The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-23
From the Davenport Democrat. 18Th
O. SACKETT.
For Ways that are Dark. and tricks
that axe Vain You Rival the
Heather Chinee,

Heather Chinee.
About ten or twelve days ago. respect
able looking individual, with boy about
Is or II years old, and an infant about 9
months old, arrived in this city and put
up at the Burtis House. He Immediately
advertised in the papers for good re-
spectacle family to adopt healthy infant,
nine months old" In answer to this he
received some fifty or sixty letters, and
some twenty or thirty personal applica-
tons from ladies' Out Of the lot, the child
was given to family on Fifth street,
and it was but day or two after he called
at the house, took the infant away on some
pretext. and carried it back to the Burtls
| House. The infant has since died, 1t
was some days before he made known his
business to DIR. Burtis, which is, getting
up bills of fare, and guaranteeing them to
the hotels, free Of charge for one year.
for the privilege of inserting advertise
ments therein. A personal" which ar-
peared in the Des Moines State Register,
and which was copied into this paper last
week, induced some inquiry respecting the
man referred TOO. Sackett, and we have
been furnished with the following graphic
account Of the gentleman. which appeared
in the Des MciEes Leader of late date
We have since learned that DIR, Burtis,
getting an inkling into Sackett's mode OF
doing business, intimated to him that rn-
less stamps" were forthcoming he must
seek other quarters. He does not stretch
his legs under the Burtis House dining ia
BILE now. He tried the Scott House, but
they did not fall into his trap there, either
The gentleman is now engaged in canvass
ing this city aud Rock Island for his bill of
fare.
The gentleman at Des Moiues who fur
nished US the extract below says in a
!, letter: This article will give you some
idea of the man. 1t is all true, and don t
tell half the story, but made him leave our
town at once"
Nearly year since there appeared in
the Capitol City rather seedy looking in
dividual, accompanied by two young wo-
men and lad of about y years, who pu!
, up at the Pacific House, and were book
ed as 0. Sackett, wife, child and maid
, The gentleman named proposed to es-
tablished an intelligence office and news
stand here, and run the same according
, to the highest style of metropolitan art
tie was good talker, the appearance h,
presented was not bad, and in due time
the intelligence office shingle was flung t
the breeze on Fifth street.
y. Sackett soon proved that he was no
ignorant of the ways of the world, and thu
wicked world at that One Of the first OF
his customers complained loudlythat he
had also been MS victim. He was young
man, and according to his story gave the
aforesaid Sackett 50 note in consideration
= of being furnished q place. This was
promptly done, and the youth was set t
y work for the intelligence man himself, witt
a the understanding that he was to receiy
:, 81 80 per diem for his labor. But upoI
the evening of the first day he was paid Of
3 and discharged, and Sackett was 49,
s ahead.
+ 1t also appeared that he had been in tn
s habit of hiring his wife out to work in did
, ferent families. Fer instance some fami!
in need Of serving girl, would apply d
: the intelligence Office, Sacke!t would co
e lect the customary fee, 81 or So, as th
case may be, and send his better half
fill the contract, then in a day or tw
# would come note to the woman instruct
S ing her to 60 to Mr.. for WORK
Thither she would 60, and the family mel
llOUCu NOulu bC Iuiiiuo Il gin. Bol CoNhClt
d. purse would be plus another fee.
These instances are not rare ones
! neither is this the only system Of swindlin
IS to which our enterprising intelligence ma
er has resorted. Young lien and young W,
re- men are there who will swear that the
=. have each been victimiZed by him to II
" tune Of several doilars-several instanc,
IL beiug noted where the parties have su
N rendered him their last penny, receivir
r. therefor no consideration. lie has resor
=, ed to all manner of meauness, 10 his dea
U" ings with the poor people who have app
Sc ed to him for assistance; he has be,
sal guilty Of the use of obscene and viole
oh language to ladies', which should ostraci
al him from the lowest society. He is ia Ia
and dead beat Of the first water-tieseI
ing neither patronage or sympathy. +
last and browning act of infamy has be
nd the casting of his little babe upon t
les county.
If the above facts are doubted by ar
the evidences OF their truth can easily
produced. la presenting them to t
ge, public the Leader has been actuated
al no mean desire to ipjure individual char;
ter, but simply to protect citizens fro
S. further imposition. The fact is, the h
ms has not been told. So varied and exte
nat sive haye been the dealings of this frat
and so persistent his acts of meanness, tt
he has become u nuisance, almost unbe
om able, and the only attention he deserves
ing foot of sole leather placed where it v
mt. do the most good, as he is sent whirli
I'm out of this community.
VI. DEsMoINEs. Iowa, Aug. 81, 1871
the To the Rock Island Argus
me see by the papers that one 20. Sa
EFT" is in your city getting up bills of f
and engaged in general soliciting of adv
ties tisements. This is to inform you Il
ion said 0. Sackett is &c. O. d. Customt
in all cases, He skipped out of this to
~ leaving bill of fare contract untulfll
az ~, and is not to be trusted to a cents wor
VII Yours respectfully
he Special to he Chicago Journal.
nh. DAVENPORT, iowa, Aug. 2O--Ab
two weeks ago a man named y. Sack
came TO this city, and announced his b1
all ness to be to supply the hotels with b
CT fare by the year for the privilege of
sertiDg advertisements in them. He
, 4 licited cards from number of busin
Eron ron nm botal hills and Enohv