Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-05
HER SCHEME DIDN'T WORK.
An Ex- Unite States senator Deity Escapes
from Desperate BlackmaIier's Riles.
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from Desperate Blsckmsner's Fnes.
New York Mail and E1press.
a handsome womsn. stylishly attired,
attracted the attention of an ex-United
States Senator who was talking with q
Mail and Express reporter in front of the
Fifth Avenue hotel this morning.
at has been a number of years since
I've seen Sallie," he remarked, as she
passed down Twenty third street and out
of sight.
"Ssllie who7"
"Sallie Van Dam, the woman We just
saw"
"Tast is not her name now, or at least
that is not the name she had when 1 saw
her at Niblo's Garden, last year"
every likely. But tnst YVES her name
when knew her ten years sgo I was
representing my state in the Senate then.
[ met her first in Washington. She
wanted & place in the Treasury Depart
ment. She WAS prettier even than sne is
now, and WAS one Of the most fascinating
women l ever saw. l got her the place.
About month later l met her sgain.
This time it WAS in this hatsl. Ihed come
down for conference with some politi
clans. did not get back to the hotel
Until nearly midnight. I suppose 1 had
been In my room half an hour when
hesrd tap ct my door. Iopened it and
saw Sa'lie. To say that was Sstonished
wculd not do justice 10 nv amszement.
"'C1me to my room with me al once,
she said. She was greatly sgitated and
trembled like LEST
81 protested that 1t would not be
proper, and advised her to go to bed and
l would see her in the morning.
NO. she persisted, come this very
minute. 1t is mstteI OF life and death
with me. My room is only four doors
from yours. There Is man there and
want you TO put b 10 out. II l call an
officer the scandal will ruin me. an an
unprotected woman and you are the only
friend have in the world At this she
burst into tears.
"Whst could 1 do? What could any
man do? 1 went with her. The moment
we reached her room, she locked the
door behind US, put the key in her bosom
threw # her dressing gown and stood
before me clad only in her nIght-dress.
" Now she said, give me $1,000 this
minute or will alarm the house. 1 Will
say that you forced your way into ms
room, You are known in Washington as
my friend and L will say that you fol-
lowed me here to this hotel. have been
here two days and you only came this
evening"
SIT took only moment for me to
realize that had fallen into the hands OF
+ desperate blGckmaier, but, fortunately,
l kept my head. l was o candidate fol-
reelection, and q scandal would have
ruined my prospects. l could not afford
10 dsfY her-just then.
Il have no money with me- 1 said.
"'Where Is it?'
"'In my room. I'll GO and get it,
"No, you won't. You never would
come back"
81 promised By all that WAS holy that !
12uld. pleaded with her, snd begged
her to spare my reputation. l promised
anything she might ask. 1 sppee ed to
her gratitude. Finally she proposed "a
go with me. That wa just whit
wanted, but 1 was shrewd enough to hide
1t from her. So I at first refused to en-
1erJsiB her suggestion. But she insisted,
and reAitirlng herself she went with me
TO my room. The moment We were in the
room walked 10 the bell knob.
"Wnst are you going 10 do?" she
asked
az am going to ring this bell, send
for the detective, and have you put
out of this room. What business have
you in my room at this hour OF the
nigh? l certainly did not force you to
come in heIe> II you are found here
you will De turned out OF the house as 8
thief, or worse. N W, you can tell what
ever story you rl9sse. No one will be-
lieve you. The evidence is all on my
side. And if ever you speak to me after
this or write a letter to me upon this sub
ject, shall have you arrested as a black
mailer. Now am going to ring the
bell"
"The woman looked at me a moment.
Then she cursed me. A second later SIZE
opened the door and was gone. Just as
her own door closed behind her, the b5a
boy came.
"Bring me pitcher OF ice water" 1
said.
"The next morning when got down 10
breakfast learned that she had left the
house. She never resumed her plaeegin
Washington, and have never seen her
since until to-day" ,zsa