Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-03
A BIacknaailer.


 Efforts of the Police to Catch Him-A Man
 Arrested and Discharged.
 Some weeks ago Governor Bigelow re- ceived threatening letter from some person to him unknown, in which the writer de- ing, if this amount was not paid at a certain time, some dire calamity would befan His Excellency, but not stating precisely what he proposed to do The writer made no threats against the person of the Governor or any member of his family. The letter was cars- fully written in capitals so as to disguise the writer's hand writing. The Governor was not at all frightened, but informed the police authorities as 8 matter of precaution and de- tectives were put on the 'sjob." Later Frank s. Bradley, president of the Yale National Bank, received still more threatening letters (probably from the same party), who went so far as to threaten the life of Mr. Bradley's son if he did not pay ever to him, within 8 specified time, the sum of three hundred dollars. These letters were written in plain bold hand and not in capitals, as in the case of the letter written to the Governor When the last letter was received by Mr. Bradley demanding money, it was brought by tels- graph messenger boy named Flannery, who said he came from the Elliott House. The Chief and Detective Brewer were in MT Bradley's house at the time, and they fol- lowed the boy down Chapel street, but the man who had sent the letter could not be found On Saturday Detective Brew CT took the messenger boy on to the Green and told him to see if he could recognize anyone among the loafers and tramps sitting on the benches as the one who sent the message to Mir. Brad ley. He finally picked out one of the num- Der and said, "He is the man, The person was taken to the station house. and on being questioned gave his name as William A. Wan derlee. He was locked up, and Saturday evening City Attorney Pickett made out a warrant for the prisoner, charging him with writing threatening letters for the purpose of extorting money.
 Yesterday young Flannery was brought to the station house and the prisoner was brought into the Chiefs office. The young man was told to scrutinize the prisoner care. fully and then say if he was positive that he was the man that sent him with the message to MT. Bradley He did so and then said that he thought he was mistaken in the opinion he gave on Sat- urday, although there was some resem blance Arthur D. Osborne also called at the police of fee and stated to the Chief that Wanderlee had been in his and his sons employ at diff ferent times for the past four or five months and that they had always found him faithful and strictly honest. He had been trusted to go in different parts of the house alone and had never missed 8 single article. He was satisfied too that the young man had not the necessary education to write such let- ters or to concoct such a black mailing scheme. After due consideration Chief Webster decided to let Wanderlee go on his individual recognizance to appear be- fore the City Court this morning
 Chief Webster naturally feels aggrieved at the publicity given to the matter through the papers and says that there is but little hope now of catching the villain or villains en- gagged in the conspiracy. He feels certain, however, that himself and the officers under him have been vigilant and have done every thing in their power to bring the guilty par ties to justice.