The Washington times., 1922-02-25
WRITER Of Film STAR.
THREATS i0CAVE AID To
Be FREED|G j n NJ A n
Neither p. o. Department Nor
Women Who Got Notes
Will Prosecute.

George z. Long. writer Of the
death threat letters to prominent
society women. will not be pros
ecuted.
Following his confession last
night that he wss the author Of
the threatening communications,
he was released in the custody OF
clergyman and went to his home
at 1910 N street porthwcst- To-
day he Is with his wife. who is
seriously III, and his three young
children. the youngest Of whonf Is
six months old.
p. O. Dept. Not TO Prosecute.
Action against Long was dropped
after the women who had received
threats urged that he not be prose
cuted.
Rush d. Simmons, chief inspector
Of the Postoffice Department, stated
this morning that his office, after
conferring with Inspector Grant and
William J. Burns. chief Of the bur-
eau of investigation OF the Depart.
ment Of Justice, would take no fur
ther action against Long.
Long, who since 1904 has been a
clerk in the Bureau of Insular Az
fairs of the War Department, Is
scheduled to hold his Job. He work.
ed with the clerical force in the Phil
lipine Islands when former Presi.
dent William H. Taft was governor
of the Islands, and also was with the
American Peace Party. headed by
former President Wilson, at the con-
ference in Versailles.
"I wrote the letters because !
believed they would induce the
people to give some OF their riches
for poor, needy children" said Long
"The idea may have been suggested
by my reading recently the demands
made for money under pain of
death Of Mrs. Louis p. Gatti. 738
Fifth street northwest.
Didn't Follow Up Demands.
ct never attempted to get the
money that / demanded be left at
secluded spots"
Long would not make any state.
ment other than this, despite the
fact that he was questioned for three
hours by Inspector Grant who held
out immunity to him II he told the
truth. Grant knew that Long han
written the letters and he wanted
the confession to clear up the case.
It was only after immunity had beer
promised him and the Rev. John
Callaghan, Of st. Matthew's Catholic
Church. his spiritual adviser, had
urged him to tell the truth, that
Long admitted authorship Of the
death threats.
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Those to whom Long admit
ted writing the letters included
Henry White. 2139 r street. former
ambassador to France and a mem
ber of the American Peace Commits
sion at Versailles; Mrs. Mary Scott
Townsend, 2121 Massachusetts ave-
nue., mother-in-law of Senator Gerry;
Mrs. Thomas, +. Walsh, 1920 Massa-
chusetts avenue. widow Of former
Senator Walsh; Nine. Christian
Hauge, 2349 Massachusetts, avenue,
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
daughter of the late Theodore
Roosevelt.
The letter to Nine. Hauge de-
manded that she leave $4,000 In
the sreaway of st. Matthew's Cath.
Ollie Church last Monday night; the
one to Mrs. Townsend was to be left
near a hedge at the Georgetown
University; the one to Mrs. Walsh
was to be left at Thirty-seventh
street and Tunlaw road, and the
one to Mr.. White was to be left
under a doormat at his front door.
Each OF the would-be victims OF
Long arranged through the police
to leave packages as directed, be-
lieving by so doing that the author
Of the death threats would appear,
but Long failed to attempt to get
any Of the money he directed to be
left for him.
Text Of Threat Letter.
Here is the text OF one Of the
death threat letters:
Now don't be alarmed, but Just
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