The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-05
"DLACK HAND
IS THWARTtO
WANTED $4,000 OR LIFE FROM
tE ~ SORN, OHIO MIL
Ito tARiE.
INSPECTOR LAID SNARE
Ard Bold Rascal Was Arrested--5e.
ieve They Have the Right
Ma1---Admits Threat
ening Letters.

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Cincinnati. o. Oct IA complete
dramatic storg was enacted 10 Hamil
ton. Ohio, and Cincinnati and he We.
these points Even the scenery as
we'll a;s the dramatic PERSONA iicl,
ns a thrilling ride With the pr.so ler
was scpplied
Ii was the cutgrowta of the a,leeg
BlacF Hand see ety letters rec iv {.
altfin the past four weeks by Henry
som, the mllioEaire brewer of Ham
llton
1t is now just ahcut four weeks
since Mr. Seha received a letter,
signed - r emanating from a Back
uaa3 society demanding 5000 on
..e penalty Of death This first no
ice stated among other things that
tlthal directions fer handing eve.
tha morey would be given later,
True to the word, a second letter
vas received. ordering MIR. Sohn to
drive out along a pike near Ha n
md to drop the bundle" of money q.
place where a red lantern w1u'a -
discovered burning THE mot'qr va
tipped off to the roise, and cerio
was formed about the place. Aa az g.
mobile, containing supposed schp
and lis chauffeur. drove u the dssig-
oated point, but failed to find the
Ilaitafn, and then returned to tie oity.
The automobile really contained
government officer, while tie ehauf
lfaur was aiso nuthuri7od TO assssa la
| making ali arrest.
Letters Came often.
About a week later Mr.. Sohn re-
,cieal a third letter 1t was Of daring
character, and informed him that h
was very unwlse to attempt to catch
the writer of the threatening letter
as he was aware OF the movem IN S
| Of tha police and the federal autnor,-
ties. The writer went on to state
that he would receive another demand
within a few days, but that Mr. Sohl
should not take the trouble to engage
4 posse to lie IN wait for him, as It
ycrld be futile.
fourth letter came which raised
.he demand to $l5,000 and dea.h was
the penalty for failure TO comply.
The fifth letter was received Men
lay and the postmaster at Hamilton
aud Inspector A. r. Holmes mapped
Out a plan to catch the writer Th,rs
was one important clew, all the le.-
terf were mailed at the pcs office at
lncafly p. m Inspector Holmes
watched each individual who Deposit
el a letter in the postoftlce. FINAL
a msr walked iato the office and
lnlacei a letter in the slot A clerk
vas or hand and seeing that the lit
'c- was addressed TO Henry Sohn the
clerk signaled Inspector Holmes and
he followed the man outside Ct the
postcHice building where ne was ar
r,stcu. He gave his name "a Thomas
Burk bartender
Letter Signed %. Il. S."
Burk was taken back TO The post
| flee where he admitted havi-g z
nailed the letter addressed 10 Saho.
iHe explained that he was on lis way
20 the pcstonicc. when De mt man
lana asked him 10 mail the Letter i'm
lU, tiCn.
Mr. S5hu was srmmCncd aud
| p,1el the letter 70 read.
Have money ready ty Tuesday.
/ IOet g. win later write ven time a "a
/ Hi1rs.--p. H. s."
The initials stand FOR Bpk Hanl
society.
An autcmobils was secure :. nd tie
prisoner bundled into il and a record
/ breaking gn was made 20 CilCiln q
whore Burk was held in 5000 bo-'
% default OF which be was placed ,n
tr. county jail The police belle
-ha have made no mistake and ha
! the r5aht man