Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-30
ALLEGED Outrage on an Emigrant Girl by a
Snip Captain.

About week since a casa came before Jps-
tee Biatonley, of Brooklyn for investigation
which involves the character of one of the can
taIns OF line Of packets, as well as the repu.
tatI%n Of an emigrant girl who was placed uu.
der his charge on the passage of his ship to
this country, some ten months ago. Extrsor.
dCary efforts have been made to keen the case
secret. Ii rumor speaks correctly, LAWYERS
aSd reporters IN the City of Churches have lost
caste through the efforts of the friends of the
accused. Certain i is that some Of the Brook
Impress have been placed in a mos decidedly
Did position by the acts of one of its agents
Tle alleged facts of the presumed outrage.
winch was alluded 10 in the morning papers'
were a. follows The statement of the com
pllinaut herself, is all that can be relied upon.
ami no attempt has US yet been made to con
tradict it. Teresa OGrady, u young and pref
ty Irish girl, engaged passage on tho shin
before alluded TO. 1t is alleged that the girl
Was elticed into the cabin; and it is further
alleged that she was rendered unconscious by
foul appliances Arr wing in port she threat
ened her seducer's arrest, but she AYERS he de-
clared that he was single man, and would
marry her as soon as an opportunity favorable
to both parties occurred Teresa agreed TO
this, and became happy. 1t appears that the
accused did not want to marry Teresa-for a
good reason, doubtless-and it is alleged that
he made her present of quite lot of lace
collars, which he got some one it is ALLEGED TO
charge that she had stolen. The complsipt of
larceny was made, and the case came up before
Judge Blatchley, and if the virtuous policeman
under Captain Shaurman, can be believed, the
second IOt liking thG job he had undertaken,
backed down, and the girl was discharged. .
Thus Teresa won the first round; but the ac
cused prepared, if Teresa and the policeman
are to be credited, for second and much
fercer one.
1t Is alleged that the next movement was an
eye opener, and amounted to a charge that
Teresa was prostitute. Mr. -, il is al.
legged, was the person chosen He knew that
tle matter could be steered throuph with INT
little trouble. He was introduced to Teresa
by McGill, who requested her to 90 with him
to u new boarding house ~ which he had se-
lec'ed Tor ber accommodation. Unsuspect ting
she wen- with the pilot who found the board
lns IhOuse IN one of the street, of New York,
rendered ciassic, or probably, more properly,
noNorloGs- But Teresa insists that she gained
the second round, and defeated the designs Of
the pilot. She came back to the Sc eiucera who,
she says, became her friend again, and syore
| eternal love Tor her. Teresa was hapnv. sbe
was supremely contented, and only wanted to
| be married. 1t was easy to get her 10 take n
passage u Europe, and she went and returned
| Upon her return, they lived together at Love.
| joys Hotel. The postponsment Of the mar.
riage, however caused her much trouble. She
| finally demanded 10 be married, when she was
| taken to jersey city, where she asserts they
| were united by priest. After this, the bus-
band began to neglect her, So Teresa states.
and she determined some day to follow bin,
and see what attraction there was to draw him
| to other quarters. She followed him, accord.
| lngly, to Brooklyn, saw him enter house in
Pacific street, near HOyt, and followed him In,
when she found another, the mother of two
| children, in possession. Teresa was told 10
leave; she wouldn't do 60, and the whole fam.
Ny seized her aud bound her hand and foot A
policeman heard the noise and arrested the
captain, the two wives, and the two children
All were Locked up on a charge Of assault and
battery, but Teresa, who charged the offender
with bigany. Judge Blatchley, after hearing
the story; decided that the se3ond marriage
having taken place in Jersey, McGiII must 3,
discharged, as he could only be held in JERSEY
The end Is not yet. The friends Of the ac
cused assert that the charge is trumped M
one, made by an abandoned woman Tor In,
purpose Of extorting money. 1t is sincerely :,
be hoped that he may be enabled to clear him
self Of the charge. His innocent family hay
the sympathy of every one in their trouble
~ j. Express.