New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-28
For The Tribune
rnE sEprcrR AID Els FlyE vlcrIMs!

SHALL WE HAVE \ Law OR so Law The lo.-
lowing facts arc fully authenticated and may be re-
lied on. They are given with the dane OF the foul
seducer that the mark OF Cain may be set upon him
by an outraged community, and the innocent and
unguarded be saved from MS wies
Gar,iner C. Riscor, residing at is Centre street,
Agent for a number of Owners of Real Estate IN
,hls City, was left by worthy wife and family IN
August last, in consequence of his unkind and
abusive treatment of them. Since that time ne Is
known 10 have hired five young girls, from Intel
ligence Offices and other places where they were
respectfully empioyed under the pretence OF en-
gaging them as seamsresses, at higher wages than
they were receiving, each Of ichom he has sedrccd
and outraged. These yeung women were al!
under twenty, ard the youngest but fifteen years
Of age. They have made affidavit before the
proper officers OF his conduct toward them while
in his house Two of his victims, (by the way,
he detained bu; two at time recently escaped
TO the basement OF his dwelling room occupied
| by a respectable family-and made complaint. An
officer was called in, and, hearing their state
menis. took them before a Magistrate, who issued
writ on which Hiscox was arrested for assault
and battery,-the only action that the case would
admit under our present laws, except upon a c'r@
sil He was taken to the Police Office ard com
mitied, but finding ready bail, was suffered 10 go
at large.
The assertions of the complainants were corob-
GRATED by the testimony of other victims, and II
having been asceriened that all the five were
fathcrless girls, one an orphan, and The others,
children of destitute widowed mothers, who had
no means by which TO seek redress, Officer Dun
shce was employed TO collect the existing testimo-
nv and make farther inves,sations-and arrange
ments were Immediately made for commencing
civil suit, Several gentlemen OF the Bar-to their
honor be- il spoken-carne forward and offered their
services gratis. In the mean time HlscoX apPre
hendng farther trouble, took himself off. 1t Is
hoped however that he will soon be reached by The
Police, and the law, such rs /; is, take lis course
Now, Mr.. Editor, we want 10 ask in the name
of humanity-in the name of insulted vrtue-lt
our State does NOT need law that will guard the
feeblest, most exposed and dependant OF her ctl-
zcns from hyenGs in human form, who hunt their
prey among the poor and defenceless, the hepess
ones, who, driven from home and friends by stern
poverty, must apply 10 Intelligence Offices for en-
ployRent among strangers Docs she not need
law that may be appealed 10 in cases ike the above,
upon some other preteXt than that OF 8 assault, and
battery 7" Will not fathers and brothers, whose
daughters and sisters may, for ought they know,
be exposed to similar indignites when their arm
has become palsed IN death, rise at once IN their
might, and demand of those whom their votes have
elevated to office, the speedy passage OF the Bill
now under discussion in our Legislature. Ii tears
and sroans-cru>hed hopes and hearts plead invaln
much longer may we not expect the stones 10 cry
out, FRIENDS OF JCsrIcE.