The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-13
"Do YOU think that Merrill ia in The black,

mail business also Z" - .
~ do not know about that" said the wit
ness.
~ met Mrs. Snyder down street one
day and she said she had an anonymous
letter. i had also received one and
| asked her to let me see her letter. She
| said she did not have IL with her. She
| said she had left IL at home. did not
| tell her to come up and would let her IN
| at tue back gate"
With regard to the m citing between him
| self and Snyder when Snyder came to see
| him witness stated that when Snyder
asked him If he was ready 70 flx that mat
up, he told bim he did not have anything
| to fix up.
Judge Amber wanted to know why Al
bright did not tell Spydyr TO send one OF
| his letters of denial To his father in.law,
| instead OF signing his name to n new one.
VI wouldn't have signed the letters"
said Albright, "If had known that was
dealing with a man who was crooked"
Witness alleged that he had not sent
| Altman TO see Snyder but that Altman
had gone Of his own volition.
In order TO allow some OF the counsel to
| ge: out in time to catch a train, Judge
| Taylor adjourned court at 4:15 o'clock, 1t
has been the custom heretofore that no
| court be held on Saturday and as IL bad
been the prevailing opinion that there
| would be no court, a number OF members
| of the Jury had made other arrangements
| for Saturday. Besides that, a number, in
fact nearly all the jury men are business
men who should be at their places of busi
| ness on Saturday. Hence court adj ourn-
| ed until Monday morning at 10 O'Clock,
when Mr.. Albright will be further cross
| examined.
THOSE ANONYMOUS LETTERS,
The blackmsiling letters received By
Mr.. Albright, just prior to bis fret letter
from Snyder, will be read with great inN
terest. 1t is clearly the purpose of the de-
Tense to show that Albright commenced to
receive correspondence frcm Snyder, al,
| most Immediately after he had declined
to pay any attention to the last nonymous
\ letter. II is apparent that the defense
will at least intimate that Snyder IL the
author Of the anonymous letters to
| Albright.
with Peter G. Albright on the stand
Friday afternoon the letters were intro
duced and given in evidence. They were
introduced as follows, according to the
! report OF the official stenographer and
transcribed just as they were read 10 the
jury by Judge Day.
Judge Day-"Mr, Albright, i will ask you
IL in the winter of 1891 you RECEIVED some
| anonymous communications?
| Mr.. Albright-"Yes SIR"
Judge Day-"Heve you those with you ?"
Mr.. Albright-"Yes sir.n
| Judge Day--"Lst us see them, please"
Witness produces them from his pocket
and hands them to counsel. Plaintiff OBJ
jects to their introduction. The court de-
| cides il was the understanding they were
to be received in evidence. Plaintiff ex-
cepts.
| THE FIRST LETTER.
Judge Day (taking up fret letter and
reading), "Mr. Albright, you have been
having a grand time at the expense of
other mems sacred rights, and being en-
| ployed TO ferret the matter out between
you and certain married women, / with
| my assistants have made great discover
les. You are condemned IL you do not
come to my terms; and IL you do accept
my terms you are safe from exposure aud
| assured all will be q secret forever. You
see understand my business; to show
you that have you will give you the ex-
perience of the evening OF January the
| 10.h. Mrs. Snyder walked past your house,
there were too many just at that time on
the street. She went past, you were
waiting behind the blinds. Mrs. Snyder
turned and came back three miDutes to
| seven, she went in your gate, you opened
the shutter enough for her To enter, and
| then the inside door closed with a light
click. All was dark nd quiet for some
time. Then you went with pi cher to
| the grocery on Main street, leaving the
| woman 10 the house, you buried back
with beer, had good time until five min
| utes OF nine, when you came out OF the
front door, looked all around the house,
| walking up and kown the sidewalk until
you thought the way was clear and then
| you opened the door and said, IT'S all
| right,n Now Mrs. Snyder came out in a
hurry to the walk and started for home.
You stayed in the yard.
Now my dear sir, what will apply in this
| case will apply to others that will name,
with slight changes to suit the occasion,
both in the day aud in thenight time. For
| instance there follows the names Of nine
ladies, residents of Mas illon, conceded
to be Of good character)
The one you brought from the Wheeling
depot went in all right back OF your house,
| but was scared away before you could
fad her. lean get her name il necessary.
You can see by the foregoing that we have
| you down fine.
| Now Peter, the only thing that will show
the original contract is for you to deposit
five hundred dollars under d paper you
| will find at the northeast corner OF the
Continental cigar fsctory, Friday evening
| February 18Th. with this understanding
| the money to be deposited by nine O'Clock
and with no effort on your part to find
out who takes the money, or tiave no one
employed to find out. The moneyis to be
| ten and twenty dollar gold coins. Take
Dotice-should you fail 10 ccme so these
terms, and should you In any way inter
| fere with the one that goes for the money,
| l will stand by the first contract and there
| will be sensation.
Peter would save you, and in comply
ing with above terms you are free, and all
will be a secret forever. Sealed, and
shadows will stop.
Signed, SECRET SERVICE.
THE SECOND LETTER.
Judge Day. "Dld you afterwards re,
ceiye another ANONYMOUS letter."
Mr.. Albright, "Yes sir" -,
Judge Day. "When did you get that ?''
Mr.: Albright. THAT was on the 18th"
Judge Day. 18th of February, 1917
Plaintiff objects. Objection oyerruled.
Plaintiff excerpts.
Judge Day iReading) "Mr. Albright: IL
am not a Jew-it should have been for a
thousand instead Of five hundred. II you
will not pay it, let II pass, and God pity
you. Do you think the parties named in
| my last letter would pass for five hundred
| dollars? You bad better beg for terms.
This is my last offer, If the money is paid
| over You are safe and shadows stop. Il
| not paid, by the Gods you are 10 trouble.
| The money is TO be bid in the same place.
Now, mark you, il there is any watch or
interfering with the one that goes for the
money, there will be bombshell exploded
| in Massillon.
| p. S.-If the money is deposited Mon.
day, February 16, at 8 o'clock p. M, as
| stated in detail in this note, will give you
a few points for your own good.n
THE THIRD LETTER.
Judge Day. ibid you get third letter ?n
| Mr.. Albright. "YeB sir.n
@:Judge Day. "A third one have you that
| with you?n
Mr.. Albright. "Yes sir"
| Plaintiff obi jscts, &C., to the third letter
being admitted in evidence.
| J,An n,xy No 4,