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Show TIir.ATEi:ii:3 LETTER .v II03T LIKELY HOAX t. , " - . . . BXXXIN'GS, Want. Do. 17 Sver&I day r th marfer of th BiUlrn Su- far Factory rvcatvad a threatanlnji lttef rrat unlaaa tha augar factory alTulrad IIS, 000 tha plant would ba dmamltad aa4 blowa t- a to mi. Tha .. Fu-at- company turned tha iettar orar to tha fihartff and preparation wera mad a 'to captura tba part)i maJdnr tha ttrata. a Tha lattar racaivad dlractad that tha Sugar company plaoa a nan rapraaantlna tha company on Burtlnrton train No- 41. la Tin- BiUlnra at tckinlfht Chrlatmaa alfht. Ba waa to hava tha I24.0O0 doaa vp- ia ona pAckara and tha money waa to ba in currency. . Tha lattar alao dlractad that tha rapraaantatlve of tha Sugar com pany ahould carry a rad lan tarn and atand on tha platform of tha raar eoacn. Batwaan 'Billing and aonaa point weat. not daalgnated. tha train would paaa a man alongalda tha track, who wooM alao bar a rad lantern and aa tha raari coach paaaed him. tha algnal would ba glran to tha Sugar company' man on tha train, who would than throw, tha packaga on tha track. - Tha Sheriff laat night organised a poas of alx. who sac rated thamaalvaa on tha raar ear of tha train. Tbay bad tba Sugar Su-gar company a rapreeentatWe with tham. with a rad lan Urn and a packaga. aup-poaed aup-poaed to bar contained tha money. i Tbay trareled aa far aa Urlngaton on tha train. 121 mile ditaant, but found no akgn Indicating Indi-cating that tha highwayman had carried out hi part of tha achedule. : |