Show BLACKMAIL CHARGE LODGED AGAINST ROBERT MARLOWE Cripple Must l Face Trial for Alleged l Misuse 1 of Mails l Blackmail char charges cs havo hao been entered against t Robert Marlowe 26 26 6 a cripple who was taken into custody yesterday afternoon b by Deputy Sheriff l Frank Barnes and Inspector FredD Fred D D. Haas Marlowe is In the county Jail joil At a conference this morning It will willbe willbe willbe be decided whether to drop rop tho the charges char and allow altow tho the federal authorities I ties to prosecute because of Marlowe's I use of or tho the mails or to prosecute the tho accused on both offenses Caught at at l Marlowe's legs aro arc severed above tho the 1 knees nees His Ills motive power is derived from a hand driven wheel chair It lt was sas when he lie inquired at tho registry window of ot tho the pot postoffice Ice yesterday afternoon afternoon aft aft- for mail which he ite thought contained contained con con- tamed Ills his demanded blackmail mone money that the officers arrested ted him According to tho the authorities Marlowe Marlowe Mar far farlowe lowe attempted to victimize three Ida Ida- Idaho ho Ito cl citizens Ono One o of th these Ho a resi resident ent of ot Preston appealed to tho local sheriffs sheriff's office Tho rho investigation resulted In Marlowe's 1 arrest of Violence His ilis method of or intimidating victims to contribute to his hib support i is hJ said bythe by bytho bytho tho the authorities to be 10 ba based cd on oil threats of or physical violence In lit each of or the tho three cases known locally Marlowe i isaid is saId Bald to have demanded deman ed the tho Immediate payment of 50 o under penalty of some somo mysterious punishment should the vie vic victim tim tim fail fall to comply with the demand I When arrested Marlowe Is said to have been intoxicated on denatured alcohol al- al cohol and was in such a a. condition that the authorities coul could get no explanation tion from front him last night |