New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11

rsrcrso,'s friends ard forwarded by the same Inailto
The Postmaster requesting him on no account % deliver
n letter directed 10 Nrs. Fisk 10 er or any OF ner
family. Tbs was or Wednesday, the 25ih uit.; on
the Friday evening following, Fisk and his wife called
or Mrs Ferguson, and M Fisk, in the course OF
private iniervioS vi her relatIon 10 the events OF
The lest few days STATED in substance that during the
sfemoon beo,e her she entirely sloue, strange
sut dark ndiviru.l evidently disguised entered aer
bolse ard ifqudc If shc had received letter from
Mrs Ferg1son, AID that on being told she had and
ths II c0ntsned $50, the strange individual SAID The
le'ier snd the money intended for him; but he
appeared 70 be deeply offended the hteness Of the
sum sent and remarked that had h taken the letter
from the Office nss OF herself he would have taken
Mrs. Fereusons life before morning; that the dark In
divdual then uressn ted loaded pistol a. her, and
der great excitement told her that she must Mrs.
FERGUSON Immediately and inform her that he you'd
not now se'e his difficulty with her late husband for
les than 81 500 snd that he money must be forth
canning OF he would murder Mrs. Ferguson aud her
whole family. H. well as herself and husband.
After some further conversation 10 the same effect,
in which the Oars and serious stranger was made 70
assume an awfuly threatening aspect, and the inmi"
ueni danger OF all The parties concerned was strongly
inshted q, on, MIR. sad Mis-. Fisk Withdrew On the
following morning Mr. Flsk made ms appearance ~
the North BIool h,ld Post-Ofice and repneented 70
The FOstu ssltr that he hsd been authorized ny Ms.
Ferguson TO tske the letter directed 70 Mrs FISK
given 10 him.
UIder these circumstances it deemed proper to
cause the ARE of Fisk and wife, and they were Sc
cOrClI-N Ken Ito cArioNl oh ANtcAoF W
BY Officer Clifford, OIL a waran, issued by Jusnee
Church.
Previous 10 the arrest however the house Of the &C.
cused was visited by Mr.. Goodwin, in the hope OF
getting some further clue 10 the anihOrs of this bsse
villsny. During this visit Mn. Fisk sta ed that on
the Saturday evening previous she had received an
other call from the strange iniividual; that he male
bis appearance late evening and entced her out
OF doors; that with threatening language and ges-
lures be demanded the letter last received from Mrs
Ferguson ana that she gave II ard the $50 contained
there 10 him and that ter interview OF about an
hour be left for parts unknown. TIE officer who made
the arrest was aocemg anied by ex,herif Schuyler
Hubbard. tits propey add that they found Ia the
house of the accused parties es licences almost con-
cu sve of their cuili-sm0ng which were the marked
bills that Mrs Fisk stated she had given 10 the strange
gentleman who had acted 81 mysterious part IN this
dark transaction also some Letter paper correspond
ing in size, texture ana " mill-mark, with that on
which the letter 10 MIS- Ferguson was written. tlsk
ard wife are now Undergoing an examination before
Justice Church; but up the limo went to press
all the evidence behalf Of the people had not been
taken. The ketnest indignation is Telt IN our com
munity at this base and brutal attempt ~ extortion
sud ibere " settled determination TO ferret out The
guilty parties and bring them TO deserved punishment