St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-13
ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE.
A Pan or PRECIOUS 8LAcKMAHEB,
HARO AT WORK. l.
DETECTIVES AFTER TIL
"A Colored Man and Viii II,
Work a "strong-ArmD Il ;
Minneapolis Women-T@ o,
ored Man Does the PGSlim
nary Work and the hyhf
Man Finishes 1t. IL

For the past week two of tf& Gifts
regular detectives Hankinson and STA
valo, and Detective Gooding have beef.
endeavoring Hay their hands ,pn t8p
blackmailers who have been opetasiAt
quite extensively for the past few
months. Detective Gooding was da-
tailed by private parties to look the men
up. and the city's inspectors were doing
it for the good of the commonwealth
No arrests we're made, but the affair
eliminated yesterday in the blackmaii-
ers becoming frightened and laying
low. One was white man and the
other colored. both of whom were for
merly seen often around the gymnasium
of the Twin City Athletic club. where
they officiated as "rubbers" ana carry
ais" for the boxers and wrestlers. Sev-
eral months ago one of the boxers lost "a
valuable gold watch, and. suspicion
pointing to the c0lored man, he was
promptly DISCHARGED by Nj ana ger Goth
arin, who averred he would have no Que
around who could even be suspected Of
theft.
The colored man also figured in the
iSNSht ilitC uiuioCl biidls 1uc Iu6luOu
of operating was decidedly UNIQUE.
The colored man. who is good-looki5g
and always attires himself in the most
fashionable clothes. would stand AROUND
on the avenues and in some way en-
deavor to attract the attention of white
women as they passed. Then he would.
on some pretenSe or other, speak ~
them and carry on the converse.
ton as long as the ladies
would stand it. Then the white
man got in his work. He would
immediately spot whatever woman
his coIored 'pal'' had been conuerslng
with, and follow her to her nome. He
would then ascertain who and what she
was, and the matchmaking would begin.
Letters were written containing threats
of exposure, and stating that the writer
knew full well that the lady to whom,it
was written had been seen conversiHg
with colored man on the public streets
and that 1t was also known she had met
him clandestineiy OH several occasions.
The letters would invariably wind up
with demand for money.
In one or two instances the women
addressed became SO frightened at tile
opportunities of the fellow, and remenl-
bering the incident of having met and
talked with cololed nan, and fearing
that their husbands would not believe
they were innocent of any wrong doing,
gave him money and jewels. The two
blackmailers room in blosk on
Nieoiiet avenue, between Thtd
and Fourth streets. Last e night
the proprietor was inotifsd
of, the kind OF tenants he had .aAd
and by Monday they will be gomez THe
police are unable to fix any specific
crime on tile precious pair, and so isis
likely they will escape prosecution.s 1T
Is unde rstoed that certain frnsM at
torneys are mixed up In The eases
These attorneys. it is said. did5itfie
ESQ aaring" and acted as, goblet NAeis
for the blackmaiiers. and little
victims. This same firm of At
torneys had in their. employ recentlIa
man and woman who passeGas husba&d
and wife. The woman was very hani-
some, and succeeded in becoming
tangled up with several well kno in
business men OF the city. Her slpppSbd
husband of course.alWaySs stepped III. add
in ole instance he brought suit agaigst
one of the business men for aileHatifig
the affections of his wife. The attor-
neys came in and settled the case. it
did not come into court, but the bust
ness man had to settle.
In speaking Of the former case last
night, Detective Cooling stated that he
had endea"ored to get one OF his clients,
woman OF good, Social standing, to
come forward and prosecute the bisck-
mallers, she having been one of their
victims. She, however, fearing the
dreadful notoriety and publicity, would
not consent.