The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-03
STRUCK elo GAME.

A Glimpse ~ the Career 81 laura now
den. the Accomplish of Fred iitf~ins-
mon~. who Murdered Dctestivr 6iiker-
son ~ Pittsburgh. ra.-Nhiie o<ien~s-
his >~tenographes Cor the Medical Kssiess
khc was Actually Onc Of the Worst
niackmasier~ Ia the Country.
PirrsnrRon. Pa, March 26.-Thc
detectives have discovered enough Of
the career Of Miss Laura Snowdcn, tho
accomplice of Fred fitzsimmons. the
crook and murderer. To stamp her as
n Of the star adventurcsses and black
mailers Of the country. A search OF
her luxuriousIy- Furnished apartments
on Conway street led to the finding of
her diary and letters, which are rich IN
sensational information The letters
showed that she induced q friend IN
the same line to join in n scheme
TO entrap and hlackmail the
d~ark-skinncd members ~ the Pam
American congress during their
two days s~ojourn in this city in iss9.
She coolly used "A Pittsburgh iron manu-
facturer 20 guide nj least three of the
delegates to her room. where in due
time She made the unwilling diplomats
disgorgc a goodly sum or face disgrace
81 exposure. How many Tiers =
| blackmailed on this occasion she VIII
not tell. and her letters don't Indicate
Her business instincts induced her 10
keep a regular list Of her victims with
their real names and addresses In this
list are not only the names Of Pitts
burgh men prominent in the husi-
ness community. but politicians and
men in high standing in many OF the
larger cities clear across the continent
Nackmail was her pet game. and the
mystery is how she SO long escaped
prison while all the time maintaining
openly her position as stenographer anc
clerk for the Medical Review. One 81
the incidents OF Tuesday was the visit
Of a New York man who gave no othel
name than James smith, n claimed
to have come to town TO ascertain
whether Miss Snowden is not the woman
he married on short notice in the me
tropolis i'm December. isss. lie says sh'
ran away from him three months afte
the wedding. From what he learned Q
her during their acquaintance an
has read Of the woman
career he thinks the two are Identical
II has been learned beyond doubt tina
!. Detective Gilkinson's slayer. whose AZ
prehension is due 70 Miss Snowden'
disclosures. is Frederick G. fitzsin
, mons. Of Brockvillc. Ont One more Z
: the Fitzsimmons gang has been arreste
. al jefferson. q. G~ilkinson was burie
: Tuesday night. About 5000 person
: viewed his body as il lay in state III y
|, First Presbyterian church Ha
la dozen detectives acted as pa
! bearers. tits learned that the iscovc
= Of Fitzsimmons' real character h;
:. caused 4 great sensation at Brockvili
where his relatives are among the be
: people. He is a college-bred man al
: has been a wanderer over go con
!, nents for over a decade lie went SOU
: 70 accept a good position not long ait
graduating and eioped with a Louisial
: planters daughter. The two have \
" a wild life ever since and now ~
: themselves in jail together. She i CO
sidered TO be the schemer 81 the out
y. and he the executor. lie never visit
= his home till a fortnight ago TO secu
:, his inheritance. Ills brother IS moi"
!, route to Pittsburgh 70 look after
" defense.