The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22

for the house over to me and showed
them to me. He asked me about several
things and l made suggestions, which l
afterward learned were carried out"
Accompanied by the EVENING STAR
reporter. Miss Klipenbourg and her lawyer
went to the office of Edwin S. Merrill. who
was instrumental in securing her release.
She was to make a statement to her law
yers SO that they may draw up the papers
in her suit. Several New York newspaper
men were awaitingh her arrival and made
efforts to secure interviews. but they
would not permit them an audience. Con-
siderable persuasion was brought to bear
by them. but it was unavailing.
Miss luxembourg. in an adjoining room
with the EVENING STAR reporter. heard
all hat was going on and became ex-
ceedingly nervous. Her lawyers were argyll
ing with the reporters and it was then
getting late. Her baggage was still at
the Austrian Consulate. and she was at
tired in the gown that she wore the day
of her arrest. -
Look she said; 81 have no clothes;
they are all at the consulate. | am cross
today. like my pictures in the papers.
Why do they bother me like this? l am
not so pretty that I can have pictures
taken but once. Before my u~nhappiness
was better looking" hen she walked over
to the window, looked into the street,
many feet below, and said: There. jump
out. then all will be over; no more sad
ness and trouble The she made a pas
sionate appeal to the stenographer VINO
had been taking her statement. She talked
very fast, and in rather good English
said 81 wish l was home in my Paris"
When she learned that Miller had
claimed that she came here to blackmail
him she seemed willing to give him all
the notoriety9 he wanted, and was willing
to permit the publication of the threat
letter sent from London In July, 1905. a
translation of which follows:
Hotel Metropole and Whitehall Rooms.
London, July %, 1905.
Wolgeboren Fraulein Paula K1pen,
bourg. 4 Rue D,Ambrolse. Aotel
Opera Comique, Paris, France.
when you will need a friend. Then
you will find one In meA = ImToe1mheo;rny
Should you, however. carry out
your absurd plan to write TO my
name. then woe to theei Such a
letter would. cause my wife untell-
able u~nhappiness, a woman VINO mas
So far as I know you. I do not be
lieve that. you will be so hard:
Since h is sickly and Weakly. IL
kill you wherever I find you. Be-
lieve me the desire to Kill you I
have had for several lays IN Inc
train as If my hand were ON your
throat. TIL now you have known
me only as n quiet man, but / swear
by God that I will kill yOu wherever
/ find you, even should 1T take years.
Some time a neat, attractive young
man will take you to a house which
you will never again leave, for he
will not return yOu to any one but
me alone. You Will then die slowly
but surely, and God Will not hear
your ~ nor will any mortal
except myself Overhear your cries
for help. should this happen in
Paris, the Seine will later deliver you
up. IT'S true the Seine gives up such
mysteries. but she tells not whence
they come.
Please go and look at the morgue
behind the Notre Dame, and imagine
yourself among those unfortunates
stretched upon the marble tables,
to be claimed by those to whom
they belong, but who are "
identified. Then you will be brought
to a place where your body will be
buried in quicklime, and your soul
will be forever acknowledgements
you destroyed a woman as pure and
noble as your mother.
Be careful that no other person
receives my letters, or that any
other use be made of them. L swear
to you the consequences will be as
above stated.
YOUR HEINRICH.