Daily Republican., 1880-07-29
THIRD EDITION.
sTRANGER THAN FICTION.

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rhe Sad Experience OF YOunE
Lady she Comes 10 Wilmington
Hungry, Ragged and Covered
with Bruises and Cuts.
Carrie Miller Is the name Of the young
lady who is the subject Of this article.
Carrie when quite little girl was given
q home In Reading by Mrs. Hamilton.
Here she was raised carefully and ten
derly, and when she became Of age she
was paid nominal wages, the comforts
of kind friends and good home being
Of more Importance to her than big
wages. She lived with Mrs. Hamilton
until she was between 20 and q years
Of sge--was one OF the family, went to
church with her, and as she said was
treated as il she was Mrs. Hamilton's
own child.
Amongst the occasional visitors to
Mrs. Hamilton was woman who had
formerly lived in Pottstown, but Of
late years lived in New York. While
she lived in Po,tstown she was known
as very respectable woman and after
that Mrs. Hamilton never supposed
that any change had taken place in her
life. The last time she visited Mrs.
Hamilton was seven weeks ago. Hay-
ing become acquainted with Carrie
Miller, she looked upon her as Que
whom she could subject to her own vile
purposes for which she had removed to
New York.
She told her that instead Of only Ie-
oeiving one dollar week, she knew
family in New York who would take
her right away and that instead of hav-
ing to go to church with old people and
singing psalms, she would have the ad-
vantage Of young society and more
modern style of dressing. The bait
took with Carrie and she made up heI
mind to leave her old home and ven.
ture out into the world. Mrs. Hamilton
objected and told her she would break
her heart for she had been with hel
from childhood, however said the good
old lady, "if you don't like your new
home you can come back"
Everything being made ready Carrie
seven weeks ago yesterday in company
with her supposed friend, left her child
hoods home and took passage for tht
busy bustling city of New York where
she was to be ushered into a new world
of fashion. IL was indeed new to her
Arriving at New York she was taker
to q palatisl looking home and showr
to her apartments. She says she no
ticed quite number Of lively dressed
ladies and gentlemen about but still
her suspicious were not aroused unit
late in the evening the woman who hat
promised to befriend her took her init
a bed room and explained to her wha
she expected Of her and told her th'
life she was to lead.
Carrie told her that she was nevel
raised to a life OF shame and before she
would submit to it she would die. Per
suasion and promises all failing the in
human woman told her that II sh'
would not submit she would kill her
''Kill me then," said Carrie, "for II
never submit"
She says the woman pulled a biacl
Jack from the folds Of her dress ant
struck her on the head, and pounded
her in the face with her fists until sh
sank almost insensible upon the bed.
Leaving her young man coming il
told her she was in house Of bad re
pute and she had better make her es
cape or there would be murder com
mitted. Before she could music
strength to get away, the room wa
entered ty four men who made vii
propositions to her bat which she re
jected with all the indignity of he
soul. Money in profusion was ofere
her but she listened not, only pleadin
to be led from that den Of infamy-tha
hell upon earth.
Finding her unyislding her hand
were tied behind her with small chain.
and with the ferecity Of devils th
brutes tried to rob her of her virtue
In the scufle which ensued che fougE
with the ferocity Of tigress. Th
brutes kicked her and struck her wit
their fists, and one more inhuman tina
the others hacked her side into gasht
with a knife, leaving her almost dest
but with virtue still retained. The poo
girl got up and slipping out Of tn
house fled almost In nude state acrot
! the street where an old lady took h
Q in and secretly kept her for three day
bandaging her head and dressing h
wounds.
T At the end of that time Carrie, will
out making any effort to get her cloth,
: from the place where she had been |
!. cruelty treated, left New York on foo
: following railroad tracks in a vain el
! deavor to get back to Reading. 81
|. was go frightened and scared that 81
= was afraid to ask the road, and 81
|, wandered on rot knowing where 81
n went nor caring much SO she got avs
from New York. For over six weel
4 che says she has been on her lone
tramp, walking along railroad tract
9 at night and sleeping in daytime,
! that nobody could see her and send h
!. back to the hell from which she h,
D. escaped.
/. Every day or two she timidly ask
Z for food, and meeting with a tramp
! treatment sometimes she would get
!; and sometimes she would be refuse
~, In this way she reached Wilmingk
., on Tuesday night where she was su
jected to fresh trials. An elderly mi
g meeting her promised to take her to
er place where she could stay all nigt
Following him he went on and on u
ID til the open lots In the Western pa
8 Of the city were reached. Here she d
ne covered the true character OF the m
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