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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1920)
..i'.'i'V,l' ' - M'. "I u T. i. ' y.-. l""' V 1 ,1 Tjfc OMA.HA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 16, 1920. 11 A i Pf STRYCHNINE IS FOUND IN SUGAR AFTER THREATS Ralston Farmer N Discovers Poison Following Receipt of "Blackhand" Letter De- . : manding Large Sum. Mysterious "blackrlan" letters de manding sums ranging as high as 1,000, threatening ' dire conse quences if the money is not forth" coming, Sent to prominent farmers at Ralston ; during the past week, followed the discovery yesterday of a substance pronounced poison in food in the tiome of Ernest Arp, one of the recipients, who failed to com ply with the terms of his letter, has sent public excitement in that village to a feyeyrt pitch higher than that awakened by the recent bold day light robbery of the Ralston bank. Just previous to the finding of the poison Mr. Arp found what pur ported to be a second and final warning posted in his granary, in which the Uncanny writer asserted he had entered the Arp home dur- ing the family's absence, and could do so again at will. Alarmed by this letter, Mr. Arp vas still further upset by the discovery of . black particles in' the sugar in the house. Other member; of the family noticed them at the same time. Samples were submitted to Dr. F. M. Hea .ock, who" pronounced the substance to be strychnine. Sheriff in Ambush. The first.' instance f a letter de manding money brought to light was received by Charlie Thompson, whose farm lies a quarter of a mile south of Mr. Arp's farm. It required that he deposit $100 in his mail box or, "he or his family would suffer.' The date set was Friday night, and Mr. Thompson complied, having first notified Sheriff Charlie Peters of Sarpy coiyity. With a deputy sheriff, they waited in ambush all night but no one appeared to get the money. The discovery of the second note yesterday by Mr. Arp and the find ing of the stuff in the sugar leads citizens of . Ralston to believe that the business is more than a joke. From the contents of the note Mr. Arp believes that the first one, which hedeclared he never received, was posted last Sunday. He was absent from his home that day. The writer asserted in,rhe note that he had en tered the 'house on Sunday, was perfectly familiar with the place and the comings and goings of the fam ily, and would again gain access to the home when his plans neces sitated. ' Refer to Sheriff Clark. As Ralston is in Douglas county. Sheriff ,Peter referred the official investigation to Sheriff Mike Clark of this county. Mr. Thompson nd Mr. Arp arranged to call at his of fice yesterday afternoon to place the evidence in his hands and also for a further chemical analysis of the par ticles fcitndMn the sugar. Accojd ing to Mr. Arp, Dr. Heacock was satisfied-, as to its composition, but rf: recommended a thorough examina tion. ; Principals' in the ease and citizens of Ralston declared themselves at a loss as to the perpetrator of the threats. It was pointed Out j ester: day morning that - the evident familiarjty of the petson with family habits tagged him as a resident or frequent visitor. Dies Unexpectedly of Strange Illness Day ! After Pal's Funeral Daniel J. Lynch, ; 31 years old, 3509 Cuming street, died unexpected ly afrthe Methodist hospital Thurs day, the day after he attended the funeral services of his pal, Magnus Valien, killed in an automobile acci dent. Mr. Lynch left his home at 8 Thursday morning. "I'rrt just going over to the 'hos pital to learn what's the matter with me," he told his mother. "I don't feel well." He complained of a growth in. his nose, his sister said. Before the medical examination and an ex-ray could be made. Mr. Lynch became seriously ill., His family was called to his bedside, and he died in his mother's arms at 7 that evening. Mr. Lynch was born and reared in Omaha. During the war he was stationed at Camp Funston, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 Monday morning at Hoffman's funeral home and at 9 o'clock at St. Cecilias cathedral. Interment will be in Holy Sepulcher cemetery.1 His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lynch and two sisters, Misses Agnes and Gertrude Lynch, survive. . If Japanese, mills had been able to obain deliveries of all machinery ordered from English and United States builders since 191ft, their equipment "Vyould' now aggregate about 5,000,000 spindles. The actual spindleage, however, is not 3,250,000,. ARVEBTISKMF.NT Wrinkles Thai Fora Around Eyet mi f.loyth This Ga4 look ing Young1 Woman Adviooo Old Timo Rofipo of ButtormUk Cream in New Way, Cratl Maioaga with Fincera Before Retiring AU That la Ntctssary. 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Woman Fined Sl6 for Alleged , Pickpocket Theft Appeals (Mrs. L..Nooaan, Nineteenth and Charles streets, who was arrested affer an exciting chase Friday aft ernoon iot the alleged, theft of a poeketbook belonging to Mrs. Sadia Davis, 1501 North Twentieth- street. was fWd $10 by Police Judge Fitz gerald yesterday. Mrs. Noonan de tied she took the purse. She appeal ed to the district court. c - A cloth factory gives the follow ing figures: Increase in number of employes, 21 per cent; decrease in output, 14 per cent; increase in la bor cost per yard of cloth, 40 per cent. Thieves Rifle Trunk -Burglars broke into the room of Frank Petek, Sill South Twenty sixth street Friday night and rifled his trunk of $50 and a watch valued at $25. Bee YVat Boosters. Ad, Are Business Claim Adjuster Suing Railroad for $25,000; , Asking $25,000 ' damages for in-' juries he says he received when he slipped and fell in Union station last February, Orlando Y. 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