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ee ee ae ee Eee A et <4 will de noted that forsrt:. stated he nal purchg: ed a tablet of gaper at tie variety Store ir Fonda, auc had a:30 pepenes. Z ne exvelorte therc, se dees not mow waere we tavjet and quvelepes i. aye et the prezent tine, but believes {+ ie possitie that sane may be t the residence of Lis aunt, he staves thet tr: - Penly reason ne can offer for writing the Urestening letter %. the veetin in this case and demanding the §1,00C.OC is thet after he hac bees, repuisec oy Alice Schnetter, his feelings had been so hrrt thet he felt tnat he ought to do something to get even with her. He states, Lewever, that that is not the reason he started writing her name on Gellar tills, t.t coctimed to do sc thinxing she si zht he emeorvec persens writing to her. He stated he had contemplated that she woulé be troubled tr lew enforcement officers as a regult cf the letter to lark Gecle, but it had never cecurre? to his that she xi ght become dnvolved in serious trouble. He was questionac at some length as to what bo intended to ¢o followiw the mailiagg of the firet letter, in- gofar es arrencing for a pay-off place for tne $1,000.00 and he stated he had never made ur his nind, and now after his arrest believes he would never have done anytaing further. de further stated that. he obtained the ides for writing the extortion letter fran reading tive story sagasines, which he does considerably. — a ee potified the Des Yoines Field Office imesdiately ——~-" "Bon, and notified the office further wher a signed statement bean by) secured, Acting Special Agent in Charve Gene h, Henry notified Rp ef the Bureau of the cevelopments, and in adcition comsrunicatec With United States Attorney E. G. Dunn st Mason City, iowa, who suthori- _ wed prosecutive action against Poreyth in this matter. Thie informe a tien was commmicated to Agent, who after placing Forsyth in the aan Pocahontas Ceunty Jail at Pocchontas, Joma, preceeded to Fort Dodge, | oe 8 Iews, emi on 2-25-38 took the following ection. . 3 | By Be Geatt, United States Commissioner, 1517 = Sta a wer inferued of Be. Dunn's extborised prosecution, and :