Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17

| Door little girls who are working So hard
/ for the hungry families at home thrive
amazingly on the sympathy OF their ell
derby friends.
| The children, however, are not the
only females who will blackmail upon
occasion: there are several members OF
the demi-monde in Chicago who have
proven themselves most
Thorough Adopts Of the Art.
| One over true tale which is not week
| old will DO to illustrate, withal. Avery
fair and simple-looking little maiden
came 10 the Palmer House a few Weeks
ago and registered herself nom Louis,
| vile, which was mistake, as the gl5i
really was from fashionable board
ing. house, on Wabash avenue. Sne
wore the most misunderstanding wrap
ners in the morning, and when she left
her room door ajar which happened
accidentally several times, an aihueIt
| merchant, who, with his wife, boards
OH the same floor, saw enough 10 con-
vince him that the young lady was 700
inexperienced to be left without some
guidance and directing in great city
like Chicago. After revolving tue maj,
ter carefully in his mind, he concluded
that il was his duty to talk to tue young
woman like father, which hedld. ohe
was tearfully grateful, and he reasoned
with her longer than heintended. Ihal
night the simple young lady was stand
ing outside her room door, on the wa
bash side, fifth floor, with bundle OF
clothes under her arm, among Whlch
might be made out q pair of pataio0ns
with long, trailing suspenders, coat,
vest, and other articles OF masculine APP
parel. She was whispering through the
keyhole to somebody inside. Sign tnat
check, or Pm going toyour wife 10 orlhg
her here" IL
"Well, but, my dear, unlock the
door and let us talk about it,"
!" unlock nothing. You make out
that eheck-the book is on the table
or Pm going to your wife with these
things" ..,.
Ofcourse the check was written out,
passed under the door to the
Unsophistieated Little Lady
on the outside, examined, pOuched, and
the prisoner released. The girl herself
told the story, and exhibited the check,
which called for 500, to friend.
Hackmen do great deal OF black,
mailing, as they have exceptional
facilities for getting information whlcn
is worth dollars and cents 10
them. On the West side recently, one
of these was called to take couple to
restaurant where they had no business
going. The next day the lady in the
case got the following missive;
Mis-: l knOwed where you
aslast night, l knowed who was
with you, and know who your nus
band is. Pm a pore man an I've got
family to support, while. you are rlch
and wealthy, and need for nothing;
You can find me this evening at .
o'clock where you and your gentleman
found me last night. Do you be there
with $50, or to your husband L goes Ia
the morning and see what he will give
ME for what | know.
THE HACKMAN.
He got the $50, of course-he could
have got O0,-and there are hundreds
of carriage-drivers who play the same
game.
Rlackmail is so safe that the only
wonder Is that more people DO not
practice it. The victim must pay up.
He can not go to the police, though
that is his reasonable course, because
he is afraid of publicity. He is afraid
TO have anyone know his secret, be-
lieving that he is just bringing more
harpies to the feast. He pays up, ana
pays up, and pays up, until the ex-
pl0sion comes, when he has no more
money, and he fluids that he has not
been able to buy secrecy after all.
The shotgun, so far, seems to be the
only check on the industry. 1t Is the
only thing so far discovered which can
discourage and make mournful the
gay blackmailer.