OCR Text |
Show (PI I! SHERIFF RECEIVES" ANOTHER nCK n't MESSAGE SIGNED 'LOPEZ' I Letter Addressed To Mexican I Also Found. Scrtlth Brands Each a Hoax DlnRh&ra, Doc. 16. Tho hunt for Jinfael Lopez supposed by tho her- HIS ?W 11 '"' fcrcp UQ cornered In tho up- HP Pm I ' H ,K?r 'evo,s of "l0 Al'ex lnltle- ''as' now B I'? fl fi - -developed Into a waiting game. Do- MM 19 I i II spite the teport ear.y this morning of Im vf i'lB 'G' C' "ucker anJ Prank Mathers IH jj f I j that thoy he.ird a noise nt the outor l lf I ' ' 1 bullhead In tho Andy tunnel as If II, "f ; 1 :ade by sotuccno endoavo-lng to III1 5 ' I I . f0rC0 "10 ,f'",mr of tM0 bulkhead, n III rfi further investigation today failed to 111' rl i 8 -develop anything new In Mint connec- I'f i-'P 1(n" Nollner w'as ""ythjng of a sus- I ;, I ft a plc'ons nntlr .discovered In any oth- I v f! ' M or ''art G' "le ramo-. . I" " ft ft! T,vo Iotters wcre delivered to slier- I ' j' j El ,ff Smith one from Vancouver, B. li . . i j C, mimortuig to have been written ! I J l JV Rnfftel Lopez and another address- 111 ' ' 5 1 ' to ''0,ez "nA Postmarked Salt I' , jj i Irfike, December 14. Tlio sheriff Uo- nh I I if ' ' clnres ho pIacos "ul fnlth ln olUlor B t ('1 V letter and says he considers them In 'li' ! a ",p naturo of a hoax. . IV ! I W The letter from Vancouver address- i fi 1 to tho sheriff personally was post- ' r ' m marked December 11 and read ns fol- ' I L 3r ' Dcar sllerlff hm nov n mX wa0' li HI to tho gold fields. You can look for ' b . ft jj Sj ' me in tho tall timber. Tako good I ' I i I ' Caro f tl10 ",lno- RAFAEL LOPEZ ' , ; , I 1 Is . Sheriff Smith said there was noth-B noth-B I f j G J 1ng about tho handwriting to lead ' '' fj I' him to bollevo that Lopez was the null nu-ll H , H hor of tl10 nvossaKe- I i ' H E The oilier letter was delivered to ' f f Deputy Sheriff Sorensen at Highland ' f If By. who turned It over to tho sher-H sher-H , . if t ill Iff. It read n follows: I illS I)clir kopez n of 8od cheer and I v ? trust ,n God- You muflt 'rust In Him (,,' 9 ' . nnd tlicre may bo happiness In store B ' v !' , for you. You have shown great en- I " t ! ' 8 ilurance and a man like you could be-B be-B ij I j f( -come a great power. You' will be M ' -I 5 happier If you forgive those weak 1i j won who betrayed you. They are ' j ' j small I hope for-good to come to ' j you. Every day I, shall prajf for you I . that thero may be a way out of your f , i difficulty. lie hopeful. B! t I j, '" Signed, . ULANE. H f B J ' Who Ulfuio Is none connected with Ht J l the sheriff's fordes knows. The letter H' ' j fci was wrIUen In, English, but the pen- B1 f, manshlp Indicates seemingly that tho B ' ' h. -jh nuUior endeavorec1 to dUgulso his B i ' writing. It was addressed to Lopez B Rj caro of AijQy tunnel. B f. This epUtlp Is llkowlso considered B K uy the sheriff In the light of a hoax. H Nothing transpired today to enliven H;t ' the routlno guard duty outsldo tho Bi hnllfiiotded tuunels and lu tho lower H levels. It was reported that food B! ' sprinkled with cyhnlde of potassium Hj i had been placed In tho mine In tho M t liope Uiat Ixjpez wou'd come across H i I anl devour it. If this were done It was without tho knowledge of Sheriff Sm.th, as he said ho know absolutely absolute-ly nothing of tho matter. It was roported to Sheriff Smltli that thero is a special delivery letter In tho poatofllce addressed to Lopez. Tho sheriff Is reported to havo said that ho would not make hny effort to get the letter. |