The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-13

A Sickles Case at Chicago.
From the Chicago Review, Jan u
TIE GREAT SOCIAL PRoBLEM-rHs GROWTH OF IN
MORALITY AND CRIME AMONG THE INTELLIGENT,
THE wEALTRY AND THE PIoUs-scANDAL IN HIGH
LIFE.
a,s through as previous that has publish
a an indecent rem; has uniformly avoided mentioning
snv Of the elarng acts lndecency when
1sye found place in the columns Of the daily journals,
while has ignored all Of the numerous scandals which
have been 30 industroesy circulated y these winged
be gained for the morals OF the community by pa
radg before the eye the vices OF our neshoors and not
wishing 10 cater appetes OF the depraved, have
hherto upuousy avoided reference 70 such matters
We now at different conclusion and believe that
the rood of society demands OF those wretches
Who fer the qualification of their lusfu appettes, desc
erae homes miserable through life their victims
with whole households oil their friends stain the fair es
Su,cheon many innocent families and drag themselves
INTO disgrace here ana perdition hereafter
Nothing but the newspaper lash seems 70 TO meet
such cases since our Chicago daily press lay bare
emily the crimes, the foes and vices OF the poor and
Swy: excepting where poca, Ro,s. Is % be gained
breaking up OF den Of infsmy by the police of John
Kellys getting drunk, or Mrs s., having about the
water supply, knocks Mrs WIS eye into mourning; the
Of the poor girl who friendess homeless and cold
easnared by the worlds love OF show in dress becomes
upon street-a of which detailed with
the names, places and uncomplimentary ann0tations
But when Michigan becomes the scene Of low
and debasug crime, and when mansion s proved TO be
fouer den than the harots home, cotemporaries
ere silent; they have not word to say The amenities
Of society directs them 70 be silent
II is This silence, perhaps, which has induced us 10
spread the matter before our readers We have no re-
spec for adultery, because committed by the elegant
the learned the seemingly pous and the weathlest Of
wealthy therefore, unhesatngly take up this matter
and shall continue TO take all similar which reach
as equally as well authenticated AZ thts.
Our object is, by showing up these immoralites TO
sufficient interest TO induce discussion fnd
possible, solution of this great immoral question.
Some may up who tell why it is tina. we
are growing In INTEL gence, seem 70 be falling back
while the church boastng Of millions Of heather coz
voIU, We are doing worse than the unchrsanzei CAM
shining ghtsdvines, deacons and sistersare the
whose hearts given over TO lust and nfamy s this
OF the fine arts9 There something wrong all
tAs. 1t needs solution who shall give u
Here within the past year, two Chicago cergymen have
parted from their ocks because OF immoraes practised
by them among the whose souls conhded
- their pastoral charge two men in high responsible po
stons in he have been guilty OF the seduction Of their
SISTERS equally respectable has been guilty or
Immoral conduct with niece Of his wife-upon all of
which our daily journals have not dropped word Of
Two more of our churches are now aglated by scan
dale One, cantiDg Villain a respectable girl; and
Ne other, where a married woman had consented
70 receive the Illicit embraces Of member Of the
church.
6anspring this very lake shore Up at Ra sine the
whole community are agiiated by the fragrant immortality
Il clergy man Of the Presbyterian church, who, having
been taken the home OF happy family, has turned
and starg his entertainer by robbpg him Of his wfea
woman forty years old and the mother OF noble
daughters. We have only eyes the At
hntc to find Mrs Quincy running away with her footman
better than neighbors The world seems TO be
full Of this species OF crime.
But, for this
The city startled early during past week by the
that leading banker had discovered bis TO be
holding improper intimacy with Distinguished lawyer;
and the story got aoat all bad WILL and the
facts forms and dressed to suit the teller have
been since ventilated every place where two more
persons have been gathered together.
This has remarkable features in IT, and fewer pal
hating circumstances than perhaps, even the famed
On the contrary she is slight salow woman very plain
only interesting for her fine black eyes and black hair
thirty. years Of age the mother OF two girls, and
apparently absorbed in her Christian and domestic duties
. member Of fashionable church on the avenue, and
he sabbath school She was brought up under the roof
q member Of Congress Of New York State and
railroad magnate, whose honor and fair fame in private
Me have been sulled She adopted BY him;
her generous dover furnished by him. his sensible ideas
Of dress implanted in her bosom for she was re-
markabe in our streets for her neatness of apparel while
her unosenatious manner was the theme OF comment.
Many times she might have been drawing the baby
carriage through streets with her hands although
she Was surrounded with servants, and lived in villa
built palace Of Milwaukee brick, on Michigan
vSsS alone, soo had been expended uI ss hsG
generous and too conhdng husband. She was q
Intelligence and her fall is certainly surprising than
II she had been young giddy, pretty woman, badly
brought and suddenly arisen TO fashionable life and all
she Establishments Of new and ilaterine position.
The seducer lawyer OF some eloquence OF consider
able ability and OF marked success BE was member of
father Of eight Children and resides IN the North Division
Any who has attended our courts has observed a
All, thin man, with turn up nose, light hair, sprnked
With gray face almost covered with hair, and shaved
the English or Id Dundreary style, with rather
Affected but nevertheless tanner conducting cases
before the several tribunals This .he man VINO has
brought ruin and shame upon this woman, Who - crush
ed the heart Of OF best citizens and who seam,
row by bis brazen parade of our streets be without
shame Tc Tor snch fail difficult. for M
10 comprehend as Hamlet for his mo-
HERS crime the numbering Of her noble husband for his
craven brother.
WHAT makes the crime still worse much Of Ihe bust.
Of this honorable % was gained through the man
whom he has Sc basely wronged; and the best Of 1.-THE
lucrative railroad attorney chips he heldwere gained
through the wronged mans influence with his unfortunate
wne's adopted father He was likewise the bankers at
torpey his condant his friend and not only received
into home but through him he gained other
families OF note and respectabilty. Shall we sermonze
upon base mgr altitude, No. Let this suffice For eighteen
months this villain has been defng the home Of his best
friend Besides being hberne he lost 50 900 at
play some two ears since OF our leading hotels
While in Washington he the subject OF rumor az
being who tried TO ruin daughter or niece Of
Cabnet Minister in 1851 he effected the ruin OF married
woman on the North Sde and while be betrayng |
Me bar ker's wife, this ugly otharo recently
dancing the hops gotten up by abandoned women '"
need not dwell on the hypocrisy Of The ,,,,. We
man. who, when n"'~ nan or TINS wo- |
~ ~uvoripg female was accused OF a |
v "cast the FIRST stone, and said che would not
recognise her in society, even while she vas receiving
ana returning the visits of this wretch in the form OF
man; aye, and meeting him In his office
The AFFAIR discovered strangely. The oanKers
jealousy was aroused by the familiarity Of young Eng
hshman, insurance agent residing here with his wife,
and in watching for some their part caught
in company with her his friend, his counsellor, under cir
susances which led him to charge his wife with dsoy
Atty TO her marriage and she confessed to acts OF
srimnaty not only with the lawyer, but also with the
Insurance agent and distinguished artist, well known in
this city and in Washington. This confession was &C
knowiedged before notary public.
We from good authority that the banker set his
sonsden clerk to watch the guilty pair and one Sunday
while he supposed to be attending his mission school
duties be, with his clerk took part In the watch The
slerk the honorable ~ enter the house. and saw him
enter the room Of the wretched woman The clerk then
e returned with the husband who caught the pair In
Haordnte delicto
The husband Of the bruised heart then repaired TO their
aeyoted nas,or. and communicated all. AS soon as the
minister's surprise was over he bade the brother to Join
him in prayer that the lord nigh: tounse shem upon
the DO pursued and upon their bended knees
they earnestly for many minutes ana the husband
refreshed strengthened and somewhat comfored
His plan Arranged-a separation was the first
step. She TO her adopted parent, resgnng all