The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-03
ROCKEFELLER'S
LIFE THREATENED
MIIIlonaIre's Camp Protected
by Armed Guards.
The MOUNTAIN FEUD GROW ING
DsXtM's hssassIns Said 10 Be Two Timber.
men. and Suspects Are Under
Supervision Now.

New York. Oct. 3.--william Rookie
Teller, the Standard Oil millionaire. is
threatened as the next victim OF the
assassin who slew Orlando p. Dexter
In tho Adirondacks two weeks ago, The
threat came In the form OF newspaper
clipping. containing an account of the
Dexter murder. on the margin of which
- written:
Good job. we'll done. A few more
like It will be the best thing this coun-
try could have happened to It. Rookie
Teller next-the wreteh-and a dozen
more such and this country will be rid
Of the most dangerous element"
On the bottom OF the clipping is writ
ten In the same hand:
"The man who did IT deserves life
pension"
The letter was mailed at the Lake
George post-office and was received by
Henry Dexter. father OF the murdered
man. who turned 1t over TO Mr.. Rocke-
feller.
Several OF the words are misspeled.
apparently Intentionally. There are no
punctuation marks and the handwriting
Is disguised in printed letters. The ad-
dress on the envelope is the same style.
Since the murder OF Orlando p. Dex-
ter Mr. Rockefeller has received repeated
intimations that his own life was in dam
ger These came to him from different
sources generally friendly, but they
were sufficiently ominous to cause him
20 seek protection. As soon as he received
word OF the tragedy at the Dexter camp
Mr.. Rockefeller hastened 10 his estate at
Bay Pond. is miles from the Dexter
property He was accompanied by his
son and a dozen private detectives.
heavily armed
PROVIDERS IN THE WOODS
At the Rockefeller camp they learned
from the superintendent that strange fig
ures had been seen proving about the
estate on several nights. This gave rise
20 the suggestion 'thet possibly an at
tempt was 10 have been made on MIR.
Rockefeller's life. and although the woods
were secured thoroughly no trace or an
enemy was found. Mr.. Rockefeller re-
turned TO the city a few days later. leav-
ing half his detective force behind. An
extra force OF day and night guards was
also employed.
II has been known for long time In
the Adirondacks that Mr.. Rockefeller was
mems enmity. They have been forced
step by STEP further away from the vir-
gin forest lands which he has bought mp
until his estate now embraces 80 thous-
and acres OF the widest part OF the coun-
try. near Bay Pond and Paul Smiths.
''I am not afraid OF the lumbermen up
there" said Mr.. Rockefeller Thursday
night. "'The threat is undoubtedly genu-
Inc and probably came from one OF them,
but don't think IL is anything TO be-
come alarmed over. ! only came back
from the camp on wednesday. There Is
no excitement around our place. All the
excitement seems 10 be in Malone and
around the Dexter property. north OF
ours"
DOUBTFUL ABOUT A CLUE.
'will you take any steps to trace the
sender OF the threat7" Mr.. Rockefeller
was asked
IT can't say about that. doubt IL
we could get n clue
Henry Dexter, father Of the slain man.
says the letter 10 Mr.. Rockefeller un-
doubtedly came from lumbermen. who
he says. have banded together 10 avenge
themselves for the encroachments of the
millionaire.
"Ws have discovered the strongest
clues to the murderers of my son." said
Mr.. Dexter "and there IL no question
but that they will be apprehended. We
know positively that not one man. but
two. were concealed In the thicket from
which the shots we're fired. Both men
fired at him as he passed. One bullet
went through the back OF the carriage
and the other entered the flank Of tho
horse The first bullet killed my son
We know positively who those men are
They were chosen from the band OF %
or 90 who were bent on his destruction,
and the fact that none OF them has vet
come forward 20 reveal the origin OF the
crime brands them all as implicated In
the murder.
IT will spend 10000 to run the assas-
sins 10 earth. They are concerned now.
and In n few days more every link In
the chain of evidence Will be established.
NV sons lawyer. Mr.. Badger IL direct
ing the force OF detectives on the scene.
They are keeping n constant watch over
these two men. and n either Of them
makes n move 10 leave he Will be ar
rested.
"The outcome OF this warfare will not
only be murder. but II may be the de-
etruction OF the entire region OF forest
IN n vast confederation"