, 1873-05-14
DEAD.HEADs AND DEAD:BEATs.

Ono D. +. Camp -who II tho chargoe against
linn are truo, should layo ono moro lottor III Ills
nsn,e,-lias brought a libel suit against nlr.
Whitelaw Reid, OF tho New York Tribune, tho
procoas having been Boryed upon that gontlo-
man with oxtromo indoconcy, whilo ho WAS in
Washington, rs ono of tho pall-boarers OF tho
lato Chief Justico Of tho United Btatoa. Tho
man Camp, it appears, WAS Ut ono hmo small
stockholdor in tho New York Tribune. was ao-
quaintod with Mr. Greeley, and had aomc letters
from him. It is alleged that no has beon IN tho
habit of representing himself as connected with
tho Tribune, and, upon the strength Of this rep
resontation, has been procuring froe pasaos upon
railroads. FREQ living at hotels, froo admiaaions to
all kinds Of placea Of amusement, and has used
lI-. droeley's nnmo In various ways to procure
Influence. IIo persisted, 1t Ia said, In this spe-
cies of doad-heading until 1t became injuri-
oua both to tho pApor mud its editors. Accord
ingly, All article waa printed in tho
Tribune, not long eincci entitled " OF Frauds
md FREQ pnssos," which WAS intonded to put tho
public on its guard against the man Camp, rs tho
paper clearly had right to do, 1t he was ohthip-
Ing privileges undor false pretense8: 1t is not
likoly that the suit will over como to trial. II 1t
should. 1t will afford IN opportunity to Mr. Reid
and tho Tribune Company to publicly vontilate
the potty tricks and deceits by Which awindlera
and doad-beatB obtain influence, free living.
money, aud other valuable considerations, by
/ ropresontlng themselves as connected With neWs-
papors, and to confor positive benofit upon tho
wloto community, as VOL as upon tho profession
of Journalism which H1iffer nliGo from tho tul-
| postion Of thoao scamps. In almost every COM
| munty thoro arc mon who, too lazy to work, de-
1iberatoly contriyo and plan to secure lvoll-
hood by their wits, and to sponge thel1
living out OF tho community by ahafp
tricks and ingenious Bwindloa which barely
escape coming within tho province OF tha
criminal law. Tho newspaper Is tho most COM
mon means employed by these swindlera to COM
mans tlloir euds. BY falso representations they
ayatl themselves Of certain privileges and in'mu'
nitios allowed to newspapers to eko ont very
handsome living, rarely stopping In ono placf
any longtl Of time, but changing thoir scene o.
action before their TRICKS arc discovered. TAt
hotel Is most frequently tho victim. No respect
able city. daily allows any OF its employees tt
eccont TIM hospitallty OF hotel and most hotol
lteopora know OF this fact; but in every atty
and all through tho rural towns OF tho country
there aro papers whoae editorB expect to hav'
! roceIptod bills handed them upon pain OF levy
h,c sort Of potty black1nail Il suoh favor
mt o1tondod. THIS practice affords tn
a,,o, of operation tor these doad-boats
and t4oy improve 1t. Operatio, theatrical, an
,,r,,,a> msuagera aro pesterod with them. Th
suiudle.~ rarely representa- hi1nsef from t''o os
where th,, troupe may happen to DO performing
11o genera lily halls from tho city which u ne1t
! thoir routo> and tho manager doos not wish
oteua tho pun7sr Of that place. Having no mean
| Of idauaaaAt,au. he y!elds 70 tn smpoa1uol