National Republican., 1880-07-16
A brutal OUTRAGE.
Tho Terrible story Told by a Frlendiess Girl
Ernm Rostnn.

Tho Terrible Story Told by Frlendiess Girl
From Boston.
Wednesday mornings NATIONAL REPUBLt-
CAN stated that at the request of the police
officials of Boston search was made here for a
young girl named Mary Trout, aud girl who
answered tho description was found and taken
from disruputable house on Ohio avenue
near Thirteen-aud'a.ha street. The girl
was taken from this house by Detectives
Coomes aud Acton last Monday night aud has
since then been held Mt police headquarters
She denies that her name is Trout,
and calls herself May Mansfield. Shortly
aftor her arrival at the police headquarters
she told the officials there that she had been
The victim Of an outrage, which exceeded in
brutality any Of The heinous crimes which
have given Washington an uneviable reputa.
tion. The detectives fully investigated the
facts, and obtaining strong c0rrOborativo svi.
dence were convinced Of the truth Of the girls
story. The story told by the girl is briefly as
follows Until f,w weeks ago she was living
with a lady at No lip East street, Boston.
She concluded tocome 20 Washington in search
of employment, and told her sister. The
sister protested against her coming to
this city. but SHE decided to come. She
arrived at the Baltimore & Potomac depot
three weeks ago last Sunday, friendless aud
homeless. While sitting in the depot a young
iAh lNlIlNh tll'i ellNht W utIs OpOll lNdlli-
ing her story he represented that he was a
married man, aud invited her TO go to his homo
to stay. She unsuspec,ingly accompanied the
man, aud lie took her some distance TO what
she called ''the woods" hut since ascCr,anCd
to have been the Smithsonian grounds. Here
he was Joined by nine other men, and taking
her to secluded spot Of the grounds they
forced her to succumb to their hellish desires.
Before leaving her they took her pock ct.boolS
aud xVlut lttla ebp had fItn uirl In
some way made her way back to the depot
several hours after she had been decoyed
away. Her pitiful condition attracted the no.
tice of q haCkman named Adams and u ap'
pears from her statement that he perpetrated
an outrage of another description. Offering
| to aid her, he rut her into his hack and drove
| her TO q disreputable house on G. street. be.
tween Twelfth aud Thirteenth streets. Here
1t appears that she was treated kindly. Upon
learning the character OF her surroundings the
next day she left aud sought assistance of a
Mrs. Laurcnzi living opposite her house, After
| several vain attempts 10 obtain employ
ment the girl finally found home in
| the house from which she was taken by the
detectives The search made by the police
was in accOrdqnco with n letter from the
| superintendent Of police of Boston, asking oui
officers to look ont for girl named Mary
Trout, from an orphan asylum there, who had
| left Brandy Station, Va, for Washington on
the 18th of June, and had not since then beor
| heard from. Mary Trout was described TO b,
sixteen years Of age, and in other respects the
description fitted the girl at police head.
| quarters In answer to questions from
| the police officers, the girl stated that
with the young man a police officer al
the depot called out, "Frauk, where are you
| going with that woman ?" to which the young
man gave some reply. From this crcum.
stance and the description given by her, the
detectives concluded to arrest Frank Birch, 9
notorious young rough. Birch was arrested
Wednesday evening and the girl fully idonti
fled him. 1t has been found to be no easy task
TO secure the other nine men. A young man
named John Norris, who was suspected on ac
count Of his associations with Birch, wns put
under arrest Wednesday night. Norris aud
| Birch were yesterday committed to Jail in de.
fault Of $4,000 bonds each. Tho investigations
made by The REPUBLICAN reporters sustain
the story told by the young woman.
Tho keeper of the house to which the girl
was taken by the hackman saws that she came
about half-past o'clock in the morning. He,
clothing was torn and dirty, and she wore
pair OF heavy army brogans on her feet. She
was taken up stairs, washed and given change
of clothing, after which she requested posi-.
tion as housemaid. Having no need for hei
services in such capacity the houselSeepeI
took her across the street to Mrs. Laurenzi's
The latter found her place as chambermaid
with lady living on Twelfth street, but she
remained with hor only day, not giving sat
isfaction. She then went to work with Mis-
Lizzie Aldino, o Theatre Comiqut
actress, as maid of all work, aud
continued with her nearly week. She
came into Mrs. Laurenzi's suddenly one morn
ing aud stated that she had been discharged
and requested her to get another situation fol
her. Then she was taken TO the house il
which she was found by the detectives, tn,
mistress of which took pity upon her because
other iriendless condition and Mrs. Lauren2i'
stated inability TO do any more for her. He
services in this last house were simply thos,
Of waiting maid. The condition of the girl
as described by those who saw her after tht
alleged outrage, fully cOrroboratcs her hor
rlble story.