, 1882-05-27
Jennie Cramer.


respect in New Haven, because OF gen.
ersl belief that she leaned toward men
not with low desire. bu: with childish
heart. Therefore there Is the more e1-
sspera,iop, that with her credulOus, gen.
lie. errgnt nature she should have been
deceived, and, perhaps, murdered be
sides. there is the idea afioat that, 81
though moi the possessor CT much mina
or force of character, she did adhere 70
ner maiden estate, and would only have
surrendered herself 10 some extraordinary
inducement, sucl, as promises Of marriage,
pressed while she was a prisoner IN the
house OK her seducers uncle, unable to
return to her mothers cot weak WIN
want of sleep and weariness aud excess
of wine. Girls of her class are unable TO
buy wine for themselves and it appears
in evidence that the Mslley boys piled
the champagne bottle, the sherry glass,
the mixed drink of brandy or whisky up
on her
Indeed we are lost in doubts and mar
vels concerning this crime. The only
value it has to young women ike JENNIE
Cramer is the fact that they are in per-
petual danger while trifling with young
men above their estate and class, using
LIQUOR, keeping doubtful company and
late hours, and that they never can know
what devils they have aroused in the male
sex by their very innocence. A young
woman, instead of resenting the safe
guards her parents throw around her,
ought to feel that her everlasting future
Is the cause Of those cares and endeavors-
1t is rot the object OF her parents to alter
her destiny in life, but only to direct it
toward that honorable estate where a cor
scientious man shall become her guar
dian and respect her like her parents.
But there are thousands of young girls
in tbs, as in every country, who like to
slip away from the parental roof, give
their confidence to engaging young men,
often of superior addresses and worldly
prospects, VINO treat them TO liquor, little
presents, excursions, and perhaps delude
them with social possibilities. If Jennie
Cramer had been girl bent on her own
ruin, probably that impression would
have extended to her community; but she
bears the reputation in New Haven of
girl brought up with less than American
restraints, and yet with the American in
stincts toward higher class of young men
than her own, and that TO them, as she
fell victim, she is entitled 70 sympathy,
and they merit the law.
As write these lines 1 am looking into
her portrait There are two pictures be-
fore me. One of them represents rather
stolid faced girl. with small nose,
rich mouth and long ch"ps-something
like shop thief in appearance. The
other picture, which would seem to be
taken more directly from life, shows q
credulous. childish face. aware of its own
prettiness, accustomed to be spoken to
even by strangers, expecting no harm,
yet with self respect and feeling OF
virtue
Every poor girl who aspires above her
class is more or less subject to insiduous
reaches and sieges toward the cit
adel of her virtue. Sometimes by edu-
cation. pride, or force, size triumphs over
these plots and marries above her condi
tion, and is enviei and perhaps comfort
able But the fate of many thousand
such soliciting the attention of young
men above her is either disappointment or
extravaganza, or the misery and degrade
ton of being deceived. Many thousand
such are never heard of, being hustled
and shaken In the highways of the world.
and finally trodden under foot. But at
The first loss of her maiden character, if
it is accompanied by her decease with vio-
lence, there arises one of those warnings
young men ought TO take TO heart, show
ing them that there is no crime in tine
world which VII track their whole life Ike
the betrayal OF girl. Supreme selfish
ness lies close 10 the carelessnass which
seduces woman. No man, however
young, IS excused from considering the
haz lrd woman takes in listening to his
seductions
The whole question OF principle IN
man is connected with his attitude toward
woman The Malley boys seem to have
had no principle about this beautiful way
iarer in their common home Of New
Haven. Instead of being pleased that
such an interesting creature should walk
their streets and beautify their town. they
undertook 10 surround her nature, de-
bauch her chastity and possess her body.
They took despicable means, whether
they be innocent or gui' ~ of her murder,
to inAame low desires in her through the
prostitute they brought to New Haven.
Il would seem that the chances incline to-
ward the probability that they did not
Kill her-that she may have died upon
their hands, or died after their treatment
of her by her own hands; yet that they
are responsible In some way for her death
will be legend about New Haven as fong
as il is city. They had no more use for
introducing prostitute TO her than if
they had done 1t to the daughter of any
sertleman. Her unprotected relation
should have inspired in them an honest
chivalry Had the girl thrown herself
into Their aids, it might have been e1-
cused on lie ground Of the fa!hbiEty Of
man but they had 10 take unusual steps
TO deprave her, and the bringing of
New York prostitute to New Haven will
be an everlasting stigma upon them,
whether they are convicted of Jennie
Crsmer's death OF not
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