Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-08
ANOTHER CHARLEY ROSS CASE,
In Which the Abdnctor was Killed at tn
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About two weeks ago Mrs. Louis Stras-
burger, 12S East Sixty y-frst street, the wife
of wealthy dealer in watches at Is Mai
den lane, New York, received letter de-
manding $50, 900 and threatening the ab-
duction of her little daughter Rosa in case
of refusal. Mr.. Strasburger Immediately
put the case in the hands of detectives.
By their direction there was brief COZ
respondence with the blackmailer. The
threatening letters, which were signed
Executive Committee, Third avenue
were continued. In one Of them it was
said that sixteen persons were engaged in
the plot to obtain money.
On Wednesday evening boy took the
letter to the Strasburger residence. The
govcrness Miss Spelter, took the letter,
but when the boy learned that she was
not Mrs. Strasburger he snatched it back,
explaining that it must be delivered to
Mrs. Strasburger in person and hurried
away. Captain Gunner, Of the Twenty
eighth precinct was notified, and he sent
Detective Campbell, man with an ex-
ccllent reputation Oh the police force, to
the house Of Mrs. Strasburger. with in-
structions to remain there until the letter
came again. About ten o'clock
the letter came. 1t contained di-
rections for the delivery Of the
money. They were that Miss Spelter, the
govcrness, SHOULD take the money in AL
envelope, walk through Sixty-frst street
to Fifth avenue and thence to Central
park. When she heard a pistol shot she
was to drop the envelope and hurry home
without looking back. An envelope was
prepared by the detective and about nool
Miss Spclter started ON her mission. De-
tective Campbell went out the back way
and followed hc-. At Sixty-iirsJ and Mad.
ison avenue he saw 4 man following tile
lady and on the opposite side OF the street
1t second man, who made signas to the
first. These signals were repeated and
answered.
When the young woman was about
midway between Madison avenue and
Fifth avenue, on Sixty-iirst street, pisto
shot was heard and the sOverness dropped
the package and hurr led home, glad to be
done of her part in the programme. Al
the same instsut Detective Campbell hur-
ried forward. He saw the first man picB
up the envelope. Just as he Strengthened
up the detective was upon him and reach
! ed forth his hand to arrest him. The mar
started back, threw his hand behind him.
exclaiming:
"Don't touc'. NE, or Ill blow you,
brains out"
The detective at once drew his revolver
and presenting it at his head ordered him
to surrender and not to draw his pistol.
The man. with his right hand still behind
him, made q grab at Canpbe is pistol, and
the detective says the blow of his hand
discharged the pistol. Campbell insists
that he did not fire ut the man. At all
events the detectives revolver was dis.
charged and the big bullet went crashing
through the mars left eye and into his brain
Ec dropped dead. His body Was takel
to the Twenty-eishth precinct station
house. 1t was that of 4 man about 3j
years Old, with brown hair, long brown
side whiskcrs and light mOustache. He
was we'll dressed. From papers in his
pocket it was evident that his name was
. Edward Hermann JOhuaunes Sagert, and
! that his mother resides at IS Buelow street
Berlin. Prussia.
Rosa Strasbu-ger is Il very pretty and
intelligent child, eleven years old. A week
ago last Sunday an attempt was made to
entice her from Sunday school by forged
note from home, but the Reverend Dr.
HuebSch, rabbi of the Madison Avenue
| synagogue, suspected something wrong
and detained the child. Mr.. Strasbursel
| viewed the body Of the dead man aud sd id
tina: he never saw him before. He is at E:
los; why he should be singled cut for sucl
| al attempt at blackmail