Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-07-19
[Adolph Sntro, in the issue of his organ of
the 14th iDst.l
SCAkDALOUS.
AN ABORTlYE ATTEMPT TO
BLACKMAIL A CITIZEN
OF THIS TOWN.
The Lyon County Times Man Said
to BE at the Bottom Of 1t.

One of the most disgracefdl at
tempts to levy blackmail, upon a
prominent citizen of this Gown. that
has ever come to our knowledge, was
that practiced in Virginia City on
the evening of July Sd, and Matched
in neighboring town, but failed in
every respect with the exception of
casting gloom and odium upon an
innocent and respectable family for
the time being. That the editor of
the LYON COUNTY TIMES has no love
for Mr.. Sutro has been evinced on
more than one occasion. Years ago,
when that gentleman (l) was editor
of the old Independent land COM
PEELED to re-pack his carpet-bag and
quit the flat through conduct I'M
worthy of gentleman), ne succeed
ed in becoming possessed of know
ledge (true or otherwise) of private
matters at the Great Capital during
Mr.. Sutro's long stay there, which he
never lost sight of. Through his
emissaries above he learned that a
certain fascinating widow direct from
Washington was staying at the Inter
national, and few days before had
made the trip from the Savage shaft
through the tunnel in company with
Mr.. Sutro and party of ladies and
gentlemen, and refreshed themselves
at the Mansion, Mrs. Sutro and family
being present. No suspicion THEN
crossed the mind of the worthy host
ess as to any infdelity on the part OF
her husband. But the monster was
at work, and to entrap a man, when
flushed with success at the compile
ton of grand enterprise. was a
matter that didn'trequire any particu-
lar ingenuity.
On the evening of July Sd, Mr.
Sutro and family left here to attend
the opera of Pinafore " by Amy
Sherwin, and put up at the Inter
national, as is his custom. After
dinner, IN going to his quarters. he
accidentally met this Washington
belle, who had missed the key of her
room, when an attendant came along
with psss-key. Mr.. Sutro, prob
ably, in his usually patronizing way,
may have entered the room 1--WE haye
no evidence to show that he did save
that of an excited wife). Spies were
about, who informed Mrs. Sutro of
the whereabouts of her husband,
when she came rushing into the
room, champagne bottle in hand, and
commenced to hammer the unsus-
pecting widow, attracting the whole
household to the scene by the cries
which arose from both lades-the
Chronicle reporter and TINES cores
pondent being conveniently near.
Hence the scandal, which was
telegraphed to that gobbler of filth,
the San Francisco Chronicle, and
afterward copied and enlarged upon
by the Storey papers. The S, f,
Chronicle (unwittingly) spoiled the
little game for hush money, rs will be
seen by the following extract from
the Virginia Stage of July o.:
The editor of the LYON COUNTY
TIMES has, for long time past, had
a grudge against Mr.. Sutro, and has
never missed an opportunity to give
him an editorial "shot.' Since
Adolph's Mtle exploit at the Inter
national Hotel last week, the LYON
COUNTY TIMES man has taken par
ticular pains to inform everybody
he met that there was not sufficient
wealth at the back of the great "bor-
err" to keep the full particulars OF
the scandalous affair out of his pa
per. Consequently people here
about made rush for the TINES
this morning, expecting to find a
very sensational article, headed 10y
bold, snowy lines and wood.cut OF
the parties concerned EN- DEsHABrLLE.
Nothing of the king appeared, how
ever. and the only item having any
reference whatever to the matter is
the following milk-and-water etfu,
sion, which is calculated to throw
discredit on the Virginia papers and
make people believe that the TIMES
man is the embodiment of manliness
and honor. The article is 50 disgust
iugly THIN that we reproduce it:
One OF those incidents which sem insepa
| rable from the married stat occurred at the
| ternsuonal Hotel. in Virginia City, last
| Thursday evening. The affair having been
| witne ssed by a score of persons, and talke
| about in three counties, was Legitimate sub
| jeet for comment in the public prints. Yet
the virginia and Gold Hill papers failed tc