Litchfield enquirer., 1834-12-04

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 ing looking girl, about IS years of age,
 came to this city few days back from Cincinnati, with a view of obtaining a sit-
 nation as a servant. On Thursday n,or- ] nIng, she saw an advertisement in one of tne newspapers, stating that lady wanted
 servant; and the girl, thinking the place
 likely to suit her, went in search of it.
 In order to guide her in finding out the
 Iady's house, she got her address written
 on piece of paper, and when passing through Pearl-street, reeurred to the paper, to refresh her recollection. Finding that she was unable to decipher the writing. she applied to another girl who was pas s'ng, whom she acquainted with the busi-
 ness she was going on. On hearing that she wished for a situation, the girl whom she addressed told her with much kindness of manner and apparent frankness, that she knew highly respectable lady who wan ted a servant, and that she would bring Der to the house if she wanted. The girl from Cincinnati immediately embraced the offer ot her new acquaintance, who brought her to house of notorious bad character in Centre street. A short time after the girl entered the house, the mistress of it made her appearance, and instead of nego- tiating with her about becoming her help, she began to descant upon the great hard ships attending the situation of a servant, and contrasted it with the delicious life led by young ladies residing in boarding hous- es. and finally proposed that the girl from Cincinnati, instead of being her servant, should live with her as boarder, and pay her four dollars week.
 The "nsuspecting girl was of course not a little astonished at such proposal, aud remarked that she had no means of main- taining herself but by her labor as servant; and the miscreant woman of the house then pointed out to her how she might lead a life of ease by abandoning one of virtue. The girl indignantly secuted the infamous proposition, and attempted to leave the house but the mistress of it was determin- ed to de.ain her, and introduced to her a we'll dressed young fellow, who offered to pay for her board without receiving any consideration in return: The girl, how ever, being now fully aware of.what sort of society she had got into, refused to lis- ten to any further overtures, and went to- wards the door to get out, but was stopped by the woman of the house, who dragged her back and struck her a violent blow on the face. The poor girl again strug- gled to get out, and then another female belonging to the house came to the Elis- tress's assistance. and both of them fell upon her and beat her. -mast teunmercifully, their object being seemingly to terrify the unfortunate girl into compliance with the infamous proposal of the mistress. Finding no chance of escape for the pres ent, the girl made no further attempt at it until evening, when she fortunately suc- ceeded and got away from her tormentors, but with the loss of two dollars and part of her dress which they robbed her of. On getting a short distance from the house, the girl stopped gentleman whom she infor- med of the transaction, and he immediate ly paid man to bring her to the police office, in order that she might lodge com- plaint against the miscreants who had maltrated her. On hearing the story, the magistrate sent party of the police to the house, and they arrested the following per- sons found in it: Ellen lnyard, mistress
 Amy Ray; Virginia Star Frances Ford and young man named Charles Vandorn,
 all of whom were committed to prison.
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