New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-06
Brutal IMPRISONMENT OF 4 GIRL.
IyYEIGLED INTO BOSTON DEN AND KEPT THERE
FOR TWO MONTHS.

INvEIGLED INTO A BOSTON DEN AND KEPT 1lEHE
FOR TWO MONTHS.
BosToN. Nov. (SpcciTD.-ln the Munlclpai
Court Room this morning sat a slight girlish figure
scantily dressed in -httiug garments, worn theau""
and soed Her face pale and haggar, was surroun"eu
by n wealth of nubrown curls and her large haZe eyes
looked wondprngly around upon the assemhsge as case
after case was called argued and passed upon ny thc
iudce When tho clerk called the name oil Lizzie McI-
chant the Girl arose and made way toward the DOCK
accompanied by Mrs. Duren aud PrObatloh Ohlcer cav
age A few minutes OF conversation with the Juuge
ncod IN te the story Of her life and before the con
clusion was reached il could be seen that Judge ary
had been toucnea by narrative without inrter eh
animation the girl taken on probation ana sent u
the Dedham Home
The case Is the most shocking that has ever cone
70 nv notice. said Officer Horgan, Of the third dlVslon'
" i,zie Merchant is fifteen years Old and has since
hucu>t been kept imprisoned In house IN Plttsst IL
came TO our notice time ago that glr anSWe'IF
her description had been entrapped' ana III comP"i'
with other officers visited No 81 PITTS ST. an eS'a"
lishment kept by one Thomas Parton, known 10 ''e
authorities as Bil Dow Entering his house ealie'
for Il girl hut unable 10 lind her nnt thorough
search made In darSened room al th' Top "' 'o
house was the gri Lizzie alone She was cry ing pltel
cn,rrcd and seeing who was she llioIT,'a , o iU ~
take her away. Sufficient clothing was gdlbrI'u ph"HT
the inmates 10 afford her u scdut SUIT alip IIth VIZ - 10
turned tr the police station on tue way Si 49, &c
story OF her abduction and told how Tor nearly cc oN
months she had been out UI doors. having oct Gun
nncd nearly al the tine IN The room from whir. @ naI
taken her she had been sick and near 10 deati. uo'
while in the house shB born In NoNa ScolHl az
her parents died while she an infant An aunt u
Gloucester, Mass cared for her until she was III'.n
Years Old when tho aunt ditd and the Glr W1 -lt w
provide for herself she camc to Boston am , io.nn
place with West End family aS nursery hEil iirI
trr,s was the wife ruuI-rllcr who sought 10 ulhr
Girl a bar maid The hd objected but was uhaS ,.'uo
useful In the place Her pretty face attracted t' a'
ton of -couudres evening while gong 7" 'I"r
iu Green st. on an crrdud she was ugl ny Gun % v &
VINO had sen ler 40 her employers hlu,' "'' ~ ",
ceution no iuVcisrd her INTO Fill Dow 3rh
sne Mas kept prisoner until scucd yr-tcrda'. t'
there she cudeavor,d to escape once ana was bru''3
beaten by her jHiler. .t.,, -,
Mi- Uiireu Inatron Of The Tombs, was !uc'iioeu re-
garuc the girl have never rhc Stld, pHIlh- '-y
nine ysar * pcricucc known case which u "I 30 +uc
ius Il nature heard ul tho matter some tlrte "cch'
a.o Il j. sail that there wis q WON ''ht nov :"
Connection $40 w-. 80 the tu' oi li/lc alu''lu"
an innate ~ 80 - PI;s- She took pity ON l4/Ir an
defended hsr from much ot the persecution "lHci .i'
yot M have otherwise 'crn obliged 90 -ihcr. ana "I
reason tel under the dp!rasLe ~ lnc proprietor '
drove her frlUi house. Accordingly she wen 10
Gaucrfici hlt before lcaN The city hc reported ihc
,n.d uu or the Merchant girl To officers ni bNi'l"h No.
g. g. wa ia this manner that the hr-t luiofi 'i'n H
carlus IIlUr was olta.urd. From what ll/N' say 4
seem. that there other pr,-ener- n the SAM con-
dItinu that lie ya. IN at tie same house. Inc 'a.'
..ouIl q tuOriuglIy WNt-tC ltc /.