Daily Republican., 1882-04-06
APERFECrLADY.
The Brief Experienced Of a High
ly Educated but Sinful Young
Lady.

| Lazy.
About three months ago young lady
of very prepossessing appearance ap
parently finely educated and highly
Icu'tivated, called at the mason de oie.
kept by Joe Woods, on Longwortb
street. She said she was Looking for
lgirl who had gone to school with her
some years ago After some cOnversa-
tiun with the lady she ackuow lodged
that she had made up her mind to en-
ter on lite of shame, and was DESTROYS
of boarding. Woods at once took her
in and added her to he. already large
collection OF charmers.
She had little to do with the regular
inmates of the house and Woods is
authority for the statement that she
was che most perfect lady, the pref
test female she ever saw in her place
or any other pla %. She never expected
to meet her equals again, and at first
nothing could be learned of her antece-
dents, but finally made clean breast
to Woods of her wrongs, and said that
she was the daughter Of leading doc
tor of Syracuse, and that her real name
was Annie Carr,
She had ate. ded school at Whining
| ton, De-, for six years, and last sum
mer went on visit to her aunt in Day
ton, o. While there she b. came ac.
quainted with married man. They
grew rather intimate and she claimed
| that he seduced her. When the full
nature of her dishonor lawned upon
her she concluded not to return to her
| mother, as she would be unable to face
her mother with a full knowledge of
her disgrace She behaved that moth
| ing was left her but to to lead life of
prostitution. For that purpose she
visited Joe Woods, and several days
after settling DOM with the latter, she
badly sprained her hip and was at the
| hospital eight weeks. After her recov-
cry he returned to the hut on Long
worth street. "
She had been back but few DAYS
| when she came in one afternoon, her
| face flushed with excitement and
breathing rarialy, slowing that she
had been running. She called one oil
the girls, ard informed her that she had
ust net her uncle face 10 face but that
he had not recognized ler.
The truth was, however, the relative
had at once identified her, and had re-
quested policeman to follow her and
find her residing place. This intorma
ton was easily secured, and the uncle
at once notified the brother and moth
or, who had become almost distracted
by her sudden departure from her
aunt's house at Dayton.
The brother arrived from Chicago
and watched the house zealOusly for
some time. Three weeks ago last Sat-
urday night he called at Woods and
asked to see the "ladies." The house.
keeper nor no one knew him. He asked
for Pauline, his sister having assumed
that name, but he was told that she
was out
A week later he callei again, but in
the meantime the young lady had be-
come alarmed, hearing that her broth.
er was in the city and had returned to
her home IN Syracuse. The brother
again inquired for Pauline, but re-
celved the same reply. He. however,
talked to Woods, and told her that he |
must see her. He was Informed that |
she had gone home, but refused to be-
leve the story, and said that she was
concealed somewhere.
Several nights ago Mr.. Woods was
called down into the parlor, as man
wished to talk to her. As soon as she
entered the door was slammed a I'd |
quickly bolted. The fellow then,
drawing a revolver, demanded to know
where Pauline was. She was his own
sister and he would stand no fooling.
He must have her, 1t would kill Ler
mother and sister If they were to know
that she was a prostitute. He asserted
that if she had entered the parlor the
first night he was there he would have
killed her. He was very much
g ;cited and brandished the weapon
m 'st dangerously near til" landlady's
h ,ad. The latter said that Pauline
mad actually returned home, and she
had received letter from her from
Syracuse. This somewhat qlieted the
brother and he left-not, no .ever, with
out nearly frightening the life out of
Woods. The latter was the recipient
of another letter from Miss Carr J es-
terday, in which she said she would
never follow the terrible litb she had
begun at Cincinnati. Her mother had
taken her back, and everything was as
pleasant as ever.-Cincinnati Enqui-
rer