The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-16
SINGULAR DIscLosuRE.-RoBERr MAcKIE, No. a62

sUS, OF 18th Jan. 1895, in our possession. The
facts connected with its suppression are these On
the evening OF the 18th of June, Mr.. Day, the editor OF
the SUM- put proof sheet of the article into the hands
OF dismissed clerk of Mackies. This proof was con-
veyed to Mackie himself about O'clock He became
terribly alarmed, summoned his friends bethought
himself what he should do. An application was made
to Mr. Day to suppress the article. He at first refused
and said-"no money can buy me off," The edition
was going 10 press-no time was 10 be lost-and
Mackies friends advised him to give any money for IFS
suppression. Two checks accordingly were drawn out
for $3.50 each $500 in ALL on the Merchants Exchange
Baok With these checks they went to the office of
the Sun, and such was their potency that the press
stopped-the annexed article taken out of The FORM
and all The copies printed of, to the amount of nearly
one thousand, carried over to No. 262 Broadway and
there destroyed in large fire, except three copies one
of which have. Mr.. Merritt the police officer,
present during the bonfire. This is the way the
Sun office has made money-being $3.50 line.
From the Suppressed New York Sua, June 49, 1885,
MonstrOus, Foul and Uanatural-It this morning
becomes duty to disclose instance of humanity
and deiestable villany, unequaled and unryalled in
the peculiar ioathsomeness of It's character by any
Of which have hitherto read or heard. On more
than occasion We have exhibited 10 public repro
and have drawn down deserved punishment upon
their heads. But the degree of public Indignation
which cannot fail to excite will probably
be such call forth the officers of Justice 10 shield
rather than punish culp r the unanlcipated and
unimaginable nature of whose crime has left our laws
devoid of provision to punish. Including caption
worth $780,
Were he to be seized and deliberately tarred and
feathered, the punishment though unlawful, would
be mild and gentle in comparison to his offence and
his house, the scene OF his nIquity, to be le-
yelled with the ground, few persons could be found to
blame, however reluctant they might be to Justify,
such expression of public feeling. 1t is case
which will arouse the manly Indignation of every hus-
band father brother, and lover, this community and
excite confusion and dsmay in the bosoms of every viz
tuous wife, sister and daughter TO whom it becomes
known nevertheless our imperative duty reveal
snd will do unreservedy due reg ard 10
delcacy viii permit Worth only $a9.]
A few: days since we received written eohifnuni-
cation, which stated that ROBERT MACKIE, Dry
Goods Merthant;sof No. 262 Broadway, was habtual-
ly guilty of the revolving though outrage
upon the persons of the unsuspecting female csto-
msrs who Wished his store. This was explained by
tho further: statement, that by means of holes made
in the floor and communicating with the -celar be-
meath, she daily in the practice of gratifying all
lbdinous curiosity. This imputaton upon
a fradesman who keeps one of the most fashionable
and frequented stores in Broadway, appeared TO us
too horrible for credbify and inclined consider
the communication base and malicious attack upon
of detecting the supposed calumniator, than of nc-
quiring eoueborative information, that inserted
nohce in our columns requesting interview with
The wfiter. In the meantime, Mackie called on us
and inquired if we had not received such commu-
nication. We told him certainly had, and con-
sdering il what he pronounced it be- malicious,
We frankly placed it in his possession, with the sim
cere hope that it would afford him clue to his secret
enemy Shortly afterwards received information
so fully conhrmave of that in the letter, induce
us to submit the whole matter the investigation of
our magistrates of police. " orth $50.
The further information to which we alInde was to
the effect that only there hole III the floor
near the door, beneath which Macke was in,the habit
Of lying upon his back, upon platform elevated to
facilliste his infamous practice with regard every
female who passed or lotered the door way, but
also that there several other holes made for the
..ame purpose, and furnished with similar conve-
nience near the counter, by which the ladies necessa-
rly stood in. making their purchases. One Of these
holes was Immediately adjacent to that part of the
counter on which was placed case containing belt
rbands and other fancy articles, which females were
likely to occupy some time in inspecting, and which
his clerks had strict injunclions from
place, EWorth $48l
We were further informed that Macke was in the
habtof indulging this henous and unnatural propen
sty for almost incredible periods of the day and that
when he again came up into the store, excited by
some new or attractive visitor, he would often sud-
denly retire to renew his horizontal station below and
of the females who were unfortunately subjected to
this monstruus outrage, not even the lady TO whom he
was aaianced TO be married, was exempt To this
lady in particular, whilst examining ribands, it was
often noticed by the clerks that he made frequent
apologies for sudden absence from the store. 1t
was, indeed, the frequency of these sudden absent
ments that first excited the suspicious of the clerks
with regard to the unmanly and nquitous course in
which their unworthy employer was indulgng; but
what probably led to its exposure al insult which
he thus secretly offered To- female friend of of these