The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-22
Mayors Once.
DESCENT CroN A DlsORDERLY HOUSE, CURIOUS
AND pJTERKorIN0 CASE

AMI INTERESTING CAoE.
The rapid increase In the number Of hou ses Of pros
tuition in this city Is only equaed by the undissussd
and apparently fearless in which they car
rsd The keepers proprietors Of these places do
not to be troubled with the slightest dread Of the
law its ciRcers and GO quietly and unconcern-
eddy In their Of crime and disgrace there was
such thing in the world as punishment. The public,
too rst to &c erect,y unminful and careless about
it. How often do hear Of the most frightful out
RACES cIated IN these places without their causing
any lnofs han brief excitement, or without steps
being tasen prevent the repetition Of similar ones
How often do the Isrers teen with accounts of young
and innocent females dragged from the very bosom Of
their families, nmured in those dens Of nfamy sub
ieced 70 every pryation and insult and compelled, by
starvation ara the most inhuman treatment, to submit
to the facroe Of heir virtue Few Of the quiet citizens
Of this city aware or ever dream, Of the amount OF
c.me and cruelty committed in houses Of prostitution
the number OF innocent females gifted with too much
beauty foc their own good. who induced TO enter
them on Various pretences, and never escape from
them before their ruin is effected. curious case
Of this kind came to our knowledge yesterday, and
we are glad to see that some actien has been been
case il "a young Prussan lady, Of than ordinary
beauty aud highly accomplished, who left her native
count ogards the close q last year and went to Gal
stances After remaining at that place Cor short time
the yellow fever becoming prevalent her brother left
AT parting he presented his sister with $500 in cash.
besides magnificent wardrobe ich he thought would
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day while cut walking in the upper part Of the city
q esred is
the direction to her boarding house, This woman
instead s ont to % sonc hsT the
boarding house" is kept Here she saw Mrs Brown,
little chat and related all her mishaps since her arrival
in this land of liberty She told Mrs Brown that she
Mrs Brown was very much soeie with the sad history
Of young and beautiful and sincerely sympa-
thized With her Mrs Brown had kind heart, and of
fered to take heroine under her Mrs. Brown pro-
boarding house in which,she invited Emile he Chris
lie poor little innocent thinking that female board
ing house" had the same meaning in this country as In
ny work Hi IS aone gladly accepted the Kind invitation
and promised to return with her baggage the next day.
The next day came and with it came Emile. All went
on nicely until night drew her dark mantle over the
earth when Emile astonished at the change in the
aspect Of affairs, and began to suspect that alwa not
right The kind hearted Mrs. Brown requested Emile to
deck herself out in her best attire Emile obeyed and
usheed into the paror where she was introduced TO
Emile NICE further saw It IS unn n to mention
Suffice it to say, that Lme's fate proved the that
night did that of many other beautiful beings before
her She ordered 10 accompany one OF the gentle
present to her bedroom. Cries, prayers and en-
treaties in vain she forced to obey and her
ruin effected She often thought of but saw
The second day, however, of her imprison-
ment young girl who had been Gagged in the same man
second story Of the house, with all her clothing This
determined Emile to make similar attempt at all
hazards After being the house about ten days. she pre-
yalei upon washerwoman to aid her and succeeded in
getting half her wardrobe and herself out Of the house.
She then returned with some Of her friends and demand