Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-10
OfNVERWOMAN
BLACKMA|LER
IS FO|LEO
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
OF MRS. G, c. PHlPPS

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NY Morning journal Special Isnsed Wirel
Denver Nov. after haunting
the residence OF Eer intended victim
for two days and making effort IN
every Way Imaginable TO get into COM
munication with her an unknown
woman who threatened Mrs Gene
We've Chandler rhlpps. divorced wife
OF Lawrence Phipps, tho rittshurg
millionaire with death unless ahc was
Givcu s"o, oo0 N money was toilod in
hor dcWsn by the clever work of honk
and city dotcctlVrs when ahr dis.
covered that she Wa hoatru thr Wom-
an opst dynamite sticks into ndod Tor
Mr. PhipIs at the detectives, but for
Wuutcy they fell against tho unhol-
stored vail Of an enclosed automobile
which prevented them from exploding
Tho woman Was placed under arrest
and efforts are being made 10 find
some clue to her identity She per
sistcntly refuses to give her name, but
insists that she ia under the influence
OF @ hypnotlst and that this explains
her nttompt at blag aghmailing Mrs.
Phipps The woman went about car
rylng out her plans with dctr-,ulna-
ton evidently born uf desperation
Ever since Saturday she had repeat
cdly tyl"phou1d tAc Fdipps home and
called there IN an effort to have an
audience with the w-n known society
leader Finally Mrs. phipps became
alarmed and today went automohillng
IN cts park to avoid the woman
who HAD made several calls at tho
house during the day The woman
evidently saw her !5nvc in the ma
chine. for She attempted 20 attract the
attention Of MIS-. Phipps as she was
being slowly driven along one of the
park ways. She Waa standing behind
q troo at the time. Sirg. phipps di-
rcctcd the chauffeur to pass her. but
The woman lcapod from behind the
tree and into the machine as II Was
going BY she quickly engaged Mrs
Phipps IN conversation. assuring her
that hcr apparent fears Wrrv entirely
unnecessary that she WAS maga
,inr writer and had ro desire to do in
jury to Sus phipp5 She talked 80
kindly that Mrs. Phipps became ryas-
surcd ana they rode together for a.
teen or twenty minutes suddenly !
the woman produced two sticks OF !
dynamite aud demanded that Mrs |
phipp5 give hor $4,000 within an |
hour or size would be- destroyed. She I
directed that tho automobile be driv- /
IN 10 the Wolcott school, and Mrs /
Phipps' daughter be taken along, this
'vidcntly for the purpose of having q |
hostage Mrs phiprs agreed TO 80 |
% her bank and get the money, |
whence tho party headed, stopping at |
hr school 10 get the little daughter
If Mrs. Phipps, Arriving at the banK.
al but the strange woman loft the
Machine, evidently not intended In her
program, but she made no protest
once inside the buildinG Mrs
hlppH made her experience known to /
/ bank official, and police hcadquar-
crs wor" communicated with Two !
detectives hastcncd 10 the bank IN
he moanWhil' g. special bank dctoc-
i've h3d engaged the strange woman .
n conyorsutiun from tho window Of
he enclosed machine ncNt the side.
walk The two mon Of the city d,iail
quietly walked around the rear Of tho
Machine ANA slipped open the door
,u ihc street side The woman saw
ne was cutrappcd and dashed tho
Is ynamitc sticks at the two oficrra |
rhcy struck uEnlnst tho machine and
oll to the floor intact tlqd th,v OK /
,lodcd great damage ana loss of lH,
night have rreuIt,d. for IN, gc,na il,
Grated !n tho very heart of the city.
Tn. uolic, have investigated every