The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-10

MY ioSo- Ceooity O comproWl8o u
effected. not. however. until her victim
has been heavily mulcted through the
fear that his fsnily and friends viii
discover his sins abould hs resist pay.
ment and figure before the courts. A
rich Texan Who recently had eallansly y
compromised IN amoar with the wifs
Of IN outraged husband Who had coin
msncsd the old game Of divorce pro.
oeedisgA BY giving tl0o0 in cash and
notes tor 81 900 more. discovered that
be had boon 1oo1ed- He vsot 70 che hotel
IN New York. whore tbs couple were
stopping. and. putting . pistol 10 the
bead OF the man, demanded The return
0f both his money and securities. The
man quickly placed the vslusbles into
the TEXANS hands, and the latter de-
parted. 81
An old bat highly successful plan OF
blaokmailers in New York 10 to watch
certAia Questiensble resorts up town
and shadow the visitors to their homes
Subsequently their victims are served
With . subp0oa to attend court -
witnesses in On alleged divorce csse be-
fore . rsfsrss. vhers they are required
10 testify to the reputation Of the hoaee
You can .rea6ily understand the situa-
tien. In nine cases out Of ten the
gentleman psys handsomely to get out
Of the scsaps aud to shield his compan.
ion. IL vss only . short time ago that
. lsdy and her brother. after dining at
. fashionable restaurant up town, we're
served With sabpeuas as witnesses in .
divorces suat about which they were ct
tesly ignorant. Il afterward transpired
that It was the work of blsckmaiiers,
whose plans had miscarried owing to
their cssslssnsss. They had watched =
lady and ge0tlsman leave . u0ted
houp and followed them to the rsstsu.
rast io qasstion. Intending to trace
than 70 their homes in order to discover
thsir idsstity, and then pursue the
usual course. Their intended victims,
however. leit the plscs unobserved by
thsm. and when the wrong parties
oaDe ont they were followed with the
result already meationed. These
women pstronize the Broadway stages
and elevated raiIr,asl trains during the
busy hours OF tn. usotuing and after.
noon. where they ply their trade
'kach season scarcely Q steamer
leaves New York for Europe bot that
pair of the profession make the
voyage on business intent. aud they are
generally succssssal. The Havana
packets are also fasorites with this class
Who arc on the lookout for rich Spanish
and Cuban pIsntsrs aud merchants,
who fell an easy prey TO the wiles of
the fascinating creatures. aud are easily
brought to terms by their rapaciou,
consorts. Blackmailing in Washington
during the session Of Congress used to
be q paying game. but the latter day
Congressman 10 generally too sbrswd to
be caught mapping. OF late years this
same class Of b.ackmailers carry out
certsin Of their schemes by inserting
'psrsonslS in the newspapers, and the
public wonld Be astonished were it in
formed Of the extent 70 which these
gsmse are carried. Experience tells
me that bold front with this gentry
always wins. They may threaten and
intimidsts, but they will never 60 be-
fore the courts. Is they are as much
afraid Of potoriety - are their victims.
Let men fight them. arrest them, end
push them sthe we'll. Then. and not
till then. will they escape their
clutches.' e ~ Aa
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