The Placer herald., 1868-09-12
An Escapade.

Appearances are often deceitful or rather
people are are often deceitful, notwlthstand-
inc they present fair exterior. Night be.
fore last the Gait House was the lheater of
no small amount of excitement on account of
this young lady. The clerk of the hotel had
his own reasons for believing that arrange
lnenls had been made between Miss Emma
and gentleman from Indianapolis for a
clandestine meeting on the night in question
in that gentleman's room. Accordingly a
porter of the hotel was posted in an angle OF
the hall to make observations. Immediate
" at, er the gentleman retired to his room, a
preconcerted signal was given, and The
young lady-wbose room WAS directly oppo-
site, across the ball-passed over into his
room
Word was at once given 10 the clerk, who
went to the gentlemans door and demand
ed almi,,ance to the room. The gentleman
refused for some time to unlock it, and it
was only when the clerk, proprietor and por'
ter we've about to break the door open that
he allowed them TO enter lns de the room,
they were not little surprised to find that
the young lady was not there, and fully felt
the force of the guests maedictions and
curses for being disturbed and charged with
evil doing.
But what had become Of the young lady ?
Her room was Likewise empty. The thing
seemed a perfect mystery, until some person
down stairs remarked that he had noticed
some one walking over the sky light during
the excitement up above. Acting upon the
hint, all the rooms in the opposite angle OF
the building, having windows opening upon
the sky light, were entered, and the young
miss was found ensconced under the bed Of
an old gentleman from Kentucky.
1t appears that while the indianapolis man
was parleyiug with the tlerk, the young lady
avaed herself Of the only avenue of escape
and !eaped from The window TO the sky-|ight,
which is several feet below the level of the
window. She then crossed over on the sky.
light to be other wing of the building, and
entered the window OF the aged Kentuckiau,
begging him in piteous tones TO protect her
She gained the old gents sympathies, and
for while he stouty refused TO admit the
clerk, and it was only when the porter was
dispatched for some instrument TO force the
door that he succumbed and unlocked the
door. The old gent en- dishabille, and the
young lady hid under the bed, presented
quite ludicrous appearance; and he was SO
overcome with the tricks and manners OF the
city that be could not make an explanation
though none was really necessary. We saw
the old gent the next day, and he firmly de-
clared bis Intention to keep cut OF the city
during the few remaining years Of his life.
Some time during the day, yesterday, EN-
ma escaped from the hotel, and it was only
after several hours search that she was found
down on Pearl street, we believe. Our re-
porter was put in possession Of number Of
other facts, which, pending the trial of Mr.
Devne, we do not deem proper to publish
However, it appears that the girl was ruined
by preacher in Pittsburg, who made up
one of the party from Pittsburg to ST. Louis
and who was the prime mover in getting
the pilot of the boat to bring the girl up to
the city-no doubt having duped him into
being scapegoat. We have the name Of the
preacher who, it is alleged, ruined the girl
but for the present we withhold it, as we'll as
many other facts that we do not feel war
ran,ed in making public at present. Cincin
natl Enquirer.