The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03

have lived in Lowell principally the past YEAR know
the defeu dants fret saw Miss Pierce year ago til
mon.h, az no co.. 80 Merrimac Corporation saw Mrs
called at the counting room of the Merrmao Coroo-a.
ton TO me Mis- r said she married to AIbert
Brown young gentleman who had ut her ompa , v
for two years and settled in Boston and that Aha
came after me to to Boston and live said shout
like II my would consent she told me IA
husband aunt in the carriage ut the COUNT mo-
roo door, md she wanted to went to the door
and she introduce me to Mrs Mead After some cor
yersatiop, Mrs said she would give me SO so n
week tolearn the iress-makipg trade and that might
board with her said would speak to the ovcrseer
about going, and II he refused to let me go would
come when my notice" up. Mira NJ proposed to
20 into the mill with me, and said | might Introduce
it is not right that you should tell lie' answered
that would tell him So w. by that means could get
liberty to 60. MIR. VIM B Brown the overseer,
and introduced her 10 him my aunt, stating that
she had come for me to go home with her They had
some conversation together he said could be gone
until sturday, but declined to have me leave perma-
nently Won't giving notice Miss Pierce had left
and Mrs. n and witness left the mill together She
said If could not get my pay she would pay my board
bill and also my expense TO Boston in the cars We
went TO my clearinghouse, Mrs. Chase's and she
paid my bil;-pacbed up my things, and went to the
depot where met Miss Pierce who procured three
tickets, and we all came to Boston together Arrived
at about o'clock P. got into cab and drove
immediately to Mrs NJ Is house, which she said was in
commerce street. was shown to chamber for q
short time; one bat Mrs. Mead. Maria Pierce
and the cook Maria came up; and told me to dress
and come down to tea she said she expected her hus
bsnd and some of his friends would call. and she
wanted me to see themi dressed and went down
after tea, three called who appeared to be intox
cated Mrs Mead. Maria and two other girls were in
the room don't know who the men were Mrs M
told Of the gis go up stairs with ono Of the
men; she safd, " Go up stairs with the gentlomnn
and show him ~" pict ures - | grew alarmed and
Mario asked me " hat was the matter askad tnr ~
tell me where was; she replied that neither of the
men was her husband, and that ii didn't know in
what kind of house was. it was time did ; she said
folks call this house Of illfame but call it rood
place and any girl is fool who objects to live in
one.n replied that wowld not stay there and ask
Mrs M. vent to Lowell to get two Smith girls and
not finding them, was bound to have one, and so
and talked to She said she had often had good
girls in her house. and that fool to make fuss
&c cried, and begged her TO let 60 promising,
u she would let remain safe that night aud go in
the morning would never expose her. It was late
ard bad no where to go that night. she replied,
that if she had known | was u virtuous girI'
she would not have had me come there for ATTY
dollars that Maria had deceived her &c She said
could not go out of her house sunt was asham-
cd to let the world know had been there Ms she
was She then called man up stairs, and told him
was green thing just from the country and needed
some breaking that she coulI do nothing with me
He was an old man. and said he from Charestown
but didn't hear his name; he commenced run after
me round the room, when set out to scream Mrs NJ
said 1T would not be well for Inc to her house
do not know what the price fixed at, but the man
said he hadn't so much money and would call again
lie then let me; she said II he back, stop
with him. told her would die first; pretty soon was
shown to room, where slept all night without being
disturbed. The windows Of my room were fastened
down, and the shutters fastened so that could not
them, look out Next day n man called to see
Mary Jane Sauborn, and no one else called until eve
ming. At night, was told to dress and come down
stairs; came ill., who CONNIE ced chasing me
around the room; Mrs M told him to step--that was
her niece, and he must let me alone. hr Woods then
came in, and after some conversation with Mrs Mead
she unlocked my dress, and told to go up stairs
with him-that must stay with somebody,as she could
not keep me in her house in that way She showed us
TO room and left together; began to cry when
he said he would do me harm; asked me to sit down
and talk to him. He asked me if was virtuous and
how came into that house. | told him nv story He
said II was the truth what told him. he would
me out OF the house, but that it was late and had
better reman that night lie had place to take
me to- told him he might inquire of my friends in
Lowell as 20 my character He said might rely upon
his getting out; that he had friend who would as
sist Mn; ard if thsy didn't succeed he would send
an officer Said he would pay my board in Boston or
pay my expenses to my friends in Lowell Miss Web
ster testified further that before MIR Wood left her
that night she promised to meet him in Charter street.
or Hanover, next morning If che could get out of the
house and put herself under his charge After he left
another man came, and another scene followed but
to sleep alone. The following evening, agreeaby to n
pot previously concocied Mr. Wood called and insro-
duced gentleman named Foster, who ended to ba
The brother Of Miss Webster, and then Foster and Me-
dora fell into each others which frightened the
Ola woman, Mrs. Mead almost out of her senses She
legged the pretended brother not to expose her assr
cd him that his new found sister was yrtuous as leo
ts" ana the denoaement rapidly followed the abduct-
ed lady aud hor deliverers being carried off triumph
anty in cab TO boarding house Mr.. Wood had se-
cured for her
Miss wcbster's cross. examination shoyyed TINT sba
had lived at Cabo ttsvie three years and at FALL river
few weeks that she had never spoken to n cir,
named Mary Jane Sanborn while in Lowell and that
enc was IN the habit of using paint upon her hand.
some features Nothing else important
Cy the following testimony of these gentlemen IL
appears mat they acted very generous part. fully be
DeVing In the virtue and wrongs Of the girl
II. WooD. called-knew Miss Webster.saw her at Mrs
Meads house iirst called there one evening, and /
he asked me If wanted to stop; said mol called
10 what she had. She asked mo if there was any
girl there wanted to see; said yes would like to
YAK with the girl in the green or blue dress, who
from the country and nothing could done with her
till she had been there few days; said didn't want
any one but her, and she called her to go up stairs
board, unlocked the top Of her dress and went out
would DO her no harm She then told me her story,
and said she would do any thing TO get away. Said
need not take her word but might inquire about her
character at Lowell. Told her 1t too late to get
away that night but If she could get out in the morn
ing to go to Charter street Hanover, and would
meet her and get her boarding house or nav her ex-
pense to Lowell. In the morning got her o boarding
house, and went to Charter street but did not find
her Called again about dusk and saw her aoain Sic
said She could not meet me, Mrs NJ kept her in the
honse all day. She said she would willingly die in the
street to get away. then left called for Mr. Foster
there. Told Mrs NJ. Mr. Foster had just conc from
sea: and wanted to zee the girl Had conversation
with Miss Pierce, who said che vrtuous The old
lady called and said that gentlemen you brought
here proved TO be her brother, and she had tainted
away. She said, don't for God sake tell Mr. that
you have staid tsith her; Mr. r. don't want you to
know that she ia his sister II took her away in
cab and 10 a boarding house
Cross-eaomination - Never saw her before.
HfNRY FOSTER caled--Mr Wood told me
about Mas WeLster's being at Mrs A,ead's
and that she wanted TO get out. replied that
u what he fad was true would do all could to get
her OUT went there with him and was introduced
10 Mrs Mead; asked to her she was called Up
stairs. said her countenance was familiar and then
said Medora can it be possible that you are here ~
BE then exclaimed " My dear brother ~ and burst /
Out crying Mrs Mead begged of me not to blame her,
as one OF her girls had induced her to there that
the mad not stayed with any and as yirtuous
as when she came there said had better take her 4
away that night asked her If anything was to pay
hfs NJ said S3 for expenses from Lowell gave her
we money and TOOK the girl away TO boarding house
She is virtuous for anything know to the contrary
Cross-examination not material.
Won. D. DRowS called.--Mss Webster worked under
me from Jan II TO March IS in the mill at LOWELL saw
the woman who came after her; il the Merr-