The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
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.......OCTOBER 20, 1871.
ANorHER VICTIM 10 THE PASSION

ANOTHER VICTIM TO THE PASSIONS
OF a LIBERTINE.-Oneo of the most hor-
rible cases of fOrcible violation of person
that has ever come TO our notice was
perpetrated in this city Wednesday
night, October 11th. A villain bearing
the name of John Foster, having sue
ceeded in ingratiating himself into the
good graces of a young girl at the State
Fair Grounds near Salem, on Wednes-
day succeeded I'm inducing her to take
''shOrt ride on the cars" as he expressed
it. Being a simple country girl, ignor-
ant of the devices of city libertines, and
full of the curiosity to ''ride on the cars''
common to all who have never ex-
perienced that sensation, she consented.
Instead of a short ride, however, she
soon found that the cars were speeding
far away from the Fair Grounds, the
train being bound for Portland. To
quiet her the scoundrel gave her the as
surance that when they reached Port
land they could 90 back by another
train. When this city was reached he
informed her that there would be no re-
turn train that night, and that he would
- take her to a hotel to spend the night
They proceeded to the International
Hotel, where he registered their names
as c. +. Williams and wife, and re-
quested to be shown to a room for him
self and lady. When the time for re-
tiring came the poor girl, with tears in
her eyes, begged him to leave the
room. This he refused to do, and
threatening to take her life if she made
any call for help, after a brief struggle
. overpowered her and succeeded in ac-
complishing his internal purpose. 1t is
said that during the fore part of the
evening he persuaded his unfortunate
vietim to drink a drugged glass of
wine, which partially benumbed her
senses, and rendered his conquest COM
parativefy easy. The next day Foster
took her TO one of the most no.
torious houses of infamy on Third
street, representing that it was a private
boarding house, and that she should
stay there until arrangements for their
marriage could be completed, for it
seems that he had succeeded in
gaining the love of the poor girl and
had promised to marry her previous to
the commission of the revolving crime.
The police, getting some clue to the
transaction, traced the girl to the house
Of infamy before referred to. When
found she was weeping bitterly, and
piteously begged for pistol with which
to kill herself as she was ruined and her
character blasted forever, and she had
no desire to longer live. When in
formed that she was in a house of pros
titution she gave a piercing scream
and sfainted away. She was at
once removed from the place by the
police, anC her father who resides near
Bethel, Polk county, sent for. Foster
was Immediately arrested, and on ap-
earring before Judge Denny waived an
examination, and was bound over in
the sum of $4,000. In default Of bail
therefor the prisoner was .incarcerated
in Jail TO await his trial
This, as we understand it, is a faint
outline OF the horrid transaction which
has ruined a poor, innocent girl, brought
sorrow to respected and honorable
parents, and shocked the finer feelings
Of good people all over the State. Let
fathers and mothers take warning.
Comment is needless.