New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06
DECEMBER 6. S97.-TWELVE PAGES.
BLACKMAIL PLOT ALLEGED.
THE SPANISH CONSUL GENERAL TO BE
A WITNESS.

THE SPANISH CONSUL GENERAL TO BE
WITNESS.
TWO YOUNG MEN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO
EXToRT MONEY FROM A WEALTHY BRA
zIILAN-How THEY WERE CAUGHT
An attempt 10 blackmail Senior Don Eugenio
de Farra n wealthy Brazilian. now living at
Ono-hundred- and -ffth-st. and West End-ave
was frustrated on Saturday night by Captain
McClusky and his detectives. end william FL
ford Gould. thirty-seven years old. OF NO az
East Eighteenth-st and William b. TurnbuN'
thirty-flve years old Of No West Nineteenth
St. were locked up In the Tombs yesterday 10
await examination tomorrow morning Turn
bull has turned States evidence. The police be-
eve that ne wos only tool in the hands OF
Gould. In the court proceeding yesterday the
name Of the Spanish Consul in this city, Arturo
Baldasano Y Topeto. was mentioned in connec-
ton with the affair. and a subpoena for his at
tendance at the examination tomorrow was
issued.
The story detailed in court Is an interest
ing one. Senior de Farra came TO New-fork
IN October 1895. with his mother. from Spain
and announced that he was intending to Invest
their large fortune in this country. They built
a handsome home the southeast corner or
West Endave. and One hundred and -ffth-st.
where they now live
On November 13 Senior Farra received let
ter from Turnbull. who Is an expert accountant
asking TO be made his private secretary. Senior
Farra had received many such applications for
such position and paid no attention TO the let
ter On November II NJ received second let
ter. 1t was dated from No. West Nineteenth
st. and written Turnbulrs monogram
paper. 1t follows;
regret not seeing you when called today ana
write suggest In your own interests that you
YOU are at home that may you without delay
as have information Which concerns YOU - nor, s.ye
you much annoyance ani disgrace.
TURNBULL WARNED.
For reply Senior Farra sent Thomas O'Con-
nell OF No 275 West one hundred and twenty
seventh-st his real-estate broker. who is
large. wellbuilt man. to see the writer Of the
letter Mr. O'Connell Turnhul and told
him that II he wrote any more such letters he
(OConnelD would knock his head of his should
on November q Senior Farra received let
ter from Turnbull a reply to Mr. o'Connells
call II was written from No. West Nine
teenth-st.. and was In part a. follows
BY the merest chance got Information from
newspaper reporter Of complete story of your
ton Of motives and thinking only o' saving yon
n fTw sGynf puS o yon a have 'a m
favor for sending the man 10 me as you did are
sruc,ion seemed TO have been PVT or my l"iter. as
4 was hurriedly written and evidently thoughiless
chance OF seciir you in your interests You have
now by your conduct Put i ont Of my power 10
bs help Ply you Sa 1d your o 15 3 GG know e." he
Under no circumstances Will ! motto" any com.
to communicate with me. az will take. no more
chances Of Misrepresentation by man of 40 lIttlc
discernment as yourself.
on tn. receipt ~ this Senior Farra decided to
consult his attorneys and Mr. Pohly. OF the
Arm of Meyers Oberstein & Pohiy NJ No. 82o
Broadway. laid the case before Captain Nc
CIusky. who assigned Detective -scrgeants Val
iely and Deagan TO the case"
Detective Valley saw Turnbull November
o5 at his home The detective introduced him
self as Thomas X Anderson. a close friend OF
Senior Farra and said he had called to learn
what Turnbull wanted. Detective Valley said
that Turnbull told him that friend ~ his.
reporter. had received offer OF S3,'0 from
newspaper for the facts about Farra The de-
tective's reply to this was that he and Turnbun
could settle the matter between Themselves.
ASKED FOR AN OFFER.
According to the detectives story Turnbull
said that It would take money 10 settle II. and
he asked Valley TO make an offer. The latter
joklngly said that he would give 81.
Turnhull said that ne would have to do better
than that. and Valley then offered to pay
Turnbulrs friend. who. he had learned. was
Gould. 81 900 and Turnbull himself 5000. AT tn"
close Of the interview Turnbull told Valley
he would consult his friend and see him again
the following night.
Valley met Turabrll agreed upon. and the
latter then told him that his friend wanted
81 800 and Valley said that 1t would have to
ON December | Valley received n letter from
Turnbull saying that his friend would meet him
halfway. and take S2.2'O In exchange ior the
notes and papers that he had relating TO Senior
Farra ON December 3. Valley got another
letter from Turnbull. In which the latter De,
clared that the matter would better be settled
al once and that he should expect TO see him
that night. -
Finally Valley took Farra and an interpreter
to Turnbulrs home. and Turnbull then said
that ne would have nothing more TO do with
the case He finally said that the party ne
Represented in the caJe was known to him as
senior Mendoza. Valley then told Turnbuh
that he was detective and that he knew that
II was Gould that he represented
Detective Valley then took Turnbull to tho
Centre Street Court. and tried to get warrant
for Gould's arrest, but II was refused. on the
ground % insufficient evidence. In the mean
time Farra had written to Gould, telling him TO
meet him on Saturday. and Gould did so, AZ
Farras home The detectives and Turnbu
were on hand Gould speaks Spanish and In
his interview with Farra he sought to lay all
the blame on Turnbu He also said that II
Farra would promise not to put him In jail he
would tell all he knew about the aitair -,
Detective Valley then questioned Gould IN the
presence Of the others. and Gould saiu that ne
was accustomed 10 take supper with the span
he had known him for many years. lie said
that he had known Turnbull for twenty SIX
wears. He declared that the facts whch ne nhn
told Farra he had learned from 'he |o"'"'-
He said that the latter had told him thar Farra a,,
was implicated In Il scandal In Brazil ana .na'
there was an indictment against MN I'LL, I'LL
,... Inrra LIE admitted TINT he Outllned