Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
A CASE Fos l,vrsraAr,ox

Dsseyinga Ysuag Girl From Her Hs,ne
and shutting Mer Up In . House Of
ProssituUsn.
1t was during the darkness of tho early
evening that . low tap at the front door cf
. Yankton residence attracted the attention
Of the inmates. The "lady of the house"
arose. somewhat reluctantly, from her com
Portable corner alongside . cheerful fire and
opened the door. A female figure stood
outside and . voice from It greeted her by
name. An invitation to enter was accepted
BY tho outsider and the two stood face to
within the room. the mistress of the preml-
ses eying her visitor with we'll defined
interrogation point In her gaze. The visitor
said:
"You are . christian woman; you give
much Of your time to matters pertaining to
the good of the people-to the temperance
csuse."
All of which Vas assented to by the "lady
of the house."
"Then," said the visitor, II have some
thing to say to you. Temperance reform 10
a good thing, but I do not suffer from the
effects of intemperance-my husband is a
sober man. But there are other matters de.
manding the attention Of the Christian la.
dies of Yankton and It is one of these 1
came here to place before you. Can you lis
ten to my story"
The visitor was invited to a seat and asked
TO proceed with her revelation. In plain
and earnest words she spoke substantially
as follows:
"This is y case which has come under my
personal knowledge and l am ready to sub
stantiate all my statements. "A short time
ago a young girl Of foreign birth and parent
age, residing In the country, near the line Of
the Dakota Southern road, wrote to a bust
ness man of Yankton asking him if he
could procure for her q situation as a domes.
tic in some family in this city. He replied
that he could, aud she finally agreed to
come. The understanding was that he was
to meet her at the depot and conduct her to
the house wherein he said he had procured
for her employment as a servant. On the
appointed night the train brought her to
Yankton. She was met at the depot by the
business man who had interested himself in
her behalf, who was accompanied by
another man, to the girl unknown. To
gether they conducted the girl to q house o
prostitution and after they saw her safely
locked in they departed. The next evening
her 'benefactor' visited her, and by forcibl'
means attempted to accomplish her ruin
She resisted and he finally ceased his efforts
Because of her resistance she was brutal,
whipped and otherwise maltreated. Sh'
remained an unwilling inmate of the hous
for some time and was subjected to constan
ill.treatment. One evening the house va
, visited by q stranger in the city. To hin
the girl told her story. He said be woul'
beftiend her and was as good as his word
He procured her release from the house
secured for her a situation where she coul
earn an honorable living and she is no,
performing household labor at -, in thi
city.
"These are the facts in the case. l hav
given them to you with the hope that tn
christian ladies of Yankton will make it
part of their busidess to see that virtue
protected from the schemes Of the wicked.
: leave you my nam and my residence q
. evidence of my good faith in the part
: have taken in the exposure of this act {
villainy."
Here ended the recital of the strange
who had knocked at the door. She DIRE
her shawl about her and departed. He
statement We have reported in our ow
J. words, from the information given US by th
person to whom it was impaired. Ifit b
. true the guilty party deserves punishment.
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