Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-09
BLACKMAILING.
THE sTRAsBURGER BLAcKMAILINa.

THE STRASBURGER BLACKMAILING.
New YORK, April S.-Further arrests
WILSON be- made in the Strasburger
blackmailing case. A number of letters
not made public are still in the hands of
the police, who will not disclose their
contents until further progress is made in
the case. Voget, upon his apprehension,
made his confession, part of which was
put in writing. This is withheld by the
police. He says he fired the shot to sig
nal Miss Spletter to drop the envelope,
| but the dead man was the principal
mover In the affair, and planned 1t all.
lie further claims others were concerned,
notably one whom he pretends to have
met for the first time yesterday The
police are searching for him in Phlladel-
phia. Voget is believed, however, to be
the original schemer. No pistol was
found on Sargent's person. To-day Voget
is to point out to Capt. Gunner the room
IN FIfty-third street that was hired by
the conspirators as the hiding place for
the child OF Strasburger when kidnapped.
Sargent was to guard the girl there for
one night, and when she was removed
next morning by his fellow conspirator,
was to receive $4,000 for his trouble. He
had made arrangements to leave for
Hamburg on the next steamer that went
out.
WHO sAGERT IS.
New YORK, April s.-Emil Dalzinger, who,
with his brother Adolph, has been detained in
the station house to assist the police in their
search for other parties, said to-day, "I know
Sagert very well. He roomed with my broth
er, who advanced him sums of money which
belonged to me. He left Germany
last summer with about $500 and
large quantity of etching and engravings
sent him to this country to start him in bust
ness. When he arrived here his money was
all gone, having spent it in Liverpool and on
the voyage. The pictures were disposed of
for small sums to Sabin & Son, of Nashua
street. Having quickly disposed of the money
thus received he peddled pencils around
the streets until he received another
lnYolce OF goods from his father. These he
sold also for triffng sum. He next received
consignment of valuable old etchings from L.
Biou, OF Paris, on which he expected to real
ize handsome profit. He made the acauaint-
once OF Schauss, Knowedler, Kepple and all
first-class picture dealers in the city, all of
whom refused to purchase goods he then
sent etchings to Banks & Co., who disposed
OF them at sum which merely paid expenses
Of transportation.
Sagert then led an idle life, subsistipg on
the charity of his friends and meagre remit
tances sent him by his father and uncle. A
few days ago he told me he had hired rooms
in East Fifty-second street which he said he
intended for his promised bride, who was ex-
pected on the next steamer. At the same time
he told my brother he had hired the rooms
Tor the purpose OF concealing Rosa Strasburg-
a infa daI 20 ol<
S5,ooO for her return. He said he was to hire
carriage at q livery stable, in Eldridge
street. Voge1 was to drive the carriage and
he was to snatch the child on her way from
school. He was to keep the child for one
night. in the apartment hired, and he ex-
pected ransom. If it was not paid, she was
to be handed over to other
parties. Sagert said he had met Vogel
In the Cosmopolitan cafe, Second avenue,
in answer to an advertisement which the
latter had published.
Capt. Gunner this afternoon ascertained the
apartments hired were on the second floor of the
double flat house, 352 East Fifty-second street.
They were rented to him March Goth, by Mrs.
Martha Schnier, who said the man gave the
name OF Dubois, and obtained
the keys by paying 50 in advance.
property in the room was hat box, the prop
erty of Vogel, in which was large wooden
comforter which, it is supposed, was to be
used to gag the young girl if she made any
outcry.
The captain telegraphed the police of Phila-
delphia, this morning, to arrest Eugene Fred.
cricks, suspected of being implicated in the
matchmaking case. He was a dealer in litho.
graphs and engravngs, and is said to be a
friend OF Sagert's. Fredericks was accordingly
arrested Tuesday, Vogel left his trunks in the
express office, on Rivington street, leaving
word he would send for them
In few days. He gave
an order to the captain for them, and they
were brought to the station house this after.
noon, and their contents were not made
known. A large number of persons viewed
the remains of Sagert, which were living in
the yard OF the station to-day, and in the af.
ternoon they were removed to the morgue.
Detective Campbell, who shot Sagert, Is
receiving congratulatory messages.
A PHILADELPHIA ARREST.
PHILADELPHIA, April e.-Eugene
Frederic, young German, respectfully
connected, was arrested this evening on
telegram from New York. Detectives
here have no idea how lie is connected
with the Strassburger blackmailing
scheme, concerning which it is believed
his presence IN New York is wanted.
Frederic denies knowledge of or par.
ticipation in it,