Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-07
a EcIglnn Scandal.

The Paris correspondent of tho New York
Herald tells the following sscrI: Public ieel-
ing in Belgium srd in Eoglsrd is ct this mo
mont violently and painfully excited by the
revelations that havo just been msdo 10 Brus- 1
sells. Eight wretcbes, most OF them treIoh
apd four of them wonou, s:ood charged With
deccying number of uufortunntc Engllah girls
from their homes and delivering them over
fotcibly and lrau6uently to Continental houses
CT debauchery. These creatures form part OF
an organized confederRcy, which has It's hesd,
quarters 10 Londor, For many years they had
been carrying on their trade unmoIested by the
Belgian polics and, indeed. as there Is too
much ress,u 10 suspect With It's oonnlVatc'.
Foolish girls havo been spirited away from
their friends ard bava disappeared forever or
returned at last broken down ia health, oaI!
rupted 10 morals aud ruined 10 reputation.
Their abductors have been liGiog meanThie 10
perfect security, ,laughiGg OF the eudeaVors made
to save their victims. At tho first blush such
things seem Incredible. There are surely suoh
officials as Uonsuls and Ambassadors. Belgium
has its police as well all other CIVILIZED ooua
tries, Ycu might have supposed notElog would
have bsen easier than for the victims to appeal
to the representatives Cf their patton tor pro-
teclion and to the toreiga magistrates Tor re-
dres,. Yat it was not Sc, evidently, CT We
should never bayo bad to read The hoartrendlns
story told ut too tliul ty these peer Eogllsh
girls. Here, for instance, is tho eVldcro! OF
Miss Newlsud ,;who came into court attended by
a respectable old lady ard who it appears was
once both pretty aud virtuoCs. Miss NewlaEd
made the acquaintance in Loodon OF the leader
cf the bsud-a fashy atd attractive mao, then
psssiup under the uano of NJ. frederick. Une'r
promise of marriage NJ. Frederick persuaded
her to follow him to the Continent, where the
wedding was to b. celebrated. At Calais the
william sold the poor girl to 40 lndvIdua called
Greaux. She wss Inscribed en- The poice list.
Soon after sha fell i'll and had to Do removed 70
hospital, where, fortunately for her, she meta
cisrQynau who helped har TO return to Eog'
land, This is o specimen OF the way things
we're n,snagsd 10 Feaacs. ln B.iSium tae do.
vieas rssorted to by tho abductoI5 were very
similar, Gencraliy they were oiEetal to select
ron,o women Ignorant Of tho Fferch language
for their victims. The tempte,iors held ont TO
ipduca them to Leave Eogand were varied to q
suit each particular case. Some w,ro offered
lucrative places as servants CT governessss.
Others wcre deluded By the Drts7ecs OF oils
liant msrriage. Ooco 10 Btusaels they we're
led liks sheep TO the police cti.e kDoWn as tho
"Rnreau des Me1rs." There, without then
having 40 iukliug Of the horrible tlickery, they
were officially registered. Tho rest was easy,
Three Rirls-almoss childreu-Eerc 10 this way
induced to proceed 10 Brussels ~ oao OF the
prisoners. O map called Roger. Gao OF them.
psmsd Tanner, hid been promised marriage D7
Roger. To set her to 20 inside tho Buteac'
! dos Mo- 1rs he assured her IL was the CuStol.
House. These ore buA two out oil host Oh
similar c,ses. Over forty Witnesses gave
evdcuos at the t,ial. aud much OF their
testimony was. to uss tie police. c'u't
phrassology, "uoft for publica,ioo.' Most OF
the prisoners were old offenders well known 70
the polios Their villany was Clearly orougat
home to them and denounced in tcNhlng terms
| by the Procureur du Roi. The Tribunal TOOK
some time nevertheless, to consltor lts Verdlc!.
At length il made up its mind. The cniet crln-
inal, Hoger, was sentenced tc-.WehtY HSala %
hard labor, you imagine? Not at all Two
ears imprisonment and tritling tos. GeSns
) It one years Imprisonment and wss tued o'3.'
= wre;ca called Mayer got ten month impris'
d lent and was fined 500t Another named
nn paa, etc, was let cf with eighteen months Ano'
ha.Is ers 3st sentsncs of al-threo years imprlsoa-
neavk .uss nsseed on man named HegCle..
men3C not think il prudent to appesr As to
VINO aiN Ia cnlpr..s they were let Of With sll2h!
tne leW1 Ie decision of the Brussels magistrates
mes. =; toimbt c lty aud reflects Little crad'1
Is iehiens o or mo,ali.y Of tho Balgla1 B,rch.
Te t.e N authorities do not tsse taa ma!eE
-, =, w oo-ae,, ally it will be surprising