The sun., 1878-10-01
GRACE lIAGAR A PRISONER.
WHY SHE mas BEEN KEPT FIFE TEARS
~ the MORSE or MERCY.
4 Seventeen. Ycnr-cid Giri whose Custody Z.
In Disputc Avcrring that She Il ~ Nictim
of Cruelty and lnnrccssnry GouIincment.

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of the House of Mercy nj the foot cf West
Eighty .iNth str,rt. was Yesterday before judge
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writ oi habras corpus Shc has pnlc iacc in
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''''.'' g. wv ",'i' /" ''"'N straw i'u' Hi"iil'l
With dark blue ribbon. and black shawl. Her
.li.,li n,-u.o ,vn. ,ln1 in n brrv., lr... ,vhicb
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'n''"''N 'n", S"' !''''t' 10 '''' uou'r n'haVlnH
nj, Tri..ot,,lion charity ep, fl Noqdnlcn nr,sor
,rt., ,a. ,i,.s u.oar ht,o IL et,,
wore no ornaments Graccs father mar-
rioI urnins, tho wishes of his family.
anu u was sun ny lhelh 'h'' hcr
bad conduct which he was unable to reform.
made n changed man Of him. They had two
daughters hoth ot whom. II Is SAID lhh'rHed
an unmanngcablo disposition. The older ono
lor, n ,ood homo so,or,l voors ogo and has
~" E""" n''.v Su'ot' yo'S "ho ,''" ,,, r'"o
bron lost -ight oi ly tho huspand 8 family. Inc
h,, .s,,,r.os ,,as ,,,r,I e., h,, hor ,n.a a,,,,o
Wv S"u"'''i ""S ,"i'u iVi Nv Hel wv "un'
who live on East Eighty-sixth street. From the
sn,,s,,,,,o,,i,. .n . hoco,o -. ,ho,
i,vi'''' s'.c DY'",o ~ ',,'',',o "'
in tn" Ffiy-scvenih street pol icr court.who CON:
m.tied her IT, tho House Of hercy for term of
MED in the petition for IL. writ of haheas cor
! iis soon alterward nor uth"r cnmmtted sui
cihHi SRe entered 'ho House oi merry IN is,5
! ana ms lwcn there oyer since, except Tor about
w2 mGHs mSn @ g H eRS n3Hsr sn%
I ana sprGht,y mannels. that son, what against
the ndvicc oi the Sisters. she took her away and
s"nt her To- attend upon her mother Mrs:
! Adams. living IN NgN"rcy, near Boston. Al
I the end ot this time Mrs. ADAMS reported that
| sh" could do nothing With the girl, becaus" she
| was, disopeIlenl nnd WIS lieqnrntiy quitting
/ No house 10 walk about the streets oi the town
! owing 20 The entreniles ~ Mrs. Adams and her
| dnughieriSistor superior Mary. 50 former
again into the House Of Mercy. although 1t was
| against her own desires as well as those OF the
ABOUT slNweeEs age Mrs. honrieua Van Dorm
/ lnc llUndress Oi the HouSepi Mercy. went away
because she was SICK With the hay fever. 70 visit
ufro r. inotm.r IN fort hlcnmond' staten island.
| II. y. SoHihworth me lawyer VINO obtained the
writ Of hnhcas corbuf. says ilat she was 40
/ uuninted Win Mrs. Bull,ihe wife Of the lauitor
/ oi grammar school in Thirteenth street near
sixth avenue 70 her Mrs Mrs. Nan Dorm repre-;
| IN the House oi Mercy. She said she was good
| with deprayed inmates. The girl bad frequently
complained to Mrs. Van Dorm. Mr.. SouthwQrth
said. tnat she would lose her reason, and had
/ threatened TO klll herself. ,she had been
on onc occasion. after she mad attempted
/ 10 escape. shc had been confined in the
! dark cell for week. On being taken out.
| food and through prolonged terror thnt she had
/ 10 he carried 10 her room. Mr. southworth was
to.dthe particulars oi This story, and u WAS pro-
/ posed to have the girl brought from the prison
Z into court inM sue might 10 rescued from such
| In th> ease. but Young man who Is an inmate.
/ or frequent victor, at Mrs. Bulls house WIS
M name nnS cEnTes Gnka in,d is ne sSsSed %SSd
/ 10 thr petition Tor the writ
Mr Souhworth snid Yesterday that whether
repaid II he succeeded in rcscuine Grace from
/ her prison. Aiter her punishment for attempt
exchange hrr brown drcss Tor blue one. aud
! tls, ne ~Hli hni lul,'t hct 10 Nssorlale with
/ The worst class u women IN the institution.
/ the House II Mercy moved 20 vacate the writ oi
/ ne wrt was made returnaole before Judge
| pononue. ,nhd u was tnrreiora colsldered best
/ ty Judge N"Stnrook. ana nssented 10 by both
OF the lawyers To adjourn the case until to-day.
| n, which time judge Donohuc Will be sitting.
To reporter for THE suN. in the presence OF
| two, ~ thc s!ttrrs VITO had cope from the House
been ill-uscd, and had had good clothes and
/ SUI "a -t.u iOou' 49, .,., =, -, 81,
why, tnen' DO you WISH 10 leave = she was
r-keH.
D., ,aus".' ~" answered ,r"ndily, and ,ap,
SGatilan-., " D" - tn"re good wlil~ I've
/ d'n' good Hnnl o' work tncre and think IL
~ ''l @ ,'',' W. - ~ 'N'.',lr ,',, NJ you oacN
"Wfe "sg we're we ySu ' impsftbns,, ipqn DID sbo III.
".' you "a. ,, ,r.,s %, ...,i,.,. ,t.,-
,,N iht y was 80 levlou- tl'f".
| ,tNNh N-N'u 4" ."u' u',r W"'h w thr rouse o.
3'l' ,t~l' yi' l"-l ~ lA ~Hr nag T. iron hll
diY. MIS- Hh 'rh NHs in court. but hurried
HNHf 'U' ui Tag, 'iV, N w." rioss ol IN" pref
/ Lrn'" diugr. Mrs. Bun. IN nor room IN the
/ AivW n',hnG "a. pu tN' cas'.
non ,Ho A,au'r tHap'flor wis called on SUB,
/ H.Ih'nlN, az ths mouse ~ Merry she sNlu
HiN,' hal tNi h"r she did M Know Mrs. Bull
"E' h2rfI ~. onNiln ma was not aware that
! begun In court 10 got her out. Sho did not
An,r,'" Wl.i M.' i!.l about.
.,.'u tw NI-' van hoin. ~" WIS tak q
/ II n'' I'tf W,Ih'l - NrHtS AGO.