New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-14
History Of q Downward Career in Sin'
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
ANTECEDENTs OF THE SUICIDE.
Loss of the Bank not over $30O,OVO.

The parties directly concerned in the Pheni1
Rank deacatons appeared before Justice Ledwith at
the Jefferson Market Police Court on Saturday morn
ing.
The nrisopers Thus far secured three In number
Henry Jenkins late paying teller Of the banA against
whom the charges Of embezxement brought by that
institutions Ida Lynes alias enevieye Brewer usually
called We've Brewer tho cyprian chiefly concerned In
hiring the feeble minded jenkins down the winding
staircase Of increasing peculaton and Charlcs Brown
alias Brewer also known as Sam Davis, the miserable
paramour of We've" the fruits Of whose prostitution
together with sums derived by backmaing jenkins
have supported him in dcbauchcry for some time past
Judge Edmonds. assisted by Mr. valdez Is couhse
for jenkins and e1-Judge Stuart appears for the gir
and Brown.
Mr.. Stuart demanded the release OF bis clients. on
the ground Of there being mo shadow proof against
them.
Mr.. John McKeon, on behalf OF the PheniI Bank.
said that the prisoners were concerned in the robberes
by their own admission. and ayerred that he was
resolved Ito deal summarily with the thieves"
Mr.. Walden had previously moved an adjournment
because OF the absence Of Judge Edmonds counsel for
jenkins, on account Of Sickness and consequently
Judge Ledwih adjourned the examination until to NOR
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APPEARANCE oP JENKINS.
Henry b. Jenkins against whom the charges Of rob.
berry have been brought by the Bank in which he Was
paving teller is in the vicinity OF Gy years AZ age lie
is about the medium hight and rather sioutly made
His hair is gray his features regular and not unpleas
ing though bearing the impress Of sccumulaiing age
with slightly anxious and haggard expression which
speaks mutey but plainly Of the trouble and care bis
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expression may be the weakness and rresouion Of
character which have proved his ruin.
HIS CONFESSION.
jenkins has already partially confessed the crimes
with which he is charged and intmates that there are
others fully as guilty a himself He says that some
mon ths ago he became acquainted with We've Brewer
as she was called at Schaers Eureka Concert Saloon,
on Broadway near SpriDgst., where she was employed
as wsiter-grl Her person and winning manners In
fatusted him. and this nfstuston she was not slow to
turn 10 account by wheedng him out OF the money
which he preferred steal for her benefit rather than
lose her favor We've in company with her paramour
Brown suspected that much Of their dupes means
be fraudulcufy obtained and when the girls per
son ceased 10 be powerful magnet they continued 10
deplete their victim through his guilty fears. They
also let other low characters into the OF their
beset by rowdies pmps ex-bounty Jumpers. clamor
ous for large loans" of money, which the miserable
conscience, haunted man was afraid To deny them
WOMEN THE CAUSE OF HIS CRIME
But gross sensuality was the propensity which, first
and last the OF Jenkinss plunge into crime.
Rosa Allen, handsome prostitute living at Madame
Bells in Crosbyst.. visited by detective McCar.
thy on Friday night. and dispossessed Of splendid
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kins, who bought it OF Mcssrs Tiffany Co. for the
sum Of $40 The girl. upon being urged also con-
fessed that she lad received sundry large sums OF
money from Jenkins-at time rs high As 500
There are probably other courtesans whose smiles
have helped TO light jenkins along the road to ruin.
but as developed thus far, We've" was the bright
particular star"
IDA LYONS, OR "vIEvE BRowEg,"
though possessing toerabe person. has not the ap-
bearance OF one who could such sad havoc upon
the heart OF an eder, .na at the same time
live In intimate relations with eI.butcher ~ the dl.
yersifed appella,ions of Brown" Brewer" and
! Sam. Davis"
She is rather below the average stature OF women
slender and graceful but rather volupiuous In figure
and appeared In court dressed in the hight OF fashion
Her features regular but very pale with red lips
and large blue eyes. She has not the thorough eron
cry Of hardened prostitute but through the lmy dis
cuise Of "the lady" which she tries hard TO assume
may be readily detected the boldncss and mercenary
disposition Of the female physical charms are her
stock in trade.
She is about % years Of age and has been In the
New.York market for two three years-perhaps
longer The aoe Of the prostitute is usually legible
history Of her depravty. The steps Of degradation
may be numerous but they are uniform, and. one by
one they can be counted. the deepest wrinkle indi.
eating the lowest step attained To the obseTvant eye
neither rouge assembling smiles conceal the
haggard shadow Of that lower step and in this view,
the features Of We've Brewer be.oken halfway posi-
tion on the descending stair.
HER HISTORY.
Hers is the old history again--the primary fall
the few months Of luxurious shame with the seducer-
the desertion BY him and the initiation into the re
spectacle house" which the brothe of the most
e1persye accommodations and where the most liberal
customers are entertaned-the swift decadence of
youth and beauty into the passt state Of unpleasant pal
Tor and the descent to lower Platforms houss Of less
ln.urious appointments and less reliable" custom
lower still the whispered suspicion the loss Of favor
and lower still from house 10 house each poorer and
commoner and then the Concert Ssloon-the status Of
wha, has been most unusty and inimicaly styled the
''pretty waiter girl" There Is but one step between
this and the grave Of infamy in Poters Field and that
is the street.-The last hideous resort.
When ever smiles caunot longer hing ripple Of
sickly sunshine over the hsggard lip and cheek, and
when even in the brszen reckless laugh is heard the
hollow ring which kles the absolple death " NJ Tat