The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-24
RESCUED NONE roo soon.
What Looks Like Systematic Plan for
Iuring Girls to Kuhn.

The wife Of J. b. Cotton agent for the
Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company. on n
recent visit to Boston. became interested IN
young girl. Alice Hough who was a waitress in
the hotel where the Cottons lived. When on
board the steamboat City Of New York on her
way 10 this city on Tuesday evening Mrs. Cot
ton noticed Alicc with another girl about her
own age and apparently under the surveillance
OF two women and man As Alice had not
previously announced any intention OF quitting
the place whore she was employed. Mrs. Cotton
questioned her Ms to her presence on the steam
boat. and learned the following facts: Alce's
companion was Lille Crabtree and had work.
ed In n mill in Lowell. where Alice had
known her. Recently the barkeeper OF
conspicuous for her diamonds, who call,
cd herself Mrs. Livingston. and professed
to be agentior an employment bureau IN Savan-
Lilies age which was l6. and promised steady
employment at good wages in the South.
LILIES barkeeping friend urged her TO accept
paid a bonus q IS by Mrs. livingston Tor every
and accom- panied Mrs. Livingston 10 Boston.
where she met her former, friend Alice Hough.
Alice had once lived In Lowell with her step
father but being i'll treated by him. had gone
10 seek her fortune ~ Boston. and obtained en-,
ployment at the hotel at which Mrs. Cotton had
first met her. Her situation as waitress. how
ever was no sinecure, and she eagerly
listened TO her friends Offer OF an opportunity
to better her fortunes in Dixie's Land. Mira.
Livingston when Lille had performed the part
OF Introduction, was manitestly pleased with her
new protegtc, and made her the same brilliant
promises that she had given 70 Lille. The
! threo started from Boston on Tuesday night
for Allyns Point. There Mrs. Livingston took
| leave Of the two girls saying that an agent OF
| hers would meet them on their arrival In this
| city. and take them TO her house. She took all
! their money before quitting them, but on tho
| steamboat the stowardess supplied them with
| tickets and gave Thorn the key Of n stateroom.
nized Alice soon after the boat had started. Up
| 10 this time the girls appeared 10 have thought
| that nothing was wrong, but Mrs. Cotton was at
| once convinced that they We're tho victims Of "A
| conspiracy against their purity. Without di-
yulging her suspicious, with hen husband, she
| determined 10 watch the girls statoroom all
| that night, and more than once before tho
| steamboat reached this city they detected
| and frustrated tho attempts OF a man
! to force an entrance 70 H. As soon As he landed
yesterday morning Mr., Cotton called police
officer and. telling what he knew and sur
| missed, ordered him 10 take the two girls in
| charge The girls and their preseryers soon
stood before Inspector Dilks and tho foregoing
| revelations were made.
| Inspector Dilks WAS convinced that neither
| Lilo nor Alice had become depraved. Both
| girls expressed great horror when the inton-
| TONS OF their false friend Mrs. Livingston
| put under the charge of MatrOn Webb Mrs
| Cotton intends 10 employ Alice, and Will find
| situation kor Lille Inspector Dilks intends tC
use all the resources at his command To ferr"
| out the persons who plotted against the girls
| Lille proiessed to believe that her friend The
| Lowell barkeeper wAs ignorant OF Mrs. Liy
| ingstOn's real intentions, but the inspector Ii
| convinced that there are many persons oil hl'
| class oil over the country Knowingly enghget
in furtherinR the schemes OF Other Mrs. Liv