The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-16
A Painful Case-Reformation Of n Young
Boston Girl.

Painful Characterization Of Young
Boston Girl.
A very singular and painful ease which affords q
remarkable illustration Of the condition Of public
morals and points directly TO the true field OF labor
for those women who are clamoring for an oppor-
tunity of ameliorating the condition OF their sex,
came up before Justice Dodge, at the JEFFERSON Mar
ket Police Court yesterday. The officers OF the court,
members Of the press and the regular hdbttues OF
the place. accustomed they are to listen TO tales
OF suffering and TO misery clad in its worst gar
ments, gave TO II their undivided attention. and
could not withhold the tears that filed their eyes at
the recital of the sad story.
Della Dillon, young girl eighteen years Of age,
beautiful IN face and form, was Drought before the
Justice by her two aunts, Mary Anne Smith and
Sarah Bond who charged that she ran away from
| the house OF the latter in Boston for some cause
! that did not appear and, arriving IN New York
| irendless amt destitute, was entrapped by coored
| woman keeper OF house at No. 81 sixth avenue
where whites and blacks met together for imprOper
purposes, anu had IN consequence been living life
| OF shame. Tue poor girl seemed to realize to the
| fullest her terrible position, and could scarcely
| render herself inteiligibe TO the Justice through
the violence OF her grief. Her father and
sister were yet children. Surrounded by
temptation and pincbed by poverty, the two girls
early learned me business Of artificial hover max
| ing, and earned scanty subsistence IN their native
town OF clinton, Mass. Deprived OF the protection
OF their natural guardians, ana wanting that intel
gent and kindly supervision winch 1t Is TO be hOped
| unprotected, iriendiess but industrious girls VIII
one day receive from enlightened American society
| they were foredoomed Both were remarkably
beautiful and intellectual gifts Of no common order
enabled them to take full advantage OF the little IN
| structon they mad leisure to receive A wealthy
| merchant OF New York, with family of
several children, became enamored of bella,
and IN due time she yielded and was
abandoned TO despair About the same
period Nellie was deceived by another IA heartIess
~ the New Yorker and both the unfortunate ones
found that they were bankrupt in name ana virtue.
ON the l7th OF September, 1857 they voluntarily
came before Justice Dodge told their tale and asked
10 he sent 10 the House OF the Good Shepherd. The
Justice committed them for one year and six months
nut owing 10 a msconstruction OF the order on the
part Of the ofcisis they were sent away at the ex
piraton Of one year. They at once left for Boston
| and took up their abode with their aunt, Mrs
Smith. Nellie soon after got engaged az
1ady's maid, and has since nled tina
| position TO the entire satisfaction of ne
employer; but Della was unable to procure place
and was compelled TO remain with her aunt. IL dit
| not appear that she was contented. One night las
month Della stole out OF her auDt's house aud ne,
10 New YORK, to her other aunt, Mrs. Bond. FalIn
20 find her on her arrival she wandered about th
streets friendIess and alone the sport Of tie md
! D,sbt bacchapaI ard the esesore OF women wnhou