BLACKMAILER TRICKED.
THREATENING LETTER TO LORD ROTHSCHILD. By Telesraph—Pr«Eß Association—Copyright (Rec. August 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 2. Heinricli Krcmmerskothen, a welldressed youth, has been remanded oil a charge of blackmail. At the hearing it was stated by the prosecution that Lord Rothschild had recoived a letter demanding ,£30,400 for a certain society, and suggesting an answer by advertisement in the "Times." The writer threatened that if anyone notified the police, or if the demand were not complied with, Lord Rothschild and his relatives would be killed. A detective gave evidence that an advertisement was inserted in the "Times" agreeing to the request. A parcel of bogus money was hidden in a wall in a Coventry Street restaurant, which was watchedr Ivremmerskothen was arrested after a severe struggle.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1819, 4 August 1913, Page 5
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128BLACKMAILER TRICKED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1819, 4 August 1913, Page 5
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