The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-29
A SAD PLIGHT.
NO DESERT LONELY AS A CITY.
A Penniless and Friendless Girl Human
Wolves-Church Refuses shelter
Kind Police Ofiicer-Young
Lawyers--Home Again.

demaro and extremely pretty Girl
Off was arraigned before Justice Walsh
in Brooklyn to-day on a charge of va
grancy. She was attired in a pretty
blue suit. Mr.. John f. Walter, of No.
go East Tenth street, New York, said
that as he was passing up Willoughby
street, near Raymond, early in the
morning, he saw the girl crouched in
the shelter of a pile Of lumber. She was
aroused and he took her to the station
house.
"Well, young lady," said the Justice,
"how Is /, you came to be in such POI
sition?"
"Oh, please don't lock me up,r she
pleaded, as she burst into tears and
clasped her hands convulsively. "You
will let me explain what kept me in the
street all through the night, won't
your"
"Cortanly, | will hear vou.n said
Judge Walsh, kindly, "go ahead and
tell me your story"
"Well," said the prisoner, between
her sobs, 81 arrived in Brooklyn from
my home In Worcester, Rhode Island.
last evening. | had left my fathers
house and came here to visit some rela-
tlVes OF my mother, whose address had
as No. $50 Atlantic avenue. When /
reached That number | found no one
| lived there that | knew. ! had not
eaten anything since morning and when
was about to enter II small restaurant
near by put my hand in nv pocket To
ascertain what change | had, when /
| found that | had lost every cent pos
sessed. After wandering around until
about . O'Clock | entered an enormous
Catholic church in some Sappar-
entity fashionable part of the city
ana sat down in pew Presently the
sexton camO along aud told me must
get out. explained my case TO him
aud he went for one of the priests, who
said that would have TO go. begged
for Gods sake to be allowed to remain,
nut was turned out into the street
without any assistance. Then | wan
| derGd up some terrible dark street, when
/ ! observed three men who were watch
ing mo. started to run, and thew fol-
lowed me until finally rushed behind
a plle OF lumber and sank down on the
ground. | listened and heard them
searching for me, but they finally de-
! parted, and then fell back and knew
no moro until | found myself with the
officer and the gentleman bending over
me-"
ii was only after considerable per
suaSlon That the prisoner consented to
dlVulgo her name, which she said was
Alma Marley. Her father, she said
owned small farm on the outskirts of
worcester, II. l., near the water works.
She had five brothers younger than her
SELF, but no sisters. The fair prisoners
sobs induced such sentiment of SYM
pathy among the younger members of
the bar who were present that collec-
ton was taken up to purchase n rptnrn
Ticket for Miss Marley to her home.
Then the unfortunate girl was taken
down to Fulton ferry in charge of q
court officer, who conducted her to the
Stonington line pier, where she was
safely placed on board tho steamer. 1t
was subsequently ascortained that the
relatives she had come on to see lived
at No. 500 Atlantic Avenue, q wrong adj
dress having been tho cause of tho
young girls terrible eXperienco.-IN Y.
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