Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1924 — Page 11

finnish Youth Caught In Blackmail Scheme (UNITED PBEBB SERVICE) New York, Dec. 24. —After he gets o ul of Jail. Bem sirl °- a (jangling, towleaded Finnish youth who came from l'resno, Cal., and followed the sea nn til the bright Idea came to him of bhukmailinK aome of New York's first families, probably will try some other means of livelihood. Young Sirio’s dream of wealth were rudely shattered last night, when he thought he had his hands on a package containing 150,000. More detectives than he ever dreamed of hit him from all sides at once and before he knew it, he was blubbering a confession at police headquarters. The youth, who gave his age as 20, had written letters to Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt and Leonard Kip Rhinelander, asking $50,000 and $20.(H)0 respectively. He signed himself "Mr. Edmund Harrisburg, Hotel Hiltmore,” and directed that the money be brought to him at Battery Park hy a messenger who should wear a grey hat with a red ribbon and carry an umbrella decorated with ribbons. Detective Buckley of the bomb squad dressed up for/the part and a trap was set for Sirio. Detectives sprawled about on benches, blending into the scenery of the Battery as lounging derelicts. The next night a 15-year-old youth was attired as the messenger, with a package containing a few twenty dollar bills and a lot of newspapers. Finally Sirio was observed. A brief conversation with the messenger followed and just as the youth accept ed the money, the loungers came to life and closed in on him. Sirio said he was homesick and wanted to go home to his parents in Fresno with plenty of money. To Arrest W. H. Anderson When He Leaves Sinjj Sine Ossining, N. Y„ Dec. 23.—Two warrants for the arrest of William il. Anderson as soon as the former antisaloon league superintendent leaves Sing Sing 'tomorrow on the parole granted him were received today by warden Lewis E. Lawes. Both warrants are from the district attorney's office in New York county.

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One charges grand larceny the mh er extortion. olh ’ warrant, u> receipt of the warrants will be “ 6reat sho ‘* ‘0 Anderson as he to g 0 direct to 'mile after h | B release. Warden Lawes it wa, said had planned to free 1111,1 about 8 a. m. tomorrow. 11 a prison rule that prisoners ~,ay “ Ot be ‘old of the arrival or warrants and there is a possibility that Anderson will first get the news when he COS,eB the omce for release More probably he will learn through ■erane U " the P rls °“ ‘I '«ne by which news travels from nun to man despite official effort toward secrecy. ' ~ — . F„ (|Ua,ily n Coal ' Phone 199. Emerson Bennett. 273tf

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