Show ONE Of fiRM WROTE S BLACK HAND lETTERS OTTUMWA IWA la Ia Kp 4 A A Ie Black Hand mystery which has the thc officials s of Keokuk county for a Ion long longtime time was unraveled here yesterday tit t when Charles Hix of Hedrick made mado a co confession fc ion f to tho sheriff that ho he himself himself him hini C self had written threatening letters to tho firm of Hi Mix Brothers of which he hc heis heis is a member The Tho letters were cre addressed d to James Rc Reynolds a clerk in the store and Inri demanded money Hix Hix was s- s arrested by oy tho sheriff but was released after be he had made th J confession He said ho could give no reason writing tho the letters The Tho first letter was written to nO Reynolds Rey and ordered him to leavo leave the thc community com corn corn- under threats It was wasi was signed i ed Black lI Hand ud Reynolds stayed however and a few days later T received another letter lotter written in ut the tho sa saute same lc 1 hand band The threats were a little stron stronger cr and were si signed Darker r. r Again Reynolds refused d to go jO and a third letter r reached ached him more threatening threat threat- ening than the tho others Ono One morning a letter was Tras found under under un un- un I der tho the door addressed to Hix lUx Brothers Broth Broth- ers demanding They The were ordered ordered or or- dered to pro proceed eed to a 3 lonely corner on ona a dese deserted ted country countr roa road strike three matches a at a signal and deposit the monc money in the fence corner |