The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-11-14
LIFE an NEW YORK

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Monthly for September: ..-.,-..,
The following story reveals one of
the modes whereby AIagdalens are
made in this metropolis; .rt..r- .f
In the month Of February, 1852,
Isaac w. England, ESQ.,, formerly
the city editor of the New York TrE-
bune, subsequently, the managing
editor ofthe Chicago Republican, af-
forwards cditOr-in-chiefOf the Jersey
City Times, aud now the managing
editor of the New York Sun, was res
turning to this city from Liverpool
in the emigrant packet ship New
York, in which he had taken q sec-
ond-cabin passage, for the purpose
oflearning practically how emigrants
fared in such yessels.a
MF. England did this with a view
to exposing the atrocities then pRacv
ticed upon emigrants, and which he
afterwards did expose in the columns
of the Tribune with sach effect as to
be largely instrumental in the fund
amental regeneration of the whole
emigrant business, and the creation
of the Castle Garden Commission.
Among the passengers in the sec
ond cabin Of the packet ship was a
handsome English girl some nlne-
teen years Of age, from near Mr.. Eng
lands native town. Tho fact that
the girl came from near his native
town led Mr.. England'to feel an In
teFest In her, and he learned thatshe
was coming to America to Join her
brother, then Living near louisville,
Pennsylvania. a... -..-F
On landing in New YORK. the Girl
wentto a clearinghouse In Green
wich street, there to await her broth
er's arrival--it having been arranged
that he should come to New York
| for her. ..,- u ....
Mary Cfor that was her name) had
not been in the boarding-hOuse many
days when a German woman called
! there in search of u bar-maid, aud
seeing Mary, she at once sought to
induce hertO accept the <uation! 1t
isnot uncommon for English girls,
of the class to which Mary belonged,
to actRs bar-maids in England, that
being there Il respectable employ
| mUnt.'
Deceived by the compIaisant man.
ners, and lured by the liberal prom.
iscs of the German woman, the un-
suspecting English girl accepted her
offer and went with her tOheF saloon
"a basement in William street, near
| Pearl.
After one days service as bar
maid, Mary was bluntly informed
by her employer that she had been
brought thither to serve in r capa-
city which we will not name, and
was ordered to make ready for at
| once entering upon life of shame.
The hOFr0r-srriCken girl, frantic
With terror, set about Immediately
leaving the premises. But she was
too valuable Il prize to be allowed to
escape. The hag whose clutches
/ she had fallen locked her up in a
back basement room, extending I'M
der a CRATE in the yard, and open to
the inClelnemcy of the weather; and
there she kept her for two days and
two nights-the girl not daring to
eat or drink anything all that time,
for fear of being drugged to insensi-
! bility and .rnin.. .,r
| IpSIri5 lips IOT elgnt anu ioItg
hours was the snow that she scraped
from the area grating. Nor did she
dare to close her eyes iu sleep for an
/ instant,
/ Ana while thus imprisoned, con
stant efforts were made to intiml'
date or force her TO the fate to which
| the keeper of the place was deter
. mined to drive her. For this pur'
. pose man after man was sent to hei
prison. With some ofthem simple
statement Of the case was sufficient
70 turn them from their purposei buI
against others she had to fight as i
for her life for that which was to hel
? dearer than life. r.Aa
!, But lack of food and lack of sleeT
) began to tell upon her. Her strength
: failed, her mind weakened, and /
3 seemed as though her doom wa
' sealed.
On the third day of Mary's imPris
4 onment Mr.. England, who was abou
n to start for Rhode Island, bethough
+. himselfof his young Countrywoman
: and determined to call at the board
: -ling-house in Greenwich street to Sc
4 | what had become of her. be did Sc
I and was informed that she had en-
|. gagged as bai-muid in the Williar
lstreet saloon.
O. Having knowledge of such place,
J. Mr.. England was troubled at TN
e news, aud though pressed for tim'
.e he determined 70 call at the salon
and see what kind of hands Mar
x had fallen into.r He went thlthe
a and the moment he entered the plaC
le he discovered its character, 80.
le On inquiring of the landlady L
,t Mary, he was told that she had goI
of to PENNSYLVANIA with her brothe
who had come for her two days b
fore. Something iii the wonnh
manner excit d Mr.. England's sn
, picions, and he told her that
ne Thought she was deceiving him, al
N that Mary was still in the house.
VI VI At this the woman flew int" pa
Pe sion and swore volubly at Mir. I'm
:. land in several languages. IN
~ strengthened his suspicious of 70
lIs lIs play, and he grew more perempto
Gu in his manner Of speech. While
ne was eontesting the matter with I
.ty landlady one of the girls in wa
W. ing passed near him, and mutter
oi y something which he understood
~ be a statement that Mary was ac
~ ally in the house, ~.
~ y Upon this Mr.. England took
W cided ground, and told the WON
~ that unless she immediately pro-
fbyS ced the girl he would go for an Q
~ Ger and have her arrested. i
les as brought her to terms. She gave
laV of the mattresses a Key, and an or
70 in German, in pursuance ofwhich
CO. Evirl went and unlocked the room
Ies Which Mary was confined. AS 8
ieel i.eel as the door was opened Mary ca
iIg ling rushing out, and seeing Mr.. Engla
,Iee she flew 10 him-sobbing hysteri
,, nce ", and clinging to his arm---
cried;
make me from this place,
ior England. take me from this plac
NV After demanding Mary's tru
Ieh .,h which was delivered to BIN, wIth
'iue her things, Mr.. England immedi
y y, Z Iy took the rescued girl to plac
r. safety.
Mary's brother had died, as
soon learned, while she was on
her, voyage to meet him. But go
cam New York lawyer saw her land K
snll. | 80 Ia ,,,oand hnr and won