The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
"We're Onto Your Little Game
Wrote the Villain.

Two thousand dollars blood money
That i what has been demanded
from Charles Woln. the wealthy To-
peka packer
The conditions OF the demand are
that if the money is not paid the life
of Mr. woln or that of his son is to be
the forfeit
The demands for money are shrOud-
ed in the deepest mystery. but there is
a clue which the officers are following
closely. It is next 10 certain that the
man who made the demands from Mr..
Woln has a confederate who is in close
touch with the police, for every move
of the officers is evidently known.
Mr.. Wolff has received two letters of
similar import The first was received
on last Monday. and the second was
received Thursday. In the first Mr.
Wolr was told that he must place ST.
600 in gold at the red whistling post on
the Santa Fe north Of Soldier creek on
Monday evening The place was car e.
fully described so that no mistake
could be made Mr. Wolff was told
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police and that unless the money was
placed there according to instructions
that he or his son would not live 80
days
The letter naturally caused Mr.. Wolff
some worry he feared that it might
have been the work Of an insane per
son, and after considering the matter
carefully he decided to inform the po-
h. II
CHIEF of Police Stahl.
1t was then decided that some money
should be placed at the designated spot
and that the instructions should be fol-
lowed out a. closely as possible. An
effort was made to keep the whole
affair quiet. and only two or three OF
the trusted officers were let in on the
secret But q word was let drop at the
police station sufficient to give an ink
ling Of what was happening, and this
may have caused the hitch which
afterward occurred.
KEEPS THE APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. Wolff drove to the appointed
place as requested and with him he
carried a little canvas bag which might
have contained $1,000 in gold but which
did not He had been preceded by Chief
Stahl and two other officers. who sta
toned themselves where they could
comm and a view of the place where the
money was deposited. Mr.. Wolff drove
away and the vigil of the officers com
menced-
When dark came they began to grow
anxious, but their watches indicated 3.
10 and II, and no one had come. They
remained another hour. and at mid
night returned to the city without their
victim and tired and sleepy.
Mr.. Woln and the police now con-
cluded that the letter was the work oe
a crank or a practical joker. and Moth
ing more was thought of IL until Thurs
day morning, when in the morning
mail came q letter addressed i'm the
same disguised hand He opened IT in
a spirit Of expectancy and found
something ike this:
THE SECOND LETTER.
We are unto your little game. You
didn1 think that We We're fools enouph
to go out there after YOU had rto+ife5
the police but we VIII give Won ano+bs-
chance and If you don't comply Won win
be sorry You must leave 81 600 al the
place designated tonight. This is vour
last chance"
The writer also repeated the threats
which We're contained in the letter a,7
said that nothing could rs venf ~
death or Mr. Wolff or his son if the de-
mand wss not complied with
The Topeka packer was now thor
onEhly alarmed 1T was evident that
@ @sns wIlteI oL the letter was not a harm
less crank but some one who meant
business. It was also evident that Who
ever he was he was In close touch with
the police department. It was agreed
tn8s II would be useless to try to car