Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-08
A MOTHERS TALE,
Told an Appeal Reporter Concerning the
Fatal Downward Step OF an
Erring Daughter.
She Tells Bad Story of the Wiles OF a
Wicked Young Man Visiting
Her Daughter.

Some weeks ago the APPEAL contained an
account OF the slip from virtue of Miss Lulu
Bond, young lady who was employed in
the millinery shop of Mrs. Schuman. Seeing
an account in the Police Goseae, which
seemed very fanciful, an APPEAL reporter
called yesterday afternoon upon Mrs. Bond,
mother of the girl, who lives on Beale street
and makes dresses, to give her chance to
explain and to find out il the girl had been
reclaimed or not. In the Gazette appears the
following part of conversation alleged 10
have been held between Chief Davis and the
girl:
81 had a gay old time this winter down at
St. Johns church-sang in the choir, winked
at the elders and got the old boys to see me
home at night after prayer-meetiDg. Mayt e
those old chaps told it all around afterward
what monster shoes l worel / say, Chief, "
she broke of, "do you remember the time l
rode out Vance street in the car with you,
when you were talking to that straw berry-
and-creamer in the corner? You thought she
was all right, but l tell you what, she was a
deckerW
DECKER" said the chief, looking about,
"what does that meant?
"Ask Curly McCune, the detective" she
said, with a knowing look, "he can tell you"
PURE FICTION.
Mrs. Bond prououuces the account in the
Gu=sue as almost entirely erroneous, and
says her daughter was in no way corrupted
by the church deacons, as there are no dea-
cons in it, and she does not wish any dis
credit thrown upon the church. Mrs. Bond
said the true story of Lulu's lapse had never
been told, and she then made the following
statement to the reporter, with the request
that it be published: 81 tried 10 bring up
my daughters in the right way, and l used
always to tell them never to associate with
any young man they could not marry.
Some time ago young man named Pollard
began calling to see Lulu; and az he seemed
TO be decent young an had DO objection.
One day Lulu asked me If she might go to
MASQUERADE PARTY.
She told me that nice ladies and gentle
men would be there. / told her that she
could not afford to get dress, but she
showed me n lot OF money, which she said
had been given to her by Pollard to get a
dress with, and so they went together. A
short time afterward he proposed to Lulu to
go to see St. Elmo and she consented. She told
me she didn't care to go with him, as she did
not like him, but night was appointed.
Lulu did not come home to supper that
night, and / supposed that she was detained
at Mrs. Schuman's Pollard came after her
at 7 80 o'clock, but l explained to him that
che had
NOT COME HOME
yet from her work. l sent my married
daughter to entertain him until Lulu should
come. He waited about fifteen minutes and
then he arose and said he would call again.
When | went into Lulu's room / found that
most OF her things were gone, and thought
then that she had gone for good. | after
ward found that the whole thing was smartly
arranged between Pollard and her, and that
they met as soon he left our house.
told Pollard what l thought OF him; being
only woman ! could not do anything more.
AS for the statement that my daughter had
fallen some time before, / deny that She
very seldom had company. / asked her
after she had gone to the house of prostitu-
ton if she had ever been guilty of wrong
before, and she told me that her fall had
taken place the week before, and that up to
that time she was innocent"
SIGNS OF REPENTANCE.
HAS she expressed any regrets at her
course~ asked the reporter.
eyes; she has been to see me two or three
times, and has expressed regret that she ever
embraced such a life. She is sick of it en-
tirely, and wants to leave it. Her brother,
who lives in Illinois, has offered her home,
and in the course OF few weeks she will go
there. / told her last Sunday, when she was
here 10 come home, but she is ashamed to
do so. Some people have said that it was
strange | should allow her to visit me. But
you must remember i still feel fer her;
SHE Is MY DAUGHTER,
and as long as | live | will do eve rything /
can to reclaim her. | have not consigned
her to hell. 1t has been a most terrible blow
to me-" continued the weeping mother,
though | am worse personally for her
shame. / would rather see her dead than
follow the life she chose, because then l
would know where she was. The very last
day she was at church the parson compli-
mented her on her good looks"
During her story Mrs. Bond was weeping
copiously, but she has not lost all hope of
getting back her child in the right path.
She says the girl is only seventeen years old.