
hat would have ssrrari secured the papers
Ia ,-.s oo, $500 bos II. isd At ~ With ..toa.h
r-n spp-srst y ssy within himself that my h-f "a not
hat edge could lie sad inst b.
h-1 ao pfoi-ly nst s'-i ~, " ny 49, -,
you and your mother appear 20 a. have property yours,
.-f hsvs Always had hEh regard f yoaf father. nat
aoua VII = satisfactory o. yoq so,. ie1 Do roo~. t,
ousiless gen-ral5 ani 'ai nat Ngea eosli "l ny '-
about 90 and received the $1,000 II u- sci" l7.i
/
$1,000, 31 Ia,d o~ng bgsnsss beng TOO largely
tie the Cholera II tk al ny properly
mg mother vsd o. settle t creditors a. I'D ee 9n
al business settled" Very we'll .ai vas about
esyng ~h-l b. asked bow much wanted expected 70
p-a ~.n,d satisfaction snt would have At that moment net
sol comm Your lsth-r astet aai ao
rd settle q q smother way and - BIN. Ani from that tine
eerun-t % have -actn ani every ereon na- been
accomplish thltobsc have furnished you ani yolf r.
iion ~ tsaants ahd ssalts' nd s'epng no~ f-as %
dat Of your.e and uJ aad destroy fs-
amount property @lt-y o he power ci s
community lect sppr.h-ud the rhy 4 eh-r-t- 90 20
af-rc- AT i
place following complied viii stfet sooffree with
tl- directions
80 sr yoa sr-.;ty lbiiea Ta say any
r-ttoa receiving tbs -- zag tbs matter and also
ssk-s au-ons of information F - of nj Use
else rli- I've animate ~ th gnl and
rar auy your relatives aat shall Inv OFT sou o.
80 sou th. result si i@-lg ih- coae
q1-ra-- Nov, i-nsnis OF ln
ooss ra--is orlg March O. lsf ssa Jo4 b. stand
a. al sealed
qf ths 1is ui from s'ot9 SOD
neu- anger he aaor- 1-t -ron Nl cat upon
NJ. Actor roar IT, f-s He N band sou
pacEsg- you % aald h the above Pth =
co1 fnx nothing except that gentleman - al
To- Who p-srns with To lnpf- aA
uofng neither o. - krnr n- ao
person rng hnn lie pksk- snd si cover q
| tld D. tn- cor'eais n1f 10
qeoa val Tie pa-ssee hom hm slah ytu sf-
| f.f.cted eve col-eGusuty BE- oil MT tno~ slm
- ls~t Who d. %, knN
consequently msss -hoft % dsi tie person gss h'