Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-21
TWO CENTS
ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL
Prominent Citizens of Fair
chance by kidnapping
Threats.
The Modest Sum OF $4,000 demanded
In an ANONYMOUS Letter Directions
as to How The Money should be
Left-Isut SO Far The Gentlemen
Haye Not Giyen Up Any Coin.


Have Not Giyen Up ANY Coin.
The Genius Of Liberty says;
Some Of the facts Of an extraordinary
sensation have just come Co light at
Fairchanee being nothing less than an
attempt to blaekmail on large scale
several Of the most prominent men OF
this community Among these men
are DR.. w. NJ. Longaneeker, DR.. j.
Il. Holbert, John Z. Robinson, and
Milton Mccormick. Whether there
are any more the writer does not
know. The attempt TO extort money
from these gentlemen took tosome ex-
tent the method employed by the men
who kidnapped young Cudahy IN Oma-
ha some months ago. Each Of them is
understood to have received one or
more letters demanding the sum OF
$4,000. This money was to be taken at
night to designated spot at Il certain
time and left there, where it could be
secured by the person who wanted 1T.
But according to last reports he was
wanting 1t still. since none of the men
named have yielded up one cent, nor
will
They were threatened that IF they
failed TO do rs the blacllmailer desired
he would make public certain alleged
criminal transactions which he claim
ed TO know they had been involved In,
theeffect Of which he said would be to
ruin them III the estimation of the
public. But the men did not scare.
They knew their regulations were all
right.
The biackmailer even went so far ii
is said, In his letter TO Dr. Longa-
necker, 10 threaten that II he did not
get the money he would lidnap one OF
the doctors children and hold it until
ransolned. All this happened some
time ago. Consultations In regard TO
it have been held with n lawyer OF
Uniontown, and 1t is reported that two
| Pinkerton detectives have been az
work endeayoring TO ascertain the lo-
Icality Of the blackmailer, but as yet
without success.
Below is a copy of one Of the letters:
Mr.. think twice before you
speak once. Deaths your doom III you
don't. We want you To put 81 900 In a
cigar box, $500 in $40 and $40 bills
and $500 in $40 and $40 gold pieces,
and rap the box up good and leave it
in q shanty at the Loughrey brick
yard. Open the door and set it In the
first corner and shut the door again.
We want you to put 1t there on May s,
Wednesday night, at 8 o'clock, ant
come by yourself and turn around and
go back when you leave it. Now we
mean business. We are not trying TO
blackmail you or to scare you. We
mean TO carry off one OF your children
il you don't comply You are not to
tell any one about this before the 18th
Of May. Ii you do, 1t is murder to you.
We will be close when yos snme, but
you win not see us aud try to
catch us that night you c. latch us
all: there will be enough lei anyhow
To kill YOU. We are letting you off
easy. We have two more Ia your town
to see. We have already made one an
ty up In your town and. weTmeap to
make you. This is business and we
mean to do as we say. You will sbg
watched from the time you leave
home till the time you put it In there
and II any one il with you or watching
for us, we will know it. 1t is up to
you which you think the most OF,
your money or your child. This is the
first and last warning. Just as sure as
there is God in Heaven we mean
business. Weiwant the real stuff and
no imitation, Understand, II you have
thisspublished'or tell any one before
the13th az, you know what we
said lit = -ath<to you. DO not let
anyone you know of see YOU put
it there cut us, and you viii not
seeus but we will watch for you.
The A. N. S. G. A. r.