The New York herald., 1871-12-24
THE ALLEGED ABDUCTION CASE.
Another Side Of tho Story-Carrie Not So Pure
She Has Been Represented-The Exami.
nnrfon Adsourued.

Another Side Of tho Story-Csrrie Not So Pure
She Has Been Represented-The Exami.
nation Adjourned.
Yesterday afternoon the examination room OF
the Yorkville Police q ourt crowded 10 repleuon
by a crowd OF persons who were desirous Of hear
ing the examination In the OF Carrie IL Moore,
who as already reported, was abducted. as 1t was
alleged, by one William Dennis. Among those
present were several women OF doubtful reputation
who were to appear as witnesses In behalf OF the
prisoners. One OF these was q woman named
Grace Elliott and was arrested In the court room as
an accomplice in the abduction.
Carrie made an afidavlt against her to the eject
that wnen she was taken TO l43 West Twenty-sixth
street by Dennis, one OF the prisoners Grace Elliott,
volunteered to take them 10 $40 Sixth avenue, on
the refusal OF Mme williamson proprietress Of No.
l43 to give said Dennis a room at her place.
The guardian OF the abducted girl, Mrs. Adeline
Howe, being sworn, testified that Carries mother
and father died while she was quite young sister
OF Mrs. Howe took charge or the child but Mrs.
Howe, not wishing that her sister should have the
custody OF the child, made application In the Su-
preme Court to have Carrie given TO herself which
was done by Judge Ingraham, who however, gave
her no order appointing her guardian.
for The dismissal OF the case, because Mrs. Howe
could not produce the necessary papers appointing
her Carries guardian. The motion was, however,
refused, and the examination OF Mrs. Howe was
continued.
Carrie was arrested some time ago ana sent by
Judge shanaley TO the House or the Good shepherd
Tor having remained away from home with another
girl. Mrs. Howe deniea that Carrie was ct that
time taken from panel house In Greene street.
Carrie was then cross ex amined and in addition
to what she before testned, which has already been
No. s22 Sixth avenue she went home with school,
mate named Maggie Thompson, residing In Twelfth
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the Rink, and renamed there untn found BY the
police OF the Nineteenth precinct, who took her
home. She knew girl named Emma Smith,
an inmate OF panel house corner Of Hous.
ton aud Greene Streets she was acquainted with
Emma in the House OF the Good Shepherd; she was
arrested In house III Greene street. where she
went with girl named Rebecca Hull The woman
VINO kept this house asked her to remain there with
force her INTO reom. She screamed, when Officer
Carroll of the Eighth precinct, came IN and rescued
house, but simply took ReDecca and another girl;
she was then sent 10 the House OF the Good shep-
alter recovering from the effects OF the chloroiorm
sne dld not break open the window TO call
iSr neIp; the window ow was too small to ges
Dennis came for her again. She then got into
carnage which took her l43 West Twenty-slxth
street; but sue did not ask the driver to save her.
nor did she call for help while being driven from
the shanty 10 the house In Twenty-slxth street.
While in tins last mentioned house Grace Elliott
curled Carries hair and gave her shawl, which
she was stil wearing IN Court After arriving At
the house & NO az sixth Avenue avenue sns 60. Out OF the
Dennis up stairs to room on tue third story.
When she went there she did not know 1t was
house Oh prostitution. she knew though II 1t had
been 70 Thirty sixth street she taken she would
have known IL was q house OF prostitution she was
going to, because all the houses In that street
30. and every girl IN her school is aware Of the
same TACT.
The Rev. Mr.. Dunham, Pastor Of Christ church,
corner Of Thirty nth street and Fifth avenue, lett
the Court with orders that Carrie be sent imnedi-
aely after the examination TO the House OF Mercy.
He evidently felt grleved NJ the rather bold manner
IN which tine girl gave her evidence, which infiu-
enced the minds OF those present very unfav0rably
She further stated that she went twice while In
Mrs. Fiorence's house, at 622 Sixth avenue.
The examination was allowed at this point to lay
over until some future day.