Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-11
DENY THREATS TO
WOODROW WILSON
Sparta Mountaineers SulIen at
Being Trapped by P. o.
Inspectors.
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AaQ peen 20 frightened thdl MS uS1eh
a month ago was fastened by worry.
Considering their evidence sufficient
to warrant an arrest, the officers
started out early yesterday morning
to capture the trio.
They knew the desperate calibre of
the men and realized that a false
step would mean a gun-fght. So they
planned a ruse.
They rode as far as they could up
the mountain in an automobile and
made the rest of the journey on foot.
Near the summit when they were
stumbling through a wilderness of
underbrush, they came suddenly upon
the cabin.
Cabin Like an Arsenal.
Creeping up to a window in the
back of the shack, Beekman peered
in. Davenport and five other men
were in the place. Shotguns were
standing against the walls. The three
officers knew that if their real busi-
ness were discovered they would
never stand chance in attacking
the cabin.
Tney walked to the front and
knocked at the door.
Been looking all over for you,"
Beekman said affably. "I am from
Congressman Tuttle-his secretary,
you know. He's interested in the
matter of a pension for your father
Yes. pop was in the war" Daven-
port answered eagerly. We've got
a sick boy at home and we need the
money real bad
'.Of course, 1 don't promise any
thing" said the deputy marshal, but
/ believe that if you'd write a letter
to the congressman and let me take
it to him he would be willing to fix
1t up all right for you"
On the one rickety table Davenport
;aboriously scrawled a brief appeal
along the lines suggested by Beck
man, who dictated parts of it in an
Indifferent, easy manner that had
been thoroughly rehearsed before.
The officers saw that his handwrit-
ing was not the same as that of the
Wilson blackmailing letters and he
did not make the same mistakes in
spelling-"soot" for shoot" mo" for
"know,'' ''spair" for spare"
Suppose some of your friends write
too" the marshal suggested. Are
the Dunn boys around here any
where?"
"Jake's chopping wood out there
aways." volunteered one.
Davenport started at the mention
of their names and nervously edged |
toward the nearest shotgun, The Of
ficers ignored his evident anxiety, |
said ''goodby" all around and left.
"JaI<e" Ready to Fight.
They found Jake after search
lasting for nearly an hour. "Out |
there aways'' was in actual distance |
over apaile. A small boy whom they
met kpe of the mountain paths |
dir lem 20 the place-a lonely |
wi which the sharp sound of
a could be heard.
ame upon Jake unawares
and e6lcman began his pension story.
Not for an instant did the woodman
believe it. He answered then angrily
and backed against tree.
When Larabee loosened a. pair of
handouts, Jake dashed forward. axe
uplifted. The three officers drew
their revolvers and ordered him to
halt. He faltered and then dropped
his axe.
After they had handcuffed him they
took him to their waiting automobile
and fastened him to a bar Of the ma
chine. Then they dashed up the slope
again and entered the cabin. Daven-
port was still there and Warren Dunn
had returned, but the other men had
n This time they dropped the
IN story and directly charged
ZEN with having written the Will
letters He denied it and gave
Em a specimen of his handwriting
"a proof.
1T was Jake who wrote the letter."
he confessed at last. according to the
officers.
Leaving Larabee to guard the two,
Beekman and Butler returned to
Jake and told him that his brother
had said he had done the writing.
This he denied.
"Will you write the letter if I die
tate it to you," demanded Beekman.
Sure" said Jake confidently.
While his handwriting was not the
same, the officers say that he made
a palpable effort to disguise it, and
that he misspelled know" "shoot"
and spare"
The letter dictated was as follows;
NEW YORK PARTY. Nov. tn II
1912 for Woodrow Wilson. I am
now agoin to warn you of what we
are agoin to do to you as we did
not warn teddy nor Mckinley either,
they got SCOT just the same and
if we don't get what we ask you for
xy0f Mill tyyfIe1V, |
you have got the office as president
yes and we are death on " E" (the ditto
marks were directly below the word
''president" on the line above), so
now Wilson if you have got $1,000
dollars for this party we will spair
your life but II not we will SCOT 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 $1,000 you or some
of your people will be sorry that you
didn't say Wilson we are not abit
backward in telling you what we
mean to do to you so if you want to
live and holdyour office just send
$4,000 in gold by Nov the "a and send
II by mail if you don't send It we
will be on your track soon
address
P. j. shadunk, r. F. D. route 2, box
4s, Wharton,
N. ~
When the three prisoners were
brought together they maintained a
stolid silence. They were taken in