The Portland daily press., 1867-02-04

The public ought to be made aware of the
looseness of certain class of citizens in this
city. The promiscuous association OF young
people of different sexes, without the Restraints
of domestic training or good principles, is work.
out its inevitable results; casting burdens on
the city, and ruin of standing and character to
one portion at least, of the guilty parties. q
The number of children born recently in the
Aims House, Tor about to be launched into
lifel is eiqht; six of Irish mothers and two of
American These mothers have been OBLIGED
to throw themselves upon the city in their ex
tremity, to hide their shame, and to Obtain a
shelter from the elements, at moment when
nature yearns for and deserves the soothings of
the kindest social affection. We do not men-
ton the above painful facts to make a sensa-
tional paragraph. The mothers in this cate
CORY are all servant girls. They have lived in
respectable families. Perchance they have not
mad that guardian care which all mistresses
owe to their, dependents. Their love of run
nlng about of evenings, or in some way asso-
ciating with men who have proved their base
ness, has left them,-mere girls as they are
with this dark spot on their characters Years
of penitence and tears will not wash it out and
restore them in their innocence to society.
Maybe, in some of these cases, somebody, who
should have been more thoughtful for these
friendless girls is to blame for this result 1t lis
worthy of thought, for the end is not yet. The
same debauchees are prowling around for new
victims. The street is thronged with them and
also with their victims. Let the many worthy
mistresses of families in this city interest them
selves somewhat in their domestics, in their
going out and coming in. Peradventure, a soul
may be saved. ~ ' BAD queen --- 10 1881 st--
What melancholy thought! Eight waits
cast upon the stormy sea of life in short
space, in this city alone, with none but dis
graced mothers and pauper's home to guard
and guide them! Eight mothers, just passing
into womanhood, each with that scarlet letter
OF ruin hanging on her bosom, a fatherless child
and no marriage certificate from the priest in
her pocket! ,.,..fs....a ..-f-..f l.a.
SINGULAR CAsE-Arrest = Saturday after
noon Edward Walsh, Jr, was arrested for al
legged larceny of check for $3.50. The Cir
cumstances of the case are as follows: Thurs
day evening Messrs. Bailey & Noyes gave Mr..
Theodore johnson a check upon the Mer-
chants National Bank for $3.50 in payment for
carving done in their new store. Mr. johnson
lost the check that night, and early the next
morning notified the Bank, and had payment
Of the same stopped. Soon after the Bank
opened Mr.. Walch presented the check and
demanded payment which was refused. The
police were informed of the presentation of
the check and one of them went to Walsh's
shoe store and took possession of the check,
refusing, subsequently, to deliver it up when
requested SO to do by w. w. Thomas, Jr., Esq,
the counsel employed by Walsh. t, 4,
A writ of attachment was then made out by
Walsh's counsel at his request, against Messrs
Bailey & Noyes and keeper was placed in
their store, which the counsel refused TO re-
move although offered any receipters he might
name. Subsequently, Messrs Bailey & Noyes
furnished the officer with a check for $500 on
which he obtained the money, then attached it
on Walsh's'writ, and deposited the money in
the Portland Savings Bank where it is draw
ing interest The keeper was then removed
from the store Of B g. NJ 10 iDo 5Gaa 'V'm
A warrant for larceny was then obtained
against Walsh and he was arrested as stated
above and taken to the lookup, where he will
remain until he has an examination, on Tues
day morning, unless bailed out IN Gs-I.
Walsh alleges that about nine o'clock Thurs
day night he took the check of stranger in
payment for a pair of boots and paid him $545,
the difference, in bank bills. He also says the
stranger had plenty of money, but wished to
exchange the check as he was to leave the city
in the first train the next morning. n,l gsaa.
1t is little singular that, in these days,
when forgeries are so extant Mr. Walsh should
take a check for SO large an amount from a
perfect stranger, without satisfying himself of
its genuineness, or whether it was honestly
| obtained