The evening world., 1914-04-17


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In Roses pockets were found two abusive letters one
esssd to Mayor Mitchell the other to the Mayor Of Pittsburgh
rhs letter to Mayor Mitchell read:
Mayor Mitchell: We want to inform you little Bit In
REGARD to law for magistrate clerks You have stated
is on February 20 last. Now you say on the 20th Of
February last that you there ignore Il. How Is Il you
M % many es for the short time you have been in office
voU want secret bills passed In Albany for 0oehas You
went Tim foe police commissioner Ne knows less about
police work % much 40 boy Of twelve or fourteen Also
knows ols Of engineering Of the Panama canal as twelve
q touresn year Old boy. some Of US had boy Of that
aoe WHO DID not know az much az GoethaIs did about
peles We would out hs head of.
~ that's how few Of you make such fuss for a
bute and murderer a. he ls he and few Ruohs done
away with good man In Panama Canal and you know Il
just 40 well as some Of US do Of US at work for the
Brute and We know little about the Murderer we won.
der ta you and Wilson don't cut the Brute in pieces
end ave each piece cosson for Police, lngineer and
Governor for Panama then no and his friend would have
good show to graft more no stated In the newspapers
h November 1912 that he would have the canal compiled
In January 1914 10 Il complete don't look that way
10 " when the CRATER wants 100000 dollars
ooethah says hs don't know how he s getting 90 many
medals We agree to this because he 10 not worthy to
any hs has told the truth onoe In hs life Hamilton right
sNs ef the vers We know him for many years not any
oeod for ths general public II Goethals was non Mason
hew long would no hold that"
this canal could be build for half the money the that
would understand his business all know this man Goethab
DID not know the first thing about but Ike Mason and had
e newspapers Blowing Wind to the public and he was blow
hg money to the papers the puudc did not know anything
about the money there the way the taxpayers money goes
50 Coethas got in with andrew hamilton Coethak
friend of hamilton he works canal know this
Coethat sent out to how much he could make he made
PIE and then got caught now he can stand trial
he and Coethals got the money put away here is other
one Of your appointments street commissioner have not looked
at streets since February 18th last he had said would be
eieansd up five days Is Il clean one half took thirty
days snce he commenced work
those the kind of man you like to have around you
you ore ply guy for q mayor anyhow you want Perkins
commissioner this other guy one Of US in your Place
We would Be sure 10 resign
here Is other this Deves could you not get man
fx thb petition instead Ct this Dawes woman every.
body know that you have right to appoint her except few
q those 1000 you rot around you they know that will
y Benefit to them hereafter ways and yu know this
those Secset Bills you got In Albany It's nothing but
ees to the taxpayer and you agree to all this 10 save the
sxpene instead you adding to by creating offices
now ve would IKE for you stop this and be advice by
tie gang that you have aroud you want you stop
ths dirty work.
.,,.,,,.. No signature
The shorter letter addressed to "The Mayor of Pittsburgh
tncSoSed IN plain but dirty envelope.
was dated April H. and began:
mayor Armstrong 1.-THE "r" ondtted):
you have done your part, you u---. We do
en- psrt sooa and will see what 1t will bep
The letter was unsigned
clipping Of March 20 from newspaper was also found in
~ krd the Mayors attempt to urge the passage Of the Goett
1)ee 6ns 4 Albany.
4eo toward the Mayors om anarchist meeting
n been going the shadow Of the Franklin Statue according
ss R. Gillespie Staten Island Gillespie said that he noticed
va Rpss passed him. crossing the tracks Park Row mutt
= = b waut
Gillespie turned and watched him for moment then forgot
ndl he heard the shot and saw Rose stagger.
The attempt the life of the Mayor witnessed by hundreds
esoas who had either assembled around the automobile In which
shout to ride uptown for luncheon passing along Park
through City Hail Park Rose was ready to fire second shot
seized by Police Commissioner Woods and Detective Geo
teua. the chauffeur Of the Mayors
The crowd suged around the assassin The Mayor and Mr.
md Tax Commissioner George Mul who had entered the autol
'e sprang and gathered around Rose Policemen nnr