The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-25
WARNED BY TELEPHONE
TO STOP PROCEEDINGS
"StOp Your Prosecution, or You
viii See Blood" Strange
Voice Says

Chicago. Aug. 25-Jessie B. or
stead has been threatened with death
and warned not 10 leave her home I'M
less she ceases in her prosecu ion OF
Major A. Moore. whose rrest she
caused August IT, chargr. him With
obtaining 5000 / ON her by false pre-
lenses
The messages which inform Mrs
Olmstead. q piano seller, that she Will
be killed unless she d,ops the case
against Moore are telephonel to the
house and each ime different voice
warns her to stup III legal p\2eed
ing. she told the police yesterday
Twice last Sa urday some one called
her and warned her to proceed no
further with the aflaic I'm all FUR
attempts have been made ~ intiml Ia
ton on the eve of the hearing of the
charges against Moore.
AS the result of the alleged threats.
Mrs. Olmstead and tWo daughters
Jessie Olmstead. music tdtchcr and
Mrs B. butcher. with whom she lives.
are in n state of excitement The po-
lice were appealed to-. but nOtwith-
standing their advice 10 disregard the
threlts. MS Olmsteah secluded her
self at her home las Saturday and
Mrs Olmste d am MoOle were old
a second appeal to The police and ar
range fer the trial today
"Stop your prosecution of Moore
This was the warning shouted over
the telephone to Mrs Olmstead last
Saturday. "If YOU secure "a conyic-
ton and send him o the penitentiary
YOU will see blood Don't leave Your
home ia appear at his arraignment in
court. Remomher. if you want to live
in peace. stop the prosecutions.
on several other occasions, accord
ing to mrs Olmstead, strange voice
has called her on the telephone and
told her that she could not possibly
win lhc case and that the law was all
against her
Moore is alleged 10 have secure
Sl0O from Mrs Olmstead a yea ago
with the promise that he would In
vest IT in options ON corn on the
board Of trade AMI return the prln.
cipal and the earnings i'm month. tie
explained the proposition to Mrs
Olmstead she said, and told her hat
If she followed his advice she would
soon acquire sufficient interest from
her spccul7tions TO buy home
Mrs Omstead and NoOgs wert oil
acouaintances and lived as neighhors
for several years in Appleton, wis.
previous 10 coming to Chicago, six
wears ago. Afte- he had explained
his plan for making a fortune quickly
and pictured her fin'ncial circum-
stances after the first investment she
gave him he money.
Two weeks after he had obtained
the money according to Mrs Ohm
stead. Moore again called on her, and
I'm an excited manner explained that
he had . big deal pending and ask
ed to borrow $500. He a'tin painted
picture of wealth. and eXtlaincd how
10 make fortune in a day. When ne
left the house he had the amount OF
money ne requested
A week later Moore returned 70 Mrs
Olmstead the Sl00 she had intrusted
to him to invests sbut failed to turn
over the profits which she id he de
clared amounted to $500 He also
failel to return the last sum borrowed
and it is alleged avoided Mrs. Ohm
cad
When Moore failed 10 reply to a
letter asking him for the money Mrs
Olmstead procured a Warrant, and de
tectiyes from the EnglewoOd station
1rrested him on Aug. lG. He was ar
raigned the following day. but asked
for a continuance until today.