The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18
FROM a BROKEN PANE.
From The Congregationalist.

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a few weeks ago a young lady
whom for convenience will call Mis-
D., was walking through one of th
upper and respectable streets of New
York, when her attention was attract
! ed by human hand thrust through {
broken pane of glass in the window Of
house. The hand was moving, and
as Miss D. passed it dropped crum.
pied piece of paper to the sidewalk al
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 d. turned Immediately
back to her home and reported it to
her father. After some necessary de-
lay her father went to the police sta
ton 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 astonish-
ment, certainly with most evident
signs of incredulity. The lady of the
house did not know what to make of
such story, and the police officer
could come and look where he liked.
The two men went in. They. found
suspicious appearance. Ascending to
the room through the broken window
of which the human hand ha9 been
seen, it proved to be unoccupied.
There was no broken pane of glass in
the window. But the officer did quiz
city notice that the putty enclosing
one OF the panes was fresh, as If the
pane had been recently set. Discover
ing nothing that could warrant an ar
rest or a further inquiry the msn
were finally compelled to 90 away.
But they were not satisfied. Suspic-
ion remained. Later ia the day,
therefore, they returned to the house,
and proceeded to make a more thor
ough search of the premises. And
his was what they found:
Down in the cellar three Young
girls half dead with fright. One of
hem said she was the girl who had
broken the pane of glass in the win
low of the room where she was lock-
ID up, and had dropped the crumpled |
oiece of paper with the writing on it |
o the lady who was passing. And !
his was the story she went on to tell |
he officer:
In the morning of that day. she |
aid, she was going through the street, |
when the door of this house su ldenly |
'pened and well dressed and entirely |
espectable looking woman rushed out |
n a great state of excitement and |
allied to her: "My child is taken sud-
lenly and violently ill.," said the wo-
nan, "the servants are out, and have
lobody to send for the doctor. Would
'ou be willing to go?"
Who would, who could refuse such
request under such circumstance?
Certainly the girl said she would go.
"Well, come in then," said the wo-
nan, sand will give you the DOCTORS
ddress."
The girl, little suspecting the terri
lie trap which had been set for her,
scended the steps and weRt in. No
ooner was she inside than the doo-
Tas spru1g upon her In an instant
he truth flashed upon her mind. She
Tas conducted to the room above aud
'cked in, like victim to be delivered
p to sacrifice. In her horror over the
ltuation she broke the glass and
lrew her cry for helm out of the win
ow. 1t vas her only chance, and it
sved her.