The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-13

are directadsto give him; consequently
he will no, know any thing about it, and
the money will be used by persons who
do not know me and consequently, If you
make any effort TO detect the person us
Jog The money, ii will only prove your
destruction. Now, sir: after you con
Iplv and on the Goth March, will give you
in written communication, tho names of
all the tenants whomsyoa must rot re let
your property to and also The names of all
those that are in you employ sthat you
mustdis charge, for your own safety. ]
will also name the day for you to. make
discharge. Irenain as ever, until the
appoioted time OF yonr compliance.
l.. X, EASTWOOD.
p. The name you will not recng-
nze.
Immediately on the receipt of the ah-
ove. Mr.. Astor repaired to The office OF
the Chief of Police, and laid the vtlain-
trate. After due deliberations, it was
thought best to let the conspiracy riFeu,
sr that the Mr.. Baswood' might be found,
and officers Boyer Reed and Cole--at
tachees to the Chiefs BHeau-were put
in commission for the purpose of de eot
ing the claimant of the $50 ,0to AS IN
dicated in the letter above, officer Boyer
caused an advertisement to be inserted
in tile Herald, informing the mysterious
A. r. ID that the money would be forth
coming. and on the following day Mr.. As.
tor received not addressed, inside, 'Mr.
and Mrs. Astor,' designating the 18th
inst, at 10 A. NJ. as the time when a per
son would call at The office of Mr.. Astor,
and receive the package.
We will mention that about the 9Th
inst, letter of a most threatening and
alarming nature was sent to Mrs Asior,
the intent of which was to work upon her
fears, SO as to induce her to persuade her
husband to comply with the outrageous
demand. The three letters above named
are all evidently in the same hand.wrt
4 ing, and came from one sourCe-the Mr..
Baswood.' The first, aud the one ad-
dressed to Mrs. Astor, threaten to expos
sure, assassin alton, and arson; but tle last
y promises an entire settlement dilieult-
les, provided the $50 900 to be paid as
stipulated, and also fers to indicate the
dangerous tenants, and the household SER
wants who are in the alleged cons piracy.
Another letter was also received by
Mr.. Astor, evidently "ritlen in dis
gulsed hand, and signed A Servant, 'wher-
in the writer states that he ha d been of
fered large sum $1,000 by two good
look ing men-one about ifty the other
about twenty years old'--to ALLOW them
TO burn premises, the said premises being
Mr.. Astor's propertj, and that on GER
tain day, if he would leave aud 60 to VII
liamsburg, the money should be paid and
that by bis being absent at the tin oi
the fire, his insurance would be readily
appeal to Mr.. A. TO be exceedingly care
fnl. as somebody was determined to in
1ict serious injury opon both his per-
son and property, by gnndowder and oib
Ierwise
The last letter of the mysterious Mr.
Baswood' named Tuesday, the 18th inst,
al 10 O'clock, A. M, as the hour when
his agent would call on Mr. Astor aud re
ceve the $50 op0 package, and, accord :
ing 10 previous arrangement with officers
Bowyer, Reed, and Cole, the package
was in readiness for the gentleman, at
the tine specified, II teas called for and
detperedi
Tie individvual who received It, i'm.
mediately proceeded down Broadway and
ihence e to gracery ON the corner of Cliff
by the keen eyed police trio, who allow I'd
him TO turn into Fulto street, aud, on the
corner Of Cliff, officer BewyeI took him
in Gust lody, at the same time making IN
qury in relation to The destination of the
package. The prisoner who is one Frank
lin G. Bragg, residing ia Morton street
in this city, after some slight delay, iu-
formed the officer that he was commits
stoned by some person TO take the pack :
age TO the United States Hotel, corner OF
Fulton and water streets. aud there leave
il in tha bar. Tie valuable bundle had
upon il paper, placed there by Bragg,
with the address of A. r.. ID. Green, and
il was thought best TO permit Mr.. B. to
fulfil bis mission, he pleading entire in
noceuce of an5 knowledge of it's contents
or final destination, hut stating that he
was merely employed by another to re-
ceye aud deposile il as directed.
Accordingly, Mr.. Bragg %with the Of |
fcers In sticking distanee--proceeded to
the United States hotel. wbere the pack |
age was placed BY him ia charge of the |
bsr-keeper, TO await the order of Mr |