Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-19
The Prince Of Wales Receives Two
Letters Threatening His Life
The Writers Arrested,
Is II a Conspiracy 10 Stay Engiands
Heir Apparent, or Only to Ex-
tort Money from Him.
Great Britain ne Fever Heat over the
Question of Home RuIc for ireland
Gladstone ttcticent.


IoSDoN, Dec 1s.-Londun has had
a genuine sensation to-day. Early this
morning a Young man and his wife, John
and Sarah Magec, were arrested at
KcnsngtOn on a charge Of
having attempted TO procure
money from the prince Of Wales
by writing threatening letters. They
were ttkcn into court and formal charges
preferred against them and remunded 90
await examination. IL appears that the
prisoners had written two letters, but as
they were rot read in court II Is i'm
possible 10 give their exact language
or state, except in general
terms what they contained II
is known, however, that the letters mode
demand for E76O and iHiimatrd In UNI
mi-lkdble terms that unless the amount
was forthcoming the princes lie would
be ln jeopardy The prince, IL is said,
paid only passing attention TO the !lrst
letter which the Magoes sent. When the
second came, rciterajing the demand aud
the threats, bis royal highnosS turned the
letters over 10 the police and left them TO
do whatever they thought best. The
police Mt once set about plan
ming the capture Of the blackmGilers
( They sent message as though coming
from the prince of Wales TO the address
given In the letters, directing the author
or author, OF the letters TO appear az q
specified time and place. Tue assurance
! was given that somebody wOuR meet
them at an appointed hour prepared to
| hand over a package containing the
money they had demanded. The Ma
gees at once fell into the trap which had
been set for them. They appeared
on the spot designated this morning and
were presented with Il package of fnrth
ing-. As they started TO leave with their
supposed treasure the police threw off
their disguise and arrested them The
woman thereupOn made a voluntary CON
fessiOn of the whole plot At any rate
the police say the confession was very vol
untary The woman, however, has since
declared that she was forced by the
police against her will TO confess
something. 1t is thought that she fears
the confession made 10y her in the Nrst
moments OF her Consideration after her
arrest may be bad for her on the trial,
and that she Is therefore trying TO weaken
its effect by asserting that it was forced
from her by the police.
A representative Of the Associated
Press called on an cQuery Of the
prince oi Wales this afternoon to
/ learn any facts Obtaiuablc about
the affair. The equcry knew something
about the contents Of the letters. They,
he declared, asserted that Magec was a
/ representative OF a secret society and that
he had been ordered to kill the prince,
but Magec did not wish to obey this man
date. There was no help for IL, how
/ ever, unless he could get money enough
to 90 TO America, He wanted $3.50. II
| this money was furnished him he would
ut once bid lasting goodbye to The
secret society aud the Conspiiaors and
start across the Atlantic.
Nothing further can be learned to-
night. 1t is believed that disclosures OF
au important nature may be made when
the case comes before the court for thor
ough investigation.