New-York tribune., 1915-07-12
IBy telegraph to TIE TribuneI


New Orleans, July IA written
threat TO sssassinate J. Pierpon: Nor
gan, Sir Cecil Spring-Eice, the British
Ambassador, and destroy by bombs
British ships clearing from Ameri-
tan ports thus carrying out the al
legged comprehensive plans of Enrich
Naenter-is contained in a letter
signed "Pearce," who styles himself
q partner and intimate assoclat" Of
Nuenter, which was received by "The
New Orleans Times Picayune' on Sun
tsy afternoon.
The author Of the letter asserts that
he has come to New Orleans to con-
Jete plans for the destruction of Brit
ish mule transports and gives the
name Of such a vessel and a British
merchantmen with a cargo for Irish
ports which he says will be blown up
On their present voyage. These YES
sells are the Baron Napier, which sailed
from New Orleans on Friday for Avon
mouth with 967 head Of mules, and the
Howth Head, which cleared last Thurs
Gay for Belfast and Dublin, via Nor
folk, with q full cargo Of general mer-
thandise
Letter Causes Alarm.
The receipt Of the letter, which
bears evidence Of having been written
By person who knew Muenter, or
Holt intimately, created a sensation
IN shipping and police circles. Steps
we're Immediately taken to warn the
Baron Napier by wireless, but the
Aowth Head has no wireless and prob
ably cannot be communicated with be-
lore she arrives at Norfolk.
A score Of detectives we're immedi-
s'ely put to work on the case, and
special agents for the British govern
ment and Of shipping firms were sent
70 the wharyes where other British
mule transports are loading
The man declares that he has suf-
aelent dynamite 70 destroy the city of
New Orleans, and warns Americans to
remain of British vessels if they have
regard for their lives.
The letter, unstamped and marked
Urgent" was deposited in a general
mail basket in the Office OF the news
Isper some time during Sunday. 1t
vas written with a typewriter on plain
White paper
Ihe letter follows:
Ldltor Times-Picayune.
Holt is dead Yes. and s. is Muen-
"f-two names, but one man-one of
we we greatest men that ever lived in
WIS war-cursed world. Holt, the
martyr, lies in hls grave, while Nor
Isan' the man Of greed. the slaughterer.
si lie revolution organizer. the man who
S.yS@'s ,.',@ over war this man lives. But
MI MI De 1--we much longer? ! doubt it.
Wy BECAUSE ! AM GOING TO
Ill Ill him. / am going to kill him for
40 reasons To rid the world of a
TSymon' Tan' and-to avenge the death of
/, noit was my partner, and | glory
~ 1he thought Of his comradeship. We
~orAed together ever since this cursed
STT STr, 6negan. Holt is gone. BUT | AM
-. I'LL IL HERE, and / am going to carry
a .a 'he work the two Of us began. | am
Slg TO carry on the work with re-
Promises to Carry Out Plans.
.. The statement that Holt intended
IL wreck Libraries and other such pub
~ buildings is A LIE. The Capitol is
me ne only building that we planned to
,iLech' and we partly succeeded in our
tsSn. sS1,. BUT WHAT WE DID PLAN
6in,p1 WHAT J AN GOING TO CARRY
a. is the idea the noble, the just
,iSa-to IA stop this country from CON
l.'Dutlng 10 the damnable, hellish. bar
e sp Slaughter across the ocean.
Dfl'iSh mulcships arc daily leaving
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