The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-11

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~ ~ j " ports concerning the
~ &SS sBshNSM actions of young town
1SSACf<AM@N people are coming to
~ . II IIARNyl n lSsi.*eI@9 the HERALD office by
&SJA krSSesk M scores and il certainly
y5lGSyN sESST looks as if something
2J~NAN must be done, by
newspaper or otherwise, in the near future
to stamp out the evil, or the town will
revert to its old time scandulous reputation.
1t is impossible, of course, to give the
reports as they are given the HERALD. 10
the first place they would n.ske reading
unfit for even the sensational weekIies
which cater to such tastes. In the second
place, the HERALD wants to fully investi-
gate all the reports before giving them
more explicitly than at present. AS far as
the Investigations have progressed there is
reason to believe that ere long the HERALD
will turn out batch of sensational facts
that will shake the town.
A gentleman we'll known about town
called at the HERALD Office to-day and
stated that never in his recollection has
social depravity manifested in town so
conspicuously as within the past two days
Said the HERALDs informant, IF your
paper can take up these matters and sift
them thoroughly l am sure it will result in
checking a tide of evil in.the town that now
seems almost irresistible. All the cases
give yop are the subject of discussion in
households and if one half of them are
true the public should be given them
Just think, exclaimed the gentleman with
warmth, "of child but Ia years of age
being victim And almost the next day
the case Of another couple, but few years
older, comes to light. Where there is so
much smoke there must be fire and it you
can bring to light the true situation you
will confer an invaluable favor upon the
community"
The following letter was received at the
HERALD Office to-day
EDITOR HERALD:-From reports I have
heard l. as mother, have become greatly dis
tressed in mind over the dangers which l am
led to believe surround my children. To tell
you all have been told would take too long for
writing and concluded to drop you line and
say that If one of your reporters can call at
my house will give him some names of parties
who seem to know a great deal OF what is
worrying me.
"Do not make my real name known at present.
If what am willing to tell you proves correct
l will allow my name to be used, but until such
time as something confirming the reports can
be CLEANED wish to remain in seclusion. am
so situated that cannot inquire into the
matter myself.
'The gentleman who hands you this letter
has authority to make the engagement sug-
gest. I hope you will give it your early
attention.
east LLOYD STREET.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. II, 1892"
While the HERALD is willing to do all
in its power for the benefit of the com.
munity, it must draw the line in some
cases. Matters that come under its iuris-
diction as a Newspaper will be promptly at
tended to, but we cannot assume the posi-
ton of investigator for every complaint
that arises from rumor We have already
learned that the writer of the above com.
munication is distressed in mind over a
charge made by neighbor that certain
member of family is not following a
strictly moral path, and it is des ired that
the HERALD try to find out the grounds for
the statement. We cannot be expected to
bother with such matters. They are of
private character.
The request of the correspondent is too
much like an attempt to get the HERALD
on fishing excursion for evidence that
will justify suit for SANDER in case the
statements of the neighbor should prove
groundless, and we are obliged to let the
matter rest in the correspondents own
hands.
Ii the correspondent wishes to know
whether the statements of her neighbor are
correct she has the detective agency in
town, or the courts to fall back upon. Her
case is entirely different from those al
luded to in the first part of this article and
the HERALD must decline to interfere.
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