Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-13

and of modest, prepossessing appearance,
was brought up before Mayor Jastrem.
ski, charged with disorderly conduct.
She was pale and careworn and carried
in her arms babe, which che said was
but two weeks old.
Mr.. II. Abrsmson testified that the
young woman had been about his store,
giving him much annoyance, in her pur-
suit OF bis brother-in-law, Nathan Levy,
whom she claimed was the father of her
child. The witness stated further that
Levy maintained that such was not che
case, as he had not been with her since
over q year and that some other individ-
ual was the real father of the babe. He
asked that she be forbidden from hang
ing around his premises.
The Mayor ordered that Levy be
brought in to give testimony, when it
was found that the alleged seducer and
destroyer of the woman's happiness and
virtue
HAD FLED THE CITY.
The Mayor asked the accused to make
statement, which she consented to do.
II ran as follows, substantially:
"My name is Ella Grogan. have no
parents, the last, my father having died
in New Orleans, whero live, in 1867. |
amian honest girl dIwas earning an hon
est living when met Levy, who sought
my ruin. For long time | resisted his
advances and pledges. At last ! snc-
cumbed. After that asked him to full
fill his promises by marrying me.
Pressed to do so he finally started to
abandon me by leaving the city, when
met him on o Jackson Railroad train
and
FIRED AT HIN
with q pistol, Ave times, shooting 6 hole
through his bat. He went to Mississippi
and followed him there, when he again
fed to this place. When my baby was
born determined to mako the effort of
having him to provide for it. | came
here. At first thought Of leaving the
baby at Mr.. Abramson's and Ceiling
Levy: There's your child, take care of
it, But ! feared to do that on the baby's
account. Eve raised no disturbance. l |
only want to stay near Abramson's store
until Levy comes back to make him take
care of his child. don't want him to
stay with mo-"
The Mayor after listening to the COM
plant and to Ella Grogan's statement,
declared that she was guiltless Of the
charge, and Judging from the flight of
Levy and the straight forward narrative
md manner OF the accused he could not
'nt feel deep sympathy for her. He adj
Used her to return to New Orleans and
IS she said that Levy's relatives had
means, to institute regular proceedings
.gainst him to compel him to care for
he child A subscription list was in
written and headed by him
which was circulated by Administrators
iillen, who, without difficulty soon OBJ
aimed an ample amount Of money to
the unfortunate mother and
hid to New Orleans.
The pluck of the little woman excited
be admiration Of the audience and their
eep contempt for the cowardly seducer,
no dares not confront his victim, but
stead seeks to excuse his shameful
'nduct by adding insult to injury by
larglng her with being o bad woman
ut black mailer, when it is reported S
at he boastei to some intimate friends !
re of his hard-won conquest of the
Tor girls virtue, which he accomplish
after ayear of counting.
IL Is high time that society shonld af-
( the brand of infamy upon those
eak'ng villains who crafty their pas
ons BY sedncing with false PROMISES Ct
o yonng and alas too confding of the
saker sex.
Were Ella Grogan, the kind of woman,
inch Levy now says she is, he would
we had the manhood not TO skalk
'ay like the midnight prowler who
8 committed an evil doed.
Since the above was put in type, sgterI
departure of the unfortunate woman
than Levy the heartless cheap nash.
has reappeared on orr streets.
Gov. Wiltx. Is