Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-11
THREE HELDF0R THREATS
AGAINST WILSON'S LIFE
One MoW1taineer Alleged to
Have Confessed Brother
Wrote Letter.

| NEWARK, n. j., December 11.-Sullen
and without counsel, the three so-called
mountaineers arrested at Dover, N. j..
last night, charged with writing a threat
ening letter to Woodrow Wilson. de-
manding 5000 on penalty Of death. are
locked up this morning as federal prison.
ers awaiting a preliminary examination
Monday. Two Of them are brothers.
Letter and Jacob Dunn. twenty-four and
twenty-six years old. respectively. The
other is Seely Davenport, fOrty-two
years old.
According to the post office inspectors,
who made the arrest. Peter accuses his
brother Jacob of having done the writing.
Words written by Jacob at the dictation
Of the inspectors are said to have tai
lied In peculiarities and misspelling
with the letter sent to the President-to-
be-
The letter was mailed, apparently, at
an out-of-the-way rural free delivery pox
In front of a. deserted house, and the IN
spectors say they have evidence that
Jacob Dunn bought paper from a mali
carrier paper Identical with mat on
which the Wilson letter was written.
When arraigned before a commissioner
last night all the prisoners protested
utter ignorance Of the letter.
wOfkS on Ease 1OI 30OAtA.
For almost month United States Off
GERS have been working on the case. and
it's elimination came In the widest part
of the Sparta mountains. near Ford mine.
when the officers arrested the men.
When the letter which threatened the
life of the President-to-be was received.
his confidential secretary, Joseph +.
Tumully, was asked to handle the case
and Immediately communicated with the
authorities at Washington.
The case was of such importance that
Postal Inspector Cortelyou of Philadel-
phia was tod to take personal charge
and spare no pains in running the au-
thors to earth. Mr.. Cortelyou assigned
Postal Inspectors Francis A. Butler and
Clinton A. Larabee to work on the case
In conjunction with Deputy Marshal
Louis G. Beekman Of this city.
Text of the Letter.
The prisoners were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Richard
Stockton and held in So 900 bail each. The
letter which President-elect Wilson re-
ceived was as follows:
New York Party, November H. 1912,
for Woodrow Wilson.
II now agOin to warn you of what we
are again to do to you as We did not
warn Teddy nor Mckinley either. they
got shot just the same ard If We don't
get what We ask you for you will get
the same. Say Wilson You have got the
Office as President yes and We are death
on 90 90 (the ditto marks were directly
below the word. President on the line
above) SO now Wilson if you have got
5000 dollars for this party we will spare
you life but If not We will shoot you
before you get in the office as sure as
your name is Wilson so we will give you
time to think the matter over SO you
will no what to you are doing wright or
wrong, but If you don't send the 5000
your people will be sorry that you didn't
say Wilson we are not abit backward
in telling you what We mean to do so If
you want to live and hold your office just
send 5000 in gold by November the "a
and send 1t by mail If you don't send it
we will be on your track soon.
Address P. ]. SHADUNK, r. F. D.,
Route 9 Box 43 Wharton, n. j.