The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-14
ADVERTISEMENTS ANSWERED.
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Abuse Of the Herald Announce
ment Columns.
Arrest Of the Scandalous Let
ter Writer.
THE DETECTIVE DEVICE.
A CO., Dirt 10 All Crnh Ts,s oHc for
THE DETECTIVE DEVICE
A Stop Put to All Such Tricks for
the Future.

lislment, Mr.. Thomas M. Cash, upon the
subject ana he Immediately put the de-
tectives to work at the Office Day after
day ladies and gentlemen called upon Mr.
Cash at the oice of this paper to express their In
dignation and complain OF the manner In which the
advertisements had been answered, and to such an
extent had this business gone that It became abso-
utely necessary employ the services Of the police.
In numbers OF cases the parties nsulted by these
cowardly scOundre's brought the letters received
back to the office, and by this means 1t was dis
covered there TWO men IN the habit OF writing
to ladies' who advertised In the HERALD. At one
time one class OF would be selected,
such, for instance, as those looking for
BOARDING PLACES;
at another time different kind would be selected.
BY this means detection has been for o long time
avoided, and the letter writer's have been able to
escape the vigilance OF the detectives. One OF the
men emo had been engaged In
THIS DlsGRACEFUL
business was detected in the Office not long ago by
Mr.. Cash himself from the fact that he frequently
asked for letters under two names This, IL was
supposed, would put stop to It, but in reality 1t
had very little to do with the real correspondents
as the detected man proved 10 have only just COM
menced 10 open correspondence. Yesterday, how
ever, the two detecuves-Farley and Drew-arrested
one OF the original trans2ressOrs. For weeks the
detectives have been hunting for this man, and
using every device their ingenuity could suggest to
catch him, but TO no purpose until yesterday. At
one time he gave his address to the ladies whose
letters he answered as 6SS Broadway. This place
had been merely private letter office, and was
used by him to decoy the unsusplcious. At another
time he gave his address lower down on Broadway,
IN the neighbOrhOOd OF the City Hall, and then ne
removed 1t to Abingdon square, When first
appointed to ferret the man out Detective
Dun secured the services OF q lady. She put an ad-
vertlsement In the HERALD but unfortunately the
letter writer overlooked her announcement. Then
she wrote to him, answering one of the letters
handed to Mr. Dun by Superintendent Cash. and
made an appointment with him to meet her at the
house; but even this time the gentleman was too
cautious. Just then Detective Farley, who had been
detailed by Captain Irving to work with Mr.. Dun in
the matter, discovered there were two men engaged
in the affair." The second one ne f0uni to be an old
man who generally signed himself "Alexander,"
and who evidently had no knowledge OF
THE OTHER ONE.
The two detectives worked patiently at the affair
for DAYS, each one taking separate part OF the
work and waiting the result OF the traps they had
Ea ie a OF them DOWN SCI
as to find out where he lived he went to the house
anu discovered he had only Just lett there. Where
no trace behind hlr and the detective once
more was thrown OF the track. He
| kept on watching the house IN the hepe that
the man would come back there to look for letters
| or something OF tnat sort; but for several days he
! did not put in an appearance. Another clue, how
| ever was given to the detective he finally sue
ceeded IN finding where the much-desIred letter
writer resided To make certain he mad really got
The parties he looking after, the detective went
INTO the house. saw the landlady and took her Into
his confidence The good lady was astonshed to find
| out that she had people O such a class IN ner
house, and at once offered to give the detective all
| the support in ner power Mr. Farley then wrote
ntrn ttnn nfpnnn IN
| HIM aJ the Grand Central Hotel. TINS letter was
signed like those that had been previously written
| ious to md out who tins 'Jim" that kept on
corresponding with him so regularly That ne went
He d, e meet him, too. and the result will be. in ali
| probability, some months on the island. When he
| Started from his home the detective was on the
other side OF the street watching for him. AS he
moved towards the hotel Mr.. Farley followed in his
wake, never for a moment losing sight or him..
In the hotel he went, and up to the cigar stand,
where ne asked q question or two Of the attendant
about the mysterious ''Jim." He had scarcely
finished wnen the detective tapped him ON the
shoulders saying,
.'Doctor VernOnr
"My name is Farley otherwise Jim.' / shall
| feel Obliged to you 10 step over to the detective
onice with me; we have been rather anxious there
| about YOU for some ttme.o
"The detective ofncei l don't understand what
| You mean. SIR"
nots''
| II don
"Then go quietly, or shall be compelled to use
| force"
| 'ln that case, sir. l will go peaceably."
Arrived at the detective office Doctor Vernon was
highly indignant at MS arrest and protested loudly
| against 1t. He demanded to be informed at once OF
| the cause of such proceeding. and protested
strongly he mad committed no otrence that would
warrant such step. Mr.. Farley at length told him
that he was taken up Ior being the leader OF a
| band Of
whose mode OF operation was to write letter from
| some respectable house Ia the country TO O city
IN
| would then buy quantity OF goods, order them TO
be sent place town, ana then dispose OF them
| denied, saying he was graduate OF a Phladelpnia
| College OF Medicine and sucn thing as SWIM
| ding never came into his head. lie offered to
bring forward abundant proofs to snow he
| was a man OF unSullied reputation and had never
been connected wa. any1n ng Wnae eyer s',aenng
not letter writer OF the gang" aud he said he
was not connected with any gang" and never
| should be. Mr.. Farley handed him business letter
| addressed to q firm named Van Scklen n Co. and
asked him II he did not write It, He said no; the
writing In the body OF the letter was nothing like
| his hand, and that he would
| INSTANTLY PROVE
TO Them Farley told him TO do so at once, 20 that
he could satisfy himself on the subject. DR.. Yer
| non sat down, copied OF the letter In good bold
hand, and handed the copy to the detective. -,
have some letters yours here that you have ocen
writing to ladies in Inc HERALD, and that little story
write a letter. You have done that and / see ny
| the way you make lis and VS. you are the
man cecs@e
| this and confessed the whole thing. He acknOw-
edged the letters. and said he trusted they would
| deal lightly with him. But as the detectives are moi
| the adudlcators on such matters as these DIR. Yer
non was locked up next door 70 the "Itcket Of
| Leave Menu from England.
| Through the courtesy OF Captain Irving reporter
| OF TIE HERALD was permitted TO see the prisoner
during the evening. When asked what induced nm
TO do sucn a thing as answer the advertisements Of
ladies In the HERALD, the Doctor said he had onlJ
done 1t for amusement.
| Don't you think It Is rather doubtful kind OIL
amusement; DoctOrYv
well, sir, from me way things have turned ont
suppose 1t was stupid kind Of thing to under
| take.D
mot alone that, but very injurious one"
wen, suppose 1t would be likely TO lnlure the
paper 10 some extent, but assure you l nevel
tnougnto OF that or would not nave done lLo
| Dld you ever meet any Of those ladies yOu wrott
letters tOr'
| nQnlV two of thenn noxao Al .ho arpointuannfa