Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01
EVILS OF THE WORLD.
A Girl of Sixteen Led Astray by vIlo
WOman-In Jail for Theft.

A Girl of Sixteen Led Astray by vilo
WOman--In Jail for Theft.
Wednesday night forlorn looking girl
applied at Mr.. George O'Brien's, No. So
Robert street, for a nights lodging. She
told pitiful story of being out in the world
alone and had not whereon to lay her head.
She prevailed upon the good lady of tho
house to take her in. Thursday morning
the girl walked out of the house, which had
sheltered her, arrayed in costume, from
top to toe, belonging to Mrs. O'Brien.
The girl was called to breakfast, and her
flight was soon discovered, with it the loss
of the clothes.
About 4 o'clock on Thursday Mr.. O'Brien
recognized his wife's apparel on Third stree
near Seven Corners. lie grabbed the fet
male encased in the clothing. Just then
Officer De Corsey came up on the search af-
ter the girl, and relieved him Of his capture
She was taken to the lock up.
The girl il only 16. But she has gradu-
ated in the grades of sin after very short
tuition. Her accomplished teacher who led
her to the verge of the abyss, and then
plunged her off, is Swede Annie. Not long
ago, Fanny Oleson, the supplemented girl,
came to this city from Bismarck, to find
work.
She hunted about, and somehow stupidity
strayed to Swede Aunie's doorway. Not par
ticularly good looking, but being young, the
madame looked upon her as q, very possible,
profitable piece of merchandise. Swede
Annie wanted girl, of course she did.
Very fortunate that the girl applied. She
was admitted across the threshold into -,
all innocent of what the place
was, and how she trod around with her
youthful feet upon the very verge of
hell itself. The madame put her to work
around the house, treated her. fairly and
kindly. So kindly, that the servant girl was
frequently urged to como down into the par
lor. Dressed her up fittingly for these COCA
slons. Thus insidiously the innocent was
decoyed. Swsde Annie got the child to the
brink, and then pushed her off.
Only sixteen years old.
A woman old enough to be the orphan
child's mother makes her, in one night, for
money, an outcast, debased, degraded
thing Pollutes her body, for pay; damns
her soul to all eternity.
All this in the sanity city of St. Paul,
spotted with churches, and on the eve of q
great revival of religion.
From such plunge into The depths of
instructress, the transition from country
maid to prostitute and thief has been speedy
and efectual.
Yesterday the girl was arraigned in the
municipal court. She confessed her guilt
and said she had only "borrowed" the clothes
| to go out and look tor a situation. She was
sent to the House of the Good Shepherd fol
| thirty days.
| AN ERRINc, SISTER
| Hardly had the court passed upon the
merits of the above case, when similar one
was brought to official notice.
This time young, modest looking Ger
man girl came into police headquarters. She
gave her name as Mary Roewell. Then witt
some hesitancy, she stated her mission. She
had come from her parents home at NORTH
Branch to reclaim fallen sister. This
sister and she had been at service
! in the Merchants hotel About
year ago, she, the younger, had left fol
| home to care for her old father ard mother
! The sister remained here; for q time all was
seemingly we'll with her. Then the ole
| folks at home ceased to hear from her
They became alarmed and sent her out tt
find the lost pet lamb. Lost indeed, for SC
soon as Mary got here she began he,
| inquiries, and to her shame and scr.
row, Chen she cried bitterly) she
had learned that her sister had profaned her
| womanhood, and had become a piece OF
merchandise in the sinful mart presided
| over by Hattie Mcbride.
Chief Weber sent out and had the way
| ward sister brought in. The sisters met
| the virtuous girl all eagerness and tears, the
| sin-debauched woman utterly Indifferent
They were given an opportunity to talk to-
gether in the chiefs Office. Soon high words
were heard, and the debauched girls tongue
became emphatic with profanity and abuse
Then she f1irted out of the room, hot with
anger. The sister followed, piteously weep.
ing.
The above are two cases of social evil
within one day in ST. Paul. They need nc
comments to enlarge upon the enormity Of
the traffic, which has been established by the
| mesdames.