Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-20 | Page 1 | Smith Manager Threatened with Death

M MANAGER THREATENED WITH DEATH m OR LIFE Of RASKOB A ASKED BY BlA BLACKMAILER There Will Be Funeral Says Man Arrested in inI I Philadelphia HOME TI Extortion Letters Ser Serto Sent to Mrs Raskob PHILADELPHIA Sept 20 Unit ed Press Governor Alfred E. E Smith will need a new campaign manager soon there will be a fu declared Frank Mooney former for mer railroad auditor when held in bail today on charges of attempting extortion and blackmail from Mrs John J. J Raskob wife of the Democratic campaign mans manager ger Mooney was n arrested In the N Philadelphia postoffice after po poIng peat Ing a letter demanding i lr 50 bills to spare the life of Raskob At today's hearing he said he was connected with the recent failure ot of an elevator In New York in which Raskob and several seve-ral other politicians fell Celt more than ten stories before the car caras was as checked Next ext time ho he wont won't be so lucky lUck said Mooney J I GETS FIRST LETTER The Thc nut first letter received by Mr Il Frank secretary boutt bout about t. t g was undated and rea aa s r j Dear I Madam have hac descended to what In all probability is the most despicable form of criminal criminal- and while I 1 ama am reviling myself for tor doing this m my Circumstances are of such a desper desperate ate nature that I have decided to tD cast all scruples to the winds and Continued on page pago 8 Section Two t 1 OR LIFE OF RASKOB ASKED BY BLACKMAILER Continued from page 1 to risk aU all on one last Jast appeal to th the god of chance I 1 am making a demand on you ou for Pay this to me in ina ina a manner and at a place which I will designate in a a second communication I do not wish to harm you or yours ours but I l' l must mst have these funds at once Failing which the first step I will tale take will be the utter destruction of your our residence at Claymont I think I 1 stirred the pulse of your husband the other day in New York I did not tr try try- to make any fatalities result from the fall faIl ot of the elevator but the next time fortune will pot be so kind DEMANDS REPLY I But you JOU have nothing to fear it if you comply with my demands An immedIate reply In hi the column of the philadelphia Evening Evening Even Even- ing Bulletin worded simply I com coin 11 lly Instruct will bring a second letter from me If this letter is ignored d or if the matter comes becomes public or if the authorities are taken into your Jour confidence I would suggest that an occupants of your our house It at Claymont Clay Clay- mont be warned to vacate at once for I do not want to Injure them following the tho destruction of your our Claymont property Any attempt on your part to trip me up by using the authorities swill not injure e me but I assure you QU most positively el will be fol- fol 10 1 ed a funeral and Governor Smith will be put to the necessity to secure cure another man to run his campaign for the next time the elevator cle will 11 not stop