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Show Blackmail Letters Riceiwed I By E. L Chipmin I H Writing and Demand's Made Indicate Younp Doys Sent Letters. Attempts To Apprehend Senders Fall Thus Far. Two lojtom demanding inonoy and containing a throat to burn his homo If domunds woro not mot wore ro-eolvcd ro-eolvcd by' locnl bankor 13. h. Chip-man. Chip-man. Tho llrst loiter was rocolvod i'Vvbrunry 10th nnd tho second Fobrunry 22nd. llollr woro Bent through tho local postolllco and boro tho 9 n. in. stamp cancol dnto. Tho lottors woro turned .over to locnl olllcors and It Is oxpoctcd that lh Identity of tho writers will soon bo hnd. A vory thorough Invest!-nation Invest!-nation of tho hand writing la bolng mado and it is thought that by this means tho guilty partlos' will bo np-prohonded. np-prohonded. Tho llrst letter, written on chenp writing paper, wns printed in load 'pencil. yTIio wording covorod bofli sldosof ono shoot. It directed Mr. Clilpmnn to place 1100.00 by a bill board, tho location of which was loft ludollnlto. Ono porson wroto and addressed tills letter, tho writing M would Indicate, H Tho second lottor was, longer a&d H written on both sides of two shoots ,IH of lined pnpor. Tho writing was in 'M regular long band. It appeared that this lottor had boon written by throe dirforciit porsons. Tho wording and ,H writing In both Instances would Indl- M cato that boys with llttlo education. M wroto thorn. No punctuation and mis- H spoiled words characterized thom. ,H Tho Berond lottor cut tho amount M askod to 50 and moro doflnltnly do- jfl scribed tho placo whore tho monoy H was to bo loft. "M Tho dOsIgnatod spot was watched M on tho night of February 23nl but no M ono appeared for tho monoy and no H clow vaa obtalnod. 'H Sovoral porsons know of tho rftcolv- ; h Ing of tho lottors and .when ' mme V strangers -wore soon about tho 'Chip. ''B man homo Monday night, about ,10 p. ' H m tho olXlcoru woro notliled but they could Hnd iio ono when Uioy arrived, H Closo watch Is. being kopt on tho H liouso and garage of Mr, Chlpman H (Continued on pago 8) H BLACKMAIL LETTERS RECEIVED BY H. L. CHIPMAN (Continued from page 1) (or fer nn attomp niiy be made to turn tlitin. Howevor. It 1b thought Hi,, letters nro moroly thrcaM and 1 t!m'. tho writers will not attempt to do 1 nry damrfio. 1 A copy of tho lottors follow: 1 "If 100 00 DoUaw In 'Hills Is not loit 1 at the North ist comer of tho Hill I Howds Just at tho bottom of the poit ' at the hack where thoy cannot be i detecwd trery eosy at 7 o'clock Satur-,'d!'y Satur-,'d!'y nlfiM. or wo will do you damage J and burn down your houso. I I "Ycu will hot be tho only ono wo ox-f'ppot ox-f'ppot to got. Wo aro going to tap i LeM. i "Do not lot this get Into tho hands l or tho cops a it will only go harder ' actlnit you. Ilomombcr 7 o'clock Snt- 'night. Wo may let It romaln a few daya. Wo nro not hitting you hard. A Dangorous' Trio. "Wo always got what wo want." o FJHWAIIH "You have been warned onco this Is tho last If you leave $50.00 In, tho placo described below you will bo free othorwlso wo will start to ruin you. Wo clthor destroy your car or your homo so tnko heed. If you want to ' bo made nn cxnmplo for tho othor peoplo nllrlght If not kick over wo aro letting you off with J.'O so It will bo easy for you. 5 posts south on tho oast sldo of tho bill boards on Stnto ,-Street ,-Street you will find n stump Just In- sldo or behind tlio boards. You are l( to put tho money In bills Insldo of a v can that you will 11ml their. Do not fall us this Is tho last warning as wo : will oemmonco destruction If you fall ; as It Is all planned out so If you value your homo and auto kick ovor nnd then you will bo lot alono othorwlso you know. "Leave It In tho place mentioned nt 7 o'clock Wednesday night, Fohruary 23, 1921. Do not toll tho cops as It will only bo harder for you, "You aro my man and 1 am lotting ( you off oasy so kick ovor. Wo fao determined. , "Ono of tho desperados. , "Kick over becauso If you fall you ; , will bo hit for tho $100.00. j i "Ilomombor wo will burn your i houso down If you fall us." ' |