The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
THREATS AGAINST KBENR
The Wall Street Bear Receives
Many Anonymous Letters.
\ Number Of Detectives Guard the
Operator I'm and out of His Ofice.
No Strangers Admitted to Him
Without First Being Careful
~ InterrOSated by Employees.

NEW YORK, Jan. Threats against
the life OF James r. Keene, the leading
bear operator OF Wall Street. have been
made by men who claim to have lost their
money by the recent tremendous slump in
prices. This drop caused a depreciation OF
over 100000 in values Of stocks held
by investors.
Mr.. Keene is accused OF being RESPONSE
BILE for the operations which brought about
the crisis two weeks ago. and since that
time letters have been coming 10 the Office
Of Talbot !. Taylor & Co., at 30 Broad
Street. where Mr. Keene makes MS head
quarters threatening to kill him.
Some of the letters made savage attacks
and yelled illusions 10 plots well planned
to secretly remove the big sseculator from
this earth.
Al FIRST no attention was paid TO the let
ters- merely the work Of luualics. nothing
more, declared Mr.. Keene But stjH the
letters came pouring in. and especially
during the past few days have they been
numerous. In nearly all cases the notes
were signed anonymously. Others had
names attached. but evidently they were
fictitious
Many Of the writers told Mr.. Keeuc that
they were spectators, that they had been
caught in the bear raid. and that they
had been reduced 90 poverty as a result OF
the markets manipulation.
Il shall make you pay the price OF my
ruin. wrote one man. And death VIII
be that price
You will die by an assassins hand DO
said anothCf writer iu q bold hand.
The frequency and fierce language 81 the
letters finally caused Keene's friends TO
regard the matte. with some alarm. 10 is
understood that they called the attention
Of the police TO the letters. but etIcrts TO
locate the writer's failed.
There have been extra precautions taken
90 Mr.. keene's private Office 10 prevent
strangers gaining access 10 his room. and
onl1 those who could properly explain the
nature Of their business have recently been
permitted TO see him Detectives have also
been guarding his office.
Personally. Nj Kcene ala not fear %
meet any OF his anony NOUS writer's. He
is not coward YOU can gamble" said
one Of his intimate associates.
When Mr. Keens vas seen TODAY he
laughed 90 of. with the remark
'Oh, I don't thinl. anybody is going 10
harm me. Men often receive such letters
IN Wall Street Usually cranks are re-
sponsible Oh. no. ] don't need pistol.
I can take care or myself Never carry
such a weapon"
4 man close TO ut KeCne said
These letters began To come 90 Jim
after the news got cut that be had hit
the market for s.. 60".Fo. OF course ne
didn't make any sU.h sum Everyone said
kcene led the movement and he abused The
slump We all know that The small in
weston Was terribly hit in the panic.
know men who lost $50 coo. all they had.
Then There was the man who put up
his ife's earnings OF ID few thousand He
vas wiped out. Nov such a man f. very
bitter. He curse his Cat" and blame
everyone in Wall Street EeeUe was the
mark for such men. Gould used 90 get 3D.
when he was alive How many times did
wC have his life threatened
Il don't think anyone is going 10 pat
dynamite under Jim Keeue- II they face
him. man 10 man. I think he'd give them
a good fight But you must looE out FOR
the crouks. Russell Sage can lell YOU
something about them So can other men
in Wall Street"