Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-08
VOgeI. His &CcOmpliCe-Other Con.
spiratOrS to be ArEested-MOre Let


Nkw YORK Anril s-Captatn Gunner ana
MI Strasburgrr had short consultation this
morning with Superintendent WallinG st Pc
Ice headquarters Tie superintendent said tie
officers would soon trace the men 10 a room IN
which they had in,Cnded to imprtson the girl.
Also. that more arrests would soon be made A
last night are still IL the hands OF the police
who Will not disclose their contents uatil fer
ther progress is made in the case. The super
lnteEdent's explanation OF the shooting is thai
defective Campbell knowing the threats mace
against MI. StrSSbuTEer. and Supposing tae
men men 10 be the tesperadoes. they d.
became nervous. eud during the excitemeni
that followed the Struggle with the man fl,a
plstol eh ploced Formal charges viii be pre
1eTfe0 against the officer for drawing his pIStoI
on which be will be tired before the p0lfce corn
mtssioners. The tody OF Sagert lay In The ya1d
on stre tcEer at he seth street station. Uls
accompl.ce, Albert T. VogtL was taken to The
blth street court early his morning and ar
ra1gred tefore Justice klIbretb. but was not in-
terrogated. Detective Campbell stated that the
police desired that he should be remanded tn
the end certain cleys that promised TO unravel
me entire plot lie IVES accordingly sent back
TO his cell.
VOgeI's Confession.
Nogel upon MS apprehension mace confes-
sion; part or which was Fut In writing. This
Is W1ihheld by the police. He says he fired the
sLot tnat was 10 he the signal to Miss Spelton
10 crop the envelope, but the dead man was
tLt pilDCiPdl uONtr ID ire aua1r and planned
lt all. He further claims that others were con-
cerned, notably one whom he calls Jack ano
Wtcm lie preteBdS 10 have met for the first
tine yestefSay. The police are searching for
him In PhilaGelphia. VCgel is believed, how
ever, TO be the original Scnemer from the fact
that he admitted that he had conceived the
scheme OF blackmail fully eight months ago
when coming over from Europe with Stras-
burgers family. and the dead man was bis too.
No pistol was found on Sagert's person, ard his
threat 10 blow the CfttceE's brains out was an
Idle threat
The Kidnapping Scheme.
To day NCgel is 10 point cut 10 Capt. Gunner
the room In $50 street that was hired by the
conspirators as hidiBg place FOR the child OF
MI. Strasburger when kidnapped, for TO the
last this was The important part CT the scheme
Sagert was TO guard the girl there fer one
night. and when she was removed next morn
Ing by his fellow consprators was to receive
5000 for his trouble. He had made arrange.
ments TO leave for Hamburg On the neXt
steamer that went cut, and thus get beyond
the reach OF the police. This intention was SCI
forth II Letter written TO his mother and
sweetheart in Germany that were found upon
hin. He INTENDED TO seek refuge In Hanover.
the man ;. Cohen, who was arrested last hight,
was Lot held. The circumstance that his bus
ness card was found In the dead mans pocket
led TO hfS arrest. Tie witnesses, Adolph and
Emil DapZigtr. who were found at 96 Eidridge
street, were Still detained TO day by The police.