Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-29

Tor them. Recently, however, there was ar
rested Young rirl named Jennie IT ompson,
- Tyt;ca' who was alfred in male habili-
,n.,,ts, and went under Tie assumed name Of
lanes Thompson. Upon searching her,
so rrras'l enormously rascally documents were
found. making startling Il yelations. There
vas 4 manuscript copy OF what purported to
10 the constitution and bylaws Of the
& knights OF the Secret Circle" In this
document the objects Of the Circle are said
10 be to kidnap and send to New York city
houses Of prostitution young and virtnous
girls. It is stated that AFTER being kidnapped
q drug IS administered to them, their action
under the influence OF which win determine
whether or not they are virtuous. II not,
they are to be released. The manuscript Is
signed by twenty-four persons, members Of
the Secret Circle. A. Cary, of Albany, Is
president, and Cary and one Patrick Farrell
are directors Other names ameng the
twenty -four are those Of Theodore and Hi
ram Andrews and their wives. Appended is
list Of nine young girls whose abdue-
ton is considered feasible and advisable.
One Of these, Esther A. Parks, who disap-
peared May 10th, and Miss Barnett, both Of
Oneida county. Also the names Of three
men, Gerrit Smith, c. D. Miller and --
Stewart, who have been marked for yen-
geanee. The names Of other women are
mentioned, but are withheld until they can
be secured. All sorts Of devices, tricks and
subterfuges were resorted to, to entiee a
young girl to such and such house, on pre-
tense Of seeing friend or sick relative
Once there, she was drugged, and her per-
son violated by some male monster while
under the influence OF the anasthemetic, or
else frightened, eajoled, or starved into sub
mission. These houses were so situated as
to attract but little attention externally, but
the victim when once inside was enticed to
a room, and held in duranee where her
screams could not be heard, or the means OF
escape not at hand. Others were spirited
away to different localities. Several fine
looking women Of responsibility Of this city,
within the month subsequent to these ar
rests were entieed off and held in custody
until their ruin had been accomplished.
When the proper time arrived to get nd OF
them, the usual manner Of proceeding has
been to blindfold them, and bandage their
mouths-and with heavy veil over their faces
conduct them at a late hour of the night to
a carriage at the door. Threats Of assassin
arion and other means of intimidation were
Tesorted to to keep them quiet. The carriage
was then driven rapidly by various round
about ways to some part of the suburbs, and
when no person was near, the victim was set
on the roadside, while the vehicle drove as
rapidly away and left her to find out where
she was and get to her home as best she could.
In this way all traces of the house and the
locality were lost. Sometimes drug was
administered in food, and in an insensible
state the poor deluded victim was left on
sidewalk until a friendly policeman came
along and discovered her situation and kindly
cared for her at the nearest lookup. The
police for long while contented themselves
In restoring the unfortunates to their
relatives, while the guilty procuress covered
up her own tracks so artfully that she could
never be apprehended and brought to pun
ishment, which her crimes SO well merited.
The erring one was only too anxious to hush
the matter up, lest the least publicity Of it
would expose her shame to the world. The
documents found show that as high as three
thousand dollars has been paid by Infamous
men to the hays for procuring certain wo-
men they have faneied, and whom they have
seen ON some of the public promenades.
They have singled out the victim, followed
her clandestinely, and discovered her name
and residence and when this much was
done, the procnress was set to work 70 ply
her deyilish calling. Every art and decep-
tlO0, eNeu u TIC iOASAuS Va tuS heAAASS " SA4S
Young ladies most intimate friends, were re-
sorted to TO obtain possession of her pres
ence. You may remember hearing Of the
mysterious disappearance, several years ago,
Of three New York ladies, Of great beauty
and prominence in society, one after another,
whose fate were never known. 1t IS now
surmised that they became the victims OF
some such society as the one above mem
toned, and that they either persisted from
fright, were poisoned, or ruthlessly murdered
and secretly buried to hide all trace or clue
of them. Il was only by the merest accident
that this society Of debased wretches was
discovered, and some of its most prominent
members are already in custody. 1t is one
of the most damnable organizations ever
conceived BY wicked men and women.
But let US change this subject, and talk
about 81. fB
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