The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-02
seductlon bv por,.,.r..

Two individuals named Prach husband and wife,
were tried in Paris on Saturday, May /, par c0stw-
mace, having fled from JUSTICE for having seduced
young English woman to deliver her up to prostitu-
ton. They were found guilty. and sentenced to
imprisonment for two years and q fine Of 5O0f An
Italian named Zucatte, who is in custody, and who
practiced as dentist in the Rue st. Honore, was
convicted as an accessory, and sentenced to imPri-
sonment for twelve months and a fine OF 5O0f.
The girl was first induced by the woman, whilst
intlondon, to visit Paris, where she was promised
plenty OF money and TO be always dressed like
lady" The actual object was not stated, bat
guessed The interview took place ut certain we'll
known public rooms in London, whence il is stated,
many seducbe, though not icentous, girls are
brought to Paris for compulsory prostitution. The
girl s., in company with another, left London with
the woman in question for Dunkerque, where the
latter appeared to be well known. Their real names
and ages were not stated in the passport. When
was. going to send them to Bordeaux, and on
reaching Paris they slept a few nights OF the wo-
mans apartment. in lodging house in the Rue
Lamartinc. Thence they were taken direct to
n,aison dc tolerance, ut Bordeaux. Young 5. re-
fused to submit to the ,nages of the house, and
was Disguised with what she saw that she
insisted on quitting. She remained only four
days, When the conductor of the diligence called
for the fare, the mistress of the house desires
him to take the girl to house near the Rae
Richclieu, Qrom which, by the way, three or
four girls have already been rescued) but, on arri
wing in Paris, she was taken to her old residence
with prach, where she only found the husband
the wife being in England Prach paid the expen-
ses of s. to al from England. $. desired earnest
ly to be sent to England and declared she would, if
refused. demand the protection Of the police II
then she was taken to the 500 disout dentist,
where she was informed that If the police knew she
was only IL, and with false passport, she would
be sent to prison, and that il would be better to
wait till she had some noaey to pay her
expenses She at length fell completely into
the trap laid for her. While Mt the house in
questitn she never allowed to go alone, and
when in the apartment the door was locked in order
to prevent her escape. She taken 20 one or
two DiaisonS de tolerance, and the engagement was
made in wine shop ween Prach and the mistress
OF the house in which she was finally settled. When
concluded, she took S. into the house for few
minutes to show her the beautiful dresses, &c.,
she would have to wear This done, of course,
to reconcile her to her fate. The day she was
taken to the Prefecture aud told what to say by
the mo.fcssc, viz that she had been brought to Dun
kerque by her seducer and then abandoned; come to
Paris, and engaged herself in this traffic was an
orphan, and had no other way of getting her living;
and that she registered herself Of her free will
paired, and she was scnt to st. Lazare. There
she was met by an English gentleman, who learnt
from her all she had said at the Prefecture, as she
suspected him to be English policeman in dis
guise. The mattresses, it appears, tell all the girls
that such is his office, to detect them if possible,
and punish them accordingly, and it is impossible
to get them to speak the truth till they know the
contrary Prach and his wife, who had first induced
1uo Shi w ICuFS C1LpldHd, were tHcu uCUOuNccu
The authorities they had been ttscked by false
statements, and determined to prosecute aud the
proper documents were furnished. The girl 5. and
inc maaresM ae naaso'. were exnmined. Prach's
apartment Was searched, ana books, papers, err.
cravings, instruments, Sc, were found, which
showed the nature of their trcde. amongst THO
papers wore, some which proved that they had
had number of English girls, and, Judging
from the writing and composition, they must
have belonged to respectable Ssmiiies. Both rrsch
and his wife were absent from Paris al the ti,pc-it
places IN France. The dontist had at first been
summoned as witness against Prach, but the au-
thorities found such discrepancy between his
gentleman in question was sent for His settlement
satisfied the police that something was wrong. The
apartments of the dentist were searched where they
found that, instead Of the profession which he APP
peaced to practice, HIS real calling was that of
wkite slave commission merchant. His bureau was
filled with orders, letters SC and singular cor
respondence was found'on the same subject.