New-York tribune., 1891-05-07
HE WAS AFTER JAY GOULD
A LUNATIC THREATENS THE MILLIONA1RE's
LIFE.
HUGE RANSOM DEMANDED BY vIcE-PREsIDENT
NO. Al OF THE ARCH COUNCIL OF
CHRIST'S FOLLOWERS.

CHRST'S FOLLOWERS.
dangerous lunatic, six feet tall and armed WIN a
slungshot and revolver, who had travelled 10 Tins
city from Colorado with the avowed Intention Oh 'e
Jay Gould unless the millionaire paid fortune ior MS
life was locked up at Police Headquarters on IuesuaS
night and yesterday he committed for eAannsOV"
at the Jefferson Market Police Court lie says nc
Charles J. Dixon, thriyhve years old and natVe Vi
Hartford Conn. His rambling story, wmch IisPe0'o'
Byrnes had written out in the form OF al hhn"'t -
terday was so absurd that the Inspector sau ti' O
could not believe any part OF 1t. Dixon saiu II. ,, ~
been living for several years at Pueblo Ooi' an" w
edited a newspaper there called "The JaekSohlan'
few months ago he received message OF sp",'
nature calling upon him to leave Pueblo ana 80 W
nlace near the Canadian border called Owls Head ho
went N that Mace and waited In forest alone un'i iae
NJ night suddenly he was surrounded by my maoNe
men, Who he understood. were members Vi '' 49,
Council of Chrst's Followers lie bent MS Aue " -.
council and took the oath which madc him ~
of Chrlsts Followers. Later he was nade - ~,
dent No al of the Arch Council. The opJeo" VI W
ORDER he said to sec that the wealth. Vi ''' "''
was distributed equally among all men,
After he returned to Pueblo, he expalheu' ho 10
ceivad q message informing him that Jay uouiu i"h
been tried before the Arch Council and hau Dee'i 'o"
vIcted. The sentence OF the council was uae 'as
Gould must be killed unless he paid @o'oo000o "
Chrst's Followers, gave Slo,OOo,oOo lhoio !"
wears and distributed the rest OF his fortune aoe "a.
poor Mr.. Gould, however, might Keep 9l'ooo'oo' ~.
each Of his children. The duty Oh eAe0uOne -,
Goulds sentence was laid upon vice-presueh' NO ~
nixon said he felt sorry to have TO execute su'n
ontance but he knew that II he failed ne must ee'
kill himself or be Killed because he couid hot Voia'
his oath and escape the vengeance of the Aon ou,'
After his arrival in New-lork he maue ~ 0'o
ouirles for Mr. Gould, but could not ma hhih' no
came 70 the conclusion that, as Mr' "ouiu "i So"
we'll along I'm years and probably might ho' n'' "i"N
,onaor anyhow If would be fair to let him live foF
moderate sum. II Mr.. Gould "ouu p"' 600 ooo 20
,ice nr,sidcnf No II and agree to pay 9-oo'ooO ~
c,t, roIiovrors AT his convenience he might De per
,,+od 70 eniov hfs millions until his naturai uea'''
II tbe Arch Council objected 10 such ee''i."o w
Dixon said he had planned to go 10 ilar'ioiu ,
n,it suicide in such manner as to Haho '"0 ,s ,
Cbrst, Followers believe that he had oee roOo'u ""
murdered. ho o#ce of
ON Monday evening Dixon went 70 the on,I' -
D Iobn p Num- at No. 19 West Futyeisn'" s~'
~ taa 4o--ir, n let+ef of introduction apparently
,,.or hr some physcian in Pueblo Dixon toiu pai'
- HE ridiculous story to Dr. Mum, who Is Mr "ou"
phvsician Dr. Mum that Dixon was crazy out
he did not think il the proper time 10 'ry "
the arrest of the big dark featured man "ho i'0HT
as 70 he was familiar with the use of weapons iio
told him to return in twenty-four hours PROMISING ~
rse his influence meanwhile to orhg Nii' '0"i- "
~ -, Dxon thanked him and went away
Dr Murn saw Mr. Gould at his downtown ONCE Oh
7r,do,, rnorninr and told him about the mauihan
dc,nand Inspector Byrnes consulted later anu
he decided to arrest Dixon. In company I.e. wnh ~
tectvesergcants Frink and McClosby the nspe'.o,
wont 70 Dr. Munn's Office in the evening ana "alyeu s
rtiI Dixon arrived there about an hour oelore niu
night The unatc made no effort 70 resist srre.'
nn,Ittod the detectives to lead him qule'V /" INC
rortraI Office In his pockets we're found ois ouii
Sog revolver slungshot, knife, some papers anu
VIZ sc =, tasb The detectives learned where he haa
been staying in the city and something Of HI. MS recent re- a
movements, but Inspector Byrnes decided not TO let
these facts be known for time; h' hp was taken
story to n eerson Market Police Court and was o0itV CP
mittsd led for an examination as .Sv 10 MS .DixSn
nspecGSr maniac and it was fortunate to tSe he
he did not meet Mr. Gould II Is not 100 nnd as soon
wv the ridiculous demand for money hau o0'H ~
fused.,