The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-23
A Young Girls Story to Police
Justice Murray.
SIGNoR CASSINA's PLEDGE.
He Is Held to Bail on a Charge
of Seduction.

sesrsegv beyoaa tue years Of girlhood, Who reared
sneax ne loser class, believed that wealth would
parch.ss happiness when won q The expense Of
vItss Her name wAs Emma Collins. She was one
Of tas ave children OF Patrick Collins, q man an
hsnab. position IN lite. who for long time has
sadsd a Sa 81 Forsyth street. HIS means did not
sesaa Of shs girls receiving much schooling, ana
AIR a ahor term she forced TO adopt the
aruassry Of the shop Emma was young and pre-.
rox~sssnG Her years made hcr sanguine; her beauty
yusilnsd ner being snc beiicved whilo she stood
bshssd ths counter at Ridey's and afcrward Scb-
ssla A Cos in Foarseenth street that she would not
pave 10 parsne The uresome routine OF duty
icng. baI would by some happy chance
bs nltsd sphere she could adorn.
"A homo she was dissatisfied. and justly
90 a appears. vmh her treatment and IN this way all
sircomssaeos combined 90 make her oasy prey.
Paisuk Colhns Iolhng al home al nights or strollng
aroana the doors. noilced that has daughter in
aga spirss latsly though sometimes given moody
spells. sal ne never owned the II was only
~hen shs lsilsd bcms from work day that
~ pad ans stasnls0n 20 ner actions
Il oA the 18th OF shc month this happened, ana
shea nosnins heard Of her on the following day
ne ismiiy srsw alarmed They asked about her
IA he No lehborhood No had her there.
insa thsy usas 70 her slspsysr's, ana lae father
sas thHnaerskFucg learn that tho giri Who spoke
" :s sss s 10, y. % ss
ssnt 20 C~ptaia Williams and so.incd him Of Emma's
sisApgearnnce. but ~ss asteriy pnapie 20 supply a
rus pssrsxGClsnsp voRsioSER
Tho rollcs eapt.ia @aa Dstscsivs schmitsburgsr OF
hm precssci, questioned she glra ~ho mad worked
a. Eama sssas what they had OF her. lney
seemed asan,mons 70 as1i@rins thai she nad never
sounasa aay secret 10 ,hem. oui there were
ssvefal ~ho hal essgh, her ~ conversation with
span 81 tg1slnk gentleman who frsqacntly came -
ssr s.sa shs saa ss-s Kama sn,er No Is Univsrsiiy
yiaes = cs.np.ny .,n xsnllsn.n sna 20 snai ad.
fau hsl lufa nj ila tnn.
psftAnes Vas rooa secured. Tue dark CON
psa.onsa gentleman .no had formerly 70.
AZ hs reons was a gsrsen u Gisllnction lie lad im.
mense ~sassb heerAi 10 ia0it aEd possessca
vsapsct u gsea socsssS. IL ~.s hiniea, TOO. tnat
sas % aoeis eirl. ana was travelling tor pleasure
h. tba loftuasse parsonage ana has
name VAS sessrai Nseholss cassins. IL Was
~. ~ 'ss a, ss'ss 9 Sseas
The brsnssiok Hotel The privileged sscias,on OF
~ ss4f',s,s.s .ns'r va. Invaded sooa ai'ef ~
ganee sna fsnaement we're there IN proiu
s,on, boa .sssln-'s vales Gas toe eay mortal
Who presided over thsnI his master had gone away
anosbsr morse 81 information esals all Captains
ana tns ciose aoainsd valet cneckled az no closed
isc door on them Al having evaaea their inquiries
rss aHscs ssrp lorsnss.
But the Captain Vas not .nled, and whsn he went
the COR quiei, raebtrusivs Individual. who TOOK
stray kIes ~ nts and rtarts, but somoboW managed
20 Keep Inc bo,sl in sisnt all me time Wnsn me
nail came ~ Oh FRIDAY evening the watcher chanced
90 be iolllag al the bocI dcsk and sav who're saon
miss'v~ sent. one ~ss dissstca 10 tbs vsi~i: IRON
noisL ana yesterday naornas Dstsctlve scnmissoss.
Scr. wno vas Of thsm suddenly lott his post OF Oh
slipped Of door in tho Bruns~icx amt directed
his steps eastward IL s1 Csssiaa's vael wno DO
iruaea lea them 10 his n,sslers place Of rslrcmenl
Before the house IA second avenue uhscn ne en-
tered tue police agent stopped, aud then hcnt a 40
spaich TO Captain Williams AND Mr. collns
EnNs FArnER.
Al about hsii-tsst pine O'Clock they both arrived
thefs and the house was al once entered A servant
popped oni 10 make inqeirics but Captain Williams
unceremoniousy fang lAe aror aoor open. AID mere
aud . dark complex onec ntll. gentleman,
who seemed quite indignant over the intrusion.
When Patrick Collins entered The room nis runaway
daughter overwhelmed ~nh coniasloa she rose
In anris nj u hide herself, 0ul real zng her
position sank upon a chair sat covering there,
wnIe he police capssin Who ~as only coo pcfsoa
IN the roon began 10 question the alsoobcsred couple
10 hrs inquiry married 10 Cassina tho SRI
1rmiy replied that she wss nol From tnai she be-
eau 10 recover her comporure, ana she vas quite coli
ltciea when she dssmount.d from The esrri.se IN
winch enc Was brought 81 to d nerSon Market Court.
FACE 10 rAck VITA 1rsrIcf
Judge Murray had Deen called on early IA tne morn.
Ing by Captain Williams 10 sisn The warrant Tor the
girls arrest. and prepared 20 her father
hcariss when sne taken before me bar. fatrIck
Collbs made afhdasn that las daugblcr Emma had
lel has home without Eis consent being AZ tne time
under age, ami he prayed that shs % placed IN Ia
evil ~a,s aud encouraged 20 reform Tbs
erl stood there 10 her ffesh young beauty
looking the very embodiment Of innecelos. eas Tue
diamond that EpaTkied her lnxer and her dark
crcss VI the richest abrlc esattasId strangely wth
her isther's humble gsfb and told sls osn tae ID
VAS az tb moment AMI Jast - the Coart ~aa ssking
her what she had say. tEAt diversion c.uw~a.
carriage rAttscd up 10 tho aoor ana ssasthy, md.
ds-sged gentleman. With tue Disekcst u mustacD-a
snc Iar ghtiy s,rsakea win grsy, harrisa dosn the
sisIe aud forced hls Nay TO the BAR
here ,s tho mas, saia captain wiiiams a. the
n An anne y a.. a pFn
persena maze nis boz 70 the cosr- He ass exessed
bu, very saave ane poh,e aud the heating DC 70
queslsa was once tarnassa Hs tntstnAsss that he
had come 10 SPEAK IA abe eiri's beh@i shom he be.
heved Lad been abused At home iaekec ths cnsaces
eItitlea her lie lad The part hor pro-
tcctor, and desired 10 AFFORD nsr whs opsorssssslss
he could La all tsis be seemed only ctisfitabie.
high minded gentleman, tsnasrias bls purse fsr
good Otj.ct. from LIs earnestasss q Was clear he
manner had good eject on zoe slrl too ana sac ~.
gan TO picx ~ spirIs Snss Jadgs Muifss toox ato
his head ~ qaeston hsf cAtvsfle Ape'ossa
"Yoa sre acquainted VITA kmma Coiaas ~ asxee
the Court.
..yss. yes" ~ss the reply ~nh proluson Of boss
"Did Jou sseucs herf'
sAfrRx Arr,srs
the head.
''Are you married mani
Yes Ioddiug pleasantly.
.sIs your vile Aefefa
.'No, ssr, not 10 th.es cosihry."
Lmma Colnns had started - u s,aag ~h~p ne seia
be had ~iis, and whca he co1nrmsa - ~ as STATE
stand before Judge and ell and ersed eals--
els that tfuc--nsys rOu q ~asr1
''Yes," said Iassina. tbs TIN. ~ah ae.nsssos. Ana
running his nngsrs assuaessdy thrsssa ~. her.
..Ycs, Ibave"
s'And you tell me this nos - said The glrL Of onop
tran siormcd into = hsshsa. Aashiag .sysa ~enssn.
"iou tell inc this bereY fssn yoa are = sceaasret"
had lost AL her cot. timid loyss sna thtre
savage intensity IN ncf sue uttaFsa lns
denuncialion that tbriiea tue CearL fns srsNe.
ment extreme. The people eatsiae Toe F.lls
we're their fset, AID the pfissnsfs STOOD
cranng their nccks 10 eaten ~hat vas goans 90 cas-
siua Was q qgsnasry lie ciasrly hAd net expected
tns storm ana seemed - loss DOC ~ avsst A
Judge Marray, ho~-vcr, isterposea Ct thts polsl
sIct Mr. Csssips and the rest rensln here be SAID
al want TO question tins grL" And he sna Cayts4G
Williams led her to the pflysts sxssatnstos Foons
There Emma Collins broke aosn altogether.
anu, throwing hsrsc upon soIs, barst into nood VI
tears. 'Ho Gays 10 ~ married,n she sobhsa. me
always ssid no singic bsofc. and that vas MY
1 gave IN 10 him. Alter while she became eslnsmf
aud then a. tine Judges solicitation she gave this
rount OF berself:--
fvwA COLLINS STORY.