Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-10

Varnin. to Elderly swains.

Warning to Elderly Swains.
A few months since an old gentleman
from Newark, N. j., came TO New York
on business. One evening, while he was
passing along Broadway, he was accosted
by a lady. Though his head was graced
with the SHOWS of many winters, his heart
was as infiamable as that of any yo- tn in
the dog-days of life. The old gentleman
made but faint resistance to the charms of
the siren, and finally consented to accom-
pany her home. The happy couple had
scarce entered the house, when an infuria-
ted man rushed into the room, and frantic
ally exclaimed. 81 have found you out "
You have betrayed me; but your para
mour shall not escape my just vengeance.
/ will make him feel what il is to DESTROY
the happiness of a loving husband!" The
lady screamed, implored and wept, and
finally tainted. The elderly seducer pro-
tested 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 friend
who had accompanied him, he agreed to
accept a thousand dollars and to say no
more about the matter. The old gentle
man being rich, was glad to escape thus
easily. He paid 500 down-all the mon
ey he had with him, and promised that lie
would give the rest at 10 o'clock the next
morning, making an appointment at the
New York Hotel for that purpose. In Sc
curity for this agreement he was easily in
duced TO leave his fine gold watch and
chain. Next morning at the appointed
time, the old man paid over to the injured
husband and friend, the additional 5000,
and left for his home, thinking the matter
was wholly settled, so far as he was con-
cerned. But he was wofully mistaken, for
soon afterward his two masculine friends
called upon him, at his own house, and by
threats of exposure and legal proceedings
unless he complied, induced him 10 pay
$4,000 more. This visit they solemnly
promised would be the last, butjt was not.
They called again and again and by means
of the old threats, eontrived not to leave
empty handed. One day the friend by
whose kind intereessions 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 obvious reasons it would
be well to pay him visit, that he might
not in his paroxysms. divulge the secrets
which it would be well to keep quiet. The
old man followed 10 the house of the dy-
ing man. He was ushered into a darken-
ed room, and there beheld the injured hus-
band apparently IN the last agonies, crying
out, "Let me clutch the dstroyer of my
happiness and my wife's honor! bring him
before mer' The old man badly frig ghten-
ed, begged the few sympathisers who were
present. to keep the dying man quiet and
freely left behind $4,000 more to pay the
poor fellows funeral expenses and doctors
bill. He had paid $4,000 in all, and now
he thought the matter must surely end
But again he was mistaken.
One evening his domestic affairs were
invaded by two seedy looking gentlemen
whose whole appearance indicated speci-
mems of the genus literary, who live by
writing sensation stories, and digging up
scandal like ghouls. They introduced
themselves, and presented him with man.
uscript which they requested him to Pc
ruse. To his horror, he found it to be
highly colored account of his nocturnal ad-
venture, Dames, ETC., in full. The peace
and good name of his family were at stake
so he asked them what sum would induce
them to suppress it. After some consul
tation they named 81, 900 saying that their
publishers had already paid for it, but one
of consideration to the family, they would
withdraw it.
The money was Landed over, the manu-
script was burned, the writers departed
and the old man. with his purse now con-
lightened, plucked up courage TO
prevent further extortion. With this view
he notified some New York detective po-
lice officers of the whole affair and begged
their protection. One of these officers,
Henry Hope) after considerable search,
in arresting one of the swiud-
lers. The prisoner was brought before Re
corder Barnard, who committed him tenn
porarily, an affidavit having been made
against him. The old gentleman who had
been yictimized so badly, and in manner
so odd, would not, however, press the af-
fair to further examination, for fear of the
publicity which would ensIle, but expresses
himself satisfied in the knowledge that L g |
will not he further disturbed.-N Y.
Tribune.