The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
THREAT REPORTED
IN CASPARI CASE
Police Said to Have Received
Warming Letter.
BEUR WILL 60 TO GOTHAM
Detective 20 Seek Alleged Accom-
PIIee OF the Mysterious Prisoner.
TO Developments Not DivuIEed.
Fond OF Reading POe's Works.

A new element Of mystery was added
10 the case OF Miss Frances a Caspari
last night, when it was stated by a per
son connected with the detective Office
that letter had been received earlier
in the day by high official warning
the police department against probing TOO
deeply into the affairs OF the woman OF
mystery"
The letter is said 70 have contained
threats against those actively engaged
in investigating the case. should the in
vestigation proceed TOO far.
Lieut. Peck. night chief OF detectives,
stated that he had heard nothing Of the
letter, and could not state whether such
an epistle had been received he said
that It was unlikely that such a letter
would be received without something be
ing said 70 him about it.
Detective Frank Baur. who is iuvesti-
eating The case. refused 10 discuss the.
matter at all He maintained strict
silence when the letter was spoken of.
and neither affirmed nor denied that such
3 missive had been received.
Written by a Nan.
The man giving out the information
about the letter declared that he had seen
il and that il was written in q strong
hand. as if by a man. It was signed "A
friend Of a prosecuted woman The en-
velope. he said. was post-marked New
York City" Whom the letter was ad-
dressed 20. the informant would not say,
but he stated that it was in the detective I
Office during the day
Coming on top Of the statement made
by Detective Baur and Capt Boardman. |
chief OF detectives. that Il was not be /
heved that a man figured in the case. and
that the police would not exert them /
selves 70 the end Of finding any man. the 1
report Of the threatening letter makes I
II obvious that the Investigation into Miss I
Casparfs affairs has been more far
reaching than was al rirst supposed That
something Of great Importance has been I
learned. and is being closely followed up-
seems evident from the secrecy. maintain
ed by the police and from their evident
activity.
The letter, If ii vas received al police
headquarters yesterday. would Indicate
that there Is a man connected with the
case that his connection with the case
is very strong. and that fearing the police
are on clew that viii lead 10 his dis
covery he IS trying TO intimidate them
BY threats.
Not Living Near Capital.
Statements thar detectives believed the
man wanted is in the vicinity Of Wash
ington are laughed at by police officials
and detectives working On the case De
tectfve Baur viii go 70 New York ro-mor-
row in an effort 20 locate the man SUD
posed 10 be the author OF letters found
il Miss Caspari's trunk That the detec-
live viii go 20 New York as planned is
accepted as evidence that any cIev-s the
police may have 10 the alleged male aC-
comPlice leads 10 the State Of New York
OF the adjoining State Of New JERSEY. II
the letter containing the threats is from
the man connected with the case. the
post-mark would indicate that he IS stfU
IN New York
Capt BOardman said last evening that
there were no new developments IN the
case He said that nothing new would
be learned until replies were received
from some Of the persons 20 whom let I
ters have been written, asking for state ?
ments regarding their connection with the
woman OF mystery He admitted that 2
Detective Baur might be following other :
clews-
District Attorney Active.
Since several statements have been q
given out by persons IN the district al
torney's Office. the greatest secrecy is {
maintained in that direction. and nothing >
could be learned Of what action the <
prosecutor is taking In the case That I
sIr- Given IS kept IN constant touch with &
the evidence gained by the police is not {
denied. and that some Of the attorneys 81
have advanced theories for the police to
work out Is practically admitted
While the arms Of the law are putting y
,orth their best efforts in an endeavor =
70 solve the mystery. Miss Caspari sits
n her cell AT the jail reads and writes.
md maintains silence An eudeavor was z
made 10 communicate with her last night T
the letter received by the c
police, but she would see no one from K
he press. She would say nothing and r
would not take message from a re- z
)ortsr.
Miss CaspaFi Is a great reader. Friends L
ay that her favOrite author IS Poe. G
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