Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-27
SAVED FROM Ruin.
A Respectable Young Ladv Lured
from Her Home on False Pre-
fences.

There arrived here on the steamship City
OF Savannah, on Tuesday last, from New
York, a young and attractive looking lady,
about twenty-five years of age, who came
here on an engagement as seamstress in
private family. She was met at the wharf
by the woman who had offered her the
situation, and who, it seems, Is the
proprietress of a notorious bagnio.
She had met this young lady
at an interior town in New
York whilst making inquiries for
seams.resses to 60 South, and learning
that she was an excellent dressmaker, asked
situation in Savannah. The young lady re-
piled that she would gladly go South for the
winter IL she was assured OF steady en-
plOyment. This the woman, who claimed
to be respectable married woman, offered
her, and as guaranty of good faith, proposed
to pay her passage by steamer, to be taken
from her earnings in the future
The. woman returned to Savannah
and the young lady made her arrangements
to follow. She arrived, as stated, on Tues
day, and was met by the woman aud con-
veyed IN q carriage TO house on South
Broad street, near Price. A short while az
ter entering the house the Young lady was
Mortified to discover its character, but being
perfect stranger, friendless, and with only
q small sum OF money in herpossession, was
at q loss to know what to do. She deter
mined, however, to leave the house as soon
as possible. Circumstances compelled her
to remain under It's roof
Tuesday night, and she retired to the room
assigned her aud locked herself in. On
Wednesday me r aing esrly she prepared to
leave, but the woman refused to let her
have her trunk, on the ground that she had
paid her passage here. The young lady
gave her ten dollars and promised as soon
as she returned to New York to forward the
balance. The woman kept the ten dollars,
but asserted positively she would not yield
up the trunk. The young lady finding 1t
| impossible to get possession of her trunk,
| left the house and proceeded to the
steamship City OF Savannah, where she
made known her distress and enlisted the
services Of the steward, who went to the
| house and endeavored, without success, to
get the trunk. The young lady was then d.
rected to the Screven House, where she
secured a room and remained Wednesday
night. Yesterday morning she informed
| TIE wife Of one of the proprietors OF the
| deception that had been practiced and Of
her desire to get her trunk and return
to New York. Mr.. Ravens being advised
| thereof, promptly reported the matter to the
MaJOl ah0 al AHfCSllSottOh "oo now 'AS
result OF which was that a policeman was
/ dispatched with wagon to the house for
the trunk, which was then delivered up by
| the woman, and was carried to the Screven
| House and turned over to the young lady.
| The $40 was not returned. The young lady
leaves for New York this morning on the
| City of Savannah. She lives at Binghamp
| ton, N. Y, with a married sister, and is
said to be a respectable girl, work
ing at honest employment for her living.
She expresses gratitude for the kindness ex-
tended her by the proprietors Of the Screven
House, and to others, who, learning of her
| distress, rendered assistance In rescuing
her from the degraded presence into which
she had been deceitfully led. Under the
circumstances we refrain from giving her
name publicity. The woman who engaged
her under these false pretences gave her
name as Mrs. Mary Conley.