Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-04-17
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
HOW GIRLS ARE Deceived.
PITFALLs:LAID FOR THE WANDER
Era FROM THE DOMINION.
How servants i'm search OF Situation,
Are Lured From the path
Of Virtue.

1t has been remarked by the police
majority of servant girls in Detreit come
from Canada, and it is also q fact that a
large percentage of all the inmates of
disOrderly houses come from the same
country. 1t is something strange but it
is true. A J~ournalier in conversation
with a patrOlman CLEANED some valuable
information on the subject. and citizens
will be astOnished at the course pursued
by keepers of disreputablo houses ia or
der to procure recruits for their detesta-
BILE occupation. 1t cannot be unknown
to the captains of the various precincts
that these things are so, inasmuch that
the J%0urnalier is informed that all cases
are reported by the patrolman.
"HOw is it," was asked Of the officer,
that so many Canadian girls are in
mates of these hOuses?"
"Well there are several reasons. The
women migrate to the states in hopes
OF lettering their condition, and failing
to procure work, and not desiring to
starve, they become easy prey to the
hOrdes of men who make it the business
OF their lives to debauch young women,
and once the fatal step is taken it is bat
aspan to the disOrderly house. Many of
them are bad from nature and those are
the kind that make all the trouble.
Others have been ruined at home and
come here to disappear with their dis
grace. But by far the most of them
were honest women before they entered
these houses"
"Why, how can that be?" inquired the
reporter.
1T is just like this: There are crooks
and confidence men accompanied by
women who do almost nothing else but
travel over the Canadian railroads, and
hang around the depOts watching for
victims. They meet an honest working
girl, simple. and mayhap handsome, and
direct her to houses where she can pro-
cure work. At first she does not notice
anything wrong; her wages are paid
promptly. and they are better than they
expected to get. By the time she has
discovered what sort of a den she Is in,
she has become enamOred of the silks
and laces, and gewgaws. and the appar-
emily easy life OF the other girls, and it
requires but a little temptation from
the experienced libertiRe to produce
her downfall"
"Are many lost in this way?"
MANY? Well l should say so; hun
dreas of emp
ID non eScapeT"
"Oh! yes, sometimes, when a girl with
a naturally strong mind, or respect for
herself and God, finds she has been dup
ed into entering these houses she leaves
at once"
don't the proprietor try to stop her?"
"Not much? That is just what the po-
lice would like; you see, it would make
q criminal act and afford us an oppor-
tunity to arrest her."
Can nothing be done to stop the prae-
ticeY"
well, not much. If a girl once falls,
0ftentimes nothing can wiring a confess
ion of how it happened from her. All
disorderly persons have a wholesome
fear of the law, and when a new recruit
joins she is given to understand at once
what her real position is, and that the
police are her natural enemy.
slow would it do to arrest the party
who directed her there?"
Because we couldn't convict him or
her without positive proof. l think one
good way would be to appoint a special
detective whose sole duty 1t would be to
look after these cases. He would soon
become familiar with these decOys, and
if he did not suppress the traffic entire
ly, he would at least afford much benefit.
Another thing, all the newspapers and
intelligence Offices should be furnished
with complete lists of d%isOrderly houses,
in order that when applications for SER
wants are made through these mediums
they may be refused"
do you mean to say" asked tho aston
ished reporter, "that newspapers form
mediums to ruin young girls?"
"SOme do. Take a daily paper / could
mention and read some of the personals
and advertisements for female help, and
my word for 1t, you will find many of
them crooked. Why, it was only a short
time ago that the keeper Of a disOrderly
house here boldly advertised for women
to accompany her to Bay City. 1t hap
pens all the time; but the advertisements
are so wOrded that it is impossible to
distinguish them from legitimate cards,
so that a list Of dlsOrderly houses, with
street and number. and name of keeper,
posted in all newspaper offices and other
places where people seek for help would
materially help to put a stop to the
practice"
SIS there any other influence ut wOrk?"
asked the reporter.
"Yes-'rooms to rent but I have no
more time to talk. Come and see me
again and I'll tell you something about
room hunting that will open your eyes,"
Detroit Evening journal.
Calling a Dog by Telephone.