New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-27

A Young Girl Eorsakes Her FamllF and
Friends - Lead i Life Of shame with
Her Lsyer-aeR Reseae AID His.Af
rest.
lFron the Louisville CourierJourrall.
During the past year Milton Poulter the
young man of whom we write, has been
tilling the soil of his brothers. farm, which
Mercer country, and has been boarding
with him.. In the same family has lived an
old man and his daughter, girn of four
teen summers, who is the unfortunate vic
tim Of the story. It is said that the old
gentleman was welltO-do in the world, and
had surrounded his daughter with every
comfort and pleasure that could % desired
by one in her position.
Poulter, being brought in DAILY contact
with the girl, formed an attachment for her,
and paid her such court that sac was,fiat-
tered and dazzled, and lent but a. too will
ing ear to his wOOing. He sROrj so COM
pletsly gained the affections of tile girl that
she was ready to do his bidding, and, plead
ing che depth Of his love anA the certain
opposition Of her father to the alliance, he
proposed and gained her consent to "A
he and the girl disappeared, at the same
time suspicion would point to him. and in
order IS anticipate and fNrestall any evil
dence of guilt on his part. it was agseed
between them that she should be secEeted
somewhere in the neighberh0Od until such
time as she could be brought to this city.
On the night of the twentieth Of October
she disappeared very suddenly, ard was
missed about dark. Nothing was thought
of this at the time, hut. when she did not
return that night, nSr on the succeeding
day, the family became distressed. and the
father sought to find her. Directed by his
knowledge Of POulter's. actions toward his
daughter, and her reciprocal feelings, he sus-
pected the truth; and soon gaining clue,
he followed them through several counties,
and finally to this city.
In the meantime Poulter deliberately set
about the accomplishment of the girls ruin,
and she, in her infatuation. gave ready ac-
guiescence to nit his plaas, for he had prom
ised her happs.aess, and she knew not that
the promised blessings. which looked like
| golden fruit, would prove to be Dead Sea
l. apples. which wonld burn to ashes on her
| lips. The contemplated marriage was post
pOned fr0sa time to time on some paltry
pretext until the girls ruin was effected.
and thea knowing she would not return to
| her fathers, he threw aside all dissemblance
and kept her as his mistress.
! On arriving in this city the father ascGr-
| tanned that P0ulter had asked at Dewitt
| Hotel, on Market street, above Prcstoa, if
| anyone were there from Mercer connty. 1t
| occurred to the father that Poulter wished
| to find out the situation of affairs in Mercer
county, and he had ample evidence that he
was on the right track. On Sunday he
went to New Albany, and spied his man in
the upper part of that city, but before he
preferred his charges Chief of Police D. Il.
| Starr and Officer Matloek arrested him,
| charged with OEFnscs against the laws OF
! Indiana.
In the meantime tho little girl had been
found ut the house of relative of Poulter
i'll New Albany, and was restored to her
this city, prior to departing on the first
train for home. 1t is his intention to pro-
cure a rcquisitiOn on the Governor Of In
diana for the person of Poulter. and have
him tried at home, where all the cir
cumstances OF the case az well known. II
is said that Poulter is an old offender, and
that "a number Of indictments are pending
against him in this State, as well as in In
| diana and Illinois.