The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-04

II $500 was made In the canyon road
The Eccles letter is the one received py
}, c. EccleS on October l last, Shortl!
,fter preparations had been made fol-
he first visit or the olackhanders. Tht
etters, following the exact spelllnS
capitalization and grammar
ire as follows:
Ogden Utah. March 81. 1918
Mrs. Ralph Bristol.
take this method OF notifying you
that you are to pay me the sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars not later than
April 10th, 1913. This amount TO be
in Gold. And no marks or any klnd
to be placed on any Of the coins Tor
the means Of Identification IN thS
future. now To be plain with you l
need the money and ! am goin2 10
get It II don't you Will have 10 leave
Utah for good. and II you THINK thls
Is a joke some one is trying TO play
on you you may step over 10 your
nelghbor Mrs. Culver on jackson Avs
| think the no is 2557. you may see
her and compare this writing with a
letter / wrote her. II She stlll has II
IN her possession. she no doubt re-
members me still for She was nice
enoug 10 give ME her earrings aiso
two Diamond rings but she made
mistake IN getting peyish aoout IL
otherwise she would not have suffered
any Iltrcatment at my hand ! sim
ply had TO be rough with her IN
order to make be her good IL is
mlstreat anyone at all but az times
/ have TO be or l would not be sue
cessful In this line OF business. no"
when you read this do not have
iii and think you are going TO set
hurt in anyway for you are not II
YOU do as I tell you II on the other
hand you should oppose me In any
way you may expect that WIN
certainly call upon you and IN way
that will cause you 70 remember me
f.,,s a,fats ii
ton you against calling on any OF
the celebrated detectives OF the Os-
den police department they are a
Joke and VIII only cause you gTlel III
them in this case. as MI; Culver VIII
tell you that you cannot hope 10 trap
me in any manner ! am an ola
Hand at the game and have every
advantage In pulling OH a deal IKE
this my plan is this you are 10 meet
me on certain night not later thah
April 10th you may use your Auto,
and on the night specified l will no.
tify you by telephone Just where 20
meet me II you do as you are told
10 do you Will be treated as Lady
in every respect If you do not, you
Will have to take the results OF your
mistake. Mr.. Thomas Dee VII! call
upon you by Thursday night OF TINS
her II she fails that will be her own
fault and not yours as / am not 60
ing 10 hold you RESPONSIBLE for any
ones eies actions l will say that !
only pick out parties who are well
To do in this worlds good and do not
consider that / am imposing any
hardships on either you or Mrs. Dee
In asking you TO each contribute $500
apiece pay this and you will not be
molested any more faii TO do TINS an
take the consequences.
The S. p. Co. and thf o: $; l.;
companies took such an interest IN
me that they offered s15,25o for, my
self and pal. for tricks turned on
Is sufficient II you wish to comply
put the above adj In the evening
standard not later than Friday
evening II ii does not appear ! VIII
take 1t for granted that you wish
little excitement
You may have your husband or
any one else that you wish accom-
pany you on the night In question
but you must be there with out fall
sence as ] like to meet the society
Buds my self occasionally and the
tell me you are sure strong on that
point
Lost. A. Diamond ring on Wash
Av. on night OF March 81. reward
for return to Standard office, Mrs.
Ralph Bristol
remember not later than Friday
night,
Eccles Letter.
The Ecclcs letter quoted In the cor
plaint against Smith follows:
Ogden; Utah. Oct l, 1913.
David c, Eccles-You no doubt
were disappointed last wed night
that I did not name meeting place
for no doubt you thought you were
going to slip one over on me by your
preparations to receive me let me
tell you right now young man that
] knew exactly what your plans were
and If you think for one moment you
can follow awhile horse and buggy
with your {. Pass Auto loaded with Of
ncers you have made a serious mis-
take you had better think of another
plan the paper stated next day that
you had not informed the police and
the Sherlffs office. you are a. dirty
liar and you know II you had half
dozen OF the Big Boobs in your house
that night you even admitted II 10
me when I called you up that night
and told you that I was Chief Nor
ton,
Objects tn AufO.