ON THE TRACK OF THE BLACKMAILERS
MOST DARING GANG IN AMERICA
SECRET TESTIMONY TO BE , OBTAINED
Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. New Yorkj September 20. _ The heads ef ,the Department of Justice burea' ix in Chicago, Now York, and Philadelphia met at Washington r to-day to try and arrange for secrecy of,testimony of many wealthy society moil concerning tho operations of too' , most daring band of blackmailers in s .. lAmoricn's history. 1 i , Tho Department of Justice has oviv ' deuce showing that a gang, oporating iWith. beautiful women, fleeced'their victims of over a million dollars by threatening proceedings, under the Maim .;. white slave law, which, provides severo /.penalties for men accompanying women, on inter-State journeys. Tho De- . partmont cannot break the gang -without tho testimony ( of the victims, who protest that they would ruin their re- : piitations. if they Efforts are being • made to discover 'legal means for the' proceedings to be taken in camcra.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2883, 22 September 1916, Page 6
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154ON THE TRACK OF THE BLACKMAILERS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2883, 22 September 1916, Page 6
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