The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC
CRIME.
A Big BIackmaiIings Scheme I'm
New York.
sundrx wicked Deeds.

SUD- dry W ICkeu OCcOAs
Jackson, Mich, IA desperate
named Lynch in the penitentiAry knocked
down the keeper, and with three fellow.
prisoners attempted to escape. He was
shot three times by the guard, who dis.
covered and killed him. The rest made
little resistance.
Dublin, Two brothers Nslly, SONS
of farmer of Clare Morris, lately In
custody on suspicion of having attempted
TO murder Heains and John Hasson,
have been arrested under the coercion
act.
A mob stoned some police on the train
at Newcastle, West Limerick Station,
to day. Three policemen were injured.
st. Louis, -RepHbLicG7'S Dallas,
Texas, special: Lieut.. Smithers, with q
detachment of ten cavalry, passed north
to-day, having in charge ten soldiers Of
he Tenth Cavalry and Twenty-feurth
Infantry, sentenced to serve terms from
enc to five years in the military prison at
Fort LeHvenwortb.
New York, IAN extraordinary
scheme of blackmaiI was developed to-
day, the victims of which were Louis
Strssburger ard Charles Adler, Of thu
firm Of Louis Strasburger & Co., import
ers Of watches and jewelFy. Strssburger
is a prominent Hebrew, reported very
wealthy, and lives With his wife and four
children, at No 128 East Sixty-frst
street One of the children is girl Of IL
years, called Rose. The family attend
the synagogue at Lexington avenue and
Fifty-ffth street, and there the children
go to school. The threats we're always
directed against both families, and ad-
l-..-oI e. 1ols,r
they were expected to work. The oper-
atoms began SIS far back as Christmas,
and as they progressed the police
night the climax was reached. Miss
Spetterr, goveiness,, was alone in Stras
BURGER mouse, when the bell was rung
and man who kept his face from the
light presented q lette. which was ad-
dressed to Mrs. Strasburger. He was told
the latter lady was out, and when askt d
to leave the letter he snatehed it and ran
away. This was reported to the police
and detectives watched the house from
early morning for the return of the
stranger. This was to-day. The man did
not return, but in his stesd boy pre-
scented the letter at noon, and ran away.
after delivering it. The commands in
the letter were obeyed, and the governess
went out, protected by detective. On
the southeast corner of Madison avenue
he saw a man standing looking toward
house; another man walked
pAst, exchanging signs of recognition
with him; as the latter reached Fifth
avenue a pistol shot was fred, and the
second man walked toward Sixty-first
street. The governess at the crossing
dropped an envelope and the man stopped
to pick it up. AS he did so, the detective
grabbed him. The stranger sprang back,
and putting his hand to his hip pocket,
shouted - will blow your brains out"
The detective drew his revolver, and as
his prisoners hand struck against it it
went of, aud the bullet crashed through
the mans left eye. He fell dad. 4
crowd gathered, and the body was taken
to the station Upon it were found let
ters in the same handwriting as in the
letters, showing the dead
mans name to be Edward Hartmann
Johannes Logert, son Of q merchant in
Berlin, Prussia, He wrote to his |
mother and sweetheart that he was poor,
almost destitute, and was coming home. |
The police, late at night, found |
the scheme was the result Of
deep-laid plot, in which Logert was |
m actor, bat not the leader, Albert +. |
Vogel, picture dealer, 81 Stanton street., |
was arrested, and admitted that he was |
The leader and fired the signal pistol. He |
the plot while travelling from |
Europe, on the steamer Republic. with |
the Strasburger family year ago. |
Logert lived at 96 Eldridge street. His |
uncle is a great banker at Altoona, Ger |
many, By the name of Hans Bauer. His |
room mate, named Danzeger, stated that |
be understood the whole to be Mini |
listic plot to get possession OF important |
psperG, concerning the Russian govern
ment in posse sion Of Strssburger This
Vogel denies. More prisoners will be
made and the case promises astounding
developments.
Charleston, Judges of state courts
ire quite generally enforcing the law
against carrying concealed weapons, for
which offense many persons have been
jent to the penitentiary. The election
Iaud cases are delayed by the resigna-
ion of District Attorney Northrup, on a
'equest from Washington, and the fail
Ire to confirm, as his successor, S. w.
Melton.
Dodge City, There being a legal
question about the board of canvasSers,
he old officers refuse to turn over the city
government.
A body of seventy armed men broke
he locks of the jail doors, took posses
ion, and then Issued notice 10 thieves
md thugs to leave inside of twenty-four
lcurs. Some lynching is expected.
London, S.-Ceunt Hamilton, chan
;ellor of the university at Upssla, Swe-
len. is arrested on the charge OF forgery
o the amount of 100000. The names
include those Of the King
md Queen.
Cincinnati, s.-The safe of F. N. Mel
bourne, at Princeton, Ind, was blown
,pen last night aud S., 900 stolen. The
money mostly belonged to farmer who
eft it on dep 1sit
New York, S.-Further arrests will
oon be made in the Strosburger black
mailing case A number Of letters not
made public, are still in the hands of the
police who will not disclose the contents
Until further progress in the case Vogel,
lpon his apprehension, made a
confession, part of which was
put in writing. This is with
leld by the police. He says he fired
he shot to signal Miss Spleter to drop
he envelope, but the dead man was the
mONeT III lH6 allhlT Anu plhnutu
it all. He further clsims that others
we're concerned, a notable one whom he
calls Jack, and whom be pretended to
have met for the first time yesterday.
rhe police are searching for him in Phil
ade.phis. Vogel believes, however, be
has gone. No pistol was found on Sar-
gents person. To-day Vogel is to point !!
put to Captain Gunner the room in Fifty
third street that was hired by the con-
spirstois as hiding place for child of
Strosberger when kidnapped. Sargent
was to guard the girl there for one night, |
and when she was removed next morn |
ing by his fellow cOnspirstors, was to re-
ceive s., 600 for his trouble. He had |
made arrangements to leave for Ham |
burg on the next steamer out.
San Francisco, S.-Ah Luck, q Cnink-
man, was hanged at Nevada City, to-
day, for the murder Of fellow country
man, May 18Th, 1879. He was baptized
last night by Catholic clergyman. He
seemed resigned to his fate. He affirmed
to the last that be did not commit the
murder. On the gallows he spoke few
moments calmly, but broke Down COM