The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-29
INTIMATE THEY
KILLED TWO MEN
Letters Say if Recipients
Do Not Comply With the
Demands They VIII Be
Murdered-Po1ice Work
ing on the Strange Case,
But Make No Arrests.

IF you don't believe what we mean,
go and ask how Charley Lewis died be
cause he wouldn't send his money" is
a paragraph in a letter which a negro
BLACK hand" artist is sending TO we'll
to-do negroes in Pensacola in an at
tempt to frighten them into paying
him $50 or be killed. The negro says
in his letter that he has sent out
twenty of the letters to negroes in
this city, all of them being delivered
by a small negro boy. He says he
lives on West Intendencia street, but
so far no arrest has been made by the
police, although they are making
thorough search for the negro.
Joseph Chandler, a negro, living at
No. III South Ninth avenue. has re-
ceived a letter from the member of
the Black Hand society, who signs his
name James Jones and gives his ad-
dress as No. 11s West Intendencia
street In the letter he tells Chandler
that unless he sends him ssn he win
be killed He also tells Chandler that
the letter sent to him is the twentieth
one sent out.
Marion Simpson, another negro, 1iv-
ing at the corner of DeSoto street and
Sixth avenue, also received a letter
from Jones. In the letter Jones tells
Simpson that unless he gives him $50
'1t is goodbye for his life. Jones's
letter to Simpson was as follows:
LETTER TO SIMPSON.
Marion Simpson: II you care for
you and your mothers life, send $40
to James Jones, No. 11S West Inten-
dencia street
IF you don't believe what we mean.
go in and ask how Charley Lewis died
because he wouldn't send his money.
Don't send a money order but put
1t in bills and put il in a plain en-
velope and then address it to James
Jones, No. 11s West Intendencia street
You better send 1t in twelve hours
from now. Tear this up, and If you
ten anybody, it is goodbye for your
life.
'I am nepber of the society We
will sure get YOU if you don't send it.
1t is better to send $50 than for you
and your mother to die.
Don't forget to send It IN twelve
hours. Just put 1t in a plain envelope
and put a stamp on 1t and address 1t
to James Jones, No. 11s West Inten-
dencia street, Pensacola, Fla
DON'T KNOW CHARLEY LEWIS
Chief Of Police Sanders said yes
terday that he did not know Charley
Lewis, the negro who Jones claims to
have killed because he did not send in
his money. The police have no record
that a negro by that name
met death by foul means.
Capt. Thomas Cusachs and Lieut.. !
Frank Wilde also said they did not !
know Charley Lewis nor did they ever !
hear of him being killed.
Detective John Holland was detail !
ID to go to No 11s West Intendencia |
street in search of Jones, but he found /
40 such person at that address and |
no arrest was made as a result Of his |
y!s1t
NEGRO BOY ARRESTED.
The officers investigating the mat |
er were furnished a description Of the |
10Y who delivered the threatening let
ers. A small negro hoy known as
Preacher answered the description |
n many respects and he was placed |
1nder arrest and carried to the city
all, but when he was brought before
he parties who received Jones's de-
nand for money they said he was not
he boy who left the letters at their
ZONES. Preacher" who is about Il
vears old and we'll known in police
.ircles. has been released from GUS
ody.
KILLED ANOTHER NEGRO.
According to Jones's letter to Chan
Ter. Charley Lewis was not the only
nan killed by member Of the society.
lie tells Chandler tina the society
,illed another man in this city when
le failed to pay $50.