Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-07-23

lnougnt tnen, ana would probably have
given me some tronbls:s had not the noise
of our 'scdf1s Bt6hg gthat Some OF the board.
ers from their rooms. 1t was Clara who
had opened the door and let the light out.
but she turned back as Soon as she saw
me. iredF 'gaax ,neisiaRs9 .Af
{. with The assistance of some Of the
new corners the prisoners was soon Sc
cured, and then / stood back and looked
at him. He was as thin, and pale as ever.
only there was a,tire in his eye which i
had not seen there before Tie skeleton
was the same. but it bad new life IN IT,
Several questions were asked him, but he
would make no reply. f'f a.i" so
ave searched his person, and found
the small dark lantern, several cufiouslyi
constructed instruments for picking locks,
together with several thousand dollars
which heihad taken few minutes before.
When we had oyerhauled him thorough.
I'ly we lashed his hands and feet and hav-
Ing put him in asmalf un6ccupied bed
room. we called stout hostler to come
aud keep watch over him until morning.
sa"After this we went TO his room, where
We found the young girl on the bed Sob
bing and crying bitterly. She was so
pretty. SO mild, !. and seemed SO distressed
that my sympathies were at once excited,
and I.promised her if she would tell the
truth no harm should come to her. e
"'He'll kill me, she shrieked, in ter.
ror. ), si> E4aEs sses1e
"'Who'll kill you?' asked. ass
"sBoth Of 1them.' @te.e9
s"'Yjou mean Luton and Adams?'
Yes . ~
81 finally led her to my own room,
where my wife was. aud succeeded in
quieting her fears; and when had given
her my most solemn assurance that she
should not be arrested for anything but a
witness she told me the W hole story.
"She said her mother died when she
was very young-of her father she knew
nothing. When she was ten years old
she was taken by bad woman who pro-
fessed to be her aunt. There she became
acquainted with Luton. whose real name
she did not know, as he went by differ
ent names at different times. AT length
this Luton paid the professed aunt some
money, and the poor girl was given to
him. AS soon as she was able she was
forced TO assist her master in his villain
les, he threatening her with death in case
of refusal. She said he had always been
very thin and pale ever since she knew
him, butthe intensely cadayerous hue of
his countenance was produced by pre>
paration of his own which he used when
necessary. III No amount OF food could
put any flesh upon his bones, though his
general health seemed to be good.
"She said the professed doctor was an
accomplicey and that they had already op.
Grated in several hotels just as they were
operating in mine. When asked her
how they contrived their. plans, she told
me she had to watch the guests, and re
port such as appeared to have money
That she had to see what room they took
and make a careful survey of the doors,
and so on. This could do easily, as her
wandering over the house would excite no
suspicion. During the day she would
manage to obtain the keys Of those rooms
in which the wealthy boarders lodged.
and then Luton would shape his instru.
ments for picking the locks. AT night,
when her master thought it sefe to work,
she would glide out to survey the premi-
ses and see that all was safe; and IL she
chanced to meet any one she had only to
keep on down stairs, as though she were
after something in the Kitchen and thus
prevent sus picion. When she had repor-
ted all quiet Luton would issue forth to
his work.
"In the morning had an officer call
ed and when DIR. Adams made his ap.
pearance he Was.arrested. AT frst be
was greatly surprised: then he grew an.
CRY and swore. and finally became calm
and sullen. had learned from Clara
that Adams carried of the money when
Luton had obtained it. The doctor would
not tell us where he stopped, but the
place was easily hunted up. and there we
! found all the money that bad been stolen
from my guests. 1t was in smaIItrunk
which we found locked up in large one.
Thus was enabled to return to my
customers every dollar they had lost, and
as soon as this became known my board.
ers all returned. Masters Luton and Ad-
ans were found to be old offenders, aud
upon trial were convicted and sentenced
TO term of imprisonment which seemed
likely to outlive them. Clara lived with
me several years, and then became the
wife Of my clerk; aud she is now the hon.
ored and respected hostess of the very
hotel where her labor Of evil for q wicked
master was performed" 9ti's
THE FEMALE SLAVE OF LONDON.
The London Weekly Times says that the
young miIliners and dressmakers Of that
city are condemned to sixteen, seventeen
or eighteen hours of toll out of the tween
ty-four in each day and night. Their
work is carried on 10 crowded, unyentila.
ted rooms. where their frames are kept
bent at their labor until their eyes ache
and their limbs refuse to perform their
dniu They haxa q shnrt and .,ainfnl IL