New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-21
ALLEGED EXTORTION.
MORE OF ANNA KoCH's MISUNDERSTANDING
TO EFFORT MONEY FROM AN OLD MAN.

MORE OF ANNA KOCH hANEUfbhs-hiib a'A
To EFFORT MONEY FROM AN OLD MAN.
Aerdsvs ago we published the substance OF an
affidavit of man named Blumenberg, msde at the
Jefferson Market Police, exposing An alleged plan oil
German seryant girl named Anna Koch and Two
men named Francis and Simon Rider TO eItorf N 'uey
from the son Of wealthy gentleman on the fn'h-sV.
On tuesday afterno IN On oil German gentleman
named Peter Davis made @ complaint OF similar At
tempt at extorton by the same girl under the crcu-
stances which are set forth in the annesi adivits
she was in prison upon The previous complaint;
AFFIDAVIT OF THE vIcrIs.
CIR ard Connty OF Ner- York, ss.-Peter Davis,
being duly sworn, says he resides at No III west
Tbirtieth az, IN said CITY,.
Deponspt further says that he knows trlncis X DER
Simon Rider and woman named ADDsakOch, az the
conner Of Avenue and rhirteenth'si. IN sad CITY
Depopent further says that about the first Of August
last the SAID Anna came to MS house and stated she
very poor snd sick And uusle to work and Aed t9f a.
src. deponeni her oaey to help her anu ,he
went away; about esh days she called again and begged for
llvse unless shs could dollars
DtuoueI her the dollars sud she len In
few days she sssn sad brought passport ~h hs5 20
show De IoueB she from the same city, Ween Ia Ger
net sst her frsr,ctable place TO live service
DtPonsnt told her II she was honest and re'peesbe rs
.';D, vb rereetsBe family and vted him to sud
ssi.y bimssli shout her character
ell urn the pop in day Or tao she gave me oe'aoa
the corner Of Avenue and ThiT.esnhst In dy o. wo
room in he 1ppss per, Of house dsponent
Ipr dePorent hsd got in he said Anu4 closed the door
loelsd IT, tooL The hey out and went '9%ud ~ window
She directed depSen sit down which be did but felt ~
BE- sav no cher Terson, lh.l .onelh.ng vas wrong
D.po further he feels that said Anosthrew
the sy The wIdyw the time she walked toward Y,
Rider uLloeko tn door from n. entry ;nd came n when
The hey put he door the said Anna said Who In tue
Of Heaven Is coming ihcIeP aid walked In the bed
wben Frssei. e.ue in, he said TO depOpsn' ia, hs'
hsvr sht bird trouble and i've hun
drd 5o.. Give me hundred dollars" Deponsnt told
,ss Francis be could not se out Of bin Faas'
las be would let MIN oat.
DspoB.HI said he could sePt rhere-.hst something
money be oglo punish hn that be ban band Of hia
deS and hen opened the door and whsd ~nen simon
Fr.nes tbs, with single whsle he could esll .To
5S So1 s up rs me me- none, e,n d.
on you, which always carry with me- nc then added
will .hsrs and get the money bat be ,tePcaenD
he had only four or Eve dollars At home and
the, welcome to the hey 70 go and search he a'o de-
book money D.pJEent siL he had h. said
The 6y Lupdr dsIs Deponent thon finding he bed .
make promise obtain hi. liberty .sd he would pay
Fspc, Rider then told poBelt 10 write what he Fsne)
would dictate DePqaen .d he would srse arythns oay
IL 10. sd Flsneis. dietalion:
That h. had tss.n the liberty 70 y. hs tFr-oi. Rdsr
uie that he hso caught him alone with bis rfs and
" in saisf.ern be ssreed To psy i've hundred dollars
Ard hi. paper csponent ssned Francis said that deponen
hat there misuse h tancl viisi tepooeni hand
ed the pssr said Frans 6r't without his Bat Francis
hsnosd " back sBd direct q him 70 sign IT, .
Francis Oh The paper and went out, while simon remained
With d. ponen, and prevented h iI9a soiaL .~a fia1i
hOuss nad Smith The soee Tssd TIE paper sad re-
.wboIe The sid Francis then directed Opponent TO wdte
abb ssu s1otheI leaving out the i've hundred dollars which
The then witnessed il, and lepOnen tnsn in
,hcu,vo hours ssr he hs entered the 5oon permitted
Irspcs and the sAo Simon 20 hs house and Francis sf
be hso sse this AFFAIR." that they hs6 .,eertaned he
respectable man, and that he had MOI much money
Deronsnt then inquired how much they wanted They said
two hundred soIa Deponent then sad he mad not mach
They asked he had one hundred tosn He sad no They
thp sl.d be had twe " 1--we dollars He said all the money
be had ives from sixteen 10 twenty dollars
They deponeb paper be had signed and away
DePoD.n oyed hat aud he farther say. Of G COO
thereto be b,. rVen his best recollection thereof
Simon RIDER and Ann, Koch Of tho foregoing
evil practices, and By false and fraudulent pretens, herein SET
least sixteen dollars. and that ne compelled
70 the sam. through tear he was .ons IN BIS hon Ta
said be ID Ponen not having person 10 '-nf ot
=. s 4s. .aa G be- ws aea
win him. and could time call Two hundred men
Wh,r,0f. dsronsnt that he may Be d,: 9Th the
av direets and further PETER DAVIS
before me, the loh September 1854; lFrsncis
5 ii. STUART, Police J.,ties
TESTIMONY OF THE GROCER.
CITY dad Coesty II Sec- York Henry smith benf d1y
ssys he rvaes Nc IA Avenue in said city and
greer
pore nj further be Francis Rider
Rider and a v named Anna, who represented BY
hesf be The wife Of Francis Rider; they lived
in the upper par. house BY deponen
pspoep further here about the 18Th dsJ OF
A1ssst sr The said Francis bis tdeponeas And
APPEARED tId and had paper In bis hand wen 10 Ger
and handed Is 10 wnneo 10 read The ~ritnz the
Jprpo that bad hz 10 hs s5ssnc. ADD
td ~ ssdsee his wife the sAd Anna, and under these cir
the thereby seed said frsns- 800
IL signed and he then wanted witness ssS With
him AID shnts The Signature Of the person lad signed
D.pJneut -iih hin, and there simon Rider,
Anns srs the who had signed the Wines ,hen
bid .sn.d he. sPeri be yery much excited :De sad ne
hso
Depcnsnt refused ssr that paper Wines but
wi-g, vitreaa % ee drss7 up, which the old
would ave saAscti9n Y be hsd done
ktr bad ilsultcd her
The ee thea dew up smother paper German !.
ke the leaving the words Five hundred dollars
and putting the word saifeion" In th.r place. hs paper
the Old nan signed and siinessed.
then 'Old them 10 let the old EbIeh they I'D De
pobsnt ecss remember .eing the Old
other occasion any other time
D.poLsBi dos rse0set MS bat hss nforsc
Peter Davs Deponsnt would sDov the old
.hoad him Deponsnf further the sad Fane
on The foarh heor Of said house renting % Avenue
ssIrH.
swan seiOr, ne III. 18Th a.y q ssp..nser lsst
T. sruAsT Poke Jsss.es-
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