Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-20
Fanny Eissl.r and the New York Herald.


Fanny Eissier and the New York. Herald.
u Mr Wykof the travelling agent of Fan.
ny Elssler, makes some strange disclosures in
relation to black mail, or bribes, or donations,
that Bennett ofthe Y Herald compelled Fanny
to give, in order to silence his scurrilous pen
EVERY where she deported herself with the
strictest proprey, as is her woat and every
where received the most marked and tiattering
testimonials of good feeling, both private and
public. There were some exceptions to this
from certain well-known and scurrilous journ-
ais but the only one it is now necessary to
mention was the ~. Y Herald had inior-
med Mile. Elssier Of the dsagreeablc necessity
of ofconciliatng this odious paper, and she there
fore consented to receive its Editor. lie called
10 minutes after her arrival at the American
Hotel, and offered his pen and journal uncond-
tonslly for her use. accepted it on her be-
half, and he s,raightway began the most extra
VACANT "puffs," Which he evidently continued
for the profit they brought him in the increase
Of his circulation. During the summer of 40,
Mile. Elssler made every courteous acknowl-
edgement in her power, and received Mrs Ben.
nett whom he had lately married, on various
occasions. Before her departure for the Ils-
vana, the winter OF the same year, Mile. Esser
presented Mrs. Bennett with rich gold brace
let Of the value of hundred dollars. Her sur
prise may easily be imagined at hearing after
wards that an aboninable attack had been made
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tematicaiy repeated till she was on the point
ofabandoning the country in dismay; for, in all
her European experience, she had never met an
individual 60 sunk in debasement as this man,
who had courted her notice, received her pre-
sents for his wife, only to repay both with mex
cusable infamy.
suggested to her the only apparent means
TO stay this foul stream Of low abuse, and on
her arrival in New York in the summer of iS4l,
she bought at Storr s. AIcntimer's, Broadway.
a service Of silver for near $500, and q case ,f
Jewels, consisting Of earrings and necklace, of
about the same amount, and presented them to
Mrs, Bennett, VINO received them, of course
most willingly. This led, for time, to truce
and few days after, Bennett wrote letter,
which he ddted London, and defended her a
gainst the very pack he had set on; but he took
that occasion, such is his avldi,y for vitupera-
ton, TO abuse several other meritorous artists
amongst others, the Seguins Having been
made TO comprehend the tenure upon which
Bennett accorded his services. Mile Elssler kept
up pretty active fire of presents during her
engagement, among others two splendid drcs-
ses for Mrs. Bennett And in return "puifs"
were regularly inserted, but of character so
vulgar anl ridiculous, that Nile. Esser would
rather have paid TO escape them. Before her
departure for Havana, in February, 1912, she
again presented Mrs. Bennett with rich si.
YER dressing case, bought in New York, and a
Nriting-desk of great beauty. But as 1 knew
his venal pen was given to scurriliy as the
sparks fly upward, intimated plainly that if he
renewed his brutalities during her approaching
trip to Havana he might expect from me GER
tain exposures that would involve him fatally
with the many honorable members of the New
York press he had so often anu insoiently out
ragged. He understood, and feared me. This
time Nile, Elssler escaped any further annoy
snce, but on her return 10 New York in 40, she
renewed her presents, and even up to the hour
Of her departure from this country she was un-
der tribute to this craving shark Of the press.
The last present was gold pencil case to Ben
nett, who managed to encounter her just be-
fore her embarkation in Boston,"