San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-20
This CHECK INSPIRED.
UNDER INSTRUCTIONS OF HIS GOD,
PRESENTS A CHECK FOR $1,000
At the Point of Pistol Demands
Payment.

terday afternoon and demanded
$1,000 from Paying Teller Kinds.
The teller told the crank to wait.
AS he was turning away, the crank
fired a revolver point blank at him
and a bullet flew by Kinds neck.
The crank was secured and turned
over to the police. The officials OF
the bank for three days received
postal card from man saying he
would call in few days for 81, 900.
The mans identity is unknown.
For the past four days the cash.
Ter of the Aston Place bank has
been receiving threatening letters
from a man who signed himself
Chas. Freeman. The letters de-
manded that the bank give the
writer 81, 900 or the cashier would
be killed. The first OF these letters
was received last Tuesday. In
fact the sender had delivered it in
person. He had walked in and
left it on the window without say
ing word. The letter was a fol-
lows:
To the Cashier of the Astor Place Bank:
"This is to certify that l shall
call upon you, the cashier Of the
Astor Place bank, tomorrow, and
will present note for $1,000 and
demand a payment from you or
who should be at the window, and
will shoot them dead instantly
without moments notice if the
request is not granted. | hereby
notify you Of your danger. don't
want to kill no man without first
giving him warning. Then if he
does not heed the warning, then
his life shall pay the consequence,
and if required, would take 10000
lives in order to fulfill the plan
that God has laid out for me. For
further particulars call upon the
editor of the morning World.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES FREEMAN.
God Almighty Is my protector.
In order not to cause any panic
against the depositors / shall only
draw ST 200 at one bank which can
easily be made good by the bank"
The bank officials Immediately
notified Inspector Mclaughlin,
who sent Detective Freel to watch
for this curious individual. We'd
nesday the crank did not appear,
but sent a postal card as follows
lowing to lack of arms, failed
to make good my word. 1 have
postponed my plan until tomor
row. CHARLES FREEMAN"
Thursday he again disappointed
the detective and the bank Off
Gals, but sent the following note
ain order to give you the chance
for considering for your own good,
/ will call tomorrow without fail.
Please have the money all counted
out and ready for me. Remember
your fate depends upon it, or that
paying teller.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES FREEMAN.
Promptly on Thursday, the
"bug" presented the following
draft: Wednesday, October Is,
1894.
Astor Place Bank: After date |
promise to pay the order OF God
Almighty the sum Of $1,000 when
presented by Charles Freeman.
Penalty if not forfeited,-DEATH.
On the back of the draft the fol-
lowing inscription: Notice: the
draft of 81 900 will be all that /
will claim from one bank.
Notice. am authorized by God
to draw upon all banks whatever
amount | see fit, and the penalty
to refuse means that / have the
right to shoot the person dead who
refuses, and by the power Of God
no man can stay my hand"
This draft, along with the letters,
was taken with the presenter to
the Jefferson market police court
where Justice Voorhees, is lifting.
When questioned by the judge
as to his conduct he said: 81 am
acting under the instructions Of
my God"
allow did you receive your in
structionsw
"My instructions were inspir-
ations, and came from God through
my heart"
"Do you think you are sane?"
asked the judge.
81 think my mind is superior
to any man in this room," he
said.
He was taken to Bellevue for ex-
animation.
Rev. r. A. Cochran, ID. D., Of
Vicksburg, Miss, is visiting Rev.