The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
he CAME TO KILL SAGE, TOO.
A Man Demands $4,000 at the Finan
cier's House on Saturday.

BE CAME TO KILL SAGE, TOO,
A Man Demands $4,000 at the Finan-
cier's House on Saturday.
From the NesO York Sum-
On Saturday night last another crank at
tempted TO get at Russell Sage with the
avowed purpose to kill him. He called at
$50 o'clock, just after MIR. Sage had left the
back parlor of his home at zee Fifth
avenue, and gone up stairs 10 bed. Mrs
Sage said yesterday that she regretted that
the crank's visit had become known, be-
cause the notoriety of the recent explosion
bad already attracted the attention of
eranks and beggars oil over the country. At
the time she was most concerned for her
husbands recovery thoughtless people sent
her bushel OF begging letters which were
little less than demands; but inasmuch as
the:crank's visit on Saturday night had be-
come known, she said she preferred to have
the facts told just as they occurred.
"Mr. Sage.h said she. 'has just gone up
stairs to bis room, leaving me chatting in
the back parlor with my neighbor, Mrs.
Van Valkenberg. The door bell rang, and
Mary, the door girl, throwing open the
door, was face 10 face with a man any
where from % TO 35 years old. well dressed.
but with a hungry and wild look. Brushing
aside the girl, he got into the hall. Then
he turned around to the girl, who still held
the door open, and said:
al have come to see Mr.. Sage. must
see him.
"Mary told the visitor that he couldn't
see Mr.. Sage.
"I must see him. the stranger insisted,
and be added: 4 wrote letter this morn
ing saying that must have $4,000. have
come for the mouey.'
MARY was now thoroughly alarmed, but
she repeated that the man could not see Mr..
Sage. He put his right hand in his overcoat
pocket and said:
"'Then i viii kill him. The pistol will
reach
1.-THE poor girl was now beside herself
She almost tainted, and scarcely knowing
what TO do, she stood there while the visitor
continued:
"'You cannot escape me this time. There
is nobody to help you. There isn't police
man around, and l have two confederates
at the corner OF Forty-second street and
two at the Forty -third street corner. tell
you am going to kill Mr.. Sage unless / get
that money
Leaving the door open and the man
standing there In the hall, Mary ran to me
In the back parior. had heard only
rumblinR Ia the hall, but when / saw
Mary's white face knew that trouble was
az hand. She told me that there was a
man in the hall who said he was going to
kill Mr.. Sage told her to tell him to
leave the house. The girl had told him
this, she said, but he wouldn't bulge. i
can't put him out said Mary.
"'Well, can, / replied, and walked
out into the hall and saw one of the most
pitiful looking creatures / ever saw. He
looked 30 wild in the eyes and haggard He
had what call dead face l walked
straight at him, and, as approached him,
nttxkn - h. Ar6us nd aafA 1aax
this house at once.' He looked at me with
that haggard face and, folding his arms
over his heart, he threw back his head aud
backed into the corner to the right of the
door In the hall. walked square up to
him and took him by the coat sleeve and
thrust him half way through the open door,
Then, as was preparing to slam the door,
he cried:
"'rll blow you all I'D in fifteen minutes.'
THAT is the last saw of him. DR..
Mum came in a few moments later. and
after had told him about 1t policeman
was sent for, and our private detective,
too. The policeman kept guard for some
time with his associate, but our private
detective could not be found. The stranger
reminded me Of some poor, bewIldered,
bounded cur. Though he made some slight
resistance when l pushed him half way
through the door, he moved in a Sinking
sort of way
81 did not tell Mr.. Sage of the occur
renee that evening. but waited until Sun
day morning. After this there will be men
in the house."
DIR. Mum came in last evening as Mrs
Sage concluded the narrative, and observed
that the visitor must have been q puny
specimen to have been put Of the house 80
easily. But Mrs. Sage has always been
known for her grit. She is not a large wo-
man, but she has plenty of nerve.
Further along she told how she had been
annoyed by the Thousands Of letters begging
for money since the disaster TO Mr.. Sage.
"Some Of the letters call for $1,000 and
others for $50, 000," she said, land scarcely
any OF them are for less than 81 900. I do
not wish to complain. but the second day
after the explosion a woman in Harlem
sent me letter demanding a big sum OF
complaining because l had not answered her
former letter. One Of the letters says:
Although ussell Sage has escaped dyna-
mite he will not escape the pistol
SURE DEATH.
what are people made Of? Although
the house is to he guarded, put my faith
elsewhere, and where it has never failed
me-"
DIR. George II. Bottum said last night that
there was change for the worse in the con-
dition Of Russell Sage, Jr., yesterday morn
ing. He was drowsy and feverish. Toward
evening there was an improvement. His
uncle, Russell Sage, visited him. The
nephew recognized him, but had little to
say.