The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-20
never been renewed in connection with
this piece of real estate.
Even the Great Do Not ESCAPE.

Lille plF't VI i'iI tSt'iAt.
Even the Great Do Not Escape.
A former mayor of New York, nov
dead, against whom not a breath OF
scandal was uttered during his more
than four score years and ten, and wliC
Was held in high esteem by the entire
city, WAS walking along the steet one
day When he saw u young woman,
evidently faint and in distress, and
Went to her assistance. On regaining
her composUre. the young woman
tha.:sed him profusely, and on the plea
that .he would like to tell her father
the name of the man who had been SO
kind to her, managed to secure his
personal card.
A few days later she wrote the for
nler mayor a letter OF thanks; he re-
piled co%urtcously, stating that he was
happy to have been OF assistance. Then
he forgot the incident, but was forcibly
reminded of it when he received d
second dclicately scented letter from
the young omar asking for an APP
pointment; and then he smelled-a
blackmailer.
police and had an officer assigned to be
present with him in his Office when the
young should make her appear
ance at the our named in the reply
OF her intended victim. And when the
woman walked in the officer recognized
III ner q notorious character-and she
got out of town that night.
A somewhat similar use Of the police
was made by another man who, at one
period OF his life, began receiving
anonymous letters, in which he was
accused Of certain indiscretions. Final
~, when he despaired of securing any
trace of the writer, he met an ac-
quaintance on the street. and after the
usual greeting, the latter said casually:
Il understand you've been receiving
some anonymous letters lately"
Instantly the thought sprang to the
mans mind that here was the author OF
the letters. Admitting that he had re-
ceiNed such letters, n engaging the
acquaintance in seemingly earnest con
led the other to the door of Il Police sta
ton house.
AS luck would have it, the captain
in charge of the precinct was standing
| there.
Captain" said the man who had re-
ceived the letters. what is the punish
ment for Il person who writes anony-
nous letters for the purpose of levying
blackmail?"
Prison" was the reply.
| There was more talk along the SAINT
line. When it was ut an end the ac-
q%uaintance for whose benefit the cap
tain had been interviewed sneaked; al,
tne Olhef man received no more anony-
nous letters from that day forth.
That's II way to treat a blackmail,
er, male Of female, il you have tn,
nerve, and 1t is generally conceded thaI
you should have it, whether you are
innocent or guilty of the illuminating
charge brought against YOU. Another
way to handle the male blackmailel
was once described In these words by
thelate Sir Richard Mayne:
"Strika him with nOVthinC Won hav,
in your hand and give him Il sever,
chastising. Such people are all COW
ards physically, and the thing the.
most fear is personal violence. Thi,
remedy is the best INC is easily APP,
piled, for. of urs Il clever black,
mailer will not be SO rash as to put hi
threats Or proposals on paper, so tina
when he opens the matter to you viv
voce, o cal then give him the re
CURED thrashing."