Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-23
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This Time Colnplainanss.
NonHay GernIna, Get. 8, 1882.

Walter Maiiey and Blanche Douglass in
 Court Aaain-Three Prisoners Accused
 of Attempting Blackman DIaIIey
 With stOien Letters of Ills Sent to Her
 Since the Murder Trial.
 Yesterdays New York Sum-
 L. N. Blydenburgh, counsel for the Nalley boys at the1r trial in New Haven for the mur- der of Jennie Cramer, called on Inspector Byrnes on Wednesday last and showed to him the following letter, which he said his client, 1 Walter Malley, had received at New Haven | the day after it was written:
 259 BowERV, NEW YORK, Oct Is, 1882. l
 Sir paving obtsined possession of over two Doz 1 Blanche Douglass, some you ssnt before af ter the trial They arc signed by you, "Wall." In you mention about sending $40 for board in Mt Vernon. In another, you ask what she does with the lette1s as they are dangerous to have around, and several other things thas wont mention till communicate with me also have yours and James photographs with the letters Now would like to have o11 communicate with me soon possible, or l may have them published know few publish CTS who would be o.y too glad to get hold Of them.
 Care of john o'Connor- 59, East ,Dst Ho ston on st Upon the Inspectors advice Mr Blyden- burgh wrote from the Metropolitan Hotel:
 ts the m RartieG interested m NJ, will call Il for Bowery at 0 clock this evening. Gall for MT.
 possible at 2s9 at G. You will recognize me
 from my calling for yosr note and will have 1t in my hand as go out. B. In a short time the following answer, I written in different hand from the letter 1 to Walter Malley, was left at the Metropoli- | tan Botel, addressed to ''B.":
 N. r., oot IS. I At present I will reprezent Mr. Baldwin. I will
 you at the of Houston and Crosby s,ress
 recognize you hen you receive tho note and carry it 1 out in your hand 1rea.ain yours &c. $. MT. Blydenburgh went to Lyon's restau- ] rant at 259 Bowery, and to 59 Houston street, ostentatiously displaying by the way 'B. 5" letter, but he not met at Crosby l and Houston str cts, as agreed upon. "B." apparently having taken alarm. The next | day Mir, Blydenburgh wrote another letter to Baldwin:
 I Houston street at II and waited sntil 13o; will call these and st spencers pool
 about D. to-day. VIII call at 59 Houston first. If do not see you then, fear shall be obliged to ! leave without seeing you. W. MAXWELL. ! Baldwin, as he called himself, and Mir. \ Blydenburgh met at 56 East Houston street, on Thursday, accordingly, but the interview resulted onlJ in an appointment for a second meeting that afternoon at the Grand Central Hotel The mesting took place at p. but Baldwin seemed disconcerted at the pres epce of Walter Malley, whom Blydenburgh | had summoned by telegraph, and at first re fused to state the conditions on which he would surrender the letters. Finally, bow ever he said if hfalley and Blydenburgh would go with him before David Colbert, 8 notary public at Houston and Mulberry | streets and after paying over $500, would make affidavit before the notary that they would not prosecute him, he would deliver up the letters. Blydenburgh and Malley pre- tendes after some haggling to agree to his ! terms, and it arranged that Baldwin ! should meet them at p. at the Metro \ politan Hotel with copies of the letters in \ order to prove that he really possessed the \ originals. Baldwin appeared at the time \ hnt hat ha ! had not had time to copy the letters and pro ! fessed not to have the orig iginsls. He prom \ ised faithfully, however, to meet them an hour later at the St. Nicholas Hotel with the \ letters which he would allow them to read before they paid him the $500. Baldwin ! came to the St. Nicholas at 8 o'clock, but | was unwilling 10 produce tho letters except | in the presence of Malley alone. At his sug ! gestion Malley went with them to the corner ' of Spring street ard Broadway, where they ! were joined by William Pratt, friend of Baldwin
 \ Detectives Mclaughlin, Heidelberg and ! Adams had watched all the previous inter \ views, and when Malley and Baldwin went to ! Spring street followed them at distance ! and waited the opposite corner.
 \ On arriving at Spring street Baldwin asked ! Malley for the $500, and the latter demanded | first to see the letters. Baldwin refused un- ! til he first saw the money, and fearing that | the presence of the detectives would be ' noticed if they haggled too long, Malley | gave him roll of bills, at the same time re- ! ceiving one Of the letters as proof of the ! genuineness of the rest. While he rsaa- ! ing the sample copy by the light of the \ street lamp Baldwin counted the bills At this point the detectives ran across the street ! and arrested Baldwin and Pratt. They at | once searched their prisoners, and in Bald \ win s pockets were found about dozen let ! ters while Pratt had one.
 ! At Police Central office Baldwin described ] himself as John Gouravan, aged 23, waiter. | living at 300 Bowery. Pratt said that he had ! uo occupation, and that he lived at 352 Third I avenue. They were locked up. Soon after
 being taken to his cell, Gouravan declared
 that he only fgurehead, and that he \ had acted in the interests of one Edward
 apley, ~ho had written the threatening let | ter to Walter Nalley Acting on information I obtalned from Gouravan, the detectives ar I rested Hanley on Friday near his lodging at I 45 East Houston street. Hanley, who is ! about 24 years old, said he was an oysterman ! by trade but recognized having ! gently served a term in prison for larceny. | Blanche Douglass had lived with him, after | leaving her husband, before she made Walter
 Malleys acquaintance. After the Malley trial
 they lived together again St 14S Spring street | Ten days ago he left her, after breaking open
 her trunk and stealing clothing and letters,
 The three prisoners were arraigned before I Justice Patterson in the Essex Market Police ! Court yesterday. Blanche Douglass and
 Malley appeared compliments. Blanche l Douglass told Justice Patterson that she
 recognized the letters, but could not swear l that her trunk was broken into. Mailey ac
 cused ali three prisoners of using the letters l for the purpose of extortlng money from
 him. The prisoners were held for examina
 ton to day on charges of conspiracy and at
 tempted blackmail.
 The two compliments, when they quilted
 the court room, walked away together. All kL1 11AA> z..1Ir
 acquittal of the Malleys and Blanche Doug
 lass. Walter Maley's letters are addressed
 to the girl as Miss or Mrs. Nellie Maxwell l either at house in Twenty-fourth street, or ! at Mrs. Carter's at Mount Vernon. The
 earliest date is New Haven, July 30, 1882
 The trial ended on June 30. The first letter
 is:
 ! was received this morning, and the only fault had l write more at time Reme ber, you can improve
 in writing only by prsntiee The more you will
 your copy book at least day. and letter to ! lonesome without you that feel like running away with myse!f. I was up to the Hotel Stevens last
 seks Be wos very elad to zee e took walk tn
 the yard while there, and looked at two windows
 there as of old. may see you next week, but cant
 say certain. My will be published in about the oover and photo of the little fellow No sig 1 nature]
 On August II he writes:
 l Every letter of yours is better written and posed than the one before. and you improving ! much faster than expected do not for moment
 think, you iay in your last letter, that you won't learn. Have you learned any of the songs l from s'Patienoe," that fancy dance step were l trying? have most of the music.
 On August B she writes to him
 I It is 8 month since you were down. and 1t looks ! like six months to Please send letter the day before you down to tell where t3 ! you. Do not send telegraph. told Mrs. Carter that to go with my godmothnr and her children 1 to Long Branch and my bro her is to go, Well. l there is young gentleman down stairs who
 wants to go down to make Inash they call 1t, . but am too busy writing to
 This is addressed to My dear WaIl,' and
 is the only letter of the girls in the packet. ! On Aug 24, being disturbed by "Personal' ! in the Herald signed "B. ," which he fancied
 she had addressed to another man, Malley | wrote:
 have done what could for your comfort and hap
 piness. would like to be able to do more but
 getting help from father. I only ask yoA not to blame H. g, but be content with whas able