The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06

IN, st. Paul BuildiDg-H He May he called
ON to Explain who His Friend Is Who
He says is In Plot to Kill Mr.. Sage.
Rrsscu Sage returned yesterday to his home
|. ot 400 FIFTH avenue. after four days stay at
his place at IrvngtOn- on the Hudson. Mrs.
SAG who returned with him. found letter
~ awaiting her She read H. and then handed it
~ "a her husband with the remark that she
,Bought 1t was very funny. The letter was as
follows;
d" VI, Rp"N sag.
DEAR MADAM: l have some very important
Information to give you Immediately. 1t con-
Germs the life OF ore OF the members of your
family and che Of the most important NOM
h.r- lcaunOt here give you tho full details.
l,, Ia-,.Irc you that the life OF that person
hang, ON n thread. and that l must
YOU in person. and in person only. to
communicate the full particulars. No time
must h" lost Too much has been wasted al
ready and the catastrophe may fall at any
moment ! have called at your house three
tuu, within the past three days. but your SER
want as 4tUl bornly refused to give me any in
formation Of your whereabouts and | was
thorrr re compelled to send this letter as
last resort.
ITO show you that am not a crank
eccentric incose my business circular and
a',ony card am business man. and this is
purely Il business communication uIBlHR you
t. a., and net quickly when you have received
It, You had better tell Mr.. Sage to telegraph
lie at my address Immediately Don't lose
any time. Yours sincerely.
"ARTEMus j. SMITH"
The inclosed circular was an advertisement
o. the Associated Colonies. and showed that
Artnmus J Smith was the Secretary Of the
concern and that his offices were in tho st.
Paul building On the card were engraved the
of md
address Written in ink on the card was the
address 10 West Thirty eighth street"
Mr. Sage failed to see any humor in the let
ter He was advised II was said last night. to 60
to Yorkville Court this morning and get sum
mons for Artemus J. Smith to appear In court
and explain the meaning OF the letter before
the constituted authorities.
Artemus J Smith was found at his boarding
house last night He said:
This affair is most unfortunate and embar-
RAISING for me. l think Mr. Sage has acted
very ungratefullv when took all the trouble
did to save him any annoyance. The situat ion
Is this | have friend. a lawyer and a
very brilliant man. who has threatened to
take Mr.. Sage's life. He has been in
financial straits for year and q half or more.
and has become desperate. He has grown to
feel that the existing social order is all wrong.
and that he is the victim OF an unequal and OPP
lionnires responsible for this. For some time
h. has been threatening to make an example
OF Mr. Sage. lie was to be evicted from
his office to-day. You imagine the
effect Of such step on brilliant man-to have
his hooks and papers piled in the street He
came into my Office on Saturday and said
We'll. If am put ont Of the office on, Wednes-
day, will Just take 1t as a sign from God that
I'm to make an example OF some OF the million
Mad hnI ctn NJ hat IL
own life meant nothing at all to him.
We, myself and some others. helped him
out little and arranged SO that his eviction
from the office was put OF few days That
gave me time to Put Mr.. Sage on his guard.
wrote 10 Mrs. Sage because / knew how
nervous Mr. Sage was since the last attempt
on his Iiic and didn't want to scare him Mrs
saCe fc'nrd to me the best judge as to
whether he 81 uld be told"
- II your friend was crazy. why didn't you
send him to Bellevue Hospital call in the
pore" Mr. Smith was asked.
In the first place" Mr. Smith said. Z" he was
not crazy He was simply desperate. thought
'hatii wecould tide over his troubles for while
ard get him On his feet again he would forget
all these wild schemes and become reconcied
'"'h" present state of society
How mach did you think it would take to
Tut INN IN his fee" ?" was the next question.
rs,Il, , lryI;,,. 49,, $3.50. :. ~
SI''" OWING 10 him and needs little time to
RAKE collections. Inside OF sixty days he
would be in good shnn."
Wa II your ,don." Mr. Smith vDs them
asked. TO have Mr.. gorc helm Won ont Inv nro.
ydng THIS money!
W., "',,, M 49,.
'''' SAM Mr smith, II was We thought
ne might !" willing 10 do it IL lie could hear
the whuc story IF thu ro,,.s ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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