The New York herald., 1872-10-22
KIDNAPPING YOUNG GIRLS.
How The Horrible Uptown Dens Of Degradation
are Filled with Inmates.
nartering Beauty-A Brave Little Woman
Fighting with Blackguard-
Looking for the Lost.

tain Irving az the detecuVe emce ana informed
HIM they wanted assistance to hunt up member
Of their family who had disappeared in q mysteri-
Gus manner. The old lady was very much affected,
and the Captain could see through the thick vei
she wore she was weeping bitterly. he took both
into his private office, a0d the old lady then told
him she had only just arrived from Boston and was
IN search OF daughter who, she feared was in the
hands OF some wicked people in this city. por-
trait of the missing young lady was given to Cap
tain Irving, with minute description OF her
peculiarities, and nc gave the case in charge to
Onicer Dixon. The ladies were then assured that
everything possible to the police would be done to
recover the missing young lady, and they left the
ONCE For several days Detective Dixon hunted
through the dsreputabe houses of the city looking
for the young lady, but could find no trace OF her.
Captain irving becoming interested in the case,
went into 1t himself and. after two days. labor In
the haunts of vice. he discovered Boston woman
who had heard that another Boston woman named
Mary had arrived in town couple ofweeks before,
but that was all she knew. Mary was the name OF
the young lady wanted, and the detective
found that he had at least gained something.
The day following that upon which Captain Irving
met the Boston woman who had heard OF Mary,
Detective Dixon ran across Mrs. Ellsworth In
Amity street. who had not only heard OF Mary,
but had seen her. She knew her In Boston. This
went Immediately to have an interview with Els
worth. The lady said she would do all she could to
find Mary, and If she came in contact with her
would find out where she lived and inform the
Captain. Within the two or three days that fol-
lowed Mrs. Ellsworth removed to the Ashland
House, and while she was staying at that hotel
gentleman told her he had seen
A MOST BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL,
evidently stranger r Ws IN New York GO into & house
felt convinced she must be Mary She commits
stoned the gentleman to 60 to the house. invite the
where Mrs. Ellsworth could meet them. She wanted
TO convince herself Of the identity Of the young
same evening Mary, Mrs. Ellsworth and the gentle
man supped at Delmonico's. During all this time
New York, was Calling upon Captain irving s every
day Tor information OF what he was do
5 o TO uea eene ss5 aiS Se Mrs. e. ons nay
that she was at the Ashland House. She got
there in the morning before Mrs. Ellsworth was
out OF bed. This happened to be the morning after
the supper at Demonico's. Mary's sister, being
too impatient to wait bounced INTO Mrs. Elsworth's
room while that lady was in the act of robing her
person, and eagerly demanded some news OF the
unhappy wanderer. Mrs. Ellsworth replied Mary
Grst Street, % and addedWaf % am an Just Just dress
ing 70 go down to Captain Irving and inform him
took carriage on the avenue, and drove mady
to the filthy den No. = West Thirty-drst street.
sss psa the bell hal. t the door and
sister be at once restored to her. The ogress who
presides over the nasty sty made her appearance,
and in cracked, discordant voice asked, in broken
Dutch, what the lady wanted her sister for ?"
ITO take her out OF this hell, to be suren was the
"Then you can't have herr piped the smashed
up organic melange in the throat OF the ogress
'And II you don't get out shall call policeman"
Mt the same time tapping communication that
was under her hand. In a very short space Of time
messenger boy arrived from telegraph station In
the neighborhood and close upon his heels followed
Ofcer Theodore V. W. Rowland, OF the Twenty
ninth precinct. The lady (Mary's sister, told
the writer yesterday tnat the officers conduct to
her was most brutal, and she intends to make
statement OF all the facts before the Police Com
ordered Mary's sister out OF the house, and em.
phaticaly told her she should not have her sister.
Mary's sister doubted his being an oiicer from
hs conduct and he Indignantly pulled back his
coat and showed her his shield. The lady then
begged his pardon this is literally her statement)
and asked for his protection.
IN protect you by putting you out. Come; you
have no business here.n
hand upon her, and at the same time told hlm 1t
was the first Time in her life she was ever in place
81 came bere.r she said "to take my sister away,
and do not intend to stir until she goes with
one OF the wretched inmates OF the place, SYM
pathizing with the brave little woman who dared
70 face such blackguard in such den, whispered
.'Iiall bedroom, second floor back,
Mary's sister made for the door and
middle Of the room weeping bitterly She
had heard her sisters voice. and knew she
had come to take her away. Both sisters then
walked down into the han and left the house un-
mOlested When they were going away from the
m e paor Of Se en Ma mother
autographed to that the unfortunate girl was found.
On Saturday morning she arrived in this city: The
sister and mother called upon Captain Irving
during the day, and that evening Mary was con-
veyed back to her home. When questioned by her
with the ogress, Mary said she met her in the
street While she was out on an errand. The ogress
to 1eT r9 yeR preV e Wona se
to go to New York, live IN fine house and wear
elegant clothes like me ~
Mary, thinking she would, told the ogress Eyes"
and consented to 60 to New York with her. The
next day the ogress drove into the street Mary
lived in, and sent the coachman TO the house OF
mother, being a sharp. practical woman, asked the
coachman who wanted her daughter. He answered
her, "a lady," The mother walked up to the car
riage window and demanded OF the lady ~ what
business she had with her daughter, The ogress
replied she wanted the address OF Annie Stephens.
''Then," SAID the old lady, you go and buy
Directory and study 1t till you find it,
The ogress was not to be beaten In this way how
ever; she is too old hand in this sort OF business.
She waited in Boston until she got another chance
AZ r mary MA ana at tsat other % n sne carried hr
loss. Mary found when she got on the cars she
was only one OF batch. The ogress had laid her
fangs upon several Others aud they were all des
tined for the same house, the same life, the same
misery, the same absolute degradation. Mary,
but the other Marys are stu in New York and time
alone can tell whether they will be lifted out OF the
fifth in time or whether they will plunge deeper
and deeper into the terrible depths.
The two policemen who had been detailed at the
telegraph station for duty were yesterday put back
On post by the Commissioners. One Of them GER
tainly, II he merted punishment at all, deserves to
be dismissed from the department, and that at
once. An offcer VINO could for moment so far for
get his duty Is worthy Of no consideration and
should be disgraced upon the spot. 1t
the wretches who keep these dens OF infamy can
tap key in their houses, and i'm quarter OF an
hour have policeman on the spot ready to do bat
tie for them and defend them
1t is said that almost all the houses OF ilfame in
the upper part OF the town have these telegraph
connections and ell the telegraph Offices have
policemen detailed from the Metropolitan Depart.
ment for duty. Money is O powerful instrument
10 secure.
LOTTIE STANTON RECOVERING