The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-16

OutTdVeu rIuSpdnu AppCdTs OF
Proper Psychological Moment and
at Muzzle Of Revolver Demands
$1,000 From Wealthy Washington
Man--ls Caught When He Calls at
store to Collect Money to Suppress
Compromising Pictures.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The badger
game" worked under the glare of a
powerful mercury light and within
range of delicate Photographic
lens, is Washington's latest contri.
button to the police records of the
country. According to Major Sylves-
ter. chief of police, 1t was an abso-
lutely new variation Of the old game.
Nine pictures of the victim and the
woman were taken by "the indignant
husband" through peephole in the
closet door. The photographs were
found later in the husbands pocket,
as he was about to display them TO
"the badgeree," by way of emphasis
of his demand for $4,000.
Henry Rosenthal, senior member
of a sporting goods firm of this city,
was the victim. A week or two ago,
according to Rosenthais story, n
neatly dressed young woman, who af-
terwards said she was Mrs. James
Knott, entered his store and made
several purchases. He was drawn
into conversation with her; she was
sffable and entertaining; one thing
led to another; she wrote to him,
and Rosenthal finally accepted an in
vitatlon to call at her apartments In
a very respectable house. On the
occasion Of his first visit his atten-
ton was attracted as soon as he en-
tered the apartment to a powerful
mercury light, the kind you see in
the tin-type galleries at Coney Isl.
and, except that i. was beautifully
decorated, suspended from a chande-
lier. The thing was going full blast
and the apartment was flooded with
a dazzling white glare. Rosenthal
had a dislike for this light and hint.
ed several times that he thought
smaller electric bulbs ought to be
sufficient. Mrs. Knott paid no atten-
ton to his remark and then Mr. Ro-
senthal complained that the big light
hurt his eyes 81 always keep it
burning; l am afraid of the dark"
Mrs. Knott replied.
When Rosenthal was about tc
leave the apartment after his third
visit a closet door opened with a
bang and the angry husband" stood
before him, threw him into a chair
and bound him, leaving only his
check-writing hand free. Then the
husband, according 70 Rosenthal,
held the gun at his head and ordered
him to write a check for $4,000. Ro-
senthal complied, and then Knott
said that the check would not do,
that he would have to have cash. and
ordered Rosenthal to have the money
at his store when he called next
morning. AS Rosenthal was leaving
the apartment. he says, he met Al
ton Armstrong, friend Of Knott,
who also added a word OF warning
about having the money ready next
morning.
The next day, when Knott called
at the store, he walked into the arms
OF two detectives, but not until he
had informed Rosenthal that he had
pictures of him. The detectives
found the nine photographs in
Knots pocket, and the negatives of
the pictures later in Mrs Knott's
apartment They also discovered a
hole In the closet through which the
nose of the camera had been thrust,
SO that 1t was fairly well concealed,
Just at the point whore the draperles
came together.
The police also arrested Armstrong
and Benjamin II. Knott. a brother OF
the husband, on suspicion. Knott
and the woman declare that they
were married about two months ago.
The pictures are In the possession of