The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-20
Pair Captured in Hills After
Wilson Got Letters Are
Manacled in Court.
$4,000 WAS DEMANDED.
Federal Officials Trapped Big
BackwOodsman in a Lone
ly Cabin.

tspcciai 10 Evening Wofl1.1
NEWARK. ". j.. May 20.--Moun-
tainecr Seeley Davenport the "burly
giant" whose terrible struggle with
three intrepid Federal officers in
lonely cabin In the Sparta Mountains
near Wharton. ~ j.. was graphically
described when he was arrested last
winter charged with sending. threat
sning letters to Woodrow Wilson. then
President-elect. demanding $4,000 I'M
der penalty Of death. was placed on
trial to-day In the United states Dis
trict Court before Judge John Reilstab.
With him arraigned as an accomplish,
was Jacob Dunn. also captured after q
struggle
Throngs TANNED the courthouse cor.
ridors straining to catch n glimpse OF
the two wild children of nature who
are said to have ordered the Chief
Executive OF the nation to cave 5000
In gold in a deserted cabin In the
mountains or suffer death. Both pris-
oners, under escort OF Deputy United
states Marshal Louis Beekman and
three officers. we're taken nianacisd
from the Newark Jail to the Federal
Building. marched through rie lane Of
curious gaSers and given seats In the
| courtroom at the counsel table.
Although picturesqueiy described as
mountain giant and since given an
alias. Snakes" Davenport. who was
reported to have felled the officers with
his terrible, falling fists, failed to pro-
duce any start OF horror from the
crowd In the courtroom. The eur
prise. II there was any. came from the
| fact tina, the prisoner Is o lean. under
thin faced, weak.chinned wood chopper
described by The Evening World the
day after his arrest. when he CON-
planned he had been beaten up while
drunk In his cabin.
DAVENPORT .sEEMs NERVOUS
IN couRr.RooM.
Davenport sat nervously blinking 4,
his counsel. william B. Tyacke jr. OF
Madison. who volunteered to defend
him. Both Davenport and Dunn. who
Ia known under the alias OF Mig" are
illiterate and without m,nsy.
,Post-OfFice Inspectors Francis 4. but
! Ter and Clinton q. Larabee. who. vit.,
Deputy United States Marshal Beck.
man. made the arrests. were on hand
with the evidence gathered while acfins
under Instructions from Chief Inspector
Corteiyou OF the Philadelphia division,
They have the letters which Davenport,
and Dunn are said to have sent to the
President.
hA 1aN hav
received by Mr.. Wilson. his secretary.
Joseph =. Tunulty. intercepting them
In the course OF his duties
Secretary Tumnlty. accompanied by
his stenographer. Warren II. Johnson
arrived from Washington Just before
noon. The stenographer took the stand
Immediately and identified the tive
Wilson letters. which he had opened
and laid on MIR. Tumulty's desk. Hs
was followed by Secretary Tumulty
who remembered receiving two mailed
threats. one before and one Immediately
after President Wilson's election. A
sharp heckl!ng by the attorney for ths
defense ansered the Presidents secre
tary. especially a controversy arising
over whether It was possible for som,
come In the regular way In the Prosl
dents mail.
do you mean some one In my ONCE 2
asked Tumulty anErily.
Certainly" shouted the attorney
Isn't II possible"
Tumuity. chOked = moment over tn
IN sinuatlon. but resAined his oomposure
remark!ng with an air Of hnsiity
Under the assumption that nothing Il
; Impossible under the heavens. the lstts
may have been substituted In m.
ofice."
Tumulty was then excused and de
partsd hurriedly to catch q train bacl
70 Washington.
THREATENED TO SHOOT HIN
BEFORE NE TOOK OFFICE.