Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-07
New york Heratd ..rersonaIs."

The murdered Goodrich got acquaint-
ed with Kate Stoddard through a per
sonal" in the New York Herald. This
feature was introduced by Bennett many
wears ago. and has since then been a
marked feature in the Herald. Other
papers have tried it but could not sue
coed. and hence the Herald has this de-
partment without a rival. The per
sonaln is method of singing an indI-
vidual out of the multitude and com
municating private matters without IN
curing responsibility. During the late
rebellion it was used by northern spies
of the confederacy to communicate in
formation to their leaders, all of whom
took the Herald. The flag Of truce at
Fortress Monroe exchanged letters and
papers, and thus a constant communion
ton was maintained. personals" are
read by everybody who reads anything.
but they are the favorite paragraphs OF
rOgues and adventures, and are thus
employed by the worst class Of society.
Gangs of thieves, counterfeiteTs, bur
glars and gamblers communicate with
each other in this manner. l give a
copy of one addressed TO a member OF
this last mentioned fraternity:
j. Robinson who won last night IN
your game five against one.
The person thus addressed is desig-
mated no doubt by an assumed name,
and the statement, though given in the
shape of a question, has a different
meaning, which only one human being
in addition to its author can understand.
The personal" column is also much
used by thieves in communicating with
the police. If a bank be robbed OF n
large amount of bonds and the thieves
be fearful of detection, they may send a
letter to the police announcing their
willingness to restore part of the plum
der, on condition of guaranteed immu-
nity from arrest. 4 request will be ad-
ded to reply through the personals
and that reply may read
Jacks note received. Agreed. and
write again to your old friend.
Under such disguise important com
munications pass between the police and
the fraternity of crime. 1t IS said that
there are thieves and prostitutes enough
going into and ont Of the Herald office
daily to fill good sized prison. No
doubt several thousand messages of this
kind are annually handed in at the adj
vertising window Besides these, the
personal" column is often used 10 com
municate anonymous warnings, an
instance Of which is given in the fol-
lowing . - ....-.
The party who wrote a letter to VI.
r., Greenwich street, regarding per
son in his employ, will please commmi-
cate again, in strict confidence.
Here is another warning
Kinnie, Lexington aY.-Ba warned in
time. This must be stopped.
THEIR CHIEF EMPLOYMENT.
Personals. however, are chiefly used
as the mediums of intrigues and Edts0Hs,
such as that which has recently termin-
ated in murder. Bennett is, therefore.
entitled TO the foul distinction of hav-
ing made his paper the messenger of a
licentious community. A large number
of notices are through its columns daily
addressed to women, some of whom
may never see them, while others may
read and be fascinated by the glow
ing paragraph. Here is one of this char
acter
Sunday Night. Would be glad TO
make the acquaintance of the lady sit
ting next me. Send address TO Han
over" Herald, up town office.
Ii is highly possible that the woman
thus addressed may never have seen this
notice, and it is also possible that she
may have displayed herself that night
for the very purpose of getting up a
Irritation or something worse. Perhaps
the author of that advertisement may
rue the hour it appeared in the mysteri-
Gus column. Some of these intrigues
have their inception in the sacred scenes
of divine worship, and we find that the
devil has already got into Hepworth's
new church This is called the ''Church
of the Disciples" Just see how this
disciple expresses himself:
Hepworth's Church. VIII the lady
who walked behind her to the down
town car, address, in confidence, 4. 3.
Herald office.
Here is another, whose authors sex is
not given; but, whether it be man or
woman probably the latter, the emo
ton expressed is almost romantic:
l.. n. Y. Was it, indeed, you that
saw at.the window as | crossed the street
Sunday afternoon, or did my eyes de-
ceive me? | have looked, oh! how
long, for that promised letter Write
me now, if ever, TO the old address, and
if it be forgotten consult the directory.
Thou art so near and yet so far
Any one who reads the following will
see that the two lines suggest volume
of painful and perhaps heart-rending
misfortune and misery
Martha Wilson. Your parents will
forgive everything if you return. - Cor
resp0ndeace Troy Press.