The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-08

Aggravated CASE OF DECEPTION AND SEDCC-
TIoy.-Yesterday morning gentleman from
Champaign, Illinois, visited the Office OF the
Chief of Police, and asked the aid OF the force
TO reclaim from the bondage of RIGHTEOUSNESS
and passion girl named Millie Lawson,
whose history lie gave as follows: Mile, VINO
is a pretty but dull-witted lass of seventeen,
had become orphan At an early age, ner
father and mother sleeping side by side on the
broad prairics of Illinois. Having no friend
or relative save one sister older than nersen
who was about 10 be inarrleo-lelt uesutul'
by the death OF her parents, she was, win neT
own and sisters consent, bound out To family
near the place where her parents had resided
Nothing was heard from the sister Till some
time last summer, when her husband, lhomas
Ireland appeared in Champaign, sought oul
his sister in law, aud asked the permission OF
those TO whom she was indentured, To lake
her TO her sister, who lived, as he SAID, IN Ne"
York AT the same time representing himseii
rs possessed of means aud desiring 10 educate
and provide for the poor orphan girl.
Moved by this plea the friends OF Mile
consented TO the cancelling OF her indehtures,
and saw, with many Il wish ior her future
happiness, the innocent girl depart with her,
rs they supposed, kind-hearted brother-in-
law. Instead of taking the girl TO New YORK,
the villain brought her TO tins city, upon
reaching which she was told that her sister
had gone away for q time. Under the pre-
fence of her country education and manners,
the villain contrived TO seclude her from all
obseryaIion-a matter which her perfect SIM
relate how this villain gradually led this limo
cent girl along, telling her improbable stories
about her sisters absence, finally convincing
the girl that his wife had eloped, that he haa
procured divorce and asking her to become
his wife. The poor girl, thus urged, without
n friend TO advise, cons ented 10 become ms
wife, not his paramour. Ireland had antlci
pated this, and knowing the ignorance OF the
girl, had prepared himself 10 overcome her
scrupIes Reading TO her an account OF Qua
ker marriages, he led her TO believe that two
persons could marry each other without the
intervention of priests or justice, and then,
taking down Bible, made her swear eternal
obedience and love to himself, convincing her
that this was as legal and binding rs any mar
riage could be.
For time the girl was happy. Ireland was
attentive and kind but in few months all
this changed. The william who had betrayed
her confidence abused and cursed her, and by
degrees the suspicion stole into her mind that
she had been betrayed and ruined. A Few
ST. Louis, not New York, and knowing no one
here she procured pen and paper, and secretly
dispatched a letter 10 the family with whom
she had parted so recently with such hlgh
hopes They at once responded TO her call,
and the gentleman asked for assistance 10 &C
compiish her rescue. The matter was placed
in the hands of officer Stone, who easily found
in the third story of building on Third street.
between Pine and Chestnut, door bearing the
inscription, "Thomas Ireland, Real Estate
Agent" Asking tor the girl by The name OF
Mile Lawson, Ireland answered mat she was
his wife In answer to subsequent inquiries,
he said that he had been divorced from his
first wife about six months ago, but finally
admitted that only mutual separation had
been agreed upon. Mile coming in, the Off
Ger conveyed both to the station house, where
the girl sustained, in all particulars, the nara
tive Of her friends, and asked 70 be restored to
them-a prayer which the Chief of Police i'm
mediately granted, and tomorrow she leaves
for Champaign wiser and sadder girl.-S.
Louis Democrat, Sd.