The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-03-08
A SHAMEFUL STORY.

ALONE AND FoRsAKEN-A WOMAN FOUND
IN SHOCK OF FoDDER-ALMosT WITH
OUT CLOTHING.
The following is from the Muncie News
OF this week: The most horrible and
hear;-rendiDg spectacle it has been our lot
to witness for many day was that OF the
police taking to jail young girl last Tues
day. The facts in regard to the case 50
they could be obtained from the girl her.
sell, who, however, was very reluctant
about talking, are about as follows: Her
nome Is, or wss, in Lawrence. small
town few miles this side OF IndtaDapoliS.
she has been near here for two or three
days. When foand by George Kirby, lsst
tuesday, she was in q fodder shock in
tue corn lield just this side Of
the river. Mr.. Kirby came 10 town in he
morning and informed the police Of ;he
facts who at once went in search OF her
put she could Lot be found. About Z
o'clocA they went again sn6 she wss
found croucnipg Ia the MIDDLE or a shock
of fodder. Her appearance when tie fcG-
der was removed was too terrible 10 d.
scribe. Tht re she sat with neither shoe
or stocking on her feet, her dress worn Il
TO shreds so small that they Sc rceiv r.
sembled dress, no hat, bonneE or head
dress of any kind except a small, worn
out old snawl. Over her feet was thrown
a ragged piece of capt. Round her
shoulders was nothing save the tain piece
OF calico that was once a crsss.. Near her
lay a small bundle-of what? Nothing
but the waist of q former dress. Ihtrs Ia
that miserable condition she bai been
since the day before
WITHOUT MoUTHFUL TO EAT.
When she first saw the policemen she be-
gan crying and kept 1t up until after the
Jail door had been locked behino her.
Her age she said was but sixteen. Her
name she would not give. Her parents
are both dead, and she, poor thing, we
were about to ssy, would be much bett,r
on If she, too, were dead. Tuesday about
noon a-a-whst shall he be called?-nct
man cer.ainly, something In human
form was seen 70 leave the pile oi fodder
in which the girl Was psrsIally
frozen (her feet were badly
frczen Monday nigh,) and suffering
found a pair of wooden stockings (which
she said had been left her thst day. and
pair of worn out oversboes, both of which
we're half full of muG and grass. Afser
pinniDg up her dress with pins borrowed
rom the policemen, to make it stsy on,
she started fer the jail. The details of the
affair are too sickening to contemplate.
young man VINO drove this girl t) her
present condltion?" is too likely to be az
swered, "He is
ONE OF THE BEST FAMILIES
and is still moving in the best of society,""
Another girl who came here with this
one is now, we are told, in one OF the
houses OF prostitution in our city. Here
we draw the curtain with the earnest
fope that the good Lard win never bring
another such q case to our knowledge.
Since writing the above Mrs. Marsh and
Mrs. William Patterson have gore
to the jail, taken the girl TO the
Mootes House., had her clEansed,
changed her clothing, and put her in
charge of the benevolent society. The
girls fee t wire so tender from exposure
and cold that she was scarcely ablo 10
stand it 10 have them washed. he TWO
ladies men ntioned above had her hair
trimmed, and are po~ endesvoring to
secure her place TO work. They beth
deserve great deal Of credit Tor tue part
they have taken in the matter, tor she was
truly a most deplorab.e looking sight when.
first brought to town from the corn feld.