Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
HCRAZY SEDORE."
She Relates Some Instances of
Her Career.
HOW BLAcKMallERs WORK PLOTS.
A Model Brooklyn Deacon Who Should
Have Medal Of Morality
A Human Being
in "Hoc."

in "Hoc."
New YORK, May Have You any idea
what frauds most private detectives are?"
said Mrs. Talbot to your correspondent
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Talbot, let ii
be here explained, has been known for
years to the fast" population and author.
tiles Of this city as Cray Sedore" and
Morphine Ida" Though but % years Of
age, she has seen more wickedness in the
last seven or eight years Of her lie than
any other woman Of her age. Since beinS
!. oppsrssjsss1ers1m0nth thknUe91oe(
only cured herself Of the morphine habit,
which won for her her aliases, but is now
successfully engaged in
Rescuing Fallen Women.
II will tell you first of the Gilbert case, "
began Mrs. Talbot. In the fall Of 1881
Mrs. Gilbert, the wife of a wealthy real
estate merchant in Jersey City, wished to
get divorce from her husband on the
grounds Of adultery. After applying 10
the courts the case was dismissed, as there
was then no evidence whatever on her side.
Then was engaged by private detective.
Dressed in plain black, with iewelry to
match, called on the gentleman, repre-
senting myself to be "a
Wealthy Widow
who wished TO dispose Of some property.
That was on a Tuesday. On the following
Saturday called again, and by the aid OF
my actions, the unsuspecting dupe played
-. ;otA Fa'o ha
moment that designing woman, accompan.
led by witnesses, burst into the room. or
course she got her divorce, and four
months afterward married the young man
of her choice. For the little work did in
the affair was paid 500.
Sad Ending OF n CarOusal.
The heartlessnesS of the so.called fast
women Of this city can be well illustrated
by something which came TO my notice a
few years ago and is now told 10 you for
the first time. While in house in West
Thirty-frst street a wealthy resident ot
Fifth avenue, who had family OF small
children, dropped dead. He had been on q
carousal for several days, and though the
doctor who was called for said il was heart
disease, it was really
Rum That Killed Him.
Fearing exposure, the brother OF the man
who had been on spree with him and was
detective aided the madame Of the
house to carry him to coupe in waiting.
Down the front stoop OF the house they
dragged the dead body just as though il
were drunken man, and evidently "Cabhy
thought it was. The corpse was tenderly
lifted to seat and the brother rode of
with it. What the thoughts of that man
must have been riding home with the
Corpse OF His Brother
by his side, the sounds OF the wild revelry
still ringing IN his ears, | cannot Imagine.
But they did not prevent his carrying Out
bold plan for covering up the manner ol
his death.
when be had arrived at the Fifth ave
nue. residence the brother unaded dragged
the inanimate form to the top OF the front
stoop, took out his latchkey and opened
the door. Then the corpse was laid at the
foot OF the stairs as though it had fallen
there, while the brother
Quietly Went 10 Bed.
When the servant came down in the morn
ing her loud screams awakened the family
OF course the natural supposition was tina
the master OF the house had dropped dead
where he lay. But that did not end the
case. Ever since the brother of the deaC
man has been systematically blaCkmaileC
by the madame as we'll as the inmates o
the hOuse, until when ! saw him last, {
year ago, he was a poor man-so poor in
fact that he used to go to. that house to
beg Drink.
He has often blamed himself for what he
did to save the family name from dis
grace
You have no idea" continued Mrs. Tai
bot, 'of the immense sums OF money veal
thy men spend in those houses. one very
rich man know of came into house or
West 3lst street, bringing with him owe
s, 500. At the end of three weeks he oweC
the madame $4,000. No; not hundreds o
dollars-thousands The acts of some o
these wealthy men are so contemplate tha
| il almost sickens one. There Is q churcl
deacon in brooklyn | know OF who is thu
| leader of Sunday school Of over 400 schol
ars. lie occasionally comes over TO New
York.
A Brooklyn Sunday school Leader.
after packing his valise carefully h
| bids his wife adeu, saying that he IS com
| PEELED by business matters 10 g 10 fhila
| delphia. Then he goes to his New lorl
| office, leaves his yalise there and comes u
| town for good time. ! remember on
! Saturday night at II clock, ne lett
| house in this vicinity in beastly state
|
school the next morning at 0 clock
50 He Brnced Ur,
went down to bis Office, put on som
clothes he had ID his vslise, and then too
an early boat TO the City Of Churches.
ITO his wife and associates at church h.
explained that he was sick, so that &C
| counted for the way in which he staggere
around. Some time later a young girl VIII
had been rescued from life OF shame go
employment in house near where b
lived, and he spared no time in telling th
family her history. So she was discharge,
that his shortcoming might Lot come t
light.
''Did you ever hear OF man being he'll
in pawn? Well, I'll tell you of one. Al
ter running through a considerable por
tion Of a large property ia dissipation,
very wealthy man of this city was forces
by his wife TO live on certain allowance
She had managed through the action o
the courts TO obtain full control Of tn
property so that he could not touch par
ticle Of it.
But he managed 10 outwit her, how
ever, for all that. He would go 10 hous
| and
| DIssipate for Days Together.
Then he would give all his clothes TO tb
madame so that he could not possibly &c
out Word would then be sent to bi
brother of his plight. His family woul,
perhaps have been searching hopelessl.
for him. In most cases in learning OF hi
whereabouts the wife would provide tn
means for his release II she did not b
would stay few days longer, and promis
be would never do il again, etc. OF cours
she would pay up at last, for he could no
stay there. Oh, yes, they are o nice people
| our Weather classes, and the more on
sees of them the more they are liked.