New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-29
now YOUNG GIRLS ARE RUINED

TUE pANCERs or INTELLIGENCE OFFICES
"yADAM Illness CHAmBERMAID - TWO
WOMEN HELD FOR TRIAL AS PROGRESSES.
Nrs. Amelia Meyers, keeper OF an intelligence
oace II No Frstst, OF the Bowery, and Louisa
Hefner alias Madam Hines, keeper OF house of prosti-
tntou az No 10 FOrsythst arrested yesterday on
charge OF abductng Joanna Parker an innocent young
GIRL and causing her to enter life Of prostitution.
number Of gaudliy dressed girls, inmates Of Madam
uincs's establishments and or two DULLES OF tho
other sex attached TO the den also under ar
rest The proprietor of the house. Madam Hines, fat
German woman OF As, wac bedizened with diamonds,
which gitered in her and on her hands The com
painant Joanna Parker, II, came here from coun-
try town Connecticut few months ago. and has been
under the care OF elder since She has yod
az various places nurse girl and chambermaid.
Prom her affidavit IL appears that on May % she VIA
tied the intelligence office OF Mrs Meyers, and pro-
vided with q situation in Fourth-st, nurse She re-
NAMED there two months aud then discharged. She
returned to Mrs. Meyers, and was taken to Madsm
Illness, and hired chambermaId, but was there com
PEELED prostitute herself She finally demanded to be
allowed TO leave but was told by Madam Hines that
she could 90 she had been paid for Her clothes
detained but she at last taken from the house
by on officer accompanied by her elder sister who had
learned that she in the place. The girl was cross
examined at length, and admitted that one OF the IL
OF the house. Flora Travers met her In the Bower
and calling officer, said that the girl had on dress
aud was carrying paraso That belonged 70 her' inc
officer sold he would be compelled To arrest her unless
she gave up The property and she did Joanna also adj
United that she had previously declared that sue h NOT
been charged with teft bur Insisted that the remainder
The sister OF the complainant young woman OF mod
est appearance, testified that, IN company WIN OmSer
Lyon, she went TO the house OF Madame Hines ana
found her sister there. The girl taken to the station
| House, and thence home with the witness
Madam Hines testified that the girl came 10 her mouse
with Mrs Meyers, and wanted to engage board Nothing
was said about her hiring as ehamDermald ana no
compensation was paid Mrs. Meyers for the glr. The
latter remained for two days, aud then went away hnt
next when she came back Madame Hines declared that
she dd not want any one VINO ~as oIns,an Scn1 aa
| called the latter several vie names, ana ssi',,
| called on by Oncer. Lyon and made no Oneet T
to the girls going away, although she had room lo
examined AZ great length by the MAGISTRATE, VINO en-,
deayored to make her acknowledge that she Kept h9sc
OF prostitution but although speaking broken English,
| She sbiIfuiy eyaded the pof't. Madam Hines agreed
the charge of abduction and keeping ds0rdfy houhe
Mr.. Meyers then sworn On her own behair, ana
her "A situation; she did not stay long, and came Dacs
her sister TO her. and told witness that she WA
Joanna stopped al witnesses house. aud her sister said
she woudpay any expenses that might be incurred by
herr Joanna sometimes came IN late at Night one Hlsh
after 70 O'Clock witnesses husband objected to joanna
coming In at that time several occasions she eXhDed
said had been given her by clerks III the boNery sue
made engagements TO meet two men outside WINE stay
| tiOn, Madam Hines called and asked for cham
beImaid asked Joanna II she wanted the place aud she
said yes witness took her to the house In Eorsy tst.
aud introduced her TO Madam Hines there was litte
conversation aud the girl then sent up STARE on ,
following afternoon Joanna came to her again and sald
going TO her sister; on Monday her ais
ter called and asked where Joanna witness told her
that she had got her place In F0rsythst, but that she
had let's witness atterward told that the sister mad
gone to the statonhOusc az Firsaye. and Ffyst and
a warrant for her arrest saying that witness ma
knocked her downstairs and stolen bcr gold watch ard
chain Joanna went with Witnesses to The statOnhOuse
to prove mat she was not guilty and the complaint war
dismissed. aid rot know that the house N FOrsy ths
YVES a house " PROSTITUTION. go
Detective Van Buskirk OF the sixth Precinct testified
that, by order OF Capt. Kennedy, he arrested all the
accused; no had arrested Mrs Meyer IN OrchaIdt
for sending girl OF - 10 the house OF prostitution kept
| by Mrs. Green, in Elzabeth-st
This closed the case, and the magistrate announced
! that he would commit Mrs Meyer AID Madam Hines e.
| Az aif a trial.