New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
Detective Tells 0fMethOdS of Women
Blackmailers i'm Their Often Sue
cessful Efforts to Tap
Bank Accounts.
Bank Accounts.


where it is an easy matter to meet the wealthy
tourists who spend several months in Europe
every year.
Il, order TO learn how these sirens carry
on their blackmaling operations l called on
Mr.. RAYMOND c. SCHNEIDER, president OF de-
tective agency. Mr.. SCHNEIDER is thoroughly
conversant with the methods these women en-
plov when they are on the trail OF victim
because several OF these cases have been
handled by his agency during the last few
wears. The cases are highly interesting and
thew reveal the remarkable ingenuity that the
far danes display in staging play tor the
capture of a victim.
THE BEGINNING OF AN ACQUAINT-
ANCE IN THE WALDORF BAR.
Mr. SCHNEIDER described the first case fol-
lows: "A wealthy New York broker, with
Offices in the financial district found 1t neces-
sarv at times TO visit the Waldorf-Astora,
where some Of his clients were stopping. Oc-
casionalIv he and his friends would drop into
the bar for drink, and as the broker was
good mixer it was easy for him to meet stran-
gers and form chance acquaintanceships. In
this way he met a stranger, who represented
himself TO be a travelling salesman in the
employ OF a Chicago house. Alter the two
had met on few occasions they had dinner
together at the Waldorf. At another table,
not far from where the men sat, were two
women, also dining. They were beautiful and
dressed in the height of fashion. The brokers'
friend soon recognized the women and greeted
t01I he
knew the girls and asked him if he would not
like to be introduced The Wall Street man
was willing In a moment the four were sit
ting at one table enjoying the repast The
girls had such winning ways and were such
brilliant conversationalists that dates were
made for other evenings. Dinners and theatre
parties were on the schedule for the coming
weeks and all had a splendid time. Sometimes
all four would 90 to theatre or dinner, and
sometimes the broker and his fair dame would
be there by themselves.
CURIOUS HAPPENINGS WHICH LATER
NEED NO EXPLANATION
"One day. while sitting in his Office down
town. the broker received a telephone message
from his friend, the salesman, who wanted the
former to meet him at an address in the resi-
dental district. in the West Fifties. The broker
was little surprised at this, but since his
friend said that he had business proposition
which he wanted to discuss the hnancer did
as he was told. When he arrived at the house,
which was an ordinary lodging house with
brownstone front. he went in and asked for
the salesman. The landlady said he had left
a few minutes before the broker arrived but
imagine the surprise of the latter when he
saw the girl to whom his friend had introduced
him at the Waldorf sitting in one OF the
rooms. The broker was puzzled over this stu
alton and without further ado he turned and
hurriedly left the house.
Some weeks after this event TRANSFERRED the
broker received the shock Of his life He was
served with papers in breach OF promise suit
in which the girl, who was none other than the
one he had met through the salesman and had
been such charming company at the dinners,
theatre parties and automobile rides wanted
$4,000 as balm for her bleeding heart The
man could hardly believe his own eyes when
he read Of the charges against him. He put
in emphatic denial when he had to face the
following charges which the attorney for
plaintiff had procured:
TO GO TC THE THEATRE, TO DINE AT
THE WALDORF-IT is PERILOUS.
witnesses had sworn that the broker had
beer seen on several occasions in the company