, 1879-05-28
TALES Of HORROR.

How Young Gtrl8 Ara Led ARtrhy.
Israel Mcsses. known al! throughout "Chcy-
cnnc " as "Jev Jake" was yesterday arrested
by tho Armory pol!co cha, gcd With attemptingso
reduce girls 10 prostitution. Monaay night
business man living On fhtrtY-arst street re-
ported that a female relative Ut bis anu
her companion had been Induced to
innke preparations to cntcr upon life
OF shame at Cheyenne. After a vigorous
search yesterday the girls we're fou,a ID tic rear
OF saloon Mt NJ. COS state street, owned BY a
sou Of siesscr's. Their names Gre Maud Lcwis
anl Ncts[e Shepherd. Tile former Is 10 years
Of age, atsl Is the daughtce OF dry
goods dealcr ut No. Jos Fifth street, Mime
apolls. Sue hhs t,ot been home for orera year,
and has lived with m a,,nt IN Michigan until q
short tiue ago whcn sha casnc to thts city.
The latter Is q Chicago girl, antl lives With
married sister at No. lol Superior street. She
IS on1r II years Of agc, and came to this city
nbouta one ycar ago from Loutayllle,
*. 4 lady living at No. 235 Wabash
aTcnue advertised for scw,ug-women abo1t
three weeks ago, and both girls responded and
obtained employment About two weeks ago
Messeg was x,nuloyed Mt the house TO laY car.
;untty by lnEratlntlnG himself Into the
fnyor Of the girls. Since That dste he has seen
them frequently and, by falsely eicturlnc to
ducca thc,n 10 consent to 70 to Chescnne, ". 7.
b. Ills assurances, tlicy were to return to
! tiletr homes in Il few years laden, down with
money and diamonds sufficient 10 keep them In
dcrstood perfectly well what sort Of Afc
was in eturc for them, hut so finely
lau Messer deeeiyed them as TO the pleasures
they were to enjoy that thev fnElr consented.
Iio then purchased for them $3.50 wortl, ol tine
13Nt q Anaknr Ind to
the depot with the trunks containing this ap-
parel that the police succeeded In finding tho
girls In the saloon.
As nearly rs ths police have been able to as-
certain, Mcsscr has been engaged in the lo9th-
some tra.Iic for some time. tut IN al previous
Instances It is. thought only worthless x =
creatures hare been Ecnt out; he nan
| business arrangement with IDA Ham,i'
| ton, keeper OF = notorious resort IN Cheyenne,
y. T., but she had written, lllat NJ more girls
well known Ia Chicago were wantel there, but
| that II SHE could pr0eurg two strange cirIs snc
| conld afford to paY $50 fur eAct,: It was M esl,
IDENTIFY to comply with this offor TINT Mcsscr lad
induced these girls to ab4sdon virtue aud hard
| work for q life uf 6lntne.
| During tie evening" thu prisoner was admitted
10 $4,000 hail until today. s'sa Shepherd aud
live, mud wcrc quito easiIy persuaded ~ abau-
don NIL thought Ut nu;tI such trip.
| ANOTHER SAD CASE.
A broken tlcariel German. Joseph Morris by
mime, b,slt,rss t,,an In Springfield, ILL.,, casnc
iuto the city yesterday In search Of llis three
daurhters, Rosie, s,at'ic. and Fannle, AGED
Respectively il, 16, un. II, who arc believed IA
be- leading lives Of shame III State street barno
Mr. Morris, who Lett hts wife PROSTATE On d
lid Ut sickness, lfu result Of the way-
wariness Of ller children, 8avs he suspects
tle girls were entcel away from borne
| by q woman OF ]oose character, WIG
| lived next door to his place in Springfield
They disappeared about Christmas tunc, ,nnd, q.
al he sccesltlY nercrta!uc came TN u lh'a citr
So far his search has been uusucceasful, bu
With tho aid Of the public be hupes u be able
| to ret trace OF his lost ones directly.
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