The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-12
A HORRIBLE TALE,
Two Young Girls Claim to Have Been
Lured From Milwaukee by q "a.
loon Keeper For Vile Puruosos.

L
CHICAGO, Feb. u.-George Linggen.
hagen, keeper Of saloon Of ill-rspute at
No. 1850 State street, was arrested Satur .
day night on very serious charge pre- :.
ferred by two young girls named Sadie
Bolton and Annie 4roth. The arrest was
made by Sergeant Arch and Liuggenhagen
Is confined In cell at the Armory, pend.
Ing an examination on the charges Of keep.
Ing house OF ill-fame and abduction. The
girls are only II years Of
age, are very prepossessing In appearance,
and their story bears the impress of truth.
A little over a week ago they were in an In
telligence Office on Fourth street, be.
tween State aud Cedar streets, In Milwau.
kee, seeking employment. The place was
run by woman named Mrs. Enders.
They claim that Lingge nhagen put In ap.
pearance at the place and asked them to
work for him In Chicago, offering them places
in his kitchen. He said he kept saloon,
but made the girls believe that be also had
a restaurant In connection with 1t. The
pair being in want Of money, and
without friends, accompanied him to
this city unhesitsttngly. They went
into Llnggenhagen's saloon. and claim
that, instead OF being given domestic en-
ployment, they were compelled to sit about
the saloon and drink beer, and vary that
pastime by making themselves agreeable to
the frequenters Of the place. When the
girls realized their situation they attempted
to escape, but Liuggenhagsn would not let
them 60, and ever. threatened to have them
arrested on the gfeund that they had not
remained with him long eaough to repay
him for the cost Of bringing them here.
Finally the girls determined to es.
cape at all hazards, and secretly confded
the story Of their betrayal to visitor to the
saloon, who, In turn, told Sergt. Arch
about 1t. The latter visited Linggenhagen's
den and saw both the girls. They re.
peated their story, and expressed so strong
desire to escape from the vile place that
the officer at once took them to Capt.
Buckley. To that officer the girts repeated
their story. SaddielBoton said she was
from Sheboyan, Wis. where her father was
carpenter. She left her home about four
weeks ago to visit relative In Milwaukee
named Mrs. Schultz. Learning that she
could get employment through the In.
S''sN"~N soSost shO AACs aunt
Groth. The latter originally
hailed from Clintonville, Wis, where
her father works on . farm. She claims
she was employed In the family Of B. G.
Meddaugh, general northwestern passen.
ger agent Of the Detroit and Milwaukee
railroad, In Milwaukee, until few days
before she went to Mrs. Enders' Office.
Relying on the promises made by Linggen-
hagen, the girls came to this city and enter.
ed bis place, where they claim they were
betray ed at the instance of the proprietor.
When Capt. Buckley heard the story
he ordered Linggenhsgen's arrest,
and the fellow was subsequently
brought in, as was also q woman
named Mary Smith, domestic In bis en-
ploy. The Smith woman corroborates the
story Of the girls, and charges that Lingen.
hagen has repeatedly done the same thing.
She says that last summer be inveigled .
young girl named Anna, The daughter of
Fifth avenue shoemaker, into his place,
and kept her there until che had to be car.
ried to the hospital. ut " claimed by the
police that Linsgsnhagen has for years
travelled about the country securing pro.
selytes to vice and sin.