New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-15

Local Intelligence.

ABnUcrIOH AND CRuRLrY-A Young
#essaa Reesaed from a Grasicr street Den.
Soon after dark last evening, young man
sought and found Police Commissioner
Robinson, saying that he wished to obtain
a warrant, that-he might enter a house of
presttation to recover his sister, who had
been abducted and secreted there. He
said that about three o'clock. yesterday his
sister was at work somewhere near Har-
vey's canal, and,had been induced OF forced
we're seen to leave the ferry boat ct the
head Of Louisiana avenue, and tracked to a
low den on Gravier, between Ram
part and Basin streets. The appli-
cant stated that he had visited the
heuse, but the inmates refused to admit him.
Itwas after that that he sought tie Chief of
Police. His story was plainly told, and his
personal appearance lent credeace to his
startling statements. Special Ofcer Pear
son was sent with the unfortunate brother
to recover the gin. When the officer ap-
pliad for adnittanoc to the house
he was roundly told that he could
not enter, by q woman who stood
by the front window. Making O
second and third demand, he was threatened.
On this Mr.. Pearson tried the alley gate,
and NO sooner had he pushed it opco than q
man, who stood there, struck him q heavy
blow: in his face. The brother Immediately
went to his assistance, and q struggle en-
sued, in O very smAdl place, during which
the villain bit the officers hand severely.
While~the fight was in progress tie girl
few out from between the combatants as if
she had been shot from mortar. HotT she
came to receive 80 much Roadway eo;hn not
be SEEM for the place was as dark as dark
could be. Her action separated the fellow
and the officer, and the saan escaped over a
rear fence.
A gentleman took charge of the girl
during the tine the seaEch was going an,
and discovered that she was badly bruised,
and that her lett arm was in q bad condi-
ton. She was placed in a cab and sent to
police headquarters, where Ter ills were at
tended to. 1t seemed quite impossible to
gain a.direct account from hsz, further than
to confirm the tale told BY her brother. She
said that q man in the Gravie- street den
had beaten her unBercifully WIG, club be-
cause she nsfused his demands.
After Mr.. Pearson had found .iae unfor-
tunate girl, who was crying loudly all the
time from pain, he wisely arrested che two
women found 10 the house, who gave their
names as Elizabeth Richards and Mary
Tillman. One Of them il the wretea who
assisted to kidnap the girl.
We 20 not give the girls name, fos OBJ
vious reasons. She appears to be unsophis-
ticated and not bad looking, and lives with
her parents on Ninth street. # her state
ments~be true in one-half, then the wretches
who abducted her deserve not less than
Penitentiary for life.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock last
night, Dir. Beggs, turnkey at the first pre-
cinct stntionhouse, noticed man walking
past three or four times, which fact at
tracted his attention, and having heard of
the above atrocity, called the man in, as he
suspected him. The man was there for the
purpose of obtaining the release of the two
women, and accepted Mr.. Beggs' invitation
p, enter. Mr.. Pearson happened to be
there. scd on opening the fellows scat. saw
that his shirt S%as badly torn.
This satisfied him tns:t he was the rascal,
aud he was locked ipstanter. ills name is
Tomas Hawk, alias Frank smii..ss.- . ao'''
rious character, who was arrested only
few days ago for stealing two hundred dol
lars from woman of bad repute, who had
often befricnded him. The two women
recognized him Immediately in the cell, and
said that he had ill-used them in the first
part of the night. They bore marks Of vio-
lence on their persons. Mr.. Beggs deserves
praise for this arrest, even though the prls-
oner did go to prison voluntarily.