The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-25
MARTIN SICK; CROWD
IS DISAPPOINTED
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were read into the record this morn
ing after the state IS handwriting ex
pert had declared in each individual
case that the same hand wrote the
communication and the Martin stand
ards. As followed yesterday, Attor
ney Christensen entered the usual oh.
lection to the introduction OF the let.
ters and the expressed opinion of
Eytka.
More Letters Read.
Reversing the order in which they
were read by Attorney L. o. Leather
wood, the following letters were intro
duced this morning:
Letter dated October 30, 1911, re-
ccived by Mrs. Boyle, instructing her
regarding the delivery of 500 for the
return oil diamond ring of which she
previously had been robbed, She was
requested to meet the blackmailers at
some point on Washington avenue and
West Twelfth street, between the Can
yon road and the Marriott schoolhouse.
After covering the route several times,
as afterward developed, she was met
on Washington avenue near the Sew
enth ward chapel and the exchange
took place. The first letter received
by Mrs. Boyle in her transaction with
the blackmailers was destroyed and
therefore could not enter into this
case.
Letter dated December 20, 1911, re.
ceived by George W. Culver, offering
to return two diamond rings and car
drops taken from Mrs. Culver in ex-
change for $500 in gold This ex-
change was to be made through Mrs.
Boyle.
Letter dated December %, 1911, re-
ceived by Mrs. Boyle, with regard to
her inability to carry out plans in the
4 f',,1, Tl,- nf rz-nr
ry over the blackmail operations she
was i'll and the blaclzmailcr was so in
! formed when he called up the Boyle
| home over the telephone to give the
| final instructions for the delivery of
| the Culver money. In this letter the
| blackmailcrs expressed surprise that
Mrs. Boyle was not able to participate
IN the plan.
$500 Demanded.
Letter dated December 81. 1911, re-
ceived by George W. Culver, arranging
for him TO pay over the $500 personally
! for the return of his wife S jewelry,
| This plan was perfected and a few
nights later Mr.. Culver. unaccompanied
! by officers, went to a vacant house on
| Twelfth street, and, at the point of a
shotgun, received small box contain
! ing bolt nuts aud ball bearings ID re.
|
was taken into custody by police of.
icers while returning from his mission
and searched for the gems, the officers
suspecting that he himself had made
away with the valuables.
Letter dated March 81. 1918, re.
ceived by Mrs. Thomas y. Dee, making
the first demand for the $500 which
was afterward delivered, along with
$500 from Mrs, Bristol in the Canyon
road affair.
Letter dated September Is, 1913, re
ceived by Mrs. R. L. Bristol, making
the first demand for the second $500
which was to have been delivered along
with the Eccles $1,000 in the Wes,
Seventeenth street affair, According
to the letter the second demand wa:
made after payment of the first for the
activities Of the Bristols in attempting
to apprehend the blackmailers. This
letter also threatened to make an ex
ample of somebody for failure to com
ply With the blackhand requests,
Detailed Examination.
Taking no chances on losing the eff
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