Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-02
Heartless Conduct of two Scamps To-
- wards Young Girl.

Last evening the arrest of two profession
al thieves. graduates from New York city,
was effected in Chicago, by Detectives
Miller and Schumann, and IN their posses
sion was found large quantity OF stoien
property. For months past they have pur-
sued an itinerant life, accompanied py
young girl, whom one OF them en-
ticed from her home IN New 1orK
rcity under the pretense OF marriage
The story of her sufferings at the hanas
of the ,nlscreants, who so heartlessly de-
ceived her, is a touching one. The two
fellows, Charles Greirmeir and Lewis
Grain, both quite prepossessing IN person
al appearance, were accomplces In New
York. and there made themselves so notorl-
GUS that the police being placed upon
their track they were constrained 20 de-
camp A day or two before their night,
Grain met the girl, Josephine Saunders,
Mt a ball in New York, and so far won her
good graces as to prevail upon her to
eIope with him, solemnly avowing his in
tention to marry her at the first opportun-
ity. The girl, unaware of the base in
tentions of the scamp, and impressed with
his fine address and his fervent declaration
of love, readily yielded to his wishes.
Without again calling at her home; No.
Sheriff street, where she left widowed
!
| fellow and his accomplice in crime. Ac-
cordinc to her story-related with so truth
| full an air and with fearful accents that it
could not be doubted--it appears that she
has undergone most terrible punishment
/ inflicted by her heartless seducers because
of her refusal to aid them IN their nefarlous
calling
The trio left New York city about a
month ago, and went direct to st. Louis,
where they stopped at a hotel, Grain rep
resented the girl as nis wife, and threat
ening her with direful punishment should
she dare to reveal the falsity of his relations
to her. Upon discovering their occupa-
ton the poor creature endeavored to es-
cape, but was foiled and afterward shame
fully beaten. At st. Louis the two ras-
Gals. both young men of good appearance,
stole an immense quantity of clothing and
iewelry by divers means, and becoming
too well known to the police there, fled tC
Springfield, ILL.,, and from thence went to
various towns adjacent, collecting in theii
travels large amount of property of every
description Their stock becoming cum
bersome, at different places they would
pawn portion of it, and in this way de.
frayed travelling expenses. The Temptations
resisted and the trials and pains endured
by the deceived girl during all this time,
are almost beyond belief
A few days ago the Chief of Police here
received despatch from the authorities in
New York, giving a description OF the two
thieves and requesting their immediate APP
prehension should they be seen in this
city. Detectives Miller and Schumann al
once commenced their Investigations, and
at a pawn shop found a quantity of cloth
ing answering the description of property
stolen in New York BY this means they
traced the thieves to boarding house on
North Canal street, near Lake, and
there arrested the men, and deliv-
cred from their merciless clutches the
poor girl whose sufferings had nearly rem
dered her insane. Her joy at escape from
her prosecutors found expression in tears
and prayers of thankfulness. She was at
tired only in a thin loose dress, shoes and
straw hat, the rascals who ruined her hay
/ ing refused to give her more clothing, as a
punishment for her conscientious scruples.
Her mother was telegraphed to, and upon
1 the conclusion of the examination of the
prisoners, will probably be returned to her
! home. The thieves are now imprisoned in
the Armory, awaiting arraignment at the
! Police Court - CHICAGO Tribune, 1871.