, 1875-02-08
THE CITY.


AnmYsrrAfouH p1aArrxAHAHcE" ACCOUNTED For,
Oo Saturday morning young fellow named
Priest appcased bcforo Jueticc Boydeu at the
Bouth Eidt Police Station on ehhrge OF disor-
aeslv conduct, preferred agA;nst him by gen~
tlemcu vail known In City.lIAll circles, but, As
ths latter failed 10 prosecute tho caso,
the prisoner ras discharged. and no fur
ther notice would have been attracted by
tho oaao but for tho subsequent Develop
mcnta made BY TRIBUNE rcro,tcr. Some
months stnco tho gentleman took INTO bis house
~ na1aematd, on the recommendation Of tho
Slaters OF ieroy, d young, understanding. aud
rather pretty sir,, who, by her Dtoaay demeanor
snd the fl thful manner In which she did hor
work, soon lngrasiatcd hcrself into the good will
of her nnsier and mistress. E7ory dny in-
crossed tho confidence plnced In her and, As her
charge, m infant Of not year old. lad grown
quite nttached to her, it was with much alarm
shat, last Wednesday, 1t whs discovered tint
she vns missing. Search Was made for her
every where, aud the affair began 10 assurnc tho
appearance Of one OF those mysteries which
evor, now and then occur in large cities like
Chpago. when Romc strange whispers came to
til ears Of The girls employer which raised =
yasplcion in Ills mind that she had been Ahauct-
ed Following 11p tho train Of circumstances,
bis Suspicious fastened ut last npon the Young
man named Priest, who 10 tie co,k Of Jamcs
II. Thorp, OF 1uventora' Exchange aud brick
machine notoriesy. This young man lad
d eleepipE-room At .she j1hvcnto1a ,,E1change,
10 Lnwronce's Building, on Clark street, and,
armed with tho necessary kuthority and Assist
apeo, the gentleman broke on Friday last into
Priests room, where the prcscncs of the girl
WAS proof Of the correctness OF l,1B suspicious.
The young man Pricat and the E,l wore at once
removed to tho Armory Station. tho former be-
Ing booked on the charge Of tsotde1iv, while
the latter was removed to tho home OF her en-
p1oyer, where every ono was delighted At her re-
appearance among them. 10 tue vito Of her
employer tho g,rl profcssed that the vas tug in
juEod party. but tho gentleman, declined 10
take her back to his family untl be
had crosh-questoncd her uron certain matters
which had been alleged regarding her since tho
ber1ppfng of tho trouble. Tho result OF this
cross examination WAS tho acknowledgment by
the girl that = charge OF abduction could
hardly stand against prioat, rs fhe had been
canseuLipg rarty to hor deienuon, wfu!c tic idea
Of = more serious charge, which tho gentleman
abandoned when tho girl confessed tllat. though
but IT years Of age, she had lived life Of shame
for three years in Peoria. On receiving thls i'll
telgence 1t WIS decided to abandon tile prosecu-
ton against the young man with the clerical
ooepoi7en, but theIe ie no doubt that nftor this
scandal tic Colonel will not hs abic to take
bis lady baot TO tho Inventors Exchange to l,vc.
but will he obliged to Aeek other quarters Mt
which to take iii parties having tue money to
tho other little artlclea Of wllch the ''Coonel"
III willing to sell The patont rights early aud often.
The usne Of the gentleman ia wi1oso house tho
girl WAS acting Aa nurse il huppgeaaed 1t his
request though it may be stated that lie acted
through out tho csse with excellent judgment,
and with forhearance that both sinners may
congratulate thomheres upon.