Show ARREST BARES EXTORTION PLOT Former Manager of Denver Ra Radio io Stati Station Charges I DENVER Cob Colo Aug 28 26 UP UP- UP Protesting his innocence and claiming claiming claim claim- ing to be the victim of a Freeman H H. Talbot prominent in Denver social ocial and musical circles w was s arrested by police last night in connection with an alleged attempt to extort from John T. T Fitzell a prominent local business man Talbot who formerly manag managed d radio ra ray dio 3 jo station KOA here told police that thai his participation in the alleged plot was innocent and forced upon him by the threat that if he failed to do doas doas doas as told his two infant children would be e abducted or harmed Without going into detail regardIng regard regard- ing ng the person or persons who threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened him Talbot said he had been instructed to collect the money from Fitzell at his office in a laundry here hereof of ot which Fitzell is president and man man- ager agel Police revealed that Talbots Talbot's arrest followed a tip by a woman employed employed em em- here as a bathhouse attendant attendant attend attend- ant She told them police said a man answering Talbots Talbot's had offered of ol her 25 If she he would go to Cit City park zoo and pick up upa up a pack pack- age While presumably going for the package she had a woman friend watch the man This second woman gained possession of a wallet which contained cards and bills bUls with Talbots Talbot's Talbots Tal Tat bots bot's name on them she told police pollee Talbots Talbot's arrest followed |