Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17
Willy ADVENTURESSES
.svSrY THOUSAND OF THEN PRBYIN6
UPON NEW WORKERS.
gstkmail and ChaHsl Mortgage Schemes are
VvkI-Ths Lissrary ImpOstsr-Prstty
Faces and Black HeartS-hnccens
Victims Suffer With the
Guilty.

The recent cases of Mile. Editha Solo
-, Lol,z Dis de Bar and Mrs. ScO6eld,
:, New York city, have called attention Il
=, Militant but INSCRIPTIONS women who
=, upon New York society. However
Laul the two instances in question, they
IN have served good purpose aud done
-,,h good to the public If they but bring
,,ars the public eye a Gapger and dis
,,s that can hardly be overestimated.
'.,D,incipled women have always existed,
,-5 will probably exist to the end of all
a., It is so much easier and pleasanter
:, E,u thousands & year from the ere
,,B,, Of men than to earn hundreds at
,,,anats, honest labor, that it is no
,,5dsr 50 many members of the gentler
I'd better sex yield to temptation and
.,,.r the ranks of the lost. This is par
s,plsrly the case with New York and
Bs,Cn
S,auge to relate, the remarkable moral
;.o,oysment of Manhattan under the
.,Is,pmeDt OF Hewitt and Grace, the two
- Mayors New York ever knew, have
S,.s uuch to increase the evil mentioned.
Tsssbolluon OF nearly all the dives, con-
NJ balls aud low dens, the suppression OF
,,,e. walking and house accosting, the
,,,rguouS raids Of ALL establishments
,ssrs ;here were the slightest outward ap-
,,,aacs Of YiciOusness and the reguls-
l,1C; al the music gardens and similar
,rtgs Of amusement have made the city
!, Is; s. all external seeming is con-
,.-7si the most yirtuOus municipality
ANA The globe. But on the other hand,
MS driven every pvohigate woman from
:. regulat;on life INTO the ranks of the
.,saurSS' and has so increased the re-
rlgs,,,jol aud opportunities of the latter
r,ssb1 eating of ali other avenues of
v,EO7s conduct aud tendency as TO offer o
-,7.5csGt reward 70 every one who would
n, he army Of those who would live by
,,s, slJs.
SIS result, Gotham is to-day paying
--hl.s u vast legion of women who live
rol1 ne lally, the egotism aud the innate
El.4lty Of men. Police Inspector Will
sas. who IS beyond all question the best
s,;15r.y on the subject, estimates their
,eGoe. at 10000. Ex-Superintendent
Tl.sg goes even higher, and puts the
sgl,e l0.OOO beyond. The methods en-
p.o7sd by these women display bewildsr-
i.g novelty and ingenuity. Some are
rst.isal,y hl5ckmail, bot blackmail so
3.iate ani artistic as not to come within
b.aw o. those who work this vein,
ts MS. Ingenious Is Mrs. May Robinson,
,s. M4y Roberts, alias Irene Latham,
alas 0a'y heaven knows how many other
names. she - about - wears of age, me-
dan ,.Esd, handsomely prOportioned, ele-
r,1..7 dressed with a brilliant brunette
be, .li. would command notice and ad-
us-,i,l everywhere. When ''at work"
,5s vanll leave her home ut $50 or 10
an and take some thoroughfare fire.
c1sl'ed by the merchants, bankers and
wealthy men IN general For dudes, act
o-sa1i Professional "maShers" she had no
sys b: 3 POTtly, well-clothed man,
Elrs5 uirn sud demeaRor suggested a
go,2.ruGS pSteramilias, received her
sn'g aud bow the moment he looked at
~, in half recognition. Twice in three
TINS the bait took and the victim made
hsracuuaintanca. From now on it was
GEAR sailing. She would use all her DOW
e's0! conversation to tascinate her new
trsGiaud was seldom unsuccessful. Money
ws never mentioned. In reply to the
qcr'i,s b. would naturally make she al
Eays gave the same story. She was q
wdos, well horn, well educated, enjoying
life a0i pleasure and having-thanks to
Der dead hDshn 'slOve and fOrethought-|
llailgd income of $1,000 a year, Just
enough 70 support her in comfort The
s.Orv rssSsUged the sdmirer, who, in his
heart, hsd feared that his new iRamorata
Va anything but what she said. With
hm s5e tor tie next week lunched, at
tended matiUeeS, and drove through the
pi5 and Oa tie bOlevard In the mean
tine she w0rmed from him his home and
Cfce address, the names Of his wife and
children aud y hundred details in regard
D ais private lie When this was accom-
p.l,lsd Der next move was to send beg
gHg letter, in which she stated that her
tE--satsAA4AN1 "NAF NAClshN Ca " AAllkAlNOh VI
co, % By reason Of some corporation skip
Pcg It's dividend, and wound up by a very
asa' md 2teCtiOnate request for loan OF
as1m OF money, anywhere from 800 to
klo according 70 the peeuniary response
o.lty Of her prey. Once in three times
tbs would bring financial return. Twice
EEOGdROt Teen came the master stroke
NTH a I'D NhA hlonkaat nj
b8ci Ink she wOuld write fervent love
.'tirr upon heavy white paper, inclose it
10 TIE thlnnest and most transparent
steamer envelope and mail it to him at
Us own house. 1t always began: My
O'n Darli0g,' or "My Dearest and
sFse.est Love and ended, Hoping to
hy your dear tired head upon my breast,
lo1r Little Love, May" There was not
ssngle uakind word in the letter. There
was vas. amount OF passionate love and
avery distinct reference TO the number OF
COLLARS wanted. A near sighted msn could
Iesl the compromising epistle through the
sl,sope Much more readily could
!sA'oa' vile or inquisitiye sister or dsugh-
'e' Ice iUckiesS man received the mis-
1--WE a the breakfast table. He recognized
.ls handwriting, read a dozen words
'l'oaSh the envelope and then went into
"l Preparation. While 10 most cases
Us 'eiatloGship between the man and wo-
lil aad been innocent the letter bore all
We !adlca OF guilt and in q divorce court
va, "O1a nave been proof presumptive against
s-s alsolld. It's effect WAS terrific and
I'4laneo1S. He lost his appetite for
breakfast and left Immediately for his Of
~ OF ior the office of his correspondent.
,.ls times in ten the money was forth
AaS aud IN many instances large sums
we ,e pad to compromise the matter and
Tue secrecy on the part of Mrs. Rob
% - Tar Is is known she began her
NC, 10 this line of business on ThirN
III Street, transferred it to johnson
r. b'ooSiyn, near Miners Brooklyn
-AIs and then Twenty.sixth street, |
"a broadway. Ia all three places sh'
Sa-. -ASnlheent rooms, kept 3 two-horse
80 and wore clothes, diamonds and
G.,y worth -, 600 at least. Her first
TA'lfe from New York was induced by |
FgEEOr, then Captain, Alexander 5. |
~ from Brooklyn by Police Capt. !
~ Campbell, Of the First Precinct,
RI last in New York by Howe &
an GD, the great criminal lawyers. In
~ Sa@ cases the wOuld-be victim, IN
n,S. VI oelng sacred, Waxsd wroth and
S2,,.i r0n is to the police or to his