Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-09
SHE CAME TO YANKT0M.
A Young Girl From storm Lake Sup
pose to Have Entered q House OF
Prostitution.

Prostitution. ~
Sioux City Journal, sth.
Yesterday the following postal card was
laid on the city editors table, by Mr.. Hask-
ell to whom it was sent:
Brother Haskell:-Your christian atten-
ton is called to the fact that young girl,
supposed to be still virtuous, has no other
home than the infamous house Of, on
Douglas street, near Third. She is servant
at the house and ashamed to be seen there"
The card was laid on the reportorial table
and request made that the house in ques.
tion be visited, and an investigation made
to see whether or not the girl was there
and If there was no doubt of her being there
q number of women had agreed to visit her
and persuade her to leave the house of
shame. An investigation was made. Some
of the girls belonging to the house in ques-
tion were interviewed at the depot, where
they were found. They we're endeavoring
to get pass for q girl to Yankton, who was
going there for the purpose of entering q
house of i'll fame. Our reporter asked il
such girl as the one named in the above
card was at this house on Douglas street as a
servant, and was informed that there was no
such girl there. Further inquiry was
made which developed the fact that the
young girl about to start for Yankton, had
only been following life of shame for about
four weeks. She was young and beautiful
girl, not over fifteen years Of age, without
the marks Of viciousness upon her face.
When the reporter stepped around to get q
square look into her face, she turned her
back upon him and hung her head in shame.
Then she stepped away. But little could
be developed from the girls that would furn-
ish clue, as they were not in the least
willing to offer information that was needed
Coming UP town the reporter learned
some new facts, which, in addition to what
he had already obtained, formed . chain
that comprehended the matter quite COM
pletely. 1t is said that few weeks ago, a
certain travelling man from, Dubuque in
duced young girl. to leave her home at
Storm Lake and accompany him on his
travels as his companion. This girl was an
orphan, and been raised by certain hotel
keeper at Storm Lake, with whom she was
then living as servant girl. At the time
of her leaving with this man she was sup.
posed 10 be q virtuous girl. In company
with the travelling man she came to Sioux
City short time ago. Here her illicit com.
panion and seducer cast her of, and she was
compelled to enter house Of shame and
earn her bread by the price of her virtue.
This house is supposed to be the we'll known
house of - ON Douglas street, alluded te
above, and the girl who left yesterday moor
for Yankton is believed TO be the same one
1t may not be too late to save her yet j
active steps are taken, but had the posta
card been sent one day earlier, it woult
have been easier. Had it been known o.
even supposed that the girl who was waiting
for pass to Yankton at the depot in thi
city yesterday was the one alluded to in tn,
postal card, she would never have left th,
city, nor would she have gone. back to tn
house from whence she came, but would hav
been given home elsewhere. Only fou
weeks on the road of shame! How easy
rescue; how easy to savel If these line
meet the eyeof any one in Storm Lake VII
know anything Of this girl, let them max
haste to save her from the pollution an
damnation Of her new made home At Yank
/ TON.