, 1866-01-21

An Intelligence Office aud It's Victims
Sixty Workmeu Robbed.

Every intelligence ofBce IL not ucce'tarilY dis
honest and sw1udling Institution, but hs great ma
lorty sre such an intelligence office kecpIl. no.
hY rl1tue OF his profession essc,al grsdes beneaa
subbetute broker, or bounty Jumper, a3itsa2n
there arc strong probabilities Of sncb npranon
aecruliss IA him t1As @-sociA<foa III vtich hH
lives, noves and hash biz being. tstQbe hoped
that If The facts embodied In Tbs item wound the
lender eensibflides Of any hosest Rrnbct OF this
profession b. wi1l remember that We have ADMITTED
the exiFteDce Of snch fuu 1ui ~ hiInstlE mud lay
n ae anqs y a. of a.
Into cheerful mof1l tE1tctl0p On me peauty Of W.T.
the and Honesty.
p1nsfs, Of peopIe s,jtate of empoynenG II houes
ready snd willing work, but IN this dnl season
reduerd often to tie dttst need for want Of oppot-
tun;y to labor. 0ne wou!d tninx ihat these unfo1
tunaies are entitled 10 The sympathy Of every BON
est heart and th1t II rowes1et< 10 aid them ID thelr
dtt1est, none would be hase enough TO seek to
rInuder them 10 com profit from theit hunger and
despair. But this Is precisely what 10 done here
every day. BY men who claim 10 Be honorable, pnE-
;9Rg tT.en r.. ns s9nf s md n e9!aZ ,.!p spssa9G Us
froso them, by de1ustye hope, The little remnant
which stands between them md s.aryatton or pnb
s msR or sns an
ploymepts' brokers. "lntelieenee" IL sather
mispomer. Thei, oxn intelligence is generally no
esiiies - those by which they lire and as fof the
fniell}genee, in tho 4newt eenea, which they give
lhei5 Ilims / !. rot lslf 20 ieiiaele ss the war
tho reliable gentleman OF the "1ntelligept con-
trahand.' The only "eEop5oyH Hept' they rive, il
ysstRs tins M he dhnpes IL to ep
only employ nent they should gtve is to come stste
p.i:on warden, in lockng them up for safc keeping
Do not sco1es OF Instances OF The cstl effects OF
theiI s1scatT ei.e before the minds eye Ok every
onei = no cannot picture 10 himself The father OF
%othE pswnl1F ssets se.nts aDa =. nsh Needed
e@poynehi I I never opsnsd the: The yeaes easa Fl
parenf, Or be9 love, ior the sane object, shat she
1nny preserve hetsef from The n,scl.tfom Of Vice TO-
ward which hunger and edad ere rrYtug her; the
and whc stu hopes ios Opportunity 10 repsas-aii
r. r. sagghs r. h4., this spiders as ,Si VI sna
cast oyer hearts snd hopes BY The blood.
sucking demons arc never known, scarce ever rur-
missed b. my but Him Who has promised that not
without note shall even sparrow fall TO the ground.
But, sometimes, tacts come 10 Night which for a
beonent etart1e people Nth revelation or the bold
'hGS To- o95 IT. ids y aDd 1ns.s
Of suh an Outrage were caught By their victims and
hung 10 the ueare.t 'amp-posts Of 1eieGmph poles,
ess S1y @ ss5s & s1 s5sS s 9sa +
brought 10 liSh, at Memphis With rcferenee to a
transaction Of one Of shese intelligence offices In
pels % sfe =. isiies'.: ' oe Tie s5!h of peesn. r.
nd nd eeodd-xdl d toward @ asa :, lheald ss hsSs
sten !Sst even basest would so4 v one
Day rcl1nqulsh their ap.
n a9ssse ss's % PspRs sRsa e. tSo X
.s6 aaa ass e ee e
dstey fasn.hed 1ih epoymen HS Sy MeesPt ns Pooi
Co, Of that place. The uaasons snd carpenters
were to Iessves e per diem waseea and board was
promised them that thelE re ffom Chicago should @
e refunded to them i. Memphis. These seductive
ptsss * asSsa aa 1S o3 lss Ks an sy who
.Mesers. Fort j. Coz" a. The psice Of an
arrangement with them lor the employment
P5om,:ed: Thtse % %nsnoonEhi ihei. sseks;s On ths
Memphis on Scw Years dur. On ar1.ing there
they coud not see Mr. Pool Of the reputable hszn
thsy s I'D I'd pe*
he s-coH Of. dc eonce7n, Hho coony Informed
them that they wero not wanted, that they we1t
Wee ii echsuiczs6st s2l not but 1abe
ers were wanted. The men were thus thsowu Into
Aetsnge city. without employment Or friends, and
tenPosssy r. T iodeins ~ or return home. l. tse,f, Il
doub, Just belief that ..Ford & 60; and .tPool j
c." hfe hut accompliees partners In The same vi
% ali ,hen crSy q seonnarsl, saeh fhas a. sa
should be fesEeted ont and The perpetrators Of hi
Outrage punished 10 the fullest extent Of the Law.
| 1ne cru n4h1eQ In Lie khlcanG utL1 Is OflleFet
10 be the Ea1ne person who eoMe time since camt
hc1e, and from auotbef employment agency obtain
cd situation ns clerk N dry Eooda store, frou
Which be WIS discharged tn two Or three days 10
du honesty. End who then opened an 1ntelHfcnca
Office Of his o~n. He san the buslnes. a ahor
time, and then sold ont 10 another Man for the SUI
OF f50l, the good will Of his office. That FOL
I Of "good win" has proved guile a cor1e tq q
| SUCCESSOR, who has been almost overwhelmed p
thrta1s ttom Fordsa victims. Ford has meaHThll'
left Chicago and gone 10 souae other place to re
reu, no doubt hla profession OF k0ssery IN tfefl
| paEtrIet.
It il unnecessary to partlcu1araze the yar1o1
acheuts BY which these Intelligence brnkess with
Of coalse, q. stated in our preamble. sone escel
tions-p1nage their petty fphberies but it mar No
be hmIes 10 call the attention Of honseEeepers &
oEe fa1oritc mode Of robbery rtaetfsed on them u
send Of upon the employees, some Of these tQtelE
renee cffcts keep In constant employ both ueq an
L c!FB 10 III eiiuaiiors. An cmploie comes to th
!. Office pays the 80 OF 5 eenis demanded. and hi
, otder for N e.nploye is Immediately dred. IN
te hour the peIson 80 hired expressas dlseatfsfa
tfon and }eases, and II the employer Wihes to r
i another; he OF etc mnat pay again for !epeudo
D II the same faycc. In this wyy a smart ghl or ma
/ H. of,en enabled 10 I'LL at many three or o1r 81
: uaiicns in cpe day. With slight variation u
a same ranc fs sometimes played With boGne eln2lo
e eTs, 50 as to rCb The employees. We woald soCse
Il a. proffatlc subject Tor the Attention Of sons
[ our thrend detectives, these intelligence otnce
d Some they might fnd'dong ates1hmste pastne!
d tLt there ire others which tlpuld be broken mp.
Il The uoet vttpinous to.m Of oonddence game pa
ID | tlsed.