Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-21
A VERY DANGEROUS CRANK.
NEW YORK HANK OFFICIALS SHOT
Ar ny A LunArro.
A Man Who Had uniimitcd Authority
TO Draw From Al the banks Of
New Yorkshire Queer Corresponds
encc of queer Man.

New York. oct. 2O.--A crank entered
the Clinton Place bank yesterday after
noon and demanded $1,000 from Paying
Teller Kinds The teller told the
crank 10 wait. As he was turning
away the crank fired revolver point
blank at him. and bullet flew by
Kinds neck, The crank was seized
ana turned over to the police.
The officials of the bank for three
days received postal from man
saying he would call In few days
for $1,000 The mans identity is I'M
known.
For the past four days the cashier
OF the Astor Place bank has been re-
coiving threatening letters from man
who signed himself Charles Freeman.
The letters demanded that the bank
give the v'r Ter 5000. or Ia" ca,iitr
Muuld be lulla1. Tho HIST NJ these lot
tors was rrcsivsd last TUESDAY -in
fact, the pris1n,r had delivered II IN
person. He had walked In aud left 1t
on the window without saying "a word.
The letter was as follows:
10 the Cashier OF the Astor Place
Bank.
This certlncs that | shall call upon
YOU, the cashier OF the Astor Place
bank, tomorrow, and viii present
note for $1,000 and demand from you.
or who shall be at the window ind
Will shoot them dead Instantly witis-
out mcmenrs notice II the request
Is not granted, hereby notify you 81
your danger, ! don't want TO kill no
man without first Swing him a warm
ing. Then II he does not heed the
warning, then his no shah nay the
consequence, ind II required 1 would
take lo,Q0o lives In order to fuifll the
plan that God has laid out FOR me.
For further information call upon the
editor of the Morning world. Very
truly yours.
CHARLES FREEMAN,
"God Almighty ny Protector"
SIN order not 80 cause any panic
rmong the dcpositors, I shall only
draw $1,000 nj ono bank. which can
easily be nude good by the bank"
The bank officials Immediately moth
ned Inspector Mclaughlin. who sent
Detective Frool 10 watch for this
curious lh1iduai.
wedneadSy, ,he appointed time, tho
crank did not appear, bu' sent pos
tai card aa follows;
owing TO the lack OF arms that
need 10 make good my word, ] have
postponed my plan TN tomorrow.
"cHARLEs FREEMAN"
Thursday he again disappointed tho
detective and the bank officials. but
sent the following card;
ON order 10 give You the chance OF
considering for your own good VII,
call tomorrow without fail. Please
have the money all counted out ana
ready for me. Rcmomher, your fate
depends upon Il. or that OF the paying
teller. Very truly yours,
"cHARLEs E'REEM AN"
Promptly on ThurRday the bug pre-
scented the following draft
"wednesday, oct 10, 1891. Astor
Place Bank--After date promise TO
pay to the order OF God Almighty The
sum Of $1,000 when presented by
Charles Freeman. Penalty II not for
feited--dcath.
ON the bnck OF the draft was tho
following inscription;
"Notce--The draft Of $1,000 will ba all
that viii claim from one bank,
Notice. am authorized by God to
draw upon all banks whatever amount
1 see Mt. and the penalty 10 refuse
mems 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 prisoner 10 tha
jefferson mnrket police court. where
Justice Voorhees, In sitting. When
questioned by the Judge AS to his cons
duct he sad;
II am acting under the instructions
"IS9w did you receive your ipatruo'
tiona7"
"My instructions were inspired ana
came from God through my heart"
DO you think you are sanef" asked
the Judge.
~ think my mind " superior to amy
In this room" he said.
He ~aa taken to bellevue for exafni'
nation.