Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-03
TRIALS OF VIRTUE.
Remarkable and Sad Story Of Ioang Mis-
soaSI Girl
Twice EnlIcsd Isto Houses Of Prsstltutisa--
Twice Self-Aese=sd.
Almost Rua Down by a SteamhOat---Sayed
from a watsry GraSe--LCcksd up
IN . Basals, Etc, Etc.

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from a watsry 6rsSe--Lscksd up
In 3 BagalS, Etc, Etc.
About 9 O'Clock yesterday morning, a
young girl, bareheaded, and carrying q
bundle OF clothes In her hand, was seen
to rush out OF the bagnio of Annie Gal
legher, on Poplar street, aud run rapidly
of, as If afraid Of pursuit. A policeman
who saw her, managed to overtake and
halt her, and asked her where she was
going. Her answer was, that she did not
know, b only wanted to get away from
those women n that house. After as
surfing her Of protection, he learned from
her hat she had been enticed thither by a
man, and that she that moment had sue
ceeded in making her escape from the
house. The officer carried the breathless
and trembling woman to the Office of the
chief of police, where she told the follow
ing story to our reporter, who CHANGED to
be there when she was brought in:
AN ORPHAN.
aMy name is Mary Austin. am just
turned Of sixteen years old. L was born
in Ripley county, North Missouri. Three
years ago my mother and father moved to
Helena, Ark, where they died shortly
afterWard, and left me orphaned and
| alone. AfJer their death / went to work
for Captain Beard, who planted Just above
Helena. / staid with him and worked in
the cotton field for a year. There was a
young man named Dick Austin mo kin
| of mine) visited me then, and everybody
thought tina he was a clever young fel-
low, so, about two months ago, l was
MARRIED
to him. He never did anything toward
supporting me from the minute we were
married. On the contrary, [ bad to work
for him. worked in a Dutch boarding
house in Helena for our board for awhile,
and afterward I went to another boarding
house and worked. He left me about a
week ago, and went on board ola boa ON
the river. -Four days ago he sent me word
to come out to him, that there was a place
on the boat for me to go to work. /
thought that il was all right, and went
out to him. When l got on board of the
boat 1 found that il was not all right-that
it was a floating
"HOUsE OF PROSTITUTION,
| where my husband had taken up with a
woman. As soon as Ifound what apIace
1 had got inso, I determined to die rather
than to stay there. 1 did not know how
to get away, but l watched my chance,
and on Tuesday morning, before day, l
went to the stern of the boat and climbed
! over it into a skiff which was tied aft. l
then cut the rope and
"FLoATED DOWN
the river. I had 20 float, because 1 could
not paddle or row. L didn't know where
1 would float 90, and didn't care-so I got
away from that boat. Just before day 1
heard
''sTEAMBoAT COMING,
and I saw that l was Just in the way of
her. 1 thought, sure, / would be run
| down and drowned, but I stood up in the
| boat aud GaraarnaI 40 Loud n L anuII The
pilot saw me, or heard me, and the boat
swerved to one side, 50 that 1 escaped.
As soon as they could they lowered a boat
and sent out to me and carried me on
board OF the steamboat, which | found TO
be a tug-I forget her name. I cannot
read. 1 told the Captain my story as 1
have told it to you, and he promised to
befriend me, and praised me for my ac-
ton in leaving that bad boat. When we
got to
the Captain told my story to a
Mr.. Dick Il do not remember his
other name he furnishes meat
to the steamboats,, and he promised
to get me a situation in a boarding house,
or something of that sort. He sent me
on board of a steamboat down to the land
ing, and told me to wait until evening,
when he would carry me up to the place
where / was to go to work During the
day, in the saloon, l met a man whose
name they told me was Ed. Smith. This
man told me he knew of a splendid place
for me, and that he would take me to il in
the evening in a carriage. I thought he
was the kIndest sort of a gentleman, and
when be came for me in a carriage in the
evening 1 went with him. 1 wanted to
take my clothes, which L had done up
in a bundle, with me, but he said he
would nave them brought TO me the next
morning. That was
"ALL THAT AVE- ME,
as you viii see. When we got up to the
house where be said l was to stay (t was
a brick house, be rang the bell, and we
got in after the folks on the inside had
undOne a leap of bolts and chains to the
door. When We went in the door was
closed behind US the same way, and l
thought it was mighty curious. 1t wasn't
long before l knew the reason why, and
found out thtl l was
"woRsE OFF
than on board the bad boat in the river. 1
will not tell you about what happeced
there. You can imagine it, and l felt like
l did on the boat, that I would rather did
than stay there. All night long l sat up
and cried. l did not sleep a wink last
night. THE eyes Of the poor girl showed
this plainly enough without any other
substsntiation OF the statement. He
Ed. Smith-was there. Yesterday morn
ing, while the women OF the house were
at the breakfast table, there was a ring at
the door. | would not go to the tablet
was not hungry, but l was sitting there.
A fat woman named Saliie-she is the
hOusekeeper, or that is what they call her,
went 10 the door and opened il. When
she did so she said it was a man with my
chothes. l started to the door to see
the man, for 1 thought l might thus
~"EsCAPE;
she (Sallie} saw what 1 was up to and
slammed the door to, and caught bold of
me. 1 am not 50 big, but l aln stronger
than her-l have worked so much and so
hard-sO l ierked loose from her, threw the
door open, and before they could stop
me, ran down the steps, snatched my
bundle N ran away. II was then that
the policeman stopped me. Now you
know my whole story. 4
THE ARREST.
The chief having heard the recital of
her wrongs, Immediately ordered the ar
rest OF the man Ed. Smith, whom she ac-
cuses of having so toully wronged her.
It was not many minutes before an officer
had him, and in default of 800 forfeit for
his appearance, he was locked up. I'D to
s o'clock last, evening nothing had been
done in the matter Of giving the security.
Inc Blrl, modEW0lte, was taken care o.
HER PERSONNEL
is good. She does not look, despite her
hard treatment, a day over fifteen or six
teen. Her face is oval, nose regular, and
mouth small; q round chin, good teeth,
large aimond-shaped eyes, short brown
hair, and pretty good figure, make her
| altogether very attractive. Her hands,
though rough and hard, are smalD and her
foo is small and neat. She looks as
though she might have come from gentle
parents, though she can neither write nor
read. Her struggle to maintain her virtue
Is one that provided all hat she recites
is true) must command the admiration
and respect of all not utterly devoid
Of honor. The poor girls experience
might well make one exclaim:
ooh, virtuel virtuel as thy joys excel,
So are thy noes transcendent! The gross
world
Knows not the bliss, the niseTyof eitherl"
Virtue, in this instance, indeed, does
seem given TO make its possessor
wretched-a sad portion, fatal to her who
has it. The case will probably be thor
| oughly examined this morning, n until
then we forbear making comments on the
conduct of the Yarious parties Concerned.
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