Fear of being put on the spot kept a Coaldale miner from telling police he was the victim of a blackmail scheme, and it was not until two weeks ago that he summoned the courage to tell police and incidentally caused the arrest of a blackmailer.

The prisoner, Samuel O'Grosso, 35, of Coaldale, was held under $1,000 bail by Squire Boyle of Coaldale when given a hearing on the charge of blackmailing Stephen Trani, a Coaldale mine worker.O'Grosso approached Trani and warned him the gang planned to "get rid of" Trani, but he offered to appease the gang if Trani would give him $1,000. The victim of the scheme had been paying O'Grosso in small installments until he informed police of the plot.