The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
FILLING THE RANKS.
A Visit to a City Police Court and What
was Seen.
The Lives of Thousands Being Wrecked
Daily.-A Chance for Benevolent
Work, which should not
be Neglected.

TO q city police court is aI ali IiihoS oo"-
ducive to a broadning of the mind, and
an opening of the heart to one who
cares in the least for the ills of his fell
low beings. If
"The world is but a stage
And all the men and women are players"
how much more is it true of this place.
Here one may see melo-dramas, COM
edies and tragedies enacted, which.
were they only heightened out, would
FILL THE LARGEST THEATRE
in the world, with an admiring audi
ence. To be sure many times there is
only part of scene enacted, but to
one who has good imaginative abilities
the other acts and scenes are easily pro-
duced. 1t was to watch and ponder
over some of these peculiar scenes,
that your correspondent stopped Cor a
half hour at the police station and in
troduced himself to the officials in
charge.
To attempt anything like descrip-
tion of all the cases were impossible.
There was one, however, which attract
ed more than the usual amount of
comment both from the officers and
public. This was that of
BEAUTIFUL GIRL
who could not have been more than
eighteen or nineteen years old, who
was arraigned on the charge Of receiv-
ing and concealing stolen property.
There was nothing of the hardened
criminal in her appearance. An open
and honest couutenance, coupled with
a most lady like behavior, at once pre-
possessed every one in her favor, and
almost dlsarmed even suspicion. Her
case however was only one of many
hundreds which can be seen, rs inyesJi-
CATION proved.
She had been born and raised in the
country amid peace and plenty. Her
father, solid farmer, had all the COM
forts if not the luxuries of life, and un-
til last summer the daughter had been
not only content, but happy in her lot.
An unwise attachment, however, was
formed and goaded on by the censure
of her parents, she at last
RAN AWAY PROM HOME
and flung herself upon the great heal t.
less city for support. What little
money she had was sufficient however
to last until she obtained a position as
sales-lady Ia one Of our large retail
stores, at a pjttance of $4 per week
On this she was expected to live and
dress respectfully.
How was this to be done. Her board,
at the least calculation, was SO pei
week, and out of the remaining 81 she
was to dress and pay all expenses.
IT COULD NOT BE DONE.
For a time she managed to exist, but
the tempter was near, and in an evil
hour she yielded to the support of 6
scheme of one of her co-laborers, to rot
the store. For long time this was
done, but there came time when con
cealment was no longer possible. Hel
rooms were searched and the good
found, her companion
COMPOSING THE WHOLE TRANSACTION
just in time to avoid the arrest. o
course all of the above did not com
out in the trial, but enough of it did tt
make the judge see that the girl wa
> more sinned against than SHINING, ant
, the matter was compromised and tn
case discharged. What will be her lit
5 in the future(P) none can tell.
Look at the hundreds of girls walk
= ing the streets of all our cities living b.
! their shame. Many of them once ha
, joyous and happy homes, but circum
J stances threw them in harms way an
s they fell.
:, To the question, care there man
such sad cases?" the Superintendent
e said:
u Eyes indeed, and even more sad tina
this one. II you wish to see woman
!; wrecked because of love, 60 to No. :
v - street, and you may see her per
: form. She has been up before us man
Vt times, the charge being for frequentin
. an opium den. She was, as | learne
i. from her own lips, engaged to a gentle
|. man in a distant city, and when he
lie wedding day arrived he failed to max
of an appearance. She waited and watcf
: ed, but finally heard he had marie
70 another. For a time she seemed
W struggle for her old place, but she hd
IN loved mot wisely but too well," ar
Y cast out by her friends she gradual
!. sank to her present position"
:. The place to which was referr'
ID was in one of the most degraded col
e cert saloons. Entering the place tn
&c night in company with an officer,
" ). sight met our eyes which would call
IN blush to the cheek of one not accustoI
ID ed to such scenes by daily contat