Show Threat Writers Hit by Iy New Law Severe Penalties Inflicted on Conviction Effective Chicago Chicago Effective use of the law law passe passed by hy congress following the and murder of Charles defines lIndbergh Jr which de- de de denies fines nies the mailing of threat letters ns as conviction a n felony resulted In the tion of one youthful Chicagoan and the prompt prosecution by federal fedral authorities gardener of or an nn Evanston I garden garden- er both bolh of whom confessed writing letters demanding money and threatening death to members of prominent Chicago families The convicted youth Walter Waller J eighteen years old Ole West Vest Eighteenth place was sen tented sentenced to serve serre live five years In the federal reformatory at ot Ohio lo by Federal Judge John 1 P 1 Barnes Darnes Ho lie had writ written ten a n series of letters M demanding a total of 15 to A Weston Armour Lau i ranee 11 ll Armour and A Armour in III Evanston Mrs Irs James A Pallor of Evans ton widow of the wheat king was wase the Intended victim In the second case casee She received five fire letters all demanding OOOO and threatening death If it she failed to comply from Axel Peterson on two fifty years rears old 1212 avenue 11 Evanston E who Is married and the father of three daughters The entrapment and arrest of Pe- Pe Peter Peterson terson Pe-terson ter terson on who ho then Ihen made a n complete confession was one of ot the greatest of the Evanston po police police police lice department In ID many litany years ears told lold old Chief that he needed mone money to meet a 11 mortgage on his home This Tills was v-as later denied b by his wife wife who ex- ex expressed ex expressed pressed presed amazement at what her had lone done Next day he was taken talen to lo the federal building Ills bond was set sel tit at pending n II formal ar ar Assistant District At- At Attorney At Attorney torn torney e Edward A Fisher FIher announced that he would bo he Indicted soon and anI tried Immediately the rile attempt of your young oun of from members to extort money the lie Armour family faintly was is-as by hy n trap set h by the CI police pollee I was not nol I cl caught ht at the time lillie but hul when wilen he lie realized real he had narrowly escaped he hid hill for severn several I days diUs In a railroad yard then Ihen hen decided to surrender |