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Show THREATENED WITH DEATH Witness in Young Case Tells a Wild Tale in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. One of the witnesses In the case of W. Hooper Young, who Is accused of murdering Mrs. Annie Pulitzer, called at the District Dis-trict Attorney's office yesterday afternoon after-noon In reference to a threatening anonymous letter he . had received through the mails. The man was -ushered Into the office ; Of Assistant District Attorney Clark, with whom he was closeted for some time. When he left the building he refused to tell his name or to give the contents of the letter. Mr. Clark also refused to divulge the witness name, nor would he allow a copy of the letter to be given out. , . It Is said that the letter threatened the witness with death if he testified at the trial. The witness was evidently much excited over the matter, and appealed ap-pealed to be in great fear of bodily harm. As the letter would not be given out for publication it is presumed that the District Attorney's office has taken it seriously. - -v - - -- ' .: |