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

rev pcfsOUs nave ~ COuCE EPtsVu v
the extent 10 which bisckmaihng
carried on in New York. OF Of the bol'
and interruptions operstors Who hav
reaped rich harvests from timid ant
nscience- stricken men. Who In An evi
hour, may have coumi'tea some indie
cretioo. an exposure OF which woul,
bring ruin and misery TO themselss
and their families. The blsckmailer i
the meanest. vilest, most treachesous
enterprising. intelligent aud patient O
the chSraiicr dc iadustrie class. That x
few OF them are brought to justice !,
the fault Of their victims. Their wsy'
srs dark. and they seldom strike With
out accomplishing their end. WoDes
assume the principal role in this ssfsri
ous business. bot 20 varied and dif6cull
IS the game that sometimes half q
dozen mon aud women sre Interested
partners in . single operation. The
woman who plays the principal part j,
usually anywhere between the age oi
eighteen ard forty. 10 u sscessity
comely. dresses neatly. but richly. is I
fine conversationalist. il coy snd modest
in dsmeanof. is as wise ss o serpent
but by no means "a harmless ~ . dovs
The men mark their victim. lay out tbe
plans. perform their allotted share oi
the crime, and receivc their share oi
the spoils
i know Of instances Of black mailing
operations in this city, said oas OF the
ablsst aud most trusted detectives IN
the country to the writer recently,
which. were l ct liberty to give ell
the facts for pablication, would be the
town talk tor . month. ] have msds
their operations . study. aud ! myself
am astoundsd at the weakness At human
nature These people thrive upon the
fears Of men and women. who. by the
display Of . littie courage sud discrs.
tion, could have sa-ed themselves from
the exsctions Of their tormeators. By
this ! mean that by openly defying
blackmailers. into whose clutches they
hsd unfortunately fallen. they would
have foiled tbem. The frst step in
treating with them at all Is the entering
wedge Of their misfortunes. / know .
leading merchant Of this city. Q msn
whose character il spotless. who has
for a quarter Of a century been ono ol
the leading pillars in QUE of the most
aristocratic up town churches. and who
is credited with being q man Of rare
nerve and prudence. who. for the past
fifteen years Of his life has paid $50
monthly 10 woman who he knows to
be q professional blackmailer. You
ask me why, knowing her to be such .
character. he consents to being 30
boIdly and continuously robbed. He
Is rich; the woman possesses some tell
tale letters written by bin 10 third
party, and rather than be exposed be
pledged himself to provide for her in
the manner l have indicated. ana he
will do go Is long Is he or she lives.
i know Of another CASE in the city
which has proved to be even more dis
astrous. The victim In this instance,
too. 10 . widely known and . wealthy
business man. He became involved IN
an intrigue. aud was bounded by two
black mailers. to whom hs paid $55 ,000
a. hush money. He eventually suol
ceeded in quisting them. bat rsfsstd
positively tnprosccuts them. although
aware cf their character. fearing pub.
licity. TLcse fsnds-l can cali them
by no ether nsne-Aavs Lssn tbs
cause OF this wreck If fortunes tho sui
eide of more than oae man, and 81
untold misery .iu, many fAmilise in .Nsw
York. Gully yesr OF soeeos wealthy
Chleagosn. Who had -bssa indls6so6e
suffered himsslf 10 be flightsssd by q
professional who bad become co1nizant
Of his wsywardhess. He rAid hes
tboussnds Of dollars, peelecasd hia
busiuess, and fnally. ,uhsn .utlssly
ruined. frankly told her that he bad
made his last paymsss 10 her. She
thrsatsnsd 10 expose him, Told hin chr
would kill him. followed hin from
place 10 plsce. believing that he still
he'd some money left, md sventunlj
put her threat into sxssutiopN snd shOl
him dead. This ID . msttsf Of record
A short time ego ] was eailed eo PFC.
fsssionally By . gsstlsnaa vhe vishsd
my aid in getting rid Of : man and
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