The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-28
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
Futile Attempt TO ExtOFt Money
From "a staten Islander.

From staten Islander.
NEW YORK. Aug B.-The arraign-
ment in the First district magistrates
court at New Brighton, Staten Island,
yesterday, of Peter TaIlakseu. a Norwe-
! gian ship carpenter. Of 20 Hatfield Place.
/ Port Richmond, brought TO hight an at
tempt TO extort 500 from Philip j. Brown.
Of West Brighton. by threatening 20 blow
up his house with dynamite. TaIiaksen is
a small. emaciated man, nifty years old,
and is employed in a shipyard on Shoot
ers Island. The police are confident that
he is concerned in the attempted extor-
ton Mr.. Brown rs a carriage manUfac-
turer at Wes- Brighton. and his home is
on Taylor Street, near CasJIeton Avenue.
lie has not the reputation OF possessing
great wealth. Last week he received the
following letter:
Port Richmond. Aug. -.
We now write you asking for the sum
OF Five hundred dollars, and also ask
you 10 have IL on hand tomorrow. Wed
ueSday evening. We won't ask YOU 10
leave your home. only 10 have u when
We send a messenger Tor il. Now, Brown,
don't get excited and telephone Tor TIE
police, thinking they Will save YOU ana
your money tRemember) we ara prepared
for anything that comes OuI way II you
don't do as we tel You you are the loser.
Al any risk or expense. because We in
tend TO make an example OF you prOElG-
ing you don do exactly as We tell you
We VIII engage q messenger boy. send
him To your home on Taylor Street. " est
Brighton, Wednesday evening tie VIII
hand you note BE on hand and have
the lady folks away-that IS, II you don
intend 10 give up the gold because, be-
fore many hours. dynamite bomb VIII
blow your home an an WhO are IA II to
atoms RememIT, II you notify the po-
lice, what viii happen TO you Remember
what old man Ross went through by not
! doing what he was bid Think what Cud-
ANY would have gone through II ne had
not done what ne WAS bid Now do as
ANARCHISTS"
The letter was turned over to the po-
lice. and men in citizens clothing were
detailed 10 watch Browns house. Moth
/ ing happened until Friday, when Brown
/ received this letter:
Port Richmond, August p.
= suppose you were watching for our
messenger Wednesday night Am sorry
but better late than never, that was only
/ one Of our mysterious moves, but don't
| think We have given up, for We viii never
give up until an is settled We hope that
| you are prepared 10 deliver that five
] hundred dollars at our notice We have
| changed our plans a little on account of
| certain things No here are your last
| orders Do il OF We ask Won 10
| put that money in package. not in an
I envelope Better make them five dollar
notes. and mail them 10 William Baker
! Port Richmond Mail IL Friday evening
| Put no marks on the bills and for your
own sake don't tell the police. not our
sake but your own This will bC the last
/ letter you viii get from us. SO act prompt
! ~ and avoid lot Of trouble. We mean
/ business, and when our messenger calls
Saturday for the package at the general
Z pOStOftiCe. Port Richmond. don't have a
detective there TO grab him, because that
/ will put your future happiness up in
/ smoke. and perhaps all the family
! DO as We say, or stand the results
/ which will come sure. ANARCHISTS. 20
Both of these letters were written in
| a Iegibe hand on a good quality Of note
paper. which apparently bore some name
or crest. as the top of each sheet was
| torn off. Mr. Brown made up a package
| Richmond pOstoftiCe, and detectives
! watched all applicants for mail matter
! On Monday evening the watchers We're
rewarded by an enquiry for mail for
William Baker. The cnQuirers were
| three ragged. barefoOtcd. and uuwashed
| boys They proved 10 bc Edward TaIlak-
sen. seven years Old. George Talaksen
| nine years old. and Howard Scott The
| TallakScu boys said their father. Peter
| IdllakSeu. had sent them for William
Bakers mail They were locked uu. The
| scott boy was permitted to 20 home with
his mother. 10 being shown that ne had
| simply accompanied the TallakSeu bows
| TO the postoffce. The elder TaIakSen
| was arrested. and In court yesterday pro-
tested his entire innocence. y0wiiug that
! his boys lied when they said he had sent
| them TO the pOstOfiICe. He was held
IallakSen wrote his name IN court and
| II Is said that In some degree IL Is Ike
the writing IN the threatening letters.