Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-04-17
An Extraordinary Case Of Extortions
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scouhareis TOO inzy TO pursue any honest vo-
cation, and subsequently resort to their wits
for livelihood. The "Patent Safe Camel
Mock auctions" the Panel Came" and
numerous other modes are adopted to take
IN and rob strangers. The New York Tri
bune, of a week or so ago, gives the follow
ing account Of the fleeing Of rich cid Gus
toner in that city
A few months since, on old gentlemen from
Newark, N. D., came TO New York on bust
mes. One evening, while passing along
Broadway, was accosted by woman.-
Though his head was graced with the snow
of many winters, his heart was inlammable
o., as that OF any youth In the dog days of life
The old gentleman made but faint resistance
to the charms of the siren, aud finally consen-
ted to accompany her home. The happy
couple had scarcely entered the house when
an lnturlated man rushed into the room, and
frantlcally exclaimed 81 have found you
outl You are betrayng me, but your para
mouf shall not escape my just vengeance. ]
VIII make him feel what it islto destroy the
happiness of a loving husband. The lady
screamed implored, wept and finally, as last
resort, tainted The elderly seducer protes-
ted on his honor that the unfortunate lady
was innocent. For some time the husband
sternly refused to listen but at length through
the entreaties of a friend who had accompan-
ieo MIN, be agreed to accept q thousand dol
lars and say no more about the matter.
The old gentleman being rich was glad to
escape thus easily. lie paid Sl00 down, all
the money he had with him, aud promised
that he would give the rest at 10 o'clock next
morning, making an appointment at the New
ork Hotel, for that purpose. In security
Tor this agreement he was easily induced to
leave behind him bis fine gold watch and chair.
Next morning at the appointed hour and
place, the old man paid over to the injured
husband and friend the additional 5000, and
left FOR his home thinking the whole matter
settled so far as he was concerned. But he
was mistaken, for soon afterwards his mascu-
line friends called upon him at his own house
and by threats of exposure and ,ega! proceed
ings unless he complied induced him to pay
$4,000 more. This visit they solemnly prom
ised would be the last, but it was not. They
called again and again, and by means of the
old threats contriyed not to leave empty han
ded
One day the friend by whose kind inter
cession the compromise had first been made,
called upon the old gentleman and told him
that the loving husband whose peace he had
destroyed was dying and for obious reasons it
would be well to pay him visit that he might
not in his paroxysms, divulge the secrets
which would be well to keep qiuet The old
gentleman followed to the house of the dy ing
man. He was ushered into a darkened room
and there beheld the injured husband, appa-
rently IN the last agonies, crying out, LET
me clutch the destroyer of my happiness and
my wife's honor bring him before me !" The
old man, badly frightened, begged the sympa-
thizers who were present, to keep the dying
man quiet and freely left behind him $4,000 |
m IN no ba ia
ses and doctors bills. lie paid $4,000 in all |
und now he thought the matter must surely |
end. But again he was mistaken.
One evening his domestic lares were invaded !
by two seedy-looking gentlemen, whose whole
appearance idcated perfect specimens OF the
genus literary, who live by writing sensation
stories, and digging up scandal like ghouls.-
They introduced themselves and presented
him with neatly written manuscript which
they requested him to peruse. To his horror
he found it to be highly colored account of
his nocturnal adventure, names &c. in full
The peace and good name of his family were
at stake, so he asked what sum would induce
them to suppress it.
After some consultation they named $4,000
saying that their publisher had already paid
for it, but out of consideration for his family
LheyWould withdraw it, The money was han
leu over, the manuscript burned, The writers
took their departure and the old man with his
purse now considerably ligbtened, plucked up
courage to prevent further extorton. With
his view be notified some New York police
officers, and begged their protection. One
of these officers Henry llopel after consider
able search succeeded in arrestng one of the
swindlers. The prisoner was brought before
Recorder Barnard, who committed him TEN.
porialy an affidavit; having been made against
him. The old gentleman who had been victi-
mized so badly and in a manner so bold, would
not, however, press the affair to further ex-
animation for fear ofth publicity which would
ansue, but expressed himself satisfied in the
knowledge that he would not be further distur-
bed.-N y. Tribune.