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Show CHIEF OF POLICE RECEIVES k I CALL FROM THEBLMHANDERS El "Tall Man" Telephones, Threatening the Head of the Police l y'f" Force With Death If He Continues the Search for the I Bandits Norton Replies in Strong Language, De- j fying the Entire Gang Rumors of More , I Money Paid Over to the Blackmailer. 1 That people other than the Eccles family, the Brlstols and the Dees have received threatening letters and telephonic communications from blackmailers and that they have paid without making the affair known to the officers, ia being freely stated in the cit The officers are of the opinion that the reports are true in some instances, but that all the stories are not true The officers themsehes have re celved threats over the telephone by persons claiming to be members of the blackhand gans, but the com munlcations have been treated w 1th contempt and have been answered In the same tone of Intimidation as that Klven. It Ir thought by the officers that It will be much better for the people who are threatened with violence vio-lence at the hands of the outlaws, if they do not pay over the money It was only a few nights ago that Chief of Police W I Norton was railed to the telephone at his home by a person representing; himself to be one of the gang In fact the tall man, and told that he was getting too busy in the matter of rewards and other activities He wa6 threat ened that If he did not desist something some-thing would happen that he would I not forget for some time to come. jj ! The fellow Intimated that the chief 1 would "be picked off" -suddenly sotoo 1 day. If he persisted. I "These fellows are getting money through intimidation." said the chief i this morning, and 1 believe that'lf the people will tell them to not attempt at-tempt it any more that not one cent will be given them it will have a j good effect and the villains will soon I i come to the conclusion that their ef- ''. , forts are In vain I I told the fellow who talked to me j that he is a coward of the deepest dye and that I was not afraid of ) him, nor would I heed his threats. I told him that he might be able to j get me in some cowardly way or shoot some the officers from ambush, but that they would gain nothing by It, as there would be other men left I to trail them. fl "I hope the people will turn over to the police department or the sher- tfl iff s office all information they have I respecting blackhand letters or tele- J, j phone calls as they may lead lo clues " Both Chief Norton and Sheriff De- fl Vine say that there are now new de- (Continued on Page Five.) H CHIEF DF POLICE RECEIVES 8 CSLL TELEPHONE (Continued from Page One) velopments In connection with the last outrages, but that their departments depart-ments are alert and are constantly on the lookout for evidence leading to the identity of the bandits. They also say that there Is not an officer of the force that fears the threats of the blacklianders although the understand that they are dealing with men of the worst sort. Superintendent T S. Browning of the public safety department also believes that the demand of the b.imllt, should t" spurned He states that his department will be r iha volfnra of ihe ueo- ple at all times and that there is no fear of the bandits Mr. Browning states that in his raand if the threats were disregarded they would soon cease It was said by the officers that no letters have been received since last Saturday, so f3r as they know and that It is probable that there will be none for some time. If at a!!. David Edwards, the wounded detective. de-tective. Is improving rapidly, his condition being much better today according to reports from the Dee hospital His daughter, Mrs. Brlggfl of Kem merer, Wyjo., Is still In the cltv and she expects to remain until her faiher has recovered She has comfortable quarters at the hospital and is at her father's bedside frequently. fre-quently. The attorney for Myron A. Smith, who was bound over to the federal grand jurv, accused of being one of the blackmailers, next Saturday will appear before United States A nor ney H. K Booth and request that he ask the federal judse to release his I client on his own recognizance and Ultimately thai he be discharged The attorney Bays they think the government govern-ment has no deposition to keep an Innocent men in jail Some of the government officer", however, are not of the same opin- 1 Ion as Smith s attorney and they still claim that the evidence against Smith has not been shaken in the least by the events of the Past week They may insist that the man be held for the grand jury Investigation. |