The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-13

rom some crank who had read about his wifo's
t ter tao IN f his % niiwdspa RfTs S dags dl iasas ID the sot mat ant.
Other Od,sIo letter TseiHdipg Ike r. the first first; and md having rsSa1 z
Miller, ii Division street, saloon" Mr.. LevericH
ignored Ign, Q fsa, this l Icn e also. and . he received Sats. ,T z third
declared that the writer would not wait any
longer, and unless the money was sent on the
1 Snd gS,tekFi 1 %Sa II R sf fnsW." 10 INFORM 'n0 ponce
Rather than incur notorioty, by reporting the
case to Mulberry street, Mr.. Leverich kept
letter Satei from from Joe J Milier" demanding In s money SSH'"''
A complaint was then made to Capt. oBrien
iely and o:Conneil were detailed to catch the
blackmailer; Acting under their Instructions,
was sent addressed to Joe Miller at a Division
street:
the city. pressure of business, I was unable to write
letters. iwish to avoid any publicity, and would Ike
20 nave you make an appointment TO meet me some
onloe. a. am so well known here. and l don't want
any one to know about it, Write me w B ! can SEQ
When Mr.. Leverich reached his office on Tues
day he found Minthal waiting there for him.
Mlnthal requested a private interview with tho
S%sSssefr from n Joe Miller" Mr.. Leverieh 'f feared
that the man would become suspicious II he
made any move to apprehend him SO he affected
Don't talk about that matter. here, for
he at $40 e'elo ( to-nisht at the entrance to
Central Park at Seventh avenue and Fffty'ninth
Minthal nodded acquiescence. and walked out
Of the office without saying q word: NJ, Lever
what had happened. MinihaI must have failed
to connect with the confederates he is supposed
Tor, as was afterward learned by the detectives.
two men were In Centre Street Court on Tues
asn sft sossps M iHsahia1lnSS FAD an5s ssn syrra Il { q nf IN
when they learned that nobody of that name had
been up in court.
n5 MF; .eSsF .ith WIS sIi1 GfSS%Ip. .h ID t tss pastt sis sg;
pointed hour Minthai came along the street.
gected that somebody was shadowing, him.
Finally he came Up to where Mr.. LeyeFiSh was
sshhhiahlns sa sn ove hfsa 8 6S t6e deteeti wesh Min.
thai tina said he had heard that Mr: teTsrieh had
that he. had. not brought all the money
with him, but would pay something on
and Nj. Leyerich handed him three marked SO
bills, after which he pulled out hi. handkerchief
the detectives. and they jumped over the wall
and grabbed Minthai. who was SO astonished at
n msr 1Sdd1 Si, fSsp M + t f6asd hi IN n1Ss is yp fSiR.sd 4, T Ths
also the letter which Mr.. Leverich sent 70 Miller.
When taken TO Police Headquarters Mlnthal
made several contradictory statements. He
man named Sam Aronson. who worked at
832 Bowery, and then he said he had
written the letter at the request OF another man.
He said he was acting for Aronson and did not
think he was doing anything wrong. He plead
cd not guilty and was held in 81, 600 bail for tho
Grand g and Jury BY Magistrate kudlieh; In default
~tectiyes could not find Aronson nor the other
man described by Minthal. They think, how
ever. that he acted for others who probably in
vented the plot. Why they pitched upon Mr..
Lcverich as a victim they cannot even guess.