Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-04-20

northern elites. The following which
we extract from the New York TN.
press shows hgw low and contempt =
bic persons Of both sexes can render
themselves, to tempt the uhwary and
estert httsh ttoisy from men Of fam
lilies and standing II, the community.
We hope The parties implicated will
meet with an exemplary punishment.
tbs AsTousptra DHvHtvrMHsrs.4
For several days past there has been
n great cry among all the small mors
ming papers Of developments to eone
and several astounding eases Of
conspiracy that have been praetised.
by the aid Of lady. upon sotne Of our
most wealthy and influential mer-
chants" have been promised from
day to day. Up to this time. howevs
er. none Of threatened revelations
have been made. while. rs Usual. we
who have no motives for conceal.
meht, give them all. without making
any flourish about The matter al all.
The developments 50 much TALKED
Of. therefore. ore these For three
years past, d man named w. H.
Smith. better known as the brother Of
the handsome little dwaf Major
Smith. with whom he how Keeps n
drinking saloon corner Of Canal
street and broadway. has maintained
m Illicit connection with a girl nam.
ed Sarah A. Longworthy. whom he
represented as his wife. The object
Of MI. VIM l.. Smith In making This
connection was not fancy. but busi-
t,ess, and we shall presently see that
he turned bis original calculations to
account. Sarah A. worthy was
acute girl. Of considerable person.
Al attractions, and under The eharae.
Ter Of a wife, 1t was thought by Mr..
that she might be used 10 EN-
trap certain wealthy msn Of amorous
inelihatidns. into situations which
would oblige them to pay up pretty
stnHrtly, IN compensation to Mr..
Smiths injured Homer. This patne
had been praelised before. to u short
exteht. III this city. but II had always
been olumshy performed. the preten-
husband making the terms for
himself. aud IN most eases getting
very little. Mr.. Smith. however,
gifted with enlarged views Of
business. conceived The idea Of brin-
tihg q lawyer into The partnership.
,s thk out door agent, and with whom
hey would share their profits.
II was necessary for their purpose
70 find n most eonsummate and IRE.
nrdiable rascal. but In view Of the
vocation they sought him from. they
lad no occasion to despair. It 50
happened that accident jumped with
heir wishes, and falling IN with nm
attorney named George w. Niles,
hey found upon q short examination
hat Ills liiistrupulesshess III yillany
'seeeded even their most snnauine
80 they formed n partnership
It once. The preliminary operations
icing fixed by these hhrpies. their
tstem 5f operations was arranged ~
ollowsi The lady wassto despatch
written In n most elegant hand
. the intended victim of the party,
olieiting All interview. The person
for this honor. was always
be q rich man. and either married.
r 70 established In society. ms to
exposure fatal TO him. When.
yer matters ripened to an interview,
Witnesses We're TO be on hand. and Mt
convenient time the dupe was to
@ surprised.
The game proved eminently SUI.
A great deal Of money was
,ade by the detestable trio, and
HES. who went into the business u
1%mpnrhtive loafsr. In the short pc.
Cd ofthree years possessed himself +,
considerable real estate. and now /,
his team Of borses with as
'uch govt ia tho agent Of the Rothss
lids. We have the names Or The J
arions parties whom these creatures
ave vietimized In the way Of suits :.
by Niles for criminal con. :
Some Of these suits bear
langhable feature of being atten.
d with spurious preliminaries Of
voree. OH the part Of Smitb, In order !
present to the victim and his law
r n decent looking show Of cause.
lies, however, has managed well
not TO bring any Of bis suits .
trial. while his proceedings In the :.
ny OF testimony, are always taken, I,
commission, out Of conrt. Id
IN a case of this kind against d 4
ealthy builder in Stanton street, lit a
|, Major Smith was the witness to d ?
ia Gene. The result was the pay =
emit 0 $4,000 by the builder for a !,
lease from the proceedings. The Ii
'xt prosecution was brought against z
grey haired merchant Of great p
In Front street, who was ar. =,
sted by a fellow named y. A. Gale, n
false personnation Of an officer. In ci
ls case $4,000 was demanded, but d
element was made for $500 in :
notes at six months each. These
ties were sold by Niles to d mer- 4
ntile firm who got them discount 10
by a large South street house, on y,
that they had been received tn
lumber. Another suit was CON-
need against q wealthy varnish
up town, in which a female
,oi-pigeon named Mrs. Stewart ac-
as the witness. In this they /.