The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-10
An Osweeo Sensation.
rFrom The Syracuse staudsrd'l

Inc OeW6gO Thueusuu' W S@"'~oy ~"
sensation In regard to prostitution among |
the young girls Of that city. It says on |
Friday six or eight children, girls, were
brought before the Recorder charged With |
the crime Of common prostitution. These
are fewer than half OF
A GANG OF GIRLS,
OF about the same ages, known to the police,
who ply their vocation on the public streets
OF night, and who have alruady bscome
seasoned 10 crime.
These depraved glrls do not con6oe them.
selves to self destruction, but Il 10 known.
have au organized system VI seduciug girls
Of their age into . life Of crime. 1t 10
known that To some Of our public schools
girls of this kind have secretly planned and
elected the ruin Of innocent and combining
children. This history Of this foul thing, as
far as the Chief Of Police has been able to
get 1t, Is as follows: In October or No
vember last.
GEORGE WILLIAMS,
tailor, who occupied room in the second
story of block ou West First street, be-
tween Seneca Il Cayugs, attracted the at
tention OF the police. It was found that
young school girls vl1sd bis rooms, and
that sounds Of music and dancing came
therefrom, on all occasions while the chill
dren were there. Williams had melodeon.
and the girlsiwere Induced there to hear him
play. Tbs room watched, and 10 due sea-
sou Williams WOO arrested. His trial re-
vealed q story OF
BEAsrLY DEPRAvIrY,
the details Of which are unfit 10 appear In
any print Its enough to say that Will
Iiams had scceeded in luriug young school
girls to bis den, where, by the influence Of
bis panders and the devilish tevices OF bis
own foul Invention. be succeeded 10 ruin-
ing them. Williams was csuvisted 10 Mo-
vember last and sent 10 the penitentiary. -
But he had planted the seed which has
grown rankly. He left = cunning aud dill
gent worker in the cause Of deprsvity 10 the
person Vi
MARY JANE sEYMouR,i
girl Of fifteen years, who has since become
Infamous Seymour was the first girl VIII.
liams secured for bis work, and she proved
very effective. She was sstertiug school,
and 1t is known that many young girls were
induced by her 10 60 10 Willisms' den,
some OF whom ore now confirmed prosti.
tu,es. Seymour told the Chief Of Police,
yesterday, that he nor none OF the police
knew halt of the young girls, daughters OF
respectable parents, who are now fallen
from purity. and who are not only thsu-
selves dedled, but engaged IN inducing their
shoolmates TO take the path Of sin. Sey>
nOurs first assistant and most successful
worker, is
ADRLINE BLANCHARD,
to'srteen years Ot age, and second only to
her principal 10 reckless depravity. The
girl boasts that che has Induced eight glrle
of her own age to leave the path Of purity,
and that she is not yet done.
NARY JANE MYERS,
another ofthe gaug, aged fifteen years, Il
phououuSou " so0 pouoo W uo Ouo VI buo
most obscene and foul.mouthed-of The lot
In the opIuien Of the Chief Of Police, thil
girl has ,eveu now very nearly atatined
total depravity.
A sister Of Mary Jane c,mss next 10 rank
in this company Of prostitutes. She II
about thirteen years old, and though not so
bardened as her sister, 10 still very had
girl.
Csralins Marshal, and Lilly Marshall
aged respectively fourteen aud sixteen years
are known to the police as Of the gang
The latter has been allowed to 20 hom,
o With her mother, who promises 10 take car,
0 Of her and keep her of the street.
There ara some ten or fifteen other ei.i
II who bslong'to tie Seymour gsug, who srs
10 known To- the police, whose arrest and con.
J.. viction are settled upon, and who viii
: sooner or later bring up In the penitsntia
j., 1t was our intention to print The names O
d those girls to.day, but upon reflection W,
have decided not TO do 20 until after thei
f arrest and conviction, which time 10 not II