The New York herald., 1870-09-10
OUT OF THE DEPTHS.
The Procuro. Trafi,-How Young Womsn hre
Infncsd to Leave Their Homes-A No
torlous Courtsxan 0utgsneralled.

New York city is regularly made the depot for
trafc in the mcrchand SO OF tie purity ana honor or
unsuspiclous and th)ughtess girs by the evil
minded and willy procuress who plays with hypo-
trIcal ski upon the creduiity OF the innocent Of
hsr own sex. IL Is well kaown fact that the pro-
prietors OF the Paltc OF
'.raE SCARLET woMENn
visit this city at regular intervals yearly from New
Orleans ard elsewhere in the South aud Southwes
In guest or new victims ior the devll's grist mill.
These vile PROGRESSES and agents In the social evil
uamc are cheny fen. ales who come here be-
decHed Win costly jewerY ami diamonds and other
precious gems-hc signs OF extra agance anu the
badges OF their trade and with soft and subtle
Benuity allure the uawdry ny INTO tnelr parlor.
THEY PLAY UPON THE sYMPATHIES
0fyoung girls who are out OF employ yment-of whom
thousands mag be read ly met with oay in the pub
Tic streets-and by Offering such inducements as
false pledges OF lucrative employment, In whatever
trade or business The unsuspecting may be seeking
for wolk, they enlist Their credence. Then few
purchases o needed artlcles OF dress, In too many
Instances, su1icss u confirm the bciier OF the
centy len ar.se' Ia tne mud OF the poor giri who
CAUGHT IN TIE MEsnEs
OF SIN. Clothing Is bou. lat Dy the .'knd hearted,
phanthrolis Ia iy" for The motn whlcn Is Already
burning us wings IN the scorcAing giare OF the light
internal Tue passlgs Cab II passAg tho best ac
commodatiols too-ai Is pal f)r Dy mat dear soul
OF hcliisn generos y, and tie voyaae OF has fairy
Degln The outfits. thuS iurnisnod ami money pad
out by
THE pgocuREss
In the guse OF the beneia: tress liz charged to the
1uture account OF this unfortunate thus
wayla d and ilrappel, who. In tie prei guinness
0i lne,' Is made 10 pay, even pecuniarly loo per
deI.On.
CASE IN POINT
mas come WITHIN The observation OF ubiquitous
corps OF representalv 8. IL Is that Of yuuns grl
lin c0nsid ration ol whom We withhold he nstle),
d. resident Of one Of tho down town wards.
by notorious coustezan OF New Urlca s.
lhe girl, VINO Is q aconposltress 10y occupation, had
been out OF employnent iora long tne, and was
much reduced In circumstances ynen sac was met
by Mole Mitchell oi the Crescent City This wo-
man, who keeps deu of prostitution In Tchaupitoua as
street, IN ina city, wa3 on a visit 10 GOTHAM In
quest OF human merchandise IL lev weeks ago.
bhe is about hty years OF age aud dresses
In INST ga dy ald costly manner Her
voice is feXlu.e and her nnDadent hypocrisy
Is something insisnidcant TO contemplate. En-
gaging the girl IN conversation sne discovered
HER iMPECuNIUUS CONDITION.
ana promised % remedy it hy obtaining her employ
accoInpans her TO that pace. hlis -, who IL a
aver pretty, moies appearing young person, about
eighteen years Of age .he enhfe support oi an aei
mother, at List DECLINED TO acc pit the prohtred
prospect OF ehii loyment, but subsequently acqu-
esced upon hearing the glowing inducements ied
out by the euiptiess. Strange tosay she withheld
her Infections irom her mother, and
LEFT HER HOME
one saturday mornns IN he early part OF Au9nst
and went on board The steamer Mississippi, wnich
rulS Detweel us Guy ll \ Nv oceans. Here sne
was met by the OLD monster of ina MY anu iUIr
Other young people oi her own sex, who were also
nnder he maternal care OF Mole Mitchell. Belore
the steamer left her pier the North river deteC.
nve boarded the vessel aud quietly escorted one Of
the wOuIdbe victims of The nag down tue
gangp.ank and ashore. The rescued one iIal been
tracked Ill tune. there WAS no scene and tne sus-
pc.onS " the nefuine OF this episode were not
at the TIME Awakened to the siJuallon 1t was not
nnl the Misss sippi had Deel couple OF days odt
at sea mat Providence came to ner rescue and
eaved her from the yeiy
JAWS OF MORAL DEATH.
Her modest ana sad demeanor at this period at.
U1clcu Tue attention o. one Of the officers OF the
etenmer, really knd-hearted and wortny man, q
resident oi Bioohlyn who AT once took interest
VI Her wctafc, ktOWulg the De estaoe character Jf
the notorious MDllie II tchcll In whose COM
pany she WAS He decided at upon
nis course or procedure, AMI determined
70 save her from the tate whlcn awaited her
III the event OF an Incarceration IN The Tcaupatoulas
Btreet den.
Mr.. Nh accord ngly addressed the girl AMI in.
CURED If she kaeW wlilher she was bound. Sne
replied that she was ''ssoing 10 I'LL stu lti0n
BaleswonlaD IN II sore IN New 0reans, winch that
sady, Ar5. Mltche |, haj procured ior ler. Wh.n
IN ofined OF ti.e trle character OF her s0l diSaH
benefactres' she was greaiiy mogcl ana norrillcd,
aud wept bttely. thus
wAaNED or DANGER,
she was however, cnaE.ed to shun u, and thank
ing The oH.cer who had thus most pIoy.denLIaly
come to her rescus in the hOnr extreme peril, she
accepted the proaered passage back TO New York
up0n The return o. the Mississippi. During the week
tNat the yes>e. renamed III port ie kept herself
locked up III her room, ana When the day Tor
tile departure or the Gamer She ueu, unObScryei,
on boa d she was safely restored to he aged mother
VINO mad began u despair Oi ever seeing her again,
and given net up Is lost indeed. Sucn would nave
been her inevitable iate s u is the fJtc hulre IL
yearly, had she not been singulary favored In the
PhlnthtlrOplc syipltny eAcited IN her Denal IN The
plnl of u total sian GER tue worthy O.llcer OF tue
Mississippi, WHO effected her rescue rom the tolls
Dl the proc Iress.