Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-30
woodruff Matters.
New YOrk, Correspondence of the BOst'
Journal.

New York, Correspondence of the Boston
Journal.
Strenuous efforts have been made to
get Victoria Woodruff and Tennie G.
Clafin out of Ludlow street jail but SC
far without success. 1t will take from
$25, 900 to $4,000 to bail the women.
Besides the suit on which they are ar
rested, there are seven or eight other
suits already to be served if these parties
get bail in the present case. There are
libel suits; suits for, blackmail; suits in
State courts, as well as in the United
States Court, and the result of bail, if it
could be obtained, would not free the
women from durance vile. While Mr..
Beechers friends have nothing to do
with the arrest of Mrs. Woodhull and
her sister, there are outside parties who
Pare determined to have this matter
probed to the bottom. Over thirty gen.
tlemen have received letters demanding
money on the threat of attack in the
public prints. Some have paid money
to avoid an unwelcome publicity.
Others have said, go ahead" while
one gentleman who was visited in his
office by woman, arose from bis seat,
took her by the collar, led her to the
head of the stairs and told her if she
ever darkened his doors again he would
fling her down the stairs if he broke
every bone in her body. Challis is de-
termined to carry this matter through
the courts, both on the civil and crimi-
nal side of the bench. ~
The extent Of this business in New
York is perfectly marvellous. 1t is car
ried on mainly by women with man in
the back ground. A shrewd lawyer
Il retained, and the business is
often carried on under. legal advice.
The most adroit arts are resorted to,
and reputable Iasn IRE often taken in,
and, finding themselyesil 2 bad muss,
pay money to escape. A gentleman
was starting from the street, not long
since, for his home in upper New York.
As he vas entering his carriage woman
approached hiE, yell dressed, modest in
appearance, and appageptly in distress.
She was a stranger-had come down to
meet friend-he had not come-would
tho gentleman be kind enough to tell
her tbs way to the street named-nam-
ing the one Ia which the banker lived
was never in New York hefore-did not
know what she should do--NFingipg her
hands in agony. The gentleman offered
her seat in his carriage, and left her
at the desired point. The next day, in
the rush Of business, lad came in and
said lady wished to speak TO the gen.
tleman in her carriage. On going out
he discovered theidentioal woman whom
he had aided the day before, She
wanted $1,000, and if she did not receive
it down town she would call for it at his
house some evening. The report is
that the merchant was bled to the tune
OF $4,000, when he thought it wss time
to hand the eese oyer to the authorities,
and the whole asair VIII hRYs an airing
in due time.
Mr.. Comstoek is a young New York
merchant who is destined to have his
nane gomewhst widely known. He has
been engaged for over a year in seizing
vile literature and bringing men engaged
iB the trade TO trial, and often 10 the peni-
tentiary He has been doing this work
at his 0En cost, and for a time without
much syapatbY. he was the complain
ant on whose affidavit the Woodhull
party we're arrested and ars still held in
Jail. He proposes TO have this whole