The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-16
CHIEF Of POLICE |NSCHO
GETS BULLET IN HAT
Bold Blackmailer Demanded $500 of S. w. Kimmel on
Penalty of the Latter Having His House Blown Up
-Inscho and Kenyon Intercept Bad Man but He Es-
capes in Darkness Leaving a Reminder.

Yesterday morning S. w. Kim
NELL, who lives on E street, found
a notice on his front porch, stating
that he should raise $500 in a GER
tain length of time or his house and
contents would be blown into eter-
nifty that night. His silence was al
so commanded. Mr.. Kimmel
promptly notified the officers and
last night Chief of Police Inscho and
Deputy Sheriff Kenyon were secret
ed close to the spot designated.
The money was to be deposited in
a box under the sidewalk which
leads from the high school near
which 1t intersects with the street
to Miller street and on which the
Marvin Chase house is located.
The officers waited there patient
ly until 1890 with an idea that
the whole thing was hoax and that
the letter was written by some kids
for the sake of the sport. The place
was quite dark, but at 1890 they
discovered a man down on his knees
pulling out the box from under the
sidewalk They made a rush for
him but he heard the officers COM
ing and took to his heels. Both Of
ficers shot several times and the
fleeing man returned the volley,
firing three or four shots, one TAX
ing effect in the chiefs hat. The
man made his way towards the
Chas. Fenton orchard and there all
trace of him was lost in the darkness
though the officers continued the
search until 1880.
On account of the darkness it was
impossible to get a complete descrip-
ton of the man. Neither Mr.. nor
Mrs. Kimmel were very much fright
ened with the threat though they
communicated at once with the Of
ficers.
In lieu OF the $500 in gold which
was supposed to have been placed
in the box a bunch of iron washers
were neatly wrapped up and placed
in the box. A letter was also en-
closed as follows:
Whoever you may be, l found
your notice this morning, or rather
my wife did. In reply will say that
if you intend to blow up my house
providing l do not deposit $500 in
gold at a spot designated by you, l
can only say that 1 have not the
money nor one-fifth of it. l had to
borrow money to build my house
with and have not been able to get
ii yet. Neither can l borrow any
more, and whoever told you that /
had any, told you a lie. You can
find out my financial condition by
going to the banks il this town.
Now if you want to blow me and my
wife up, I cannot help it, and you
will have to answer for it at the
Judgment seat of Almighty God.
Hoping this will be satisfactory
to you and do me no harm,
IS. w. KIMMEL.'
This is not the first threatening
letter which has been received here
during the past month. Joe Nestle
was in receipt of the same charac-
ter of letter on July 10th, but he
did not report the occurrence to the
officers until later. He spent the
night in his orchard with his rifle,
but got no glimpse of the black
mailer.
1t IS evident that the man encoun-
tered last night by the officers was
a desperate one and he demonstrate
ed that he would not be captured
without hard fight. The fact that
he put a bullet through Chief In
scho's hat shows that even in the
dark his aim was good.
The officers are working on the
case and hope to eventually put the
bad man behind the bars.
The threatening letter received by
Mr.. Klmmel is IS follows:
1--WE have found you to be
tight-wadded old mutt and that you
have interfered with the personal
affairs of one of us. Therefore you
must suffer. You must leave $500
gold under the sidewalk in front of
the high school building where the
walk from the school house meets
it. Put it under the outside edge.
Do not say anything to the police,
if you value your life. Come alone
at 9 O'Clock, Friday night, but do
not put it there until you are sure
no one is watching you. Follow
these instructions carefully or a dy-
Mantle bomb will be thrown into
your house the next night.
Signed with skull and crossbones.
A. B. R. G.
Jos. Nestle received a blackhand