The New York herald., 1872-10-05
TRIBULATIONs OF A DANsEUsE.

How q Fed1er Was Brought TO Grief
Another Triumph for the Ballct-An In.
decent Assault and Larceny OF q Poor
Girls Wardrobe.
Margaret Weston is sweet-faced English lasse
who came to this country about three months since
to fulfil an engagement ballet girl in the Grand
Opera House. Her residence is at 90 Bond street.
Now, Maggie Is an exceedingly handsome girl, and
well calculated to excite
AMORoUs SYMPTOMS
in the breast of the average youth About six
weeks ago Nathan Pnkowski, a Polish Jew pedler,
OF go Madison street, called at the young ady's
residence. He had an extensive assortment OF
silks and poplns suitable for gaaday ATTIRE which
he insnuated he had procured with the advantages
OF an importer who had not paid any duty on them
and could therefore sell them at very cheap rates.
Maggie was percepttbly stricken with the beauties
or the fabrics, and her wOmanly love Of lnery COM
petely overcoming her prudence, she con-
After cuiling over the goods for some half an hour
or more she finally selected an elegant black silk
dress pattern, which was valued a. sS7. But here
board owing to which fact her finances were in q
rather depressed condition. she
HAD NOT THE wHEREwITHAL
to pay for the dress. But the Hebrew custodian OF
the fabrics was anxious for trade and told her
se ~ aye e OS " re ts asme
joyfuly consented, promising the descendant of
the great law.giyer that the first payment should
PinkOwski gave her the dress and departed. On
the 30th day OF September, however, he again made
his appearance and demanded payment for the
dress at once. Maggie reminded him that the time
for the payment OF the first instalment had not yet
arrived. He said lie didn't care anything about the
time, and II she did not pay him right away he
would have her arrested. Being greatly fright
ened at this
THE YOUNG LADY BEGAN CRYING,
and begged him TO wait at least until the lst OF the
month lie replied that there was but Just one
way Tor her to get ont Of her trouble and when she
wished to know what that way was he made i'm
nantly spurued him, saying she would rather
be arrested Il thousand times than permit any
thing derogatory to her honor. Pinkowski then
closed the door and, locking IT, proceeded to force
frightened almost to death, screamed and ran to
the door, but was, of course, unable TO escape.
The Jew then caught hold OF her aud dragged her
back to the other side of the room.
HER SCREAMS
however, reached the ears OF the landa1y, whose
room was on the floor above. This good woman
immediately ran down stairs and broke open the
door. On her entering Pin0wlsk seemed greatly
vowlng all manner OF vengeance against the two
women. The following day he called on Maggie, In
company with an individual who styled himself
City Marshal, and produced paper, which pur.
ported to be an attachment on Maggie's trunk for
debt The girl was too much frightened to make
any resistance and at once gave them the trunk,
which contained all her wearing apparel and with
which the Jew and the Marshal departed. The next
morning the young lady went
BEFORE JUSTICE BOWLING,
at the Tombs Police Court, and made statement
OF the facts In the case. He Immediately Issued
warrant, which was placed In the hands OF sergeant
arrest Pinkowski at ali hazards. The Sergeant,
after prowling around the purlieus OF the seventh
ward for two days, succeeded In capturing his
game on Thursday night Tps prisoner was con-