Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-21 | Page 10 | Threats Against Life of Richard Parr

l THREATS AGAINST LIFE OF RICHARD PARR New ew York Dec 20 Threats of o death by poison Oil and violence vl against Rich Richard Richard ard Parr tho special treasury agent who unearthed the sugar frauds on the tho Williamsburg docks of tho tHe American Sugar ugar Refining company compan are arc contained In n a letter lotter given gien out by b him tonight and received he says on Dec Dee 11 The Theetter letter etter follows The editor of the Sun died suddenly Some prominent men In the tho customs died suddenly You have havo been taken I suddenly Ill Beware Boware of o poison polson Signed SUGAR Mr Parr was In fact taken suddenly ill 11 during the recent trial of ot six former of or the sugar company compan a day da or two before the tho letter was written His illness was supposed to bo be an af affection 11 affection of or the nerves Other letters received by bj him he said raid tonight contained threats of death and injury by b violence He had hadeen been een told that ho would bo be pushed oft off offa of I a 3 subway platform in front of M a moving movIng Ing ng train and that he would be bo