Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-15
a SAD CASE.

We have been for several days con-
xersant with the facts connected with
sad case of human deprayity-but for
the sake of the immediate friends of the
misguided victim, We have refrained
from giving them publicity. The case,
however, came to the ears of the Colum-
bus reporter of the Cleveland Herald,
who gave short account of the affair,
as he learned them from report. The
facts in the case are these: a we'll
dressed, fashionable woman, who passed
! for the wife Of a man connected with the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railroad, in certain town in the north,
ern part Of the State, induced young
girl, scarcely sixteen years Of age-the
daughter of parents who are called re-
spectable-and the father Of whom was
/ Ex-Mayor Of the town in which he
lived, to accompany her to Cleveland as
a nurse. It seems that the young girl
had been, In her estimation, badly
treated by her parents-and was the
more readily induced to go with this
arch-fend. After spending few days
in Cleveland, they came to this city, and
stopped at one Of our hotels. The young
girl was very handsome-the picture of
health-unsophisticated and unlearned
in the ways of this wicked world. Her
charms were sold by this fend in human
shape, as bauble, and after remaining
week or ten days, the woman, who
passed by the name of Donnelly, sud-
denly departed to Cincinnati, leaving her
victim penniless and alone. In this sit
nation young clerk in this city, whose
name we suppress, found her, and in
| duced her to go to a house Of ill-fame.
By some means Mr.. Minister, an esti-
mable gentleman, teacher of music in
this city, who was acquainted with her
family, and to whom this young girl had
went to school, learned that she was in
the city, and, aetuated by feelings of
humanity, determined to find her and
snatch her from life Of crime and in
fanny. He secured the assistance of Mr..
Harry Drew, a man well known in this
community as generous, good hearted
man-at all times willing to serve the
cause of humanity and justice. Mr..
Minister, with the assistance of Mr..
Drew, found her whereabouts, and then
Mr.. Drew took with him police officer
Wakeman, and proceeded to the house
and rescued her and took her to the res
idence of Mr. Minister, who Immediately
telegraphed to her father, And now
comes one of the most unfeeling and
brutal displays of poor fallen human
nature that we have ever had cognizance
of. The father, perhaps .irritated by the
conduct of his erring, but beautiful
child, answered by telegraph that the
authorities of the city must take care of
her." that he could do nothing for her
but her brother, hearing of her rescue,
Immediately telegraphed Mr.. Drew that
he would be down on the next train.
He came, and the meeting with his err
ing, lost sister, at the residence of Mr..
Minister, was truly affecting. She con-
sented to return home with her brother
but whether her brutal father will be
reconciled and forgive his repentant
child or not, time will develop. We
hope this unfortunate episode in her
life will make her wiser and better
daughter.
The thanks of all lovers Of humanity,
virtue and religion, are due to Messrs.
Minister and Drew for the parta they
took in rescuing from life OF. degrade
ton and shame, one who, though ac
complished, and beautiful as an houri,
would, had she been left to herself, have
become, in short time, poor, despised,
wretched and miserable outoast from
society g .Ionr,,oL