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Domestic News
December 6, 1892
The Wichita Daily Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
What is this article about?
In New York, Charles W. Gardner, superintendent of a crime suppression society, arrested for blackmailing brothel proprietors; evidence includes bribes from Lily Clifton and confession from J. Chauncey Grant.
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BLACKMAILING BROTHELS.
New York, Dec. 5 - The police say that they have evidence to prove that Charles W. Gardner, superintendent of Mr. Parkhurst's society for the suppression of crime, has lately been blackmailing the proprietors of disreputable houses in this city.
Detectives have been on Gardner's track for several days. They found in his apartments marked money and a gold necklace, which he took as bribes from Lily Clifton of 15 West Fifty-third street, who figures as complainant in a scandal. J. Chauncey Grant, ex-agent of Dr. Parkhurst's society, has also made a confession which implicates Gardner in the blackmailing of the keepers of brothels.
Gardner is now under arrest.
New York, Dec. 5 - The police say that they have evidence to prove that Charles W. Gardner, superintendent of Mr. Parkhurst's society for the suppression of crime, has lately been blackmailing the proprietors of disreputable houses in this city.
Detectives have been on Gardner's track for several days. They found in his apartments marked money and a gold necklace, which he took as bribes from Lily Clifton of 15 West Fifty-third street, who figures as complainant in a scandal. J. Chauncey Grant, ex-agent of Dr. Parkhurst's society, has also made a confession which implicates Gardner in the blackmailing of the keepers of brothels.
Gardner is now under arrest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Blackmail
Brothels
Arrest
Gardner
Parkhurst Society
What entities or persons were involved?
Charles W. Gardner
Mr. Parkhurst
Lily Clifton
J. Chauncey Grant
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
Dec. 5
Key Persons
Charles W. Gardner
Mr. Parkhurst
Lily Clifton
J. Chauncey Grant
Outcome
gardner is now under arrest.
Event Details
Police have evidence that Charles W. Gardner, superintendent of Mr. Parkhurst's society for the suppression of crime, has been blackmailing proprietors of disreputable houses. Detectives found marked money and a gold necklace in his apartments, taken as bribes from Lily Clifton. J. Chauncey Grant confessed implicating Gardner in blackmailing brothel keepers.