New-York tribune., 1901-08-28
BOMB PLOT EXPOSED.
r1rr1IE ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY
FROM A STATEN ISLANDER BY
THREATS OF DEATH.

THE erraignment in the First District magis
+rste's court at New-Brghton, Staten Island
Yesterday of Peter Tallaksen. Norwegian ship
carpenter. of No. 40 Hatfield Place, Port Rich
mond. brought to light attempt to extort
$500 from Philip ]. Brown. of West Brighton
bv threatening to blow up his house with dyna-
mite Tallaksen is a small emaciated man.
fftv years old, and is employed in a shlpyaro
on Shooters Island. The police are eohnueh'
that he is concerned in the attempted extorlloh'
Mr. Brown is a carriage manufacturer at west
Brighton and his home is In Taylor-st-' near
Castleton-ave. He has not the reputation ol
possessing great wealth. Last week he received
the following letter:
Port Richmond. Aug. 20
We now write you asking for the sum t o' - o N1
hundred dollars and also ask yoT 70 Ne Won
ask you 10 leave yoir home oiiy 20 Prown po don't
yet excited and telephone for the police, thinking
they will save you and your m4hey s oI'r Iyav If
You don't do as we tell you you are the loser AT
any plJe OF OF Won pToviding YOU don't do exactly
we tell you. We will engage messenger boy; sema
Wednesday Men S9 G't evening 1 u He viii hand note Be
hand ana have the lady f9IHS a aMaS becnse s - be-
Ss G9n a1y h6nqs to s6a9 bSmB B Will
if o!''S You notify the police what viii happen TO YOU m
Re, en v6a4 he e WAS BID Think what C1dahy
would have gone through if he had net done . waa'
he was bid Now do as We BID ana SANARcHRITs Tei q
The letter was turned over to the police, and
men in citizens clothing were detailed TO watch
Browns house. Nothing happened until FIJI
day when Brown received this letter:
Port Richmond. August 22nd.
I suppose YOU were watching for our MESSENGER
Wednesday night. Am sorry but better iate ns InSl
but don't think have given up, for we VIII never
give up until ae all is tba Five hSndped dollars at
Of certain things No he here s are v5 gG%F to pt
thai money in a package not in envelope. Bet
Wian TER @He Rafnr 9af nYS Port Rchmond Mall Friday
evening Put no marks the bills and for your
2%m 2%nr sM@ sake Th W M be % the last letter YOU win get
from SO act promptly Sban SRd ESiq "q S nj c
Saturday for the package at the general postothce,
grab him because that will put your future happi-
up in smoke. and perhaps an te i1IttS tIh ,I
come ANAH't 'tiiSio'
Toth of these letters were written in a legible
hand on good quality Of note paper. which APP
parently bore some name or crest, as the top OF
each sheet was torn off Mr.. Brown made up
nackaCe and mailed it as directed TO the Port
Richmond postOffce. and detectives watched all
applicants for mail matter. on Monday evening
the watchers were rewarded by an inquiry Tor
mail for William Baker. The inqUlreTs were
three ragged, barefooted and unW;,Shed poys-
tho. r,roy.ed 10 be Edward Talaksen, seven
wears old: George Taaksen, nine years old, ana
Howard Scott The Tallakserf boys said their
father, Peter Tallaksen. had sent them Tor Vii
lam Bakers mail They were locked uIn up, III ~
Scott boy permitted TO go nome win MS
mother it being shown that he had simply ac-
companied the Tallaksen boys 10 the poStoIllCe.
The elder Tallaksen was arrested, ana IN court
Yesterday protested his entire innocence. VowiHS
that his boys lied when they SAID ne hid sent
them to the postoffice. He was held. Taltaksen
wrote his name in court. and IL is said that In
some degree II is like the writing in the threat
ening letters