| Show r I I BALLANTINE BLACKMAILED i V a y lo t Seventy Dollars Hi I I fore foro he lie Committed Suicide hii 41 tr 1 J New few Cl York Dec U HA A y I statement today loday Is U by b 1101 1 i ey Carl Fischer giving the Ih h It Vii r fuels us IlS to 10 how Robert Hobort B D Hal Bal ti p I of or the tho wealthy family faintly of oC New r fie J J I J blowers who committed tI suicide 1 Saturday duy night wm was out of ot otI I j I I u j I cash and 1 not H I J i i u to o by hy b Y a IL cone con i shortly be belore beI I f ii f I p tore lore his hili death 5 t i Mr Ir n I willu the family yesterday Ii r I tail mill strongly advised etl d thorn them that he h bo be e It t permitted to Rive give to the the tilt J 3 i Il I details of or tho the conspiracy i j r I i r 1 I had hat an nil Intimate acquaintance nl t 1 l with Mr lIr Bahian BallAntine t I tie for tor 14 U years al ud lid l I t 1 r Fischer both is III IIIi i t f Mis legal adviser and aa as a It person p personal il s I 1 He lie vie l to tos tor d my m lust Fri rl r l i da afternoon and unfolded to 10 e me mo th tile the I ii t of ot the charge made against I Ii him lIe Ho told me the r how under threats u I I t of t exposure and even een ho ht heJl Jl JI tl r i t f had been bon to 10 the extent of o oj f i H 11 t was wan WI one of at the Ille most t wonder wonderful S i t ful tut stories I have ever eer heard 1 j U it 1 wan wall decided to 10 lay III the entire ca case caser o r 1 i before I 1 tit Jerome ito secure I if 4 i tho the Indictment and arrest of ot the mon men Ii In the conspiracy lon Saturday afternoon wo sva visited the tho district attorneys attorney office officer r i Ii r c There vve WI learned that Mr Ir Jerome had I 1 j I j 14 x ne to In und and Would not nol be beo beI I f Feell ee n until Monday My 1 friend fiend end d o f i t 1 4 hU hip life Ufa Saturday night 1 i t t Mr bh III raid eald tint that steps i r p II Ii r had already al been taken to 10 stop SlOP pay t a i I t r l I meat ment nn oth several notes note hold held by tho the j blackmailers and an effort will wail be he heI bej j I 1 i 1 t t made to In regain most of lit the securities l H U Ile expects to 10 see eo ee members of ot the te Ual iI 9 i family this morning and to 10 tot t f i i i start filar I for tor tonight to tomake t 4 I make a II personal per Investigation of the Ihn I Ii event events loading leading up to l y yr nes I II death I I 1 r 4 Ii r tL I |
