Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-08
.An o,er True Tale,

3" And the same old story was told again" "a
On Saturday, there was brought before
the police judge a woman whose bloated
face and reckless bearing betokened career
of dissipation and an entire absence of that
womanly virtue-modesty. By appearance,
phe would judge her to be in the. vicinity
OF forty years, although only some twenty =
six..summers have passed over her head; but
her latter course of life has anticipated
time, and eradicated the personal charms
which she once possessed in an eminent
degree. ,,. l,-.----.--.i ....7esr.-3 afr
The name of Mollie Hooper is familiar to
the hangers-on of the police court, and her
appearance on Saturday indicated a repiti3
tion of the old charge, /" drunk and disor-
derly," which was followed by the familiar
sentence of thirty days. God help her,
those periodical thirty days are, we believe.
the most contented, as they certainly are
| the most innocent, of her abiect and mis-
erable existence. r.... .9. a. ...-..f 3D..
| There is history connected with poor
Mollie Hooper which might
---75 %Pont a moral and adorn taIe," t f
but it is the same old story, which, alas,
but too often repeats itself. asa
Less than ten years ago Mollie, an inno-
cent and beautiful maiden of sixteen, left
| her rural birth place at Mt. Vernon, in this
State, to reside in this city with her aunt,
Mrs. g., a wealthy widow lady, who re-
| sided in, a palatial mansion on Sixth street,
| below Mound. Mrs. c. had an only son,
| who shortly after Mollie was domiciled at
| her house, returned from an Eastern coll
| lege, where he had finished his education.
j He was fine, handsome and accom-
plished fellow, dangerous companion for
a young and susceptible maiden, and with
! poor Mollie he soon constituted her bean
ideal of a cavalier. The young man was
! equally attracted by the charms of his
| ht1tf ir 1rryo
for Mollie was dependent upon the boun-
] ty of her aunt, and the partial mother, who
| was proud of her son, looked higher for an
alliance than with penniless niece. Un-
| der such. circumstances, those stolen inter-
views could only be pregnant with evil
and poor Mollie fell, victim of circum-
stance, trusting too implicitly in the love
and honor of her young seducer. -,
Time passed, and the result of their illic-
it intercourse was too apparent to be long
er concealed, when young g., fearing tc
| encounter the storm of his mothers wrath
/ left for the East, and the poor girl was
/ doomed alone to face the shameful expos
ure.a The denouenaent came, and Mollie was
i driven by the heartless aunt from the shell
ter of her roof, to beg or starve, or end hel
blighted life by a suicidal death.
J She, however, found refuge with some
| humble people, where her child was born
and from whence she wrote letter after let
ter to her seducer, but he either did not re-
I ceiye them, or wantonly abandoned her tc
| shift for herself. t-H '.
| At first she endeavored to earn living
by her needle, but it was a struggle for life
and soon to her accumulated wretchedness
was added the death of her offspring, who
with the mysterious tenacity of mother:
heart, she loved the more for the misery il
i had wrought her. Another depth was
{ reached, she was despairing and reckless
and finally swelied the census of city pros
! titution, sinking steadily, from grade tt
grade, in her infamous calling, until SHE
! has finally reached the slowest Deep"
| Her seducer, young g., at the breaking
out of the war, Joined the Union army, ant
soon distinguished himself by attention anc
bravery. He was promoted, to Genera
Rosecrans' staff, and participated in most
1 of the great battles ofthe war, fl ally meet
| ing death at the battle of Chickamauga.-
He fills soldiers grave. His victim, less
fortunate, now occupies vagrant's CELL
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