Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

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sw Neeks agoa young lady, whom
aof 6Onveni0nce I viii call Miss D., was
yt61kfng through ono Of the upper and
6ofablo streets cf New York. when
III attention Was arrested BY human
hend thrust through broken pane OF
G3noe N ~ window II i house. The
nxa w muyin9, ard y Miss D. passed
& dropped = orumpled piece 81 paper to
u sidewalk IL her feet. On it was writ
~, o withn burnt match, these words:
!. xbr God sake, get me out Of this house
1e16rs nsidNigAt r.
Startled ~ the most singular occur
renee, Mis- y. turned immediately back
70 her home, and reported it to her
father. Aftcr some necessary delay her
father went 10 tile police station, and an
officer WI. sent with him to make an in-
yestigation.
On reaching the house and ringing
the hell, the men were received with
some surprise, and Informed that it
was private house; and their story
was listened to with apparent astonish-
ment, certainly with most evident
signs Of incredulity. The lady OF the
house did moi know what to make OF
such = story as that! The officer could
como and look where no liked.
The two men went IN. They found
no suspicious appearances. Ascending
20 the room through the broken window
OF which tho hunla2 hand had been seen.
Il proved to b. unoccupied.
There was no broken pane OF glass in
the window. But the officer did quietly
notice that the putty Enclosing one Of
the panes was fresh, as il the pane had
been recently set. Discovering nothing
that could warrant an arrest or fur
Their inquiry, the men were finally con-
PEELED to 60 away.
But they were not satisfied. Suspicion
remained. Later in the day, therefore,
they returned to the house, and proceed.
ed to make more thorough search Of
the premises. And this was what at last
they found.
Down in the cellar three young girls
half dead with fright. One of then
said she was the girl who had broker
the pane Of glass in the window of thu
room where she was locked up. nnC
had dropped the crumplcd piece O
paper with the writing on it to til,
lady who was passing And this wa
the story she went on to tell to th,
officer.
In the morning Of that day. she said
she was going through that street, wl,el
| the door Of this house suddenly opened
and > well-dressed and entirely respect
able looking woman rushed out, in ,
state Of great excitement, and called Il
her. my child is taken suddenly mt
violently i'll, said the woman, .th
servants are out, andVI have nobody Il
send for the doctor. Would you be will
ing to gop''
Who would, who could refuse sncl
: request, under such circumstances
Certainly. the girl said she would 90.
well. come Ia. them said III
w.Dian, 'and will give you the doc
tors address,
The girl, little suspecting the ten ribl'
trup which had been set for her. as
| ccnded the steps and went in. No soon
| or was she in than the door WAS sprun;
upon her! In an instant the trut
flashed upon her mind. She was cor
| Quoted to the room above and locke
ii, like victim to be delivered mp t
sacrifice. In her horror over her sill
uation, she broke the glass, and tire,
her cry for help out of the window.
was her only chance, and it saved hcl
Her companions in the cellar ha
bad somewhat similar experiences
What den it was! What devils Their
are in human form! A few hours more
| and it would have been too late. An
this in plain daylight, in respectful
thoroughfare, in the year Of our Lor
/ 1883.
/ Thus II is that innocent young soul
are hurled into the waters and swa
lowed up with no one to save. Ho'
many .'mysterious disappcarances
receive by such an incident as this the
explanation. COnaregationaltst.