The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Reads Society Columns.

Because OF the faot that The Tribune
society columns Of las, Sunday contained
exclusively the announcement OF Miss
.Sambergers prospective return from
ing Miss Donohue and Mrs. Anderson, II
is believed that the black hand letter
writer selected their names deliberately.
Whether others had been written or not
could not be learned last night.
w, NJ. McCrea. assistant United States
district attorney is OF the belief that
Cummings may also have been impllcat cd
IN the black hand letter sent 10 the home
or w; j, Halloran. the latter part Of last
month. In that case the writer did not
appear 10 take the money which had been
ieft Tor him at the designated spot. 1t
is also thought that he may have some
knowledge OF the letters received in the
last lew months by residents OF Ogden.
me Inc ogden case resulted in the loss OF
$1,000 by Mrs. Thomas Dee.
Officers from the Junction CITY came
10 salt Lake last night and saw Cum
m'ngs in the county Jail. but both said
mat they were convinced that he was
not tne man wanted in, Ogden and that
ne In no way answered the description
secured OF the man who made way with
the $1,000 in gold there after holding up
'he detectives who were guarding it
,o,.i, mast niSht Mr., MeCrca made the fol-
lowing statement.
There are many peculiar things
ABOUT this case. Cummings, i'm my
opinion, did the whole Job and never
I,du nal ny the name of BurGc.
II would seem preposterous that he
would draw pictures such as ne ad
mits drawing and then not know
Wnat he was doing. especially II he
vice he claims TO bayc Invented. II
seems peculiar 10 me, too that the
man was not caught OH Thursday
WniRo W.en ne ,,,sl deliberately went into the
walker building. | am OF the opin-
ION that he wanted the money to
complete or promote his patent and
simply read in the papers of preyj.
Gus oiack hand cases and took tha,
rs not the case / am certain thar he
IS one OF an organized gang Thai
ne mas been dupc of others is
An amusing feature OF the affair ua
tne attack made Thursday morning by
one of the detectives on Reporter Sor .
morning nnnnndt newspaper. The newspaper man.
according TO the story which was told
last night in which he is rather
reluctant about himself, Is that on Thurs
gay morning he went TO the Bamberger
apartnients in the Hotel Utah to as /
certain If there had been any develop
lnents I'm the case.
lie was admitted TO the room and no. |
,one l0I, II, ne mad had an opportunity Of stat
ihg ms name or business one OF tbe de- |
tectiVes grabbed him by the throat on
canning that he was one of the blocl; |
nahd gang. The reporter made strenu-
|. ous uso opJeCtion TO the treatment he was |
Ihe harder he tried the more effort vas
cNerted by the detective. who was iojncd
n y, lew moments by one OF his fellows
a : rinaiiy the arms OF the newspaper man
searched for possible weapons 4 lead
'encl, a padly broken cigar and a note
book 1 were found I'm his pockets
The reporter told his name and that
u NE paper employing him: but the de-
ective was not convinced. He caIjed
ne newspaper office ON the telephone
'criptlon of the reporter, This was fnalIy
ecured and the newspaper man was re- l.
eased with profuse apologies and re-
luestS that no mention be made OF the Il
Miss Bamhcrger is n great lover NJ
oss and recently exhibited her prize
;inn'ns Russian wolfhound "Boreas
snlN. IN New York City. "Boreas" is
ol!ows her devotedly.
recent issue OF the New York Times
on IN a photograph of Miss Bamber-
While casua reading OF any one of
he three black hand letters would indi-
ate that the writer was uncducated tho
nree when taken together lead TO dis
rove this,
,I IN the letters to Miss Donohue and
lrs. Anderson the word "disa ppea rance
mlsspelled, but In the letter TO
n r'SS th .'' ''m,eerger ,n, 1t Is spelled correctly
rord 'powerless is spelled incorrecti, !
Ut Is correct in both OF the other letters
y an three OF the letters there are err
ors which seemed To have been cave
lllv pla nned.
Inc letter TO Miss Donohue starts first
'ltn her name and then Immediately be-
eath u Miss Cyntbis Hardy Ander-
on The latter words are then scratched ;
NJ in lead pencil II
The letter TO Miss Donohue told ber
0 go 10 the White House hotel and reg ( |
'ler under the name OF Louise Valon- |
Inc The same directions and same |
anne are given 10 Mrs Anderson. Fail ii
re 10 comply with instructions is TO |
2 punished by death at { p. m. on Julv II
In the case OF both Miss Donohue and |
Irs' anderson. according to these let
ers. Tho time Is fixed at $50 y. m |
n the same day for Miss Bamberger
On the letter mailed 10 Mrs Anderson |
mere are a number OF blurs such as are |
'ade bv piece OF carbon paper. and II |
thought that the letter TO Miss pono- n
u" was the original and the one IN | |
irs' Anderson the duplicate
In the letter TO Miss Rambereer tbs
ord address " properlv spelIcd hrt