The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-01-29
For the Union and Journal.
BIDDEYoRD, Jan. q, 1858.


Mr.. EpIroR: Allow me through your
paper to refer to some charges in circulation
throughout the town and State, originating
from girl who has recently been sent to
Alfred Jail for stealing, and by fow row.
dies who have laboring hard TO give II cur
rency, some Of whom, presume, have not
forgotten the road east themselves. The cir
cumstances is this:
A girl calling herself Julia Myers came
into the family Of John II. Bickford, Of this
city, few weeks ago, poor, thinly clad. and
pennyless, and there found employment
She gave good satisfaction in attending to
domestic affairs, up to the time Of the theft
One evening Mr.. b. and wife went out to
visit some Of their friends, leaving her to
take care of tho house. When they return
ed, to their great surprise, they found the
bird had flown and taken with her Us much
as she could conveniently carry, by filling
up bag of Mrs. BIS clothes and tying as
much us she could about her person, where.
upon pursuit was made, and she was over.
taken near Goose Fair brook, so called, in
Saco, and Of course brought back. VIVA,
then' Did they hurry her to Jail (Which
they ought to have done)7 No, Did they
turn her out Of doors that night IN the cold
no: but took her in, gave her warm bed
to slecpin, gave her breakfast next morning,
besides giving her clothes to shield her from
the cold, and told her she must seek some
other place. She then goes among her ad.
visers, who are probably a. we'll posted on
the eastern route rs she Is, and complains
OF the abuse she received ut the hands Of Mr..
B. and wife, and attempts to deny to them
and her advisers that she ever stole the
things, and more than that, she said she
was sitting in the rocking chair when they
returned that night. As matter Of course
she was considerd dangerous person to be
providing about In that manner, and was ar
rested and sent to Jail. Those are facts, with
many others which space will not allow at
present, and it was 30 decided, on the testi-
mony Of very respectable witnesses at the
court at Alfred. ..
While in Jail she manufactures mali
cious fabrication concerning murder being
committed while in the family Of Mr.. Bick.
ford, and given currency by those whose
sympathies she created for the purpose Of
getting clear. and some Of them were ex-
tremely interested in her behalf, although
the story emanated from convict. In the
6rst place, every one who knows Mr.. B.,
well knows his character as man and good
citizen is unspotted from the world, and I
challenge any man to refute 1t, whether
friend or foe. But the object Of this article
Is to give those people who do not know.
the circumstances Of the facts, and by look
ing over her conduct chance to draw their
own differences, which, If they get common
sense and reason to work, would give II no
crcdcncc whatever, and mako up their minds
that she is a fast yosng iody, and an old Of
fender.
wo learn the case Of the above girl has
been decided BY the court on the ground Of
and she is to be sent TO the Insane
II should be question in the
minds Of the people, Of the propriesy Of our
courts laying the temptation before such
criminals on the plea Of insanity. I ask,
whose character ID safe if such criminals a,e
allowed to ssape the courts of justice. Shall
; mans character be torn TO pieces, his
property destroyed and stolen, and they c.
APE from punishment on the plea Of insan-
ty and sympathy. Ifso, II becomes every
rood citizen to beware Of such malicious
characters hereafter. A CifixxS.