Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
A GIRLS ADVENTURES.
HOW Henrietta NOrvaI Escaped from
a Montreal House of HI Fame.

A most revolving case of cruelty was
brought to light yesterday. Being at La
chine, Detective Fahey was struck by the
feminine appearance of a person of small
stature, clad in nl-fitting clothes. He
made inquiries and ascertained that the
individual was known as Frank Norval
and was in the employ of Mr.. Theophile
Garlepy, a grocer of. Lachine. Still, not
satisfied, he kept a lookout, and presently
saw the small person driving a Montreal
gentleman in top buggy toward Mon
treal. Satisfied that something was wrong
he stopped the vehicle and, addressing
the driver, said: tFN'eteS rous pas atne
fEleP'' (are you not girl p and the re-
sponse was, oai! oai! and the poor crea-
ture appeared overcome with joy at the
detection of her secret. Mr.. Faheys took
charge of the girl and brought her to this
city. The correct name of the girl is
Henrietta NorYal, who is a native of st.
Francis, a short distance from Quebec
She is an orphan, only sixteen wears OF,
age, and a short time ago, after the death.
of her parents, went to New Hampshire
Oh visit. to her sister. Here she work.
ed in one of the cotton mills for time,
but longing for her native land eventually
started for Canada. She endeaYored to
obtain employment as a domestic at
Pointe Clair, but failing journeyed to
Montreal, arriving about the Both of Au-
gust.
IN THE MESHES.
She went from door to door asking. em=
ploymentas domestic, and was finally.
taken in by woman, who told her she
was. in need of a servant. After partak-
ing of good repast, in company of sew
feral other women, she was conducted to
a sparsely furnished apartment and strip
ped of all her clothing. Whilst she re-
mained obstinate no food was given her,
and she eventually made up her mind to
be EFgood'' and watch her chances. The
people of the house thinking her subdued,
after three days misery, or rather brutal
torture, allowed her to walk about the
house, but did not allow her clothes. On
the night of September 5th, hearing some
one leave an adjoining room, she entered
and found what she had long hoped to
find-clothing. 1t was not the kind suit
able for her sex. That, however, was of
little consequence to her, and she attired
herself in mems pantaloons, a linen coat,
"A straw hat and a pair of boots large
enough for dozen feet the size of hers.
THE ESCAPE.
| After she was attired She cut off her
hair, which, she says, was very long, and
threw it behind the bureau, and then, go
| ing to the window, opened it and jumped
onto shed about seven feet below, and
! then climbed over a wall and into the
| street. Durlng Ina6 nlghG she nld away
in the alley-ways, and when morning
came wandered about the city until the
stores opened. When taken into the in
famous den she had money, which her
captors placed in a bureau drawer where
she was imprisoned. She did not forget
this in her flight. When the stores open
ed she purchased undereIothing, and put
/ it on in a shed in the outskirts Of the city.
She then went to barber's shop and had
her hair tFtrimmed,'' and walked she
knew not WHITTIER Montreal Herald.