The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-09-19
A PRETTY PAUPER.
She Tells Some Tough Stories Of
Life in q Pennsylvania
PoOrhOuse.

! The Allegheny City. Pa, poor farm has
been the subject OF many scandalOns
stories during the past three months, and
these finally took SD loud and decided a
tone that an Investigation became abso-
sOlutely necessary. Superintendent Nichols
was hauled up before the poor board at
| Pitlsburg, Pa ON q charge Of having had
illicit intercourse with one of the paupers
at the farm. young girl named Anna
Hickman. On the 2lst ult. Anna was be-
fore the board, and made the following
startling statements:
al came to the house about the odd OF
December last, and remained here until
about three weeks ago. Mr.. Campbell was
the first man that had anything to do
with me he asked me to go to his room
and went he did not use force, L was
willing. This was several weeks before
went away. / went TO his room three or
four times he asked me to 20 to his room
and went. generally stayed about fifteen
or twenty minutes. l think the first time
was on Monday night, about hall past nine
o'clock. | went through the chapel to his
room he met me at the door; the chapel
door was always unlocked when L went
through. l think l wen; three or four
times, that is, was only in CsmpbelPs room
once, was In the chapel with him the other
times"
She further testified to having slept with
Pannier, the baker. The hrst time Pan
nier had anything to do with her she met
him in the bakery, where she had gone for
starch.
The girl was then told to tell what she
knew regarding the superintendent of the
Home, MIR. Nichols, which she proceeded
to do, prefacing her statement with an ac-
count of the number oil times she was
locked up for conduct not in conformity
with the rules oil the Institution. She
said:
81 was locked up in the insane depart
ment; when Mrs. Nichols went away Mr..
Nichols let me out; l was roOming with q
Room mate named Georgiana Dawson.
Sine used opium, and when she was out of
il she sent me to Mr.. Nichols for some to-
bacco. He said something to me this time;
went to him in the dispensary one day
for something in my stomach: was sick.
He took liberties with ME, and made sug-
gestive remarks. was standing up when
he caught hold of my clothes. He did
not do anything else, but told me to hurry
ont Of the dispensary, as some one might
see us that the windows were open. The
next time he said anything TO me was
when / was washing his clothes. He asked
ME how soon | would be done / said about
4 O'Clock. Then he told me to como
up TO his room; went to the room. We
were on the lounge; he told me to come
back to his room that night it was on
Tuesday night, and before Mrs. Nichols
came home. | went to his room about ten
o'clock and stayed there until two o'clock.
was with Campbell one night and with
Mr. Nichols the next night; this was
Tuesday night don't know where was
the next night unless went back to Camp
bells ROOM"
Mrs Heeley, the matron of the Home,
testified that Anna had confessed to her
that she had intercourse with several of the
employees. Mansfield, the black |
smith, also testified TO seeing Anna 60 to
Nichols room at night, |
when Mrs. Nichols was away, and to see
ing Campbell in tiagrante delicto with her. |
Mr.. Nichols is TO be arrested on a charge
OF adultery, and Anna is already locked up
on charge OF Islander preferred by him.