New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-23
DEGRADATION OF A WIFE.
Following n Husband's ExampIe-A
Woman Makes Present OF Her
Husbaad to His Paramour. and then
EnteEa O H0uee Of PrOstitutiOn.


Woman Makes a Present OF Eer
Husbaad to His Paramour. and then
Enters q House OF ProstitutiOn.
We copy the following sad history from the
Cincinnati Chronicle:
The first of last week woman arrived IN
this city and entered well-knOwn George
street house of prostitution, in whose MS
tory there is an episode of more interest
than often attaches to even the occupants OF
the 'sgilded halls of vice." The woman was
raised in Oxford, Ohio, but a few years since
she married well to do photographer
named R., in Hamilton. aud 1or some
time after the marriage the couple keps Z
house in the latter place. In the course %
time very pretty servant girl was empIoyeu
in the house, and the husband soon began
to manifest more than ordinary interest," IL
the girl.
matter. INIT as the interest deepened-and
ouite obviously. too-she finally remOnstra-
ted with r, For while the remonstrauce
was regarded, but its effect soon passed
away. and Mrs. r. again had cause for sus-
picion. The girl was then discharged, but
this apparently did no good, as the criminal
intimacy into which the interest had grown
between r. and the girl was continued so
boldly as to be constantly brought to bis
wifeis notice. Another and more positive
remonstrance was the result, and, to make
assurance doubly sure" K. agreed TO leave
Hamilton, and they removed TO st. Louis.
Shortly after settling there Mrs. RS suspi
ciops were again aroused, and one day she
met the Hamilton servant girl on the street.
which, with other things she had noted. lett
no doubt that her husband was continuing
the criminal intimacy.
A man was employed to follow the girl,
and she was traced'to a well-known house
of ill-fame as was also the husband. Mrs. 4.
said nothing about the matter at the time, but
one afternoon requested r. to take walk
with her, which he readily consented to do.
The wife insisted, against his urgent remon.
strances, on going down certain street,
which r. informed her was ga very bad To-
cality." On reaching the house where the
late servant was stopping, she entered, and,
almost forcibly, succeeded in getting her
husband to enter also, He assured her that
the house was said to contain very bad peo-
pie, and that they would both ruin their
regulations by entering such place. She
said she was aware of the fact, and pro-
ceeded to the sitting room, in which 4. was
confronted by his paramour. Mrs. r. said
to the girl. You have been after my hus-
band for some time, and he evidently
thinks too much of you to care for me.
You: can now have him, as l relinquish
all claim. Goodbye to YOU, both.'
The woman then turned and jeff the
house, and has never since seen either of
the guilty psir. She came Immediately to
this city, and wilfully plunged into the
giddy throng whose destiny it is to live q
few years of brilliant degradation, and then
be kicked one side to make room for more
prepossessing rivals, and who finally die in
the most miserable manner. Her spirit is
entirely broken, and she appears to have no
ambition, no remOrse, no shame; but the
only idea that seems to possess her mind is,
that as her husband is going that road she
should do so too.