The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-24
MORE ALLEGED BLACKMAnInG
A Quarrel Over the Rent Of Apartments IN 6ixt
Avenue-"Pay This Little Bill or I VIII
Expose You"-The Bill II Not Paid
and the Expose is Made.

Some time during the latter part OF last summ(
a woman giving her name as Mrs Hynes rented
suit OF rooms OF Mr.. Thomas Crawford, OF No. q
Sixth avenue. She renamed In these apartment
until about the 1st or December, when, having b
come insane, she was removed TO the BloomlngdaI1
Asylum. During her stay In Mr.. Crawford's hous4
II Is alleged, she was several occasions vlslte
by MIR. James w. Bell, OF No. 172 Fifth avenu@
About the 10th OF December Mr.. Bell was vislte
at his place OF business by Mr. Crawford, who statd
that he mad bill OF $40 against him for the lal
months rent. which, he asserted, Mrs. nynes Id
not pad; also
BILL OF TEN DOLLARS, ~
which he claimed was due him for damage done ttI
premises by the fair occupant. Mr.. Bell declined
have anything whatever to do with the matter, sal
ing that he did not pretend TO pay anybody's biI
but his own. According to his story crawford thd
began threatening him with an exposure TO h
(8ell's) family OF certain little amours OF his. wher
upon Bell ordered him out OF doors.
1t seems that the lady in question, on being take
10 the asylum left everything about her apartment
Just as they had been during her occupancy
them. Among other things she lett large numbd
trunks. In some wav or another Mr.. Crawf0I
soon came into possession OF these. He asserts tbs
A WOMAN rAME0 SCOTT,
them TO him; while, on the other hand, Mr.. Be
alleges that he purlolned them. BE tins as 1t mai
there Is no doubt but Mr. Crawford did have theI
and, In fact Is still the possessor or o portion
them, as the sequel Will demonstrate. A gree
many OF these letters were signed ~. w. B.,'5 an
Mr. Crawford asserts that ~. W. b. is none otn@
than James W. Be OF No. l72 Filth avenue.
Well having been rather perempiorily shown IN
door by Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Crawford on the 18th
December Illuminated an ultlmatum OF his cas-
which he enclosed 10 Bell, and on the strength /
this
A CASE OF BLAcKMAIL
Is made out against Crawford as the following al
davit Will snow -
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the city and equity Of New York, one Thomas Crawford
feonlousy and knowingy send and deliver to him. 81
delivered and sent ed part with the Of Sera
letter ana writing with the name OF Thomas G raw :S
James w. Bell, OF certain offence, taduteryAI
Ss .s do an
and in e TTs AND @ aS 70 some
they sample of some more have, and unless you
rooms viii send some OF them to one that ought 70 fn
your conduct. but fear, is badly deceived e
One months rent............. ...............@ $40
~a wai three days for an answer
with the view and intent then and there by means Of s
pae snS S a Fl
EXronT AND GAIN CERTAIN Moneys =.
against the form of the statute in such made and
vided.
Wherefore deponent prays that the said Thomas Crawfo
JAMES W. BELL
Sworn to before me- this 10Th day of March, 1874
J. DOWNING Police Justice.
On the strength Of this Judge Bowling ct 0nt|
issued q warrant for Crawl0rds arrest and place
IL In the hands OF Sergeant Quinn, OF the Cou
squad. Az ten O'Clock yesterday morning the pap'|
was served, and Dy eleven O'Clock the parties wei
In court. The Judge heard Mr.. Crawiord's explain,
ton, and not considering 1t sufilciently goC|
one, held him to bali IN the sum OF 81 900.
At the conclusion OF the case Mr.. Crawt0r1 handtI
the HERALD representative q bundle OF notes aDI
letters, some OF which were signed
'sYOUR DEAR LITTLE GIRL"
and others ~. w. b." whle others again well
without q signature OF any KIND. These ne statev
were portion OF those which passed between Nh
Bell and Mrs. Haynes the rest OF them-abo n
three hundred, he stated-he had sent or takd|
to Mr.. Bells wife for the purpose
exciting first class domestic feud. During 4
conversation the HERALD representative had wi vi
Mr.. Bell in relation to the matter, that gentlemdI
SAID that what Crawford had boosted OF was truel|
that he had really gone TO see Mrs. Bell during t
Belrs absence III Europe, and had given hi
ABOUT a bushei OF letters signed ~ w. b." nj
one OF which. however, he mad ever written
knew anything about