Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-20

active in Missouri Pacific and con-
trolled the stocks fluctuations. On
the next day an advertisement was
inserted, as the blackmailer had re-
quested, informing him agreeably to
his code to buy Missouri Pacific and
to watch for further instructions. Mis-
souri, Pacific stock went up. A few
days later another advertisement was
inserted telling him to sell Missouri
Pacific. And Missouri Pacific declin-
ed. Again he was told when to buy
It and again when to sell It, and when
this had been repeated a number Of
times the partner was ready to spring
the trap. He inserted an advertise
ment which took the blackmailer of
his guard. It read somewhat like this:
missouri Paciflc.-The person who
has been receiving information to his
own profit about tie movements Of
this stock has not kept faith with Us.
He has been imparting It to others.
For that reason it is discontinued"
That was not true. There was not
the slightest reason to believe that the
blackmailer had impaired his informa-
ton to others; there had been even
no conclusive evidence Of his acting
on it for himself, as he would not be
likely to speculate on so large scale
as to be recognized In the stock mar
ket. But even in q few hundred shares
at time a man could make a great
deal Of money in short time If he
knew beforehand infalIbly when the
price would rise and when it would
fall. Mr.. Gould's partner counted
upon the mans natural impulse when
accused Of having, by his own lack
Of discretion, slain his goose The i'm
pulse would be to deny that he had
broken faith. The chances were that
he would deny 1t by letter. The trick
was to nail him as he mailed the letter.
Inspector Byrnes was now called
Into the case The accusing advertise
ment was printed on Sunday morning,
10 that If the blackmailer posted
letter during the day it would be all
the easier to catch him. Inspector
Byrnes stationed man at every mail
box in the postal district from which
the original letter of threat had been
posted to Mrs. Gould. Every man who
posted letter anywhere in that dis
trict that Sunday was under suspicion.
Before he was out of sight detec-
tive, under pretense Of posting one Of
his own, had opened the box with his
pass key and had inspected the letter
last deposited.
And just before dark letter ad-
dressed to Jay Gould was posted by q
well dressed young man, who ten min
utes later was in the Office of Inspector
Byrnes protesting indignantly and de-
claring his family connections. He did
not know on what evidence he had
been taken. Mr.. .Gould's partner was
summoned, and he opened the letter,
which. was exactly the one expected.
The writer warmly and truthfully de-
MED that he had impaired the Missouri
Pacific Information to any one and said
that therefore he should expect to con-
tnue receiving 1t as before.
But the blackmailer was no more sur
prised when confronted by the letter
than Mr.. Gould's partner was when he
saw the blackmailer, for It turned out
that he was socially well connected
He was, in face, the son of a man for
whom one member Of the Gould arm
entertained feelings of friendship. He
had done badly with everything and
had at last resorted to blackmail. His
threat to do violence to Mrs. Gould
was empty, though there was no know.
Ing beforehand that such was the case.
Mr.. Gould was not easily mollified. He
thought an example should be made Of
one Of the few threatening letter writ
efs Wall street had ever caught red.
handed. The pleading OF the youna
mans family at length prevailed. and
b was let ofI.-New York Post.
A tree that gives thee shade, do Rel
srdef It to b cut down.-Arabaan.