Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-22
IIIyIRs OR DOOMED TO DEATH
j., THE TITLE OF A GREAT
DALLAS COMBINE
= TRIED TO GET A PRoMI-
~ ..rxr CITIZEN TO GIVE UP A
0',o,,sANp DoLLARs-Ir WAS
- pE PLANTED NEAR THE
.s,vr or A GERMAN COUNT.
Dallas. May 81.

t.,sea the finishing touches for the
, rs.' last night.
w., sarah Jane Hansen. better
OH 10 fame as Mrs. w. p. siler,
~" ra Emma Bluhme, attempted by
lna vi threats to make Mr.. Jules
~ ..t5er dix up $1,000 in the manner
k nnsir ON the 9TH Inst. Mr..
l'snsider received through the man
~ letter: c,, Ma, tso5 Mr.
40 =. Schneider, 269 Ross avenue,
,,.f,s Tex.-You are requested by the
...le,y known among themselves as
rl,ylrs or the Doomed to death.
ne ~ a contribution OF one thousand
Y ms In mis- wise: Place the money
eon' small box, the bills being large.
y "a enter the Trinity cemetery from
.,'v1rney avenue, bury the box In a
~ IN the first grave on the left hand
~ ~ the road as you enter the
''.r,,,qry. 1t Is the grave Of a German,
w dled in Cedar Hill, Tex, one end
" ~ marble Stub rests or the grave
Va leans back resting against the
"a hard The hole is directly under
X large slab Cover the box securely
IN ART Now heed our law; we never
~ IN a man but one time. we know
.,st what YOU are worth and you and
..rrs will never miss this small
4 ,mount We will and can do more good
\ I'M Il than you can. II Wei help put
/ trsad into the mouths OF many who are
4 carving. You are as safe In going
IA making this deposit for us and
IN would be In walking to one of
| ssur city banks. We give you ample
| Inc and that is one week from the
4 IN n
s,nny with our request, make this
Saand known to the public or cause
N. one who goes to get your deposit
rolested in any manner shape or form
WOE be unto you and YOURS, as
/ IA, person IS and will be MS innocent
u yourself. knowing nothing about
4 hg the money came to be deposited.
1 rhey are simply told to go ut certain
tine and TO a certain place. We. are
4 ne Elixirs They are the Doomed TO
i psaths; that is II they fail TO do what
/ hey are told to do. ELI%IRS.
/ Mr.. Schneider at once consulted with
: Chief OF Police Arnold. Chief Arnold
/ leiaed officers Durham and Bob
Cornwel TO shadow Mr.. Schneider to
: md from his place Of business and to
keep an eye on his home until the
hmlly retired at night.
officer Bill Shelley was instructed to
4 gsl makeup like that of the grave
tlyger In Hamlet and watch the grave
Il the departed German in the day
End officers Wilson and Massey, who
Do not believe in ghosts, kept the watch
1t night.
As the day of reckoning with the
Elixir folks drew near Chief Arnold
decided 1t better for Mr.. Schneider TO
Place box in the place designated by
DE grave. Accordingly Mr.. Schneider
tifanged package and deposited with
Il the following letter:
Dallas, Tex, May 11.-Well. boys,
Ne Joke you are trying to play on me
a good one Hardly think you will
.yucall for this note. In case you do
Y me know who the poor are You
Want TO relieve and IL worthy would
iaiAef dispense my charity In my own
Wy JULES Il, SCHNEIDER"
IN the meantime an extra guard In
ne person OF officer Frank Magee was
tsialled to look after members of Mr.
home.
PROMPTLY at noon on the last day OF
Iaee Tor the draft on Mr.. Schneider
hA Shelley observed a woman ap-
lioaeh the grave of the German. She
sppsared to be ratified and afraid to
s. as mold OF the package. Finally a
sue negro boy came along. The wo-
-4n called 10 him and told him there
~ " the hole a box containing $1,000.
~ she was afraid there was dyna-
.a.e attached to 1t. This let the boy
" VINO said Good EVENING" with
accent on the good" and took TO
neIe Oiilcer Shelley approached. and
" woman repeated what the officer
~. ~ overheard her say to the little
49,. oiicer Shelley detained the wo-
~ uhul officer Durham, dressed in
osicoa clothes, came up. She asked
III X purham to get the money out
Y bs,Saser 70 questions put by officer
dn,si.u,, she said Mr., Schneider had
4 /, = ~ the money there, In response
a M tee.ehlng letter she had written
me mstlgation of Emma Bluhme a
.ilne teller who came to her house
bidlng. s' '"uer spell to do her
NJ, s ouleers conducted the woman.
Hlnssn the name OF Mrs. Sarah Jane
taoe.s 70 the city hail. The same
Buhma were detailed 10 watch Emma
clI-i . nght Mrs. Hansen sent for
d. ss, mold and stated that owing TO
la ~ vt suitable Instrument she
tas rsss TO commit suicide. and she
Nd ~" 70 make clean breast. She
Ia hesr,n al tried but failed to reach
hide 4 win halrpin, and also
fn in azure In an effort to open a
Nd Em,ne arm. She said that she
Alel eo,a,, nhiunme, wishing to start a
N IN eIuued to tap Mr., Schneider
liza We money, as he could ,,i,,e ,,.
llr,,saha not miss it. she bor,a,,o,,
viii S,y mat her home is plastered
.ue etsoVV mortgage, which is about
Ne use n, sald she is not addicted TO
aggs oIphlne, cocaine or other
hre , mere she fell to ouotInp serin.
TAN ssayIng; The wages of sin rs
1fnola ms was the first time Chief
Il saw Iaq heard the quotation since
slannie ., "a a school grammar as an
lhilnusa taise syntax. "Lordy me"
lten ana Ia' Hansen, the devil has
tom the co1 ny ever since l ran away
emetery Invent On the way to the
rhcb - ! lost my Cat.olic charm
rls Il, have always carrleJ ava .ta -.
boa ~ reason I was nfrnj1 ~ 49,
stng Ie,, az box ] also wrote a threat
Xeys ~ 10 another party in the
.til knoa,n mere gave the name OF a
lla,hronic woman connected with phi
BY rs,'.saA, VINO, on being applied
tiier rsssporter. declined 10 give The
Anola ,ch Is in the hands az C,hl.f
shs Ut Ut publication. 's'
= eiae Ia NO, | must positively de-
n would nave that letter publisbed.
u Fen. bl, no doubt make a sensational
4 how M, yen know me wen enough 10
N the Iaos. ationallsm and notoriety
F Enin, ~, OF my deslres.''
tlhi, ana 1hine was arrested last
r.ay trsn,sae and Mrs. Hansen were
~ ~ & prred TO the county jail.
Aofd Tsxss alterman. editor Of the
naa tufles reese, said. THE Ger
nis sen,a. me grave which figures
h,etn, ascs nson was Curt Won witt