New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-15
The Black Mail Reporters-once more.

and exists among the Reporters al tie loAi- u.
which money has been obtained for suPpressins ine
names Of parties and cases there. We he" ''''
although these facts were notorious yet me Wei.
Of 40 peculiar character that 70 bring the direct an
po.i,ive proof home would be a matter OF great d"
, iculty and delicacy " Eel, it our duty however
to expose the facts generally. without mentioning
housekeeping that this would operate a. " ai"
ing 10 the persons engaged in this neiarious system
10 de.st Bu, instead Of this, relying on ine 'iI
nifty from exposure occasioncd by the re'u''iADe %
parties 10 have their names dragged O'lD'r ''
nublic our charge was met with broad and iaun'-
inc, denisl. and we were defed and challenged
both pubcly and in private notes, TO produce e'i-
dence Of our assertion.
Iyeu cep,e.ncn-you shall be accommodated
W. "a, state facts without exposing names and %
tho following cases DO not meet your appreciation
,.e will give you some oibers-having ioieraby
lo-.o assortment on hand which i. daily augmentins
in numbers and variety
In the summer OF l-43 youRg man, recently IA
ken into partnership by merchant who had become
sick Of the bargain. was arrested on complaint by
his partner and taken TO the Tombs II beng iaie'
the Magistrate refused 10 take bail in the case that
night but promised 10 attend TO II at CLOCK 'ne
next morning Accordingly at that hour the young
mans Attorney was in attendance finding the iaIih-
ful Reporters on hand even az that early hour rcal.
and anxious 10 serve their country. The young man
was discharged on bail, and one Of the Reporter
who seemed to at a. spokesman for the others 'on'
or two Of whom were present and all al Who's
names we have asked whether the case was 10 BE-
reported BY no means was the reply and
bargain was consequently made by which the ne
Dorters were 10 receive $50, to be divided amons
them. if the case was not published pom nqnirINs
how the case would be kept out Of all the papers d.
only paying one Of the Reporters he said that the!
were all one-that any bargain made with one oi
them was the same as il made with all and mat ioi
the purpose Of security, the checks could be dated
ahead and the payment stopped if the case appear
ed. Two checks were accordingly drawn 10 the
order Of the Reporter who acted in the business one
ten and the other twenty days ahead for Fifteen Dol
lars each payable on condition that the case was not
published until they matured. 1t was not published
in any Of the papers and the checks were paid Ono
Of these checks is now on our desk. II Is endorsed
by the Reporter whose name We suppress.
Mr.. Chadwick Of Unadilla, in this State.
was brought down to the City in May or June last.
charged with obtaining goods under false preiences
from various merchants here. One OF the sufferers
testified that he was loser by the prisoner OF
$4,000. He informed friend that he would be IN
med if the testimony was published and was ad
viscd to pay the Reporters for supprcssins H. til
rave them $50 and the next day the case was re
ported with the testimony in full crccpf the mann
and eridencc al his merchant which Were omitted
in all the papers Chadwick was convicted and
sentenced to the City Prison for 30 days
In December 1913 young man from Troy was
arrested a charge Of rape, and examined III ihe
Star Chamber 4 Reporter whose name we have
was present and demanded 500 for supprcssna ih,
case an all the papcrs. The 500 was paid to Oh.
Ger - mo, we won't prin, his name who iooh
sl5 of the poor hard working Reporters honest
earnings and handed over the remaining 80. Tn,
case ncrcr appeared in any of the papers
On the 9TH May. lsi5, clearinghouse keeper
was complained Of for attempting TO abuse female
boardcr He paid s25 to the Reporter through on
officer who was present, and the case was not re-
ported.
In 1912 Dr. Peters, the inventor of Peters Pills
hung himself and his partner attended at the Coro
ncr's Office aud solicited the Reporters not to pub
ish the case They refused TO comply unless they
were paid and no bargain was made Subsequent
y three Reporters called on this gentleman at the
corner of Greenwich and Liberty streets. and Ell
lcavored to persuade him to pay them $50 for k'Sp
ing the case out of the papers-which he was al
last dssuadcd from doing by friend who was pre-
sent The next day the case published, with
al its distressing details.
Some time ago a woman received a letter from
Reporter informing her that an indictment had been
found against her for a certain offence and that he
would dispose of the wiihoutfarther annoyance
to her, if she would send him a specified sum OF
money. She got d person to inquire into the bust
ness who discovered upon inquiry that no indici
men, of the kind existed. and that no complaint
against the person had been made
In all the above cases we have the names OF the
parties and of the Reporters, which we repeat ART
suppressed simply because our object Is 10 reform
an abuse rather than to iniurc individuals That ai
Reporters have been are guilty OF this business
We do not charge But that the system of receivinl
money for suppressing cases has cIisfed and does
erisf and that an organization also exists by which
money paid TO one Reporter keeps cases out OF
several papers, we have clearly shown If farther
proof is wanting We are able and willing 10 pro
duce IT,
M EDITOR: ! wish through the medium Of your
widely circulated journal briefly to notice the riHous
policy adopted by Insurance Companies in calling n
Loans upon Real Estate when in cases the o-se-
can be repaired by Withholding their dividends which
will prove far less distressing than that Of calling upon
persons wholly unpTepared and unable 10 obtain the
quired sum without making runous sacrifice Of prop
criy in order 10 meet the eNisency Of the summons
The evils of the late disastrous FIRE can and viii De-
greatly multiplied 70 the community policy 80 D.
liberal and shorisighed j. persisted in But il j. o.
be hoped that upon consideration Of the
matter. different and more generous counscls vii PIE
vail. which Will lead 10 the adoption Of such means "a.
VIII not only cNtIlcaie them from Their present Difficult
ties, but WI also preclude the necessity Of distressing
others. FRIEND IN NEED Is A FRIEND INDEED