The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-27

n some way and inserted it, and now
send bill for $3. On inquiry we
find they are in the habit of plsying
this game on others, and especially
on new banks. They are now
threatening to ipjure our credit IN
less we send them the So. Is their
IL fluance such that we had better be
b ack mail d to that amount rather
than have them make report re-
fecting on cur CT dit? Enclosed
find one of their circulars and letter
threatening TO expose Us unless we
comply with their demand. We
would thank you for advice and in>
| formation.
Hoping you will: expose them
through the columns of you valu>
able paper, we would ask, first
Who and what is Thompson's Bank
Note Reporter? is John Thomp-
son of the Chase National bank, as
its name implies, the owner and
publisher II so, Is he man of
responsibility in law? If he is not
the owner, who is? and by what
authority does he use Thompson's
name, no name appearing as editor
or publisher Is not Thompson
liable for lending the use Of his
name to an irresponsible party,
under which to Islander and black
mail reliable parties?
Any information that you can give
the public in regard to this and kim
dred publications will be greatly ap>
preciated and acknowledged by your
numerous patrons.
Here is another specimen:
April 4, 1S84.-Herein we inclose
bill due for subscription to date and
paper discontinued. We have ex-
planned that you ordered and re.
ceived. II you prefer we will at.
tach your New York account.
THeMPsoN's BANK NOTE AND Com
MERCIAL REPORTER COMPANY,
Postoffice box All, % Park Place,
New York.
The price agreed upon in this case
was S., which was paid, aud So in
addition afterward demanded.
From the foregoing, and others Of
the same character, we have been
induce to make an investigation
and lay it before our readers.
ThompSon's Bank Note Reporter
was established and edited by John
Thompson, of the Chase National
Bank, some fifty years ago, and has
been continued under that name, no
other name appearing in its pages
as owner or publisher; hence the
public have accepted it as being
owned and managed by John
Thompson, and consider him re-
sponsible for its contents. Thomp-
son, however, denies having any
interest whatever In it, and does not
consider himself responsible for
anything said or done 10y it. AS to
his personal liability for permitting
the use of his name, it is questio
of law in case of suit for
damage which may arise at any
time, as the evidence before US
would certainly seem to warrant an
action. A man by the name of
Lewis 2. Haver is said to be the |
present owner and editor. As to his
personal responsibility, he is not |
known to possess much, if any,
property subject to law. He occu- |
pies an upstairs room rented in a |
building in Park Place; does not |
own printing press, but has his
work done by the job. From all We
can learn, he has but little pecuniN |
airy responsibility, and his character
is not above reprosch. We would |
suggest the most effectual way to
reach such character would be by |
a criminal action. We feel il to be
the duty of the press to expose all
such blsckmailing sheets as rhomp
cons Bank Note Reporter
From the fact thst John Thomp-
sen OF the Chase National bank baS,
W tn full knowledge of the char
acier of TbOmpsOn's Bank Note Re-
porter, permitted the use OF his
name and the patronage Of his hank,
thus aiding and encouraging mall
cious and false 81 atements and insln- !
uations against reliable and Teap0n~
sible bankers, in which the Chase
National and few others are often |
associated, il would appear that this
man Hsyer is only the plant tool Of |
a few designing banks, who are en-
deavcring to use this Infamous sheet |
to build themselves up at the |
of others. As showing that |
these complaints are not confined to |
any one locality, we append the fol-
lowing editorial as published in the
Rutland; VT, Herald and Globe of
February 81:
BLAChMAILING NEWSP APERs.
Every business man has suffered |
at the hands OF blackmailing news
papers. The ordinary methods are
to send a worthless paper without |
any orders to the address of re-
sponsible man and then present a |
bill FOR it. Nine tenths Of the bust |
ness ;nen are not On the watch for |
Such Imposition; a newspaper ar
riVes, his mail is frequently taken !
cut by another than himself; he
knows that he did not order the |
paper he does not know who may |
have ordered it TO his address, and |
in this way many man is gaddled |
with bill for a worthless paper |
that he never would care TO sub |
scribe for. or cOur no repu able |