The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-01
KIDNAPPING PLOT HERE I
ynsyaTkNIyG LETTsRs SENT TO On.
n p. PETERS STIR Up TINE POLICE.
n He Dtdnt want TO Lose his Little Dssshter
Tie Was to Deposit $500 In an Old Shoe In
Riverside Park AZ Might Went There.
Police watching. but Nobody Came Near.

Police Watching, nut Nooooy same wear
plot 10 get $500 out Of tho Rev. DR. John
p Peters. pastor Of " MIchaels Protestant
Fplscopal Church In Amsterdam avenue. by
A threat TO kidnap his daughter. Is engaging
the attention Of the police Of the West Tooth
street station. who are doing their best TO
capture the %culprits II a version OF the plot
which comes from a parishioner Of the doc
tors il correct the plot appears to be m Amy
rsmsrkable for the Clumsiness shown In It's
Inception Capt Schmittberger refused TO
discuss II Yesterday, except to admit that he
was working on such a case On his advice
Dr Peters also remained silent when APP
preached on the subject.
According to the story. which. IL is said.
va. tod by Mrs Peters TO friends and thereby
frustrated the captains plans to capture the
rprup'raior, Dr Peters received an anony-
uoI. better about a fortnight ago. IL con-
tanned NO. demand for money. but ns II con-
tanned % threat the doctor lost no time In ac-
chanting his friend. Capt Schmittberg ger, OF
H. contents. though the writer had assured
him TINT serious results would follow such
action on his part In the letter the writer
announced that another communication would
follow. and sure enough IL did. to the great
ant s'actlon Of the captain. who babe DR..
Peters 10 leave everything to him
In tie second letter. according to the story.
a.. whole not was laid bare. Or. Peters
was Informed that II he valued the life Of
h. %younge-t daughter and wished TO retain
her IN his possession he must deliver to the
writer 500 in gold. THIS was TO be left In
an I'D shoe nj the base Of n tree in Riverside
Park. overlooking the Bloomingdale Boat
tiIh az iUi~i street. Following the example
u the ,Idahy kidnappers the writer gave
eIpUr' directions Tor reaching the spot.
A. IA rttI lRlr on 1hnr-d1N night laat II
Iot.f- vas - walk through ssth street 10
tie Drive and go down by a flight Of stairs
thls 'I t" reached the tree and the shoe.
Tho man for whom the money was intended
would b" 10 a boat at the boat club landing,
reid' ~ grab the money and make for the
Jrr-ty shore when pr. Peters had done what was
reiIrei II him. no further trouble would
be made for the clergyman il he kept mum.
hIt u betrayal would be followed by the
Al. the instance Of Capt schmittberger.
%sis % ''G e t si5rs,!%@'. soi i s ss$$AfffSs qr.s ss:
de- guated There he found the shoe and
le't The ua,kage in II. Then he retraced his
step Will" about a third OF capt: schmitt;
everything else that would serve rs a place
Of c9n,eaIment watched the sbot Sith drawn
f ory Sra r rrrnscIin #, "'on n a bsrse uRnD rho
uyer the captain also posted two men. Others
were stationed IN the boat club with orders
70 hf'l' bN'l 'dIo 'l'H VI 'H' 'Ilu VI Tie
Much 10 The disappointment Of the captain
and - men noattempt was made BY any oneto
reach the shore After this II was supposed that
the last had been heard from ofthe letter writer. |
According TO the story, however. another |
letter In the same hand writing a. the rest
was received later In II the writer cx Explained
lis failure to ba at the appointed place on
Thursday night and made another appoint
lr"ut Tor Yesterday. The police. II is said. |
had plans laid 10 get the letter writer for
certain this time. but the plans were spoiled
ty tho account of their proceedings ny To
date becoming public property
So far A. Dr Peters is concerned 1t is said.
he has no' taken the threats very seriously
al any stage and did not share Capt Schmit-
bur gers expectations as TO the outcome. |
The captain Yesterday was plainly annoyed
over the matter becoming public
II I'd been let alone" said the captain
date teddy the story would have been worth
a page II would have been the biggest case
GiIed Tho whole business.
Then he announced that he had nothing
refused to say who had possession Of the
Peters he'd a long talk Yesterday at the
yerT-,c,s oterva1rd '""' """'' W. We
This i NOT the first time that Dr. Peters
NaS 'slT"d in a newsp aper sGnsation on
hoIs" L package inside Of which was some
tr.rs s~urp@sed 70 be an Internal machine.
INSIDE w"r" coils Of wire and some brown
powder Tn" package was, turned oveT
wa. found that the powder was brickdust
and charcoal mixed Dr Peters then told
n" polio" that he suspected Henry II NAL
lorE, a former lanitor of his, Of having sent
~" package Mallory had been discharged
% iprll aud N" doctor said had threatened
20 get over" IN several abusive letters which
Do Ind written - Dr. Peters Hf'erward. NAL
lory was arrested by the police, but was dis
c,ors"d y court nothing having been proved
against Niu. II Is said that he handwriting
q 'uD NOW l"trrrS bears q close resemblance
o. nat ou the ackagc. containing the fake