The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-07

Mrs. Filiquier-A Trap Set and She
is Caught-Her Husband Implicated.
When it was announced that Mrs.
Mrs. Lou Allen and her husband had
been jailed, the surprise of their friends
and acquaintances was amazing
And the offense is shocking. 1t is a
crime against which the hands of every
parent is raised in abhOrrence
The threatened crime was to kidnap
Lucille Catherine Horne, the grandchild
of Mrs. Filiquier, and the daughter of
Charles Horne. who is engaged in bust
ness in this city.
For years Mrs. Filiquier and Mrs.
Lou Alien had been intimate as close
friends Mrs Allen was occupying the
second story of the building, the prop
crty of Mrs Filiquier, corner Milan
and Market streets.
About a month ago Mrs. Filiquier re
Ccived a threatening letter to which she
paid no attention. About two weeks
since another letter followed in which
there was a demand for money. These
threats were made to appear as ema-
mating from the BLACK Hand
In another letter the threat was di-
rect:
1--WE are the black hand we must have
money, i'll ten days you will get another
letter we only ask five hundred and not
steal your grand daughter but if you
don't pa ywhat we ask in Our next let
ter we will demand thousands your first
husband was a black hand now just
leave old Charlie Horne out of this if
he butts in we will steal the child and
get twelve or fifteen thousand and fill
him full of cold lead. The Signed
"BLACK HAND"
1t was stipulated that the money be
left at the root of tree under a box
in the yard of the house occupied by
Mrs. Allen
There followed L consultation with
Sheriff Flournoy, who planned the cap
ture and the arrest of the person max
ing these threats.
The money demanded, in currency, a
record of each bill being kept by the
| Commercial National Bank, was placed
as indicated in the letter, and then Sher-
Iif Flournoy and his deputies all con-
lcealed near at hand waited.
In a little while Mrs Lou Alien was
seen coming from the second story Of
| the building she occupied With her
husband she walked about the yard sev-
/ eral times, and then she stopped at the
tree, lifted the box and secured the
money, which she placed in the bosom
Iof herr dress.
Almost in an instant Sheriff Flour
noy and his deputies appeared on the
scene, but she denied stoutly her guilt,
expressed indignation and was other
wise defiant until she was induced to
go into a room and there Detective Ras-
coe secured the money she had con-
cealed
1t was positive evidecne. Then fol-
lowed the arrest of Mrs. Lou Allen and
her husband, who were locked in the
parish Jail.
The charge against Mrs. Lou Allen is
attempt at kidnapping and using the
United States mail to threaten to kill
and do violence to Mrs. Filiquier and
her family and to kill her son-in-law,
Charles Horne
Not satisfied with this threat, Mrs.
Lou Alien threatened E. A. Frost of the
Frost-J Johnson Company, and Leon l.
Kahn with kidnapping their children on
the refusal to pay each $1,000. These
gentlemen were greatly alarmed and ex-
erted themselves to apprellend the par
tis who had made such threats
As Mrs Lou Allen is woman pos
sessed of money and is 'we1l-to-do,' y
her motive in this black hand" is be-
yond the reckoning of her friends. The
only excuse which is offered is that she
and her husband are dope fends.
The bond of Mrs. Lou Allen is fixed
at $500 and for her husband $500