Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-24 | Page 4 | Man Arrested for Blackmail

MAN A ARRESTED FOR BLACKMAIL NEW YORK YORE Oct 24 AP How AP-How- How Howard ard Larkin 28 years old who de described le scribed himself as asha a contractor was under arrest on a a charge of f blacknail black black- nail mall today after receiving a 3 marked marced 50 50 bill from Mrs Prances Frances Preston Thompson wife of or George Georgo W. W Thompson a a. retired wealthy broker of ot Mrs Thompson a n former actress on tho stage stas-o as Frances Frances' St Stevens Ste vens vens told police U she had received three letters demanding 2000 under undera I a a threat to carry canoy information con con- comIng corning her to her husband or or cr to he tho newspapers GAVE PHONE NUMBER She Sho said she complied with directions directions directions to communicate with the tho letter writer through personals in New NewYork NewYork Newyork York papers and w was Instructed to give a 8 telephone number Last night she received a telephone tole tele phone call telling hor her to be bo in front of ot a certain number on Seventh avenue with the money in an en- en clope She went to the spot with witha a B. marked 50 bill and some somo was wa t to paper Two Tuo detectIves cs loitered near by TAKE MAN IN CUSTODY When Larkin accosted her and asked If it she sho had bad the package he was arrested Mrs 1 Thompson said she had nothing to hide and had acted to rid Id society ot of such mCl vicious black black- mailers LarkIn denied knowing an anything about the blackmail scheme saying ho o had arranged to get the tho letter foia tOla for foi fora a a. friend I