The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-31
A GIRL WHO FLIRTED.
WHAT Came of Filtration From a
School Window.

! The village of EliZavIile. COlmnbia
I county. was startled un September y
/ 10y the sudden disappearance of Amelia
/ OunghaUse. beautiful young girl OF
{ sixteen. daughter of 4 wealthy farmer
/ She WIS engaged tu maTTy Louis
Myers. the only son Of q merchant at
Glencoe Mills. in the saline county. The
wedding had been appointed. and the
trOusseau purchased. 1t was learned
that she had been seen on the evening
of the day she He'd from home stand
ing on the platform of the Hudson
River Railroad station at Rhinebeck
She was accompanied hy Il strange
man, who was talking To her in an eX-
cited manner. They took the train for
New York. Mr.. NOunghause sent a
dispatch To the police of this city ask
ing for his daughters arrest. and he
came To the city himself To aid in the
search. superintendent Walling sent
ont a general alarm. giving a descrip-
tiOn of the girl, but the police were not
able 10 find any trace OF her. The
father returned home in despair. heart
broken al the disgrace which he had
suffered. Amelia was described as 4
brunette. with fresh complexion. large
sparkling eyes, and well rounded fig
ure. She was well dressed, and had
received good education. Detective
Schmittberger, of the Twenty-ninth
Precinct, saw her on Broadway, near
Twenty-eighth street, yesterday. and
stopped her. When he asked her if
her name was not Amelia Young
hause she burst into tears and said il
was. The officer took her before JUS
Iice Morgan III private room at the
jefferson Market Police Court, and she
told her story. Two years ago, she
said, she was studying in st. Johns
Convent, at East Albany, and met a
young man named George Norris.
Their acquaintance began by means of
Irritation from the windows of the con-
vent. Norris found means of sending
her letters, which she received outside
the walls of the convent, and they met
in secret afterward. He persuaded
her to marry him, and took her To
place where the ceremony was per-
formed. He promised to keep their
marriage a secret until she was of age.
Suddenly he disappeared, and she heard
nothing more of him for over a year.
Believing him to he dead, she promised
to marry young Myers. with whom she
became acquainted after she had left
the convent. One day, while she was
walking at distance from her home,
she was startled by the sudden appear
ance of Norris, who had been watchingl
for an opportunity to see her alone.
He had heard of her intended mar
riage, and he threatened to expose heri
if she did not leave at once, to live
with him. They went to Rhinebeck
and took a train for this city. On the |
way down he told her that the cere-
mOny which had been performed nj /!
East Albany WAS a mock marriage,
and that she would be diSgraced in the 1
eyes of the world if the truth were
known. lie confessed also that his |
object in taking her away from home |
was to eXtOTt money from her father. |
She told him that she would not ac- |
company him any further, and threat I
ened TO appeal to the other passengers |
on the train if he continued to force |
his company on her. lie left the 4
train, and she arrived at the Grand I
Central Depot alone and without /
money. Pride kept her from revealing
her true maine. and informing her faith |
er of her condition. 4 lady who lived 1
in Paterson, y. j., saw her weeping in |
the depot and asked her what was her
trouble. Amelia said she was alone in
the city, out of money, and that she
wanted to find employment. The lady |
took her to Paterson and kept her a |
few DAYS in the hope of finding some
work for her. Not wishing to remain
dependent on the charity of stranger,
Amelia came to the city again on
and spent the day in wander
ing about the streets, looking for work.
She was unsuccessful, and at night |
found herself in the city without shell
ter. She was at length directed to the
Children's Aid SOciety's Lodging
House, in st. Marks place, where she
until yesterday morning.
The Young girl said she did not know
where Norris intended to take her
when they came to the city, and she
did not know where he lived. She
wept bitterly while telling of her sad /
history, and she expressed fears that |
her disgrace would ruin her happiness
at hoaaao- Justice morgan Iciiidnded /
her to the Thirtieth Street Station, un-
til her father could be sent for. She
was made as comfortable as possible at
the station, and telegram was sent
10 Mr.. YOunghause at Evansville. The
father sent a reply that he would be in
he city to-day 70 receive his daughter.
". Y. Tribune.