New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
A NEW DYNAMITE CRANK.
He DEMANDS MONEY By NAIL FROM NEW
YORK FIRMS.
TIFFANY & co., THE JEWELLERS. THREATENED
WITH A SUICIDE IN THEIR STORE, AND TllE
RANKING FIRM OF BAMNG. MAGOUN
&C. WITH An EXPLOSION UNLESS
h,1s WISHES ARE GRANTED.

WITH An EXPLOSION UNLESS
HIS WISHES ARE GRANTED.
Since Sunday night there has been imprisoned
in Police Headquarters man supposed TO be an
other dangerous dynamite crank. lie wrote let
tiers to Tiffany Il Co.. the jewellers of Union
Square. and Barring, MsSPun Il Co., the bankers. OF
No u Wall-St. demaMing money, with threats
IN case of refusal to blow one place up with
dvnon,ite ana to blow out his broiGs in the other
Contrary TO the habit of most cranks he asked
for exceedingly small amounts, only s. In one
casc and $40 in the other In each letter he said
that he starving.
The rolice SAY that it is possible that he may
be only a common swindler but he has all the
appearances Of a dangerous crank. lie Is tan
and exceedingly thin, and walks with shufling
cait hanging his head and looking at people
furtively. with eyes that gleam dangerously from
their deep sockets. Though he looks entirely un-
like NorcrOss, the man who tried TO blow up
Russell Sage in the Arcade Building he has many
facial characteristics that remind the observer OF
that crank: the large nose high cheekboncs,
sdnken cheeks and temples all like those OF
Norcross His hair is bushy and grows up straight,
also like that of Norcross. Altogether, the nan
rive. the impression OF beiEg one who Is liable 10
become dangerous even if the threats for which
lie was arrested made only for the purpose
of extorting money with inteStion OF COM
hitting murder.
The police have been the track OF the man
since July -, and on Sunday night last theN
succeeded in arresting him in Brooklyn. He gave
his name as Albert Dclsurcns, and said that he
WAS thirty years old and native of Switzerland.
The first intimation that the New York police hal
that new dynamite crank was abroad was on
July 22 when Ralph NJ Hyde, the general man
ager for Tiffany & Co., handed to Chief Inspector
Steers letter which he had received that day.
1t wss as follows:
.General Postofice.
RIookyn. f. d. July 80. 1902.
General Manager of Tiffany Il Co.. Union square,
ser,te man For about five weeks ! have been
waiting for work, and ask you This morping TO heiP
and have sold an my clothes and have positively
means to provide for my needs; @ Tr%ueai f yen "a
Boston. where l have acquaintance that may
help me. The IS viii be less than nothing to Son
| d, not want u hurt YOU nor to be nuisance
Sy yDH %nd put s s vy Ht ms e %
.end ii TO my address General PoStoince hro1hNa' M
will come TO vonr store aud blow my brains out MAY
God have mercy But II You help me, God will reward
IBERT DELAURENS.
Chief Inspector Steers detailed Dctective-Scr-
geants Lyman and McCaffcrty on the case. They
sent decoy letter to the address given by the
to the regret of the employees Of Tiffany 81 Co.,
who watched the doors with trepidation, expect
ing every minute 10 see a crank come in with
pistol or dynamite and kill himself and possibly
Others in the store. A wrell passed without any
Developments Then a representative Of the bank
snp firm Of Barring MaGoun * Co.. OF No. Is
Wall-st. went 10 Police Headquarters with a let
Ter similar in it's contents 10 the one received by
Tiffany e CO., and the handwriting showed that
a. Itna laffn
was dated from the place as the other and
was:
10 find situation out Of which 10 my daily
n5se mbGh @ @ eompe G me- S To % wrong cni 10
who claims 10 be nv friend asking hh - help
Of dynamite and some wicket advice.
Now gentlemen. need very badly 500 10 90 West.
Tsss pssse % cars a. ya% do an CSacd WITH freight
trains. and $50 will carry me very far. such lIltlc
life Please. then be kind enough 10 scnd in lettcr
$50 bill and help me In ny distress. God viii repay
II yon rsta.e will come to your SHee , or to Tie
With dynamite. Remember what happened to Rus
sen sage. lou may not be - lucN a. he ha, been.
listen n.o" t, reason .'" Don't ajt@mp t. have me ar
rested bv the police when ! 20 TO the Po'tonce for
letters. The police VII arrest an innocrt man
who knows nothing. viii ct some poor fellow T.
will carry Ont threat, viz-blow yon up with
suffering II succeed ont West viii return
YOU the money q ] with large interest.
You may rely upon the utmost secrecy Oh my part
In regard to the business
Hoping that your wealth has not CHANGED your
heart from Ssh to stone. remain, yolr, trul,.
ALBERT DKLNRENs
J.. S.-Csn hope for an answer to-dai!
The detectives at redonblcd their efforts,
and kept a Close watch on the P0Stof ce in Brook
lyn, L. l.. On Sunday night they were re-
warded. man III TO ask for letters for
Albert Delaurens The detectives POnnced on
him, and seized him. He turned cut 10 be thc
man who hal zen writing the threatening let
ters but wien he was searched, no weapons and
no dynamite were found on him. He was taken
10 the Central Office In Mulberry-st. ~ once,
locked up in a cell and carefully guarded Yes
terday he was taken to the TOnIhs Police Court
and remanded. He then again locked up
in Police lcadpuartcTs. ,
He said at Police Headquarters last night lna'
hr was a native OF Geneva, Switzerland, where
he studied law, and graduated IRON me
university there. lie came 10 America about nv"
years agO, and went ~ Chicago, where he laN
worked ~ nachinis' in tho shons Of the
Chicago and Ncw-York Railroad Company. Three
wce&a ago he came here, according 20 III, story,
and he said that he had been living in lodging
house in this city. Bat he could not as he
asserted, tell where il was.