The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-11
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From cur Regular Correspondent
New YORK. Feb. 6, 1886

[Ffonl Cur Regular Correspondent
New YORK, Feb. 6, 1856.
heard lady Mt an evening party say
the other night, "Oh, if I could only live
in New York" She had a beautiful
home in a quiet country town and a
happy family. Her husband is in good
business, and she herself at the very
pinnacle of her social circle Where
she lived there were no one above her
in short she had everything that the
heart Of reasonable woman could desire,
but she was willing to abandon it all Tor
the social triumphs ofNew York. Foolish
woman she little knew the pitfalls that
beset tho feet of dwellers in this goodly
city. Like thousands of others she saw
only the outside and was unable to count
the cost.
Life in New York is sea beset with
perils, and you never know when you are
out of danger. No better illustration of
this can be found than case now pencl-
ing before the courts. For some reason
best known to themselves, two gentlemen
of high social position who were closely
related, brothers-in law in fact. became
suspicious of each other and eventually
each employed detective to watch the
other, aud at last detectives were employ
ed to watch detectives; then the detec-
tives entered into conspiracy to rob the
principals by means Of cooked up reports
having the appearance of truth to the
unsophisticated mind, but having NO
foundation in fact. The plan was to
inseige one of the principals into a
disreputable house, and then have his
euemy's spies surprise him there. This
is a very old game with this class Of
villains, and nearly proved the social
ruin few years ago of one of the most
prominent politicians in Washington.
To carry out this villaiuous scheme one
of the detectives employed his own wife,
and she young woman, who might be
supposed to have some decent and honest
instincts, was willing for pecuniary
consideration to enter an infamous house
with a man she did not know, and her
husband for money was quite willing to
have her go.
Fortunately for the man he had
faithful colored servant who informed
him in advance of the plot. The syren
laid wait for him as be left his store.
She was young and pretty. She exer-
cised all of her Establishments but in
vain; the gentleman passed the peril
without the smoke Of fire on his skirts
and came through unframed. Thousands
of dollars were spent by these men, for
they were both rich each doing his best
to ruin the other, till in the end each
discovered that he had nothing against
the other, that they were both all right,
and yet for over two years they have been
trying to ruin each other by the most
infamous means, and with the question:.
BILE aid of New York detectives nearly
blasted each others regulations for life.
A few years ago q bill was pending
before the New York Legislature which
involved an overhauling of all the Life
Insurance Companies. There was
country member from one of the middle
Counties who had made himself particu-
larly obnoxious to the Life Insurance
Companies, and prominent officer of
one of the largest Life Insurance Compa-
nies in the United States employed
United States detective to lead the man
to ruin. A special detective was employ
ed and sent to hotel near the members
residence, where he passed for railroad
surveyor. He made the members &c.
quaintance in his home right in the
midst of his family. Ec offered to run
his railroad right through this mans
farm, and pay him all enormous price for
his land, and in order to settle the pre-
liminares he invited the member to New
York to see his board of Directors.
Everything was arranged, magnificent
suit of rooms was engaged at a promi-
nent hotel, and eight detectives were
engaged to dress themselves up in swal-
lowtail coats and white chokers to per.
senate the board of directors. After the
meeting he was to be taken to dinner,
piled with wine and eventually to be
decoyed into house of infamous char.
acter, where he was to be surprised by
some other detective. The house was to
be raided, and the next morning the
member from the country would turn up
in the police court with his fair name
blackened and blasted for ever. When
the detective who had shared the hospi-
tality of his home aud who had lured
him down to New York realized the ter.
rible position in which an honest and
un.offering man would be placed, his
heart smote him; he met his man on his
arrival in New York and told him that
in consequence of the sudden illness of
the President of the company the meet
was adjourned for Two months. The old
gentleman jumped on the train and re-
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