The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-08
A SAD STORY.
The Trials of Simple ed Girl-A
Series OF Infamous Grimes.

From the Hartford COurant Of yesterday.
The telegraph has announced the disappear
ance, on sunday last, OF Frances Haythorn.
young daugh ghter of Joseph Haytnorn OF Thomp:
sonville, overseer OF the carding department OF
covery in the streets of Bristol, on Tuesday
morning, in forlorn condition. Circum-
stances fastened suspicion upon one ONE, Albert n
morning he was arrested. and Thursday
The examination was held yesterday, by
Q. L; Johnson, ESQ, Justice OF the Peace;
prosecution, and j. w. Johnson Of Enfield. for
the defense. The offense charged is enticing
female under age from her parent or guardian
with intent to seduCe or commit fOrnlcat1On;
and the penalty is fine of not more than
$1,000. and imprisonment not longer than one
in Thompsonville, and a crowd of more than
thousand gathered about the court, though
taken at her fathers house. Mr.. Hsytnorn is
q citizen of excellent character, and much re-
spected. The daughter. Frances, fifteen years
old, is OF q rather feeble and simple mind and
defective memory. Potter is about twenty-five
years DID, q Joiner and carpenter by trade, and
rumors of previous affairs have damaged his
From the evidence offered at the trial, the
facts appear to be as f9liows-0n ms Sunday the
Locks, came to Thompsonville and put up at
the hotel. Potter met Frances Haythorn la the
about 80 z. M. Last fall ne worked on a house
near her home, and knew her by sight. He per-
SuaQeQ 0er 10 tak6 u rue Win DlIu, anu UaBlnS
his horse and buggy from the hotel. took her up
somewhere in the outskirts OF the village. He
drove to Longmeadow, where he called at q
house where he had promised some work, told
the man of the house when he was coming to do
Ii anu excused himself from bringing the girlin,
saying that she was a servant girl employed by
his mother, and that he was taking her to visit
some friends. Returning towards Thompson
Vile he left the main road and drove into a
commands. the simple girl submitted to the
scoundrels purposes. He took her to Fresh
water Bridge, near Thompsonville, where he
left her. This Is the girls account, corroborated
by several others, except as TO what took place
In th woods. The girl seems to have an tndis-
tinct recollection Of subsequent events; She
walk ed on down the Enfield road and was
overtaken by q stranger: who said he was q
baker. He took her to East Hartford outraged
her person on the way, and lodged her either
in East Hartford or Hartford at what, from her
description. Is probably a house OF 1ll-fame.
Monday mornlng she wandered about Hartford,
desiring 10 go home. She took the railroad track
and walk ed in the wrong direction, on through
New Britain, reaching Plainvllle at night.
her, and for the third time she was victim
About daylight on Tuesday morning she en-
tered Bristol in his company. A Mr.. j. Gritfiths
who knew her and her family, saw the couple
ordered the man away and made the girl &c
home with him. He telegraphed to her parents
and upon their replying, took the girl home on
Tuesday. The main facts of the story she ad
heres to, but of her later wanderings her recoi
lections are indistinct. Medical testimony was
that she had been most UNANIMOUSLY treated
The Justice bound Potter over TO appear before
the Superior Court, requiring bail in the alto
gether insufficient sum of $500.