Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
IL YOUNG GIRL aIHEN yYHIsEY

A Comedy Young Girl Infatuated by
| the stage, Enticed by Some of In
| Rentz.santley Troupe In u Beastly
Way.
From Tuesdays Every Evening.
The appearance Of oomsly young girl
about ID YEARS of age on Shipley street
| near Sixth, In beastly state of intoxicA.
ton, yesterday afternoon, created a great
commotion. She was followed by a rabble
| OF jeering children, and soon attracted
the attention OF Officer Morrison, who
| took .ner in charge and was on the
way to the police station with his
charge when Austin Harrington, Esq.,
attorney for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children and City Solicitor Turner hap
pened along. Their attention was
promptly directed to the matter and they
induced the officer to deliver his
| charge to them and the girl
WAS taken tv the office of
Squire Vsndegrift. Here she became
very boisterous and brought forth a
shower Of maledictions upon the head of
the man who had induced her to drink
the liquor. 1t was ascertained that the
girl had formerly lived on West Fifth
street between Orange and Tatnall, and
some of her former neighbors consented
to have her removed to thsir house.
The csss was then Investigated and it
was sscertained that the girl lived In the
eastern suburb of the city, beyond She'll
pot. She has of late shown 8 great in.
| clination to go on the stage, but her
desires in this direction were emphatically
| opposed by her mother. The
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| some meaus or other has been almost
a constant attendant upon the per-
tormanoes at the Opera House. Her
great weakness for the stage was indi-
| Gated by her being able to witness ID
performances by the Royal Museum Com
pany during its recent engagement here,
and to apparently find enjoyment in the
| 30 called entertainments.
Yesterday afternoon she made spplioa-
zion for ali engagement with the Rsnlz.
| Santley female Ministries of one of the
male members Of the troupe. 1t ia said
| the man promised her place as leading
woman and invited her TO attend rs.
hesrsal. To avoid being seen by Manager
Bay liss, she was spirited In the house
through side window near the rear en-
trance, while the rehearsal was going on.
She witnessed with apparent enjoyment
the performance. She was in charge OF the
property man Lsavitt, who induced the
girl to drink some whisky which he pro-
cured from neighboring saloon,a colored
man bringing the liquor. After drinking
a little OF the liquor the girl became
msily int xicated and after time WAS
turned out into the street and she had
fallen into the hands of the police
when Mr.. Harrington had her taken to the
'squire's office, where the girl told as
| much OF the story as she could recall.
Mr.. Harrington made thorough investi
CATION Of the matter in order, IL possible,
to ascertain which Of the com pany had
furnished the girl with the liquor. The
girl was too much intoxicated to identify
the man, and no one else could be induced
to give the information. Leavitt who
was strongly suspected was placed under
arrest and sharply examined, but moth.
ing could be- gotten out of him
with any degree Of positigeness. The
young mans defense was that the girl
WAS found in one OF the dressing rooms in
an intoxicated condition, and had not
been brought in by auy Of the troupe.
This VbEbtUu VI tut huhii 10 uiupbiiefou.
| 1t was suspected that the girl had been
| ply sically abused, aud careful exsmi-
nation wss made, but the suspicious were
not verified. Rumors to that effect
were current upon the streets,
and there was great deal OF
loud talk aud threats of tar and
feathers were INDUCED in. For time it
looked as though the company would be
unable TO give its performance, but the
Indignation in n measure subsidized and
the entertainment proceeded without
interruption fropN the audience.
The child at the house of friend WAS
| properly cared for, and was soon in q
deep sleep, aud VIII N awakened to talk
further npon the matter seemed greatly
annoyed at the distur bhnce. Her mother
was sent for, and was greatly overoome
with grief at her daughters condition.
The father is away from home on fishin!2
expedition.
Tho girl this morning has almost re.
covered from her debaueh, ana seems
bright. She expressed great indignation
against Lssvltt. whom she says aupplied
her with the liquor, Ard denies that be
committed ary physical assault. The
girl is very attractive looking, has q
comedy face and long black hair. She ii
rather deliostel7 form and graceful in
her movements.
1t Is presumsd that 1t was the intention
OF the company to kidnap he child and