The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
WOMAN Is HELD FOR
POISON PEN NOTES
Flood Of Anonymous Letters
Leads to Arrest Of Miss
Samuels Of Goshen.
MANY HERE ATTACKED

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rested this afternoon ~ Pos Onice In
spectors Fitch and Duryea and charged
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'e'ers th~t "~Se 70 p"'Au"' ~
the lives OF many young women ana
their families and friends in and around
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me arrest OF MISS s&mue's was ."e
outcome of many weeks Of diligent IN
y~estieation BY Inspector p. +. Fitch. As
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YORK city. WiiIiam ). hihsiey' ~ s"o TO-
sources Of the Post Office Departmont's
.~cre, servica and nv various persons
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WAC So'""'0o'e" u"s"
end TO an unbearable state OF anAres IN
spector Fitch finally made up his mind
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'"a - " $500
eight poisoned per" LEVERS thea "ere
written In recent months to u rid
mr. ,o s,r,, about IN h married were the
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In certain parttculars there were dis
t!ncf similarities In the handwriting Of
ell Of tho letters. The language em-
ployed in all was practically the same
and was, except for necessary deletione,
vs. follows:
Dear Madams ] write 20 you at ran
dom. being an entire Granger 10 you to
put you wise to the fact that - In
my husband and father Of my twin
bHbies, 6 months old. He wac forced to
marry me by the irate father with q
shotgun. What his offence Is useless to
property?
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n' prouao"u'. All vi tne 'e''e's "ere
"'''''" " INC same Pe'eo"'
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At first the writer wa. sought for in
the Immediate vicinity OF New York city
Then Mr.. Fitch learned that one woman
IN this village had received three let
,ers. and this fact Indicated IN hin,
tina, she was tho esneciaI TARGET n, Nh.
i.,ter writer. verom ana ,hat tt.r.,o,s
same y,iiaec ~ NV" " wv
The long hunt, which was spurred
from time TO time as letters were re-
ceived by the wife OF Assistant United
states Attorney Claude A.. Thompson.
Miss Elsie Seydel Of 400 West lb3d street
and by various other youne women. led
Inspector Fitch to this village this af-
ternoon. Here he learned that Miss
eamuels had visited Mount sinai JJos.
pital in New York city Frequently nrc.
vious TO the death there OF her mother
several weeks ago. He was ,o,d tha,
Mis-, Samuels's handw ritinr c,rresnondsd
accurately 10 the ha ndyritiny ~ ~
a~nonymoi. letters He d.ys,on.d osa,
points of his ,nves,igation ~ ua'
TIM, sa,i.Ned min, he NJ 80
escor,jns Miss Sar,,,o 'us.'ned IN
Of the Occidental Hotel her. wher. .po
wa. o,os,ion.d ' ""e'e s"e
IT. ras,,,, 10 81.
.ha go u,a ons ~ nnuu,s',,on was thht
in ,bo nrap"no" o"ans unuen arrest
n,r~"' ia ., inspce'"rs rltch ana
na,rcr a. .haIles rlts-
decd e. lite o,., "",s"a inoper's ana
az ooo =, !. n.ann o.nS "Heu q.
Iii, ne rrr.haa s u'ae oa''
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Il is said of Miss Samuels thar .ho
mas become unbalanced mentaI,v ~.
,ause of the grief and melauchoIis M,
-eized her after her mother, Mrs bnT,
Samuels, died.
The sumo n,endc Of Mount si,,,
Hospital said last night tina. Mrs sam.
ueIs died In the hospital on October q
1915. -
Assistant United States ATTORNEY Ed
yyaY 1 w McDounll who will ropd,.,
las, p night that % h. i nas rsoeiSeS f Ta,n