, 1880-07-28
WOMEN AS BLACKMAILERS.
Revelations By New York Detective.
kftn 1ork Ef111Ihie.

NVMAlN 1AC DECENTRALIZATION
Revolutions by New York Detective.
Ktp York Gruphte.
Few persons have my conception OF the
extcMt To which blncklnafltng Is carried on In
this metropolis, OF Of the bold nntI ul.acr,l-
l,ulous operators who have rcapel rich ',a,-
vests from ttuid and consciehcc-strlck-
un ,nel,, who, In an evil iIonr, i,,ny
llnve committed some inltscre;lon, all
exposure OF which would bring ruin
and misery to themselves and tlipir fami~
| lies. The blackMntler is the ,neanest, vItest,
most treacl1crons, entcrpristng, intelligent,
al!d patient Of tho cheval!er t1Intlnstrlvclass.
~ the fault Of their Victims. .'fIlcir ways are
dark, and they. seldom strlsG without nc
co!nplIs!!jng their end. Women assll,l!e tie
tnt 50 varlcd and llfIsult ' Is .I.e '; Ha,.
that sometimes huff Il dozen men and
women nrc Interested partners III 4 single
operation. Tie wouIal! who phys The prtn-
dresses neatly hut richly, Is u llne col,yrrsa.
t1Qnalfst, lsc0y ni,l 'ut lust IN dcineai,or Is Ms
%ss ~ surpents but by no ,,.I sss .,,a Is iaf
lay out tie plans, perforih their allotted
sl!afe % oi 1'e crime. atld receive their share
operations III thls city," sa,l ois Of til;ss lis
aIlest aI,d most trusted detectives Iii tie
country u the writer recently. (which, wcte
ut liberty to give all the lncts far pnbllea-
i lave naIe their operations a Study, nru j
myself atn astoliIHtsti Ut tile weakness u
hum human ~, nat4re 4, rl'ess r ,,,o, pcopY Cpl, % thrye
discretion, could lIiye slyea themselves fru'4
the cxnctiuns Of their tnr1nentors. Hy this
',can TINT by openly: t'ctylnE blacki,lal!urs,
nien fS %Sss ey e',seI wold nvy Esy a "s fy te Te
G' III Is eh tue " eutefins % wsdpu @p of ts .he7r If
Nnisfortunes. / ka'ow /! lea,lll.g i.ler-
spotiess, vic h;!s Tor % q.!arter Of II caittayy =
been one OF the. leading ptllars IN one OF tito
most arlstocl.tic nfrtow'l churches, aud who
Is credited with being q tilan Of tate nerve
Of liz ilfe ias laiI so monthly 10 i woina,l
whom he knows 10 bo. 4 professional
blacklnailrr. You nsl; INC why, know
nsoita inx ner TO ,I, Hs sch n,I, sIarastSr 10
| possesses yolie toll-talu letters written by
him Y tlitrd party, I'M! ruthur tllalt bc ex-
posed lse pledg!M llii,Isclt to provl.le fur ller
do 50 as long as lte ur she 'lre5.
II know Of another cslsc Il, ta1s city wllcl,
has proved to hr even more dts'!str2ltS 1hu
ail4 II wealthy businessman. lle bccause Ill
yolve1 III mi Intrigue, n,!tt was lloalnued By
two blaelmallers,, 70 whom he paid s5,on
" husl..!noney: ug eventually sucseedsi a;et t,l
to prosecute them, although uware Ut ,ihelr
character, fearing publicity. These flenAs
II ca'1 eal! them hy 70 other na,a,-.
and Ut ulltoIl misery Ill lln,y families III
ChiesFSan, ,who l'aI bven Ia.ltscreet, sNE
slonal Who haa become eoynIznnt q ltls
waywar.lneSs. lig pnttl l'er thousainls Of
d9llars, neglected liis business, t1,.i iinally,
%ae" Sar tnn. utterly yhe 'a'h1 h fnnaIy n|a 'G is
lost payment q her. sLs. tlsrsatened to
followed Linn troln pltn:e to blaze, tleltavins
Ht M N aa s, trca9 s9'E ; a md sot
lllin dead. This Is matter Of record. a
SHORT time nEo l,was called on professional
" byn gentleman who wished my Hld IN
Ind persceuted hin grieyeusIy: Ilo hnl
ies sis % ae te 7 ea,sRiis XII Md s S eas5 o
iilrtatton will, thu woman, wl'o wAs yot.us
missed hilnself, and Tho result wns Tint he
had been visited unexpectedly by the wn1n-
an's alleged h!ls9nllt. who detaMle! under
Rgo Ran It tho t' 5 avs Lis s*pei':rft eect 1S ~ S
Oh onu OF the City b;.nks,, thinking
tllat was tho casest way to set,Io tle trt,lblY,
aud WIS assured tl,at teru tll9 lnalter would
wIticl. nj ssiitloaai sum, M of money WIS .ie- M
tis request Woiia rsntcr hin iiab's to to
fartlsf SSsssSss'ncnfs Ssnss b. PLACED tS paftsF IT.;
ho had been tho ylctin, OF !bl;.ckmplIclHr
aud immediately, called OIL thu ontrngetl
husband, who Ind eonio, down. fto'n
oct n ,a,r s "as, y Ia IT, Tas tsa @ a,s Mss ~ ~