The sun., 1909-06-06
LETTER WRITER pESTERS HER
THREATS TO BLOW UP HER
HOME MAKE MRS. WHITE MOVE.

Doctors Sent For 10 Attend Her, Under
takers Called 10 Bury Her. Nelenbera
warned Against Her--Ansther woman
10 Doing It-Psiioo Lesk for Her
Mrs.. Mary L. White. widow with two
small children. Swho lives at present al
il00 Boston road. has Been pestsred sinos
February last by series Of anonymous
letters sent to her and to various neigh
bora by some woman. Mrs. White says
she has no idea who the woman Is
In February Mrs. White rented one OF
a row Of six two story frame houses In
linton avenue-No. 12se-and moved in
with her children. She had been there
just month when she received letter
telling her that II she did not move out
Immediately the house would be blown
up with dynamite The lettef was
printed with pencil. The writer said
that she was writing it because Of -some-
thing that had happened to her husband
in Mr. Whites barber shop whom he was
alive
The first letter to Mrs. White was fol-
lowed by food Of others to the neigh
bors in the row counsslling them for their
own safety to have Mrs. White put out
at once. Tradesmen in the neighborhood
were also warned that they must not sell
any goods Of any description to Mrs.
White on peril OF being blown up. Joseph
Earle. who lives at 1898 linton avenue and
is clerk In the Supreme Court. received
several OF these letters. The wives OF
some Of the neighbors were frightened
and finally a number Of thems went to
Edward @. Williams Of 1894 Boston rosd,
who owns the row Of houses, and asked
him to get Mrs, White out Mrs. White
when she heard Of this moved Of her own
accord and took an apartment in house
at 1i9s Boston road. which IL owned BY
Joseph White OF Pelham Heights.
1t was On April that Mrs White
moved in, and again just a month later
the letters began TO arrive. The writer
this time said that abe was an anatchist
and had the backing Of the anarchist
fraternity in her purpose to blow up the
apartment house,
EX-Congressman Joseph J. Hart and
DR.. william 8. O'Brisn live in the same
apartment house and each tot q letter
telling him that he must get the owner
to put Mrs. White out At onoe or the
house would be blown up. The tenants
went to Mr.. White. the owner. but 90 Tar
he has refused to order Mrs. White out
About ten days ago two undertakers
arrived at the apartment house within
q few minutes Of each other, They went
to ex Congressman Harris door and rang
the bell.
We have coma for, the body yof Mrs
White. they told the person who answered
the door.
1t was known that Mrs. White was not
dead. and the undertakers were asked
who had sent them. Both exhibited the
penoilled letters directing them to 60 to
i've Boston road for the body Of Mrs.
White.
A few days ago three doctors arrived
At different hours In a great hurry They
had received telephone messages from
some woman that Mrs. White was dying
and asking them to hurry to her apart
nent.
Mrs. White then appealed to the police.
md detectives from the Bronx branch
Of the Detective Bureau and plain clothes
men from the Morrisania precinct have
been on guard at the house. There are
eol!ce stationed in the cellar and In the
according to the Bronx detective
L., n
,ut the threats contained in the letters
q made.
The various letters have been dropped
n street mail boxes In widely separated
PARTS Of The BronI.