Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-26
B~LACKMAILING THE RALLEYs.
Loving Letters Alleged to Have
Passed Between Them aud
Blanche Douglas.
Taking the AmdaVits-A House,
keeper Who Knew Blanche
Before.

New York, October 23-The trial
of Edward Hanley, fon attempting to
blackmail Walter Malley, came up in
the Police Court yesterday. Through
out the examination Blanche Douglas
stood by Walter Malley, and when she
left the court she was Joined by him
before she had gone a block. They
went away together and the prisoners
were returned to the police headquar-
ters.
The letters are in a handwriting that
is alleged to be Walter Malley's, and
are signed Wall Wallace, or are not
signed at all. They are all addressed
to Miss Nellie Maxwell. There is Que
from Blanche Douglas to Wall. Their
general tenor indicates that the writer
is very fond Of Miss Douglas and very
anxious to have her live a proper lite,
while she was continually baeksliding
and causing her lover much anguish.
The following is a sample:
New HAVEN, July 3d. am so
lonesome without you that | feel like
making away with myself. was up
to the Hotel Stevens last night to see
poor Chip Smith, who is to die in four
weeks. He was very glad to see me
| took walk in the yard while there,
and looked up at the two windows with
wire screens, but there was no bright
smile there, as of old. | may see you
next week, hut | can't say for certain.
My music will be published in about
two weeks. 1t is to have a picture Of
the green on the cover, and a photo Of
the little fellow.
This letter has no signature.
On August Ii Blanche Douglas
writes from Mt. Vernon:
My Dear Wall: Your very kind
and loving letter is received, and |
am always glad to hear from you, and
when | get your letters | read them
over six times a day. 1t is a month
since you were down and it looks like
six months to me. Please send me a
letter the day before you come down
and tell me where to see you, Do not
send by telegraph. told Mrs. Carter
l was to go with my godmother and
her children to Long Branch, and my
brother is to 60, too. Well, there is
some young gentlemen down stairs
who want ne to 60 down to make a
smash as they call it, bnt | am too
busy writing to you. They are great
firts, the girls here. They we're just
here again. Oh, DEAR Well, | am go
ing to New York Monday for some
things | have there. Mrs. Carriers
box is 287. Yours, very truly,
NELLIE,
"My Dear Nellie: l have been here
looking for you. Oh, how you have
misjudged mel A letter has been here
since Saturday, just after you lett.
Whatever you have done will be for
given, Come back to me for old times
sake. Always yours, WALL
In other letters Wall congratulates
her and himself that the papers have
not spoken of the recent meeting be
tween them. In a letter dated Aug
20, he writes:
1.-THE family are in New York, Sc
that | am alone. tell you, last even
ing, when | sat. in that big house Of
ours, sweet memories came wildly bach
to me of the time when a certain littlt
| body kept me company. Well, my
, shall / call your We will have tt
think Of same name sweet enough
Yours, with bushels,
T WALLACE"
Essex Market Police Court was
crowded to tie doors to-day, a number
Of persons congI egated in the street
all eager to catch a glimpse Of the no
torious Blanche Douglas. now Nellie
Maxwell and Walter Malley, boil
, again brought prominently before Tho
public by the arrest of three younl
men on the charge of larceny anC
blackmail. With Councillor ConraC
aud N 5. Blydenburg, of New Haven
the cemplainants Blanche and Walter
arrived at court early, and were ush
cred to the police sergeant
private room They sat beside ont
another and during the long wait be
lore the examination, became fire.
quently engaged in conversation, anC
when not so occupied, Malley read
several publications Of the case, while
Blanche sat as if in deep thought or il
quiet observance Of everything COINS
: on, taking no notice of the constant
gaze Of those admitted into the room
Judge Patterson quickly disposed
OF the routine business Of the cour
+, and called the one ease" of tn,
day. The court room was cleared O
all not connected with the investiga
ton, and then Walter and Blanch,
stepped from the s%ergeant's room
through the court room into the MAJ
istrate's private chamber, where tn
, clerk, John Mexican, took the af6da
Wit Of Walter Malley. 1t consiste
! Of a repetition of the particulars q
the cas- as published. and embrace
the. statements Of Blanche Douglas
who signed her name as Mrs. Ami
Zimmerman, and signed a slip a
1" Zimmerman in a very poor hand, 8
0 scrawling as TO be scarcely legible. |
answer to interrogatories, she sal
n that her age was twenty years, and a
first she had resided for the past tire
, weeks at 1871 Third avenue, but cor
y rected herself and gave the numbC
as 1890.
In referring to the theft of the lei
ters from her, Malley described he
as Nellie Maxwell, whose real name
Annie Zimmerman.
Edmund E. Price appeared in III
interest Of Edward Hanley, an
Oliver Bogart for William Pratt
p while John Geowriven had no cour
sci. When the affidavit was taken
was delivered to Justice Patterso
and the accused were placed at Il
bar, They had nothing to say to Il
= charge at present, and further exam
~ nation was set down for Thursday.
~ Lawyer Bogart contended that {
re far as his client (Pratt) was cor
lis cerned he demurred to the complail
III as being insufficient to constitute
le crime within the statue. He will
IL accorded argument on the subject {
ed Monday.
'or After leaving the courtroom. Ma
Of ley and Blanche walked to Grsr
1at street and to the Bowery, and benin
ed them walked Lawyer B~lydenburg ar
he Malleu's friend On rnnnh.-oo =