Show TROUBLES FOR AN aristocrat member of one of new yorks oldest fam lies threatens mother with death new york john van rensselaer son of mrs john king van rensselaer and a member of 0 one of 0 new yorks york a oldest families was taken into cus tody on monday on a charge of at tempted extortion the arrest was made on advices from chief of police crowley of newport R I 1 who rho recell ceded ed a complaint from mrs airs van rensselaer that her son had written a letter threatening her with bodily harm unless she provided him with funds van rensselaer eris is 34 years old and married van rensselaer Is con necked with a local brokerage house and when he returned to his home monday night he was placed dundei arrest by detectives who produced the letter alleged to have been writ ten by van rensselaer to his mother the detectives and lieutenant man nion before whom van rensselaer was brought in the police station declared that the young man stated that he had written the letter |