Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-11
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talked with them. On the oath of Decem-
Der Mr.. Strausburger was surprised when his

You will doubtless learn that your men
have been sentenced to pay S6o.o00 We
apply for the last time TO You. and if you do
not wish to soon have dead body in the
house YOU had better pay. If you wish to
stop bloody work take at exactly l.30 O'Clock,
Seventh avenue car: ride to the corner Of
Broadway and Barclay street; have the mon-
ey ready, and between $50 and o'clock.
Go alone from Broadway to Barclay street
three times. Have an envelope in your
hand. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The address of the letter, type-printed, was
to Mrs. Strasburger. No. l2S East Sixty
first street" Mr.. Strasburger took no no.
tice of this letter. At times he thought that
it was practical joke.
But about the eth of March an attempt
was made to abduct their little girl from
SUNDAY School at the Jewish synagogue
which they attended. This failed and had
the effect to warn Mr. Strasburger that q
desperate conspiracy was on foot against him.
Detectives were accordingly employed. Let
ters continued To be received by the family
of threatening character. On Thursday
last circumstances occurred which resulted
in the shooting of one of the villains engaged
in the conspiracy, whose name was Sagert.
The following facts are found ir the New
York papers.
"i' r''"e""' 80 ""S 'S's ~~u' ""
Wednesday night, but had prcsentiment
that the conspirators would fall into the hands
of the police. During the evening man
called at No. lbs East Sixty-first street and
asked for Mrs Strasburger. Miss Spelten
went to the door, ana the man peiieving that
she was Mrs. Strasburger handed her n note,
but lnmedlateiy aiter ,Prooapiy on suspecting
that he had made mistake, shatched II from
her ana ran away. MISS Speiten did not seems
features and can only give poor description
of his general appearance. Ward Ohcer
Campbell was at the house mt O'Clock yes
terday morning. lie was instructed to be
very careful, AS Dlunder might allow the
most important oi the conspirators to escape.
AZ about noon messenger brought the ninth
letter of the "committees correspondence.
Ii called for the $1,000, and directed that the
governess, CARVING II cohspicnousiy IN an
envelope, leave the mouse. she was 10 walk
until she heard plstoi-shot' ana then drop
the envelope, tnrn, ana go nome without
looking to the right or lett. Campbeli could
not leave the house without fear OF detection
by the conspirators. lie, MT ana Mrs.
Strasnurger' ana 'ne so'erness ueciuea 10 lay
pan 10 entrap 'hem. An envelope was
made up, ana MISS Speiten proposed 10 go
out. Campbell scaled the fence In the rear
OF Mr. Noah's house, getting into the yard
Of No. l29 East Sixtieth street. the residence
of Mr.. Leopold Kaufman. Mr.. kaufman's
little son bravely encountered the officer.
thinking that he was thief, but Campbell
showed ms snieiu anu gave 'he signaI agreed
upo" ior MISS opei'en W start. iheh ne
uarte' OUT Oh 'he front basement ooor OF Mr'
hau1hah mouse INTO East "Ntieth street,
ran west, waited at the corner OF Fourth ave-
enue, saw MISS Speiten pass IN Sixty-nrst
street, and then he ran to the northwest cor
ner of Madison avenue and Sixtieth street.
got behind paiing which surrounds va
cant lou bounced oy manson anu fHth ave-
nues anu o'a''e'n anu "lA'y-" sIeeus'
run '"e'e u. sa" o"sei' y" ''r sum"
east CORNER vi o'A'y street anu H'auiso"
avenue. lie was "atchihg ih the uirec-
ton OF fourth avenue. soon man, VINO
was afterward arrested anu VINO said
that ms name was Vosei' appeared.
lie walked on the horth sac OF oMty-nrs
street 'o"arn rn','-a,e"ue, anu On seeing
oaeert waved ''"' oack, '"u,cat'ns 'na. .ne
goVerness was coming oagert re.reateu
aione the east slde OF Mau'soh avenue toward
Slxtieth street ana Vogei went on toward
flfth avenue, stopped IN the rniddle OF the
block, crossed to the south SIDE OF the street
ana mouoheu 10 ga agert 10 go pack 10 Sixty
nrst street. Saeer' Saikeo to"aru 'ne SOUTH
east corner oI 9H,y ,, h,s. street anu mAo'so"
avenue oa"ppe'i io,io"rng c"se !" Tue
pailhes on ,ne Yves, sine o, the avenue ga
gert crossed rom the southeast 10 the north-
east corner ana walked rev ieet east.Camp-
bell had crossed to the northwest corner,
when Miss Spelten arrived at the southeast
corner. then Vogel was near FIfth avenue,
and he discharged the pistol Miss Speiten
obeyed the signal dropped the envelope ana
discreety turned ana walked as stra'ghs ss
uruh'-naJor eo""Tu rou'h a'en"e' oaseH
lmmediateiy crossed the street diag"ha''y'
eyelhg the envelope ihtehtiy, so that ne diu
not see tamDeli, VINO was crossing the avenue
toward him until he was within 10 feet OF
him. Sagert was about to stoop to pick up
the envelope when ne turned and saw camp.
bell coming swiftly toward nm: Campoeii
says that Saeert vomited ioui oath ana
threatened TO biow ms orains out, at the same
ume thrustlng MS hhnu 10 where plstol
pockets usually are. Campbell, with his left
hand caught Sagert by the coat near the
junction OF the arm and shoulder, saying,
Don't you shoot me-. Sagert struggled and
Campbell with ms right hand drew ms re-
voiver and held 1t IN Sagerts face. camp
beii says that the reFoi'er was poor one
ana would 90 on under small provocation.
ed. He saws that as he held it in Sagerts
face he did not know whether it was
cooked or not Sagert made a blow at the
revolver with his left hand, and struck it on
Campbells hand the revolver was discharged
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