The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-06-29
From a Broken Pane.

A few weeks ago young lady. whom
for convenience Twill call Miss d., was
walking through one of the upper and
respectable streets of New York. when
her attention was attracted by a human
hand thrust through broken pane of
glass in the window of house. The
hand was moving, and as Miss ID.
passed it dropped crumpled piece Of
paper to the sidewalk at her feet. On
it was written, as with a burnt stick,
these words: '.For Gods sake get me
out of this house before midnight"
Startled by this most singular occur
renee, Miss ID. turned Immediately
back to her home and reported it to
her father. After some necessary de-
lay her father went to the police station
and an officer was sent with him to
make an investigation.
On reaching the house and ringing
the bell the men were received with
much surprise and informed that it
was private house and their story
was listened to with apparent aston
ishment, certainly with most evident
signs of incredulity. The lady of the
house did not know what to make of
such q story, and the police officer
could come and look where he liked.
The two men went in. They found
no suspicious appearance. Ascending
to the room through the broken win
dow of which the human hand had
been seen, it proved to be unoccupied-
There was no broken pane of glass in
the window. But the officer did quiet
" notice that the putty enclosing one
Of the paneS was fresh, as if the pane
had been recently set. Discovering
nothing that could warrant an arrest or
further inquiry the men were finally
compelled to go away.
But they were not satisfied. Suspi-
ciOn remained. Later in tho day,
therefore, they returned to tho house,
and proceeded to make more thorough
search of the premises. And this was
what they found:
Down in the cellar three young girls
half dead with fright. One of them
said she was the girl who had broken
the pane of glass in the window of the
room where she was locked up. and
had dropped the crumpled piece of pa
per with the writing on it to the lady
WIZ was passing anu thLS was tic
story she went on to tell to the officer
In the morning of that day, she said,
she was going through the street, when
the door of this house suddenly opened
and a well-dressed and entirely re-
spectacle looking woman rushed out in
a great state of excitement. and called
to her. my child is taken suddenly
and violently ill., said the woman,
'.the servants are out, and have no
body to send for The doctor. Would
you be willing to go?"
Who would, who could refuse such q
request under such circumstances
Certainly the girl said she would go.
'.Well. come in them" said the wonI-
an, land will give you the doctors
address" .E..,..- ...r
The girl, little suspecting the terrible
trap which had been set for her, ascend
ed the steps and wentin. No soonerwas
she inside than the door was sprung
upon her! In an instant the truth
flashed upon her mind. She was con-
Quoted to the room above and locked
in, like victim to be delivered up to
sacrifice. In her horror over the stu
alton she broke the glass and threw her
cry for help out of the window. twas
her only chance, and it saved her.
COngregationaiist.