The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
TRAP CAUGHT ~BLACKMATLER,
WHO TURNED OUT TO BE KIN TO
THE MAN HE THREATENED.
Grandson Of Dr. Frank Fuller Tries to Get
$500 OF the Doctors Son by q Later
w1fe-Says He Was Practically Starving
Had 98s, q Job and q New Pistol.

$500 OF the Doctors Son by q Later
W1fe-says He Was Practically Starving
Had 9RS, q Job and n New Pistol.
Homer Hawkins, employed as q time
keeper in the Mott Haven yards Of the
New York Central, Is a prisoner at Police
Headquarters charged with having at
tempted to blackmail Louis r. Fuller, who,
with his father, DR.. Frank Fuller, is en-
gagged In the manufacture OF health foods
at Of Fifth avenue.
The arrest Of Hawkins was a rather
exciting affair. Hawkins was strolling
down the railroad tracks above the Mott
Haven station expecting to meet Fuller
and get $500. Detective Sergeants MoCaf-
ferty, Carey and Rheaume were close by
to make the capture when Fuller started
up the track to meet Hawkins. Whom
MoCafferty ran up Hawkins drew a re-
volver and pointed it at the sleuth. McCaf-
ferty had to be quick in disarming him.
This accomplished, Hawkins was led to-
ward the station, where he made an at
tempt to escape and rave MoCafferty a
wrestle until the other two sleuths ran up
and put handouts on him,
Hawkins's mother is a daughter of Frank
Fuller n a half-sister Of the complainant.
Mrs. Hawkins and her son live in an apart
ment house at Columbus venue and
Eghty-eighth street. The Fullers live in
Madison, N. j. Young Fuller called on
Inspector Mclaughlin at the Detective
Bureau On Saturday and showed him a
letter that he had received on Friday. 1t
was dated April 6 and read:
Mr.. Louis X. Fuller.
DEAR SIR / desire to borrow from you
the sum Of $500. Five Hundred Dollars. l
will expect to see In next Sundays Herald q
personal from you saying that you will let
me have this sum and I will then send you
word where to send 1t. Should the personal
not appear, how would Mr.. Rowbothan like
to pay the same sum for the knowledge Of a
few things, among others the affair with Miss
Howe. His daughter would be pleased to
hear of that.
Expecting l will hear from you. 1 remain
yours very truly A. B. c.
Young Mr.. Fuller explained to Inspector
Mclaughlin that he wa engaged to marry
Mr.. Rowbothan's daughter. He said that
he hadn't the slightest idea who the letter
writer might be. As to Miss Howe, he said
that he met a young woman Of that name
while a student at Harvard. The young
woman was employed in a department
store in Boston.
Inspector Mclaughlin advised Mr.. Fuller
to put in the advertisement as requested,
and this appeared yesterday:
A. B. c.-Lettor received o. X. se3d directions,
L. r. FULLER.
In the first mail yesterday morning Mr..
Fuller found the following letter on his
desk:
APRIL 9. 1905.
Take the 334 p. NJ. train out Of the Grand
Central, New York Central. and get of at
Melrose. Walk UP the track alone. You
will be met but asked no auestions; simply
place in messengers hand the money in
gold coin and the two letters you have re-
ceived.
If any one is with you OF these instructions
are not carriedout to the letter, it will be the
signal for a letter to be sent to Mr.. George
Rowbothan at once. but on the other hand
you do as you are told and you will not be
bothered now or in the future. Remember
3:34 Monday p. NJ. out of Grand Central
Station to Melrose. A. b. C.
p. S.-Walk up track until you are stopped
Lest you misunderstood j will add-waik up
track in the direction the train goes and a
man will come to you and say. Mr.. Fuller"
You will answer Yes" and hand over the
money and walk on to the next station and
wait for the train coming down. Take 1t.
A. B. G.
Mr.. Fuller showed this to Inspector
Mclaughlin. A stuffed roll, which was
made up of only $50 in marked bills, was
fixed up for Mr.. Fuller. Carey and
Rheaume went up to Mott Haven ahead
and hid in a freight car. McCafferty went
up on the train that Fuller took, but not
in the same car.
When the train arrived Mr.. Fuller walked
up and down the platform while the pas
sengers climbed the stairs up to the street.
McCafferty wandered up withthe passengers.
Carey and Rheaume had observed loi-
tering about the platform a man who dis
appeared among a lot of cars oil side tracks
just before the train arrived.
Hardly had the passengers disappeared
from the platforms when a man came
walking slowly down the tracks from the
north. Mr.. Fuller walked toward him
and was but a short distance above the
end OF the platform when the two came
face to face. McCafferty in the meant me
had slipped down from the station above
and was hiding behind the entrance to the
stairway.
When Fuller came up to Hawkins, without
6COkl11HlB lo hoh-Siotoi . oOu, Lo ealu.
what have l ever done to you that you
should treat me in this Manner
Lots Of things,' replied Hawkins. Il
ought to have everything that you have,
including your education"
At this point Fuller handed over the
stuffed roll and Hawkins examined it.
why, there's only $50 here" he said.
Il won't take it,"
Nevertheless, he stuffed the money in
his pocket, and at this point McCafferty
made for him, calling out that he was a
police officer and that Hawkins was under
arrest. Then Hawkins drew a shining
revolver and, pointing it at the detective,
said;
well, you had better take this, too"
Then followed the wrestling match that
left the prisoner in handouts.
The prisoner made a full confession,
according to the detectives. He said
that he was hard up. was practically starv-
ing, that his mother had no money and
that he had been reduced to desperation.
He had SOS in his pocket besides the $50
he had accepted from Fuller. His new
revolver was loaded and there was also a
bor ~ cartrid 0Aa in his D0oketa. All hands