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SARArOGA August IL, 1870.
A CASE FOR JUDGE LYNCH.

Infamous Outrage ON Young Girl by a
| Liquor DcaIcr-A Warrant Issued for the
| Arrest of tho villain-Refusal OF Two Po-
! licemen 10 Take Him Into Custody.
At the lorkville Police Court yesterday warrant
was issued by Justice Coulter for the arrest OF a
| liquor dealer OF yorkvle name1 James linn, who,
it is alleged committed infamous outrage on his
servant girl young girl named Ellen C0nroy The
following is the giris story related to the Court
ana will speak Tor itself- Ellen, who is but nine
toonycars OF age, says she born of Irish parents
IN Rochdale, England Some two weeks ago
she arrived IN this country, having been sent
for by brother who was out here but who had re-
turned to England before her arrival In consequence
OF delay she had before leaving home The object
OF the brothers. return was TO bring out his wife and
children. Besides the father and mother OF Miss
Conroy there are yet at home fourteen brothers, all
Of whom are doing well and with whom she had
lived previous to her coming to this country. On
arriving at Castle Garden and not 1ndug her
brother she was compelled to remain there until the
Commissioners could provide her with situation
this they did few days alter her arrival. Linn
went to the Labor Exchange where she was and
offered her eight dollars month which she
accepted, with promise OF ten dollars
for the second month. This was on the 30th
ployed Linn commenced to make rather free with
her. which caused her not a little trouble but she
had no idea that his attentions were assume the
phase they did on subsequent OCCASION
About one O'Clock last Tuesday morning the
hour Linn usually came home from his bust
ness, he left his wlfes room and came to
Miss Conroys bedroom door in his night clothes.
He Knocked and alter awakening her said that he
wanted to come In, and told her TO open the door.
On her refusal to do so he climbed into the room
over the door, through the lansht: BY threats OF
instant death II she cried out she was ter.
ri1ed into silence. Some persons who VIII
read this may say that such an excuse
Ioe keeping silent while she was being outraged
N thuro I'm hn.c
all adverse TO the commission Of the act When 1t
is taken into consideration, however the fact that
this Linn IS downright brute, who was In the
habit OF beating his poor wife IN the grs presence
so badly that she frequently carried the marks OF
his violence on her person for days 1t Will not be so
very surprising II she feared that by crying out
her very lie would be in danger. Then
her youth and innocence must be also considered.
After remaining with her about ten minutes Linn
returned to hls wlfe's bedroom. The following
morning the poor girl informed her mistress, In the
presence OF her husband, what had been done to
her. Mrs. Linn advised her to have him arrested ut
once He was not, however, arrested on that day,
because she could not come to court,
the children there are five Of them)
while she went to see her brother make prepara-
tions to leave her brutal husband for ever. On
Wednesday night about twelve O'Clock Linn re-
turned home under the influence OF liquor, and
gaining access TO Miss Conroys room as before, beat
and kicked her in the most violent manner and
ended by throwing her in her night clothes
into the street. She was taken in by
one of the neghbors where she remained
during the night. Yesterday morning she went to
Inns house to get her clothing when the ruflan
again beat and kicked her, leaving the poor girls
body black and blue Lnns residence is In Eighty
ninth street, between Lexington and Third avenues.
Two officers happened to be In the neigbborhood at
the Tune and The girl piled to them to arrest Linn,
but the answer they made her that
it would be as much as their situations
kindhearted person. who took pity on the poor
creature. directed her 10 the forkvle Police Court
but instead she went to the Nineteenth precinct sta
tion house, from whence detective Levns accom-
panied her to the court.
Jt is unnecessary TO say that the warrant was at
once granted and sent to Captain Byrne, OF the
Twenty-third precinct, who, Of course, will have
Inn incu3tody hours before this becomes public.
MISS Conr0y also stated that Mrs. Linn had IN
formed her that she was not the only poor, virtuOuS
girl who had been ruined In his own house in the
same manner by her husband. She thinks 1t is time
for her now 10 separate from him. But the great
difficulty IN her way OF doing this is that she married
him against the WISHES OF her friends who Will not
listen 10 her tribuations now.