Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-10
INIQUITY'S DEPTHS
The Sad Fate of a Girl Once limo.
cent and Pure.
The Child Of Wealthy and Aristocratic
Parents She Listened 10 the
Voice Of the Tempter
and Fell.


searching, Carrie Atkins, who mysterious
ly disappeared from boarding school in
Memphis and for whom large reward
has been offered. has turned mp in the per-
son OF Maud Atkius, All Inmate OF Frank
Wright's bsgnio, NJ. l>2 Broadway. Maud
Atkins is a very beautiful girI, well educa.
ted and very attractive, only sixteen yesrs
old, and her story Of how she was led
astrsy from III" paths Of virtue, from an
attractive home, owing parents. and after
only one year o. S.u has fallen 20 the very
bottom .; drGra iatiOn, is one Of the sal
dest in the annals Of it" Of shame. lhiS
morning, completely overcome with de-
spondeEcy,
Having Fallen NJ Low
that life was burden. sud having no
friends or 9th means of support she wrote
TO her Iiother OF her situation. ssScd for
g.veness and made known her intention of
returning home To reporter shn said
My name is Carrie Atkins. unly one
wear sgo ! was living in chattanooga with
my parents who are among tie first peu
pie there. | know ! am very pretty, and
10 that | owe my ruln. | Vas sent To q
boarding school in Memphis While there
| was in the habit ui taking walks with
other girls, and naturally enough W. all
became addicted g. .l.iuug. IL was in this
way that | met Frank 80 with whom |
soon fell desperately IN love.
He Was Very Handsome.
and one OF the most attractive men in
Haverly's minstrels, and ! was 60 infstua.
ted with him that, at his proposition, ! ran
away from school and accompanied him,
and no one knew where | Was My folks
were greatly excited over my mysterious
disappearance, and offered large reward
for any information that would lead tn my
recovery. From Memphis we went TO
Toronto, Canada. Every attention was
paid me by my lover for awhile, but h"
soon got tired OF me and finally threw me
Tnm' tn" riomss ion ~ u rifFAaI!aieL1IIaiG ",
was not ,ong in making my mind up to
sporting life. ! went to Louisville,
where lived a few months, from there to
Nashville and finally back to Louisville !
reached Cincinnati about six weeks sgp
repnlless and with no clothes save an old
dress wore. | received kind attentions
from VI IS Wright, new dresses and money,
] beng very sick at that time. Although
! received every attention | sew worse.
ii.DbBNI many lliilts Va S''' 'iN', "''''''N'
one w'uld not expect such feelings III one
IKE nu. iOnged 10 see my dear mother,
MnnyA az ht have wept bitterly, ani
was auaIrUs to iet my folks know That
wns si'r living, bat, after the disgrace
l., : hl, Int on them,
rn,.dN No, AAk Their Forgiveness.
~ i,w day ; su", while Nitilngin the pr
.rs,uurg MAJ whom | hid known ~
D .tlr0rga entered wrs 80 surprised
d :, .ehiened tual itus"d sway and
irr cor. .iDg To he pfuPU,"'i to tax" ~"
hunc. | refused. Ait'r ~ let was
,traij lie would tell my fpix| ui my wf"r'.
rbouty. and decided 10 "rIt" sud Hk 'Ir
giv,r,ts and PERMISSION 90 fri"'n. Wy
,uGthrr ynBwered that she wn1it start in'
medisl.lv for Cincinnati. and would tax"
me hone At receiving this letter teie'
graphei wss coming, and now | anu on
The story Of bright, attractive and
Young girls. with kind and luxurious
Lomes, eoing down by life Oi shame Is
an old one, hut
The Case Of Maud Atkins
is indeed a sad one losing social position
virtue. friends, money, honor and al fall
ipg to the very slums OF iniquiiy IN me
remarkably short time OF less than twelve
months.
Maud Atkins is now only sixteen years
old. and although a reform may be mad",
the terrible stigma will follow her TO the
crave while her seducer will carry on his
deyiIish work and be allowed 10 go unpun-
ished