New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
FALSE HOPES AND COSTLY.
WESTERN VICTIMS OF FEMALE SN lNDLEN
PosToFFICE INSPECTORS ARREST YOUNG
woN,N1 ~ Albany AND STOP A THRIFTY
ENTERPRISE IN MATRIMONIAL
CORRESPONDENCE

ms pectors James and Kyle OF the Posiohce DC
partment Yesterday went 10 Albany and arrested
Emma j. Waters alias Jessie T. Rivers, VINO mas
Two addresses in that city, No. 80 South Lansihe'S'
and No. 20 Nerkmersl. The charge against h'i
is using the mail, 10 defraud. This young WOMAN
has been doing :" land Office business ana laying
mn treasure In a savings bank by playing on the
spring fancies and matrimonial inclihatlohs oil m'i
all oyer thc West hluring letters led to offers ol
marriage and these followed hy registered ana
money order letter. to Miss Waters for the par
pose Of buying her ticket 10 where her eNpec'ah'
husband awaited her, or TO provide her WIN pais'
Shoes trunk etc., for Il wedding outht lie young
wcmans mail averaged about thirty letters day' -
The Albany postmaste reported. one OF MISS
waterss victims Morris Fix, OF liallock, MINI.
On october 80, 1892, he sent her $50 to enable
her TO come TO the wild West to marry mm'
When he realized that lie had been dupcd lie pacco
his case In the hands of postal authorities am
the arrest Of the swndlcr followed yesterday. The
following is Of The correspondence turned over
10 the inspectors 10y the deceived Mr.. Fix:
20 Hcrkimer-t. Albany. y. l.. Oct. s. 1892
Morris FIN ialock, Ninn.
Ny Dear Friend received your dear letter ana
telectaphed you hurry. wish could come at once
10 YOU | hardly what to do, but will wait until
i hear from you. II SEM anything please sehd
rec tered letter for ny brother n!aw. who still remains
here in the depot will find 1t out and forbid nv coming
Please wiite at Your own true wife
JESSIE L. RIVERS
Albany aug. o.. 1902.
NV Very Dear Friend received your very KIND letef
mi. morning and thank you very much 30 YOU 'h'""
I ala well for my first lc;teri Well l glad OF that
10, 1 tried u please you. wish. TOO. that was thee
with YOU instead of here for think wouid DC mue"
haprlcr would have confidence and trust III YOU Io'
10 wicked nan would write such all honest letter. lou
womb IL, Good 10 me. wouldn't youl IL WOULD pc'sc me
10 ,.eono YOUR housckcetcr. but l would Ike 10 De
married. and would try Nely hard 70 Ha~e No
ard you home Il,a-art and happy "ouid ho'ci ~
xou sor,ov ar min and YOU would never havs cause 70
,,e ret kuovinc me- NV friend, would so love 10
send Vol, n,y picture today but will have TO disap
,oint YOU this tine. viii tell YOU ali ABOUT 'nc' "
YOU vii! knoa do not want 70 deceive YOU
week, ago ny lady fiicnd and mad doleh caoi"'''
taken and before We left the gallery she sad Leu US
have dozen small ones taken" 80 had dozen sina'i
ones TOO They were 20 long getting finished owing TO
~ orders being in before ours ana o"ihI =, u
weather. 1 must co.c. Please give ~; cVol i'"1
letter. Ever youis very truly JESSIE l.. XIV Eno
Albany Nov q. 1892.
Nv DAZZLING Ono. Why OH why do keep me In
such suspcnsel have worried Till am hail down SICK
You wife me telling me you got an order ana sent
IL me. AM then you dispatch me telhe me !" ''''
and yet received oder You eouia ho' h''o
sent order yoa.scif OF should have got " io Z
ago 1 am hc;ut.ick and discouraged dohV A'o"
what " There Ortrr come h'i" at All. L
going to white To thc pstolnce at HaioeK anu ah
what 1t meant, you cal ind out easily hei' ''
j have lectlNeI no lOst)Hcc O!uei p"O $500"
YOU would lot like to have write. 90 didn't But
dear one. and tell wnat THIS ID 'h''
Don't you want ne, didn't you send IL at All! 1
this TO keancdy, hoping You may get u all ig"t
ior have written four letter, u HalIork ana
have sent thrc, dispatches ami have icccNcu
y any anu have money 10 Wit: any more
/ can't Understand it and don't know what 10 no.
have c:ied my out and nearly SEX Please, II
You get this. write at Your true Htic Giri
JESSIE.
have The SO yet i would spend one . my
until / heard flom you. AMI my dear, true irc "a
you wish scad the money, j think yoi can
enough viii ct my ticket but shall hot get
8: at this depot and Will d. the best | III MT
askag you much, L would like got tunk
ard pair OF shoes and two little articles that 1t Is
absolutely necessary SHOULD have. have been without
work 80 long there few things that L would have
10 get before j could stat Perhaps you know enough
about woDan's wardrobe TO know that have
few little things, situated as was, d q trunk moro
than nything else But would not spend the moaey
until heard from YOU Oh MY dear one. Although
some parts Of your Letter made hurt bal
i was still : glad to hcag fom you.
The penalty for this young woman's offence IS
eighteen months In the pcnittntary ami $500 fine.