The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-12
WHOLESALE BLACKMAILING.
ScandaiOus Developments at the Ma
tiOnai Capital-Twenty.o Sen
atOrs and Representatives Among
the Victims.


Corresr ou6ence of the Chicago Times.l
WASHINGTON, October 4, 1871.
About three years ago, a man turned
up in Washington by the name OF Car
man. He belonged to Ohio. and, as
subsequent events show, was the com
panion of gang of men in Ohio and
the West, who were suspected OF being
counterfeiters. He had a woman with
him in Washington whom he called
his wife, and another who claimed to
be sister Of the wife. They all lived
together as one ami!y. Carman made
it business to form the acquaintance
Of Senators and Representatives, and
Department officials in general, and,
have no doubt, members Of the press
His principal desire seemed to he to
learn the inside history" OF public
men. He generally selected men hav'
ing families, ami who were supposed TO
have money. lie never failed to pro
cure an acquaintanceship between his
women and his representative men,
especially Senators and others, VIXEN
opportunity offered lie had also two
Young men connected with him, both
of whom, at times, he represented
as his sons, which may or NAV not have
been true He managed, through the
intimacy which grew up between the
wife" and Senators AID Representa-
ti7es, TO keep the former constantly
employed in some one of the depart
ments. Through tie same Influence
the young men were also employed In
one OF the departments.
HOW HE DID IT
becomes the most interesting part Of
this story, which SHALL be illustrated by
showi no how one Senator was captlvat-
ed, and such hold obtained upon him
that he has been the victim Of this man
Carman ever since. Twenty-one cases
of Matchmaking Senators and Repre-
sentatives bv Carman has been d'scov-
cred. To illustrate, | will take the the
case of Samuel G. Pomeroy, OF Kansas.
Mrs. Carman, who is said to be rather
fascinating, threw her charms about
that Senator, and induced him to 90 to
Baltimore, and stay over night at Bar
NUNS Hotel. 1t appears that Carman
was a party to this assisnatlon, and
went quietly himself to the same house,
and watched the movements Of the
parties named above The register of
the hotel showed that the Senator
booked himself land daughter. They
occupied two rooms connecting. Car
man SAYS that he, at certain time IN
the night, pursued his wife and found
her in bed with the Kansas Senator.
He, of course, demanded instant salts
faction, as all Outraged" husbands do,
which was responded to by the Senator
in the payment OF one thousand dollars
hush money. | will pass over many
details, and come at once to the tact
that this woman almost ever since has
been employed,.,upo the recommends
ton of Senator Pomeroy, OF Kansas, In
one or more OF the departments of the
government, and her companion,
whom she claims is her sister. has also
been kept in employment in the gov
ernment service by the same Senator.
The alleged sons of this Carman have
also been furnished with places under
the government most Of the time since
the occurrence related. Carman, 1t
appears, is a man. OF some talent ana
ability, and is a very clever writer OF
dogcerel rhyme. He has employed
this talent in blackmailing Alter get
ting the history of Senator or Repre-
sentative, if he finds any blemSh upon
his record, any secret in his life, which
he suppose. the official would not Ike
to have the world know, he makes that
the most prominent feature IN his
sketch, which he puts in rhyme. lie
prepared one of these precious docu'
ments about Pomeroy, stating in glow
ing terms the Baltimore affair. This
was some time after he had received
the first thousand dollars. The object
OF his producing the paper WAS to get
more money, and he was successful.
Another thousand dollars was paid. 1t
is said that Carman has perfect control
Of the Senator, having thus far com
pelled him to pay at least $4,000 hush
money to keep his lips sealed, and his
printed document from being circulated.
TO illustrate how completely Pomeroy
is subject to the will OF this villain, 1t is
necessary to refer to
THE CASE OF ANOTHER SENATOR
whom Carman attempted to black
mail. This time the fellow caught q
tartar, and this is a more recent affair.
The Senator referred to is young man,
a widower without much family, but
he has a reputation and an honor at
stake: and when he received the first
copy Of printed document representing
him as a licentious man, and dealing
harshly with him otherwise, he instant
" took measures to investigate the
matter. The fellow minated that the
document was to be printed and clrcu,
lated but that he (Cirman) could
stop it, provided the Senator would pay a
certain sum of money! think one
thousand dollars. The Senator de-
nounced the villain, and refused to sub
init to his threats. He employed a
detective to investigate the whole case,
and TO ascertain what the facts we're
The detective attended 10 his duty faith
fullv. He verified and reported what |
have already related, and the more I'M