New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-09
iHE FREELY ACTRESS AND HER
DELINQUENT LOVER.
now the Greenbacks G~o-Blackle9s and
Their Victims.

How tne Greenbacks Go-BIacklers and
Their Victims.
From the New York STAR
Ihere Is a bright little star flashing from
pace TO place in the theatrical armament
On inns continent, who bears with and
%aouhu ner the universal respect and
esteem OF all who know her. By the Dub.
Tic she is regarded as a ~favorite without q
peer: Holding this position, it can not be
at that this little level of an
actress should be on the high road 10
fortune. Indeed, it is safe to saw that her
bank account will already show the DOS.
session of wealth enough to satisfy any
business man In our community. But this
lIttie prllliant is not content to be rich her
sen, she desires to see all her relatiye s,
VINO are near and dear to her, placed be,
yond the shadow of want.
blessed with more than an ordinary share
OF beauty; of a most lovable nature. as un-
pretending as she is popular. it is reason
aole TO presume that the little favorite had
an army OF worshippers beside the general
pupilc who patr0nized her efforts on the
Stage. And just here we should say that,
asiue from her professional talent, this little
iady rs possessed of rare good and substan-
olal judgment regarding human nature.
She can readily appreciate the teachings of
the great book OF nature from which she
acquired distinction in her profession, in
which she has passed so many wears with
an unspotted record of her f~auitless char
aeter. In a word, by those who know her
best she is regarded as being, in the broad
est purest sense, a true woman, actu-
ated in all things, as such women are. by the
nobleSt sentiments.
From among the legion of applicants for
her heart and hand, our little heroine Sc
lected a young man who appeared to be all
that she could desire. He possessed a fine
personal appearance, and indeed, was
thoroughly educated, and bore a family
name which is respected where it is best
known. Added to this, his family were
blessed with wealth, and the young man
was a gentleman of leisure" After being
accepted as affianced, the little actress gave
her lover to understand that she could not
marry until she had first secured means
enough to provide for all the requirements
OF her family. This proposition was as
sented to with some reluctance, but then
women will, in such matters, at least, have
their own way.
From city to city the actress travelled,
and each place she was greeted by the
presence of her lover. Indeed, he followed
her across the ocean, that there might be no
interval in their wooing.
Thus matters passed to a few weeks since,
when the favored lover visited a neighbor-
ing city to hold sweet communion with the
star of his heart. On the eve of his de-
parture for this city. the devoted lover was
intrusted with $3.50, being a portion of the
engagement, to be placed by him in the
hands of the financial agent of the actress,
whose place of business is in this city. Ar
irving here late in the afternoon, the lover
deferred his visit to the agent until the fol-
lowing morning. In the evening he strolled
out from his hotel "just to ramble away an
hour or two"
In the course of his walk he met an agree
able acquaintance, who had recently
changed his vocation from that of a po-
liceman to a roper for a skin gambling
den was run under the steering direction
of the notorious Charley Moody, who had
now changed his location to No. Z Bond
street; but of this more anon. Once seated
in the vampires den, the fate of the little
charmer's lover was sealed. In two hours
after he had entered the hell hole at No. 100
Broadway with $3.50 of the actress money,
he took his departure, and the door closed
on him without one cent of it left. Every
penny had been skinned from him by the
hungry wolves clothed in the garb of men.
The ex-policeman got his rake, n after
dividing the balance, the brave pullers
scattered for shelter in cities away from the
reach of the New York authorities. The
first movement of the crest-fallen lover was
to inform the proprietor of the hotel at
which he was stopping that he had been
robbed by pickpockets.
His next step was to visit the head of the
police force, and inform him of the par
t~iculars of his loss; but in this instance the
real facts were related to the official. Il
will have the none restored to y0u," said
the official, 'but you must make a formal
complaint before a police magistrate, so
that he can issue a warrant for the arrest
of the swindlers." "Oh, mol l can not
have my name appear in connection with
such a matter" replied the victim. "Is it
not possible to get me half the amount n
not have my name appear in connection
with the robbery? 2"
Il am not placed here replied the super
intendant ITO compromise with thieves, or
to conceal the names of their victims. L
have explained to you, sir, the course you
will nave to take to recover the money. l
have no other way to suggest to you" This
closed the interview here. In the meantime
the money agent of our Little Star had been
advised by telegraph of the fact that the
money had been forwarded to him by the
hands of the trusty Mr.. -. The agent
replied that no money had been received.
This set the heart of the little actress and
her mother t1uttering at a terrible rate.
Everything else but the true cause was
thought OF by the actress.
Willie was perfection, and could not do
a wrong So thought the actress. Her
lover, after he had left the police headquar-
tiers. telegraphed to his father that he had
been robbed of $3.50 belonging to his
affianced bride. The father came to the
city at once, and after listening to his sons
pickpocket story, proceeded to the actress
agent and paid him the full amount en-
trusted to the care of his son by his over
confding mother-in-law that was to be. On
receiving the money the agent made further
injuries, and by some means became pos
sessed of the true facts of the loss and the
exposure. This was related to the actress
by letter. On the same day she received
one from her lover containing his pick
pocket explanation. The falsehOod, in con-
nection with his gambling propensltles, de-
termined the true little woman as 10 the
nroper course for her to pursue, and as
as she could. After reaching the
CITY she related the true story OF his rob
bery TO her lover. and, almost with the
same breath, dismissed him from her pres
ence and her affection. Thus were the
loverskevered.
But the $3.50 taken from the banished
vouth What of that! Who got it? Who
SQUARED il and how was it squared, and by
whose authority was the operation per-
formed! The young man has not yet seen
the first cent Of the money. At least, he
saws so. Now, if he has received none OF
it. who has! And if it was squared, how
is it possible to square 5000 with Sioo0
Who got the money! That's what's the
matteri" Now there is a skinning den at
No. "a West Fourteenth street-was it done
there. Perhaps SO, for in that place they
nlay beats, and actually start Dick out OF
the house. He would stay in to see half
wav sharp beat on betting that the last king