Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-12
TRAFFIC IN VIRTUE.
New England Importing Young Canadian
Girls for Immoral Purposes.

new England Importing Noung Cannotan
Girls for Immoral Purposes.
BosroS, October ia special from
Portland, Maine, announces the unearthing
there of an establishment for the importa-
ton Of young Canadian girlsinto the United
States for immoral purposes. The exist
ence Of such an institution was never
dreampt Of until to-day and its exposure
has created an immense sensation. Port
land is thoroughly aroused over the affair.
1t has of late often been source Of much
speculation among the police in the various
New England cities by what means
such large proportion Of the girls
who openly lead q life of shame
were Of French Canadian birth, g race
noted as much for their beauty as Tor their
-Eivsciousness. oi the unfortunate class
to which they belong they were by far the
most attractive and most sought after.
They were very reticeut about their antece-
dents, and it WAS harder even to learn how
they took their first false step than ii was to
learn their names and connections. Al
though half suspected, the real cause Of
their plentifulnass was not definitely ascsr.
tanned until to day.
About nine o'clock this morning very
pretty blue-eyed, brown, haired young girl OF
about seventeen years entered the police
headquarters in Portland, and asked for
Police Marshal Andrews. She gave her
name as Marie Valboy, and when ushered
into the marshars private office burst into
tears and begged him 20 protect her and
send her to her home in Quebec, where her
old mother was anxiously awaiting for her
return As soon as she could be composed
she told the following story Of her wrongs;
Her moher was too delicate to work,
so che volunteered to find employ.
ment and, with the assistance Of
younger brother earned sufficient to support
oil three. A week ago che noticed an ad.
vertsement which she had often seen before
in tie papers OF certain agency where en-.
ployment was procured tor respectable girls.
She went there and met middle aged wo.
man who gave her name as Madam Jubie,
who wanted girls for her laundry in Port.
LAID, Maine. She said she had several
other French girls there, so che consented
TO 20. Marie says she did not have cent
when she lett home, Mrs. Jubie paying her
fare to Portland. When they reached Port
land, she was taken to small
tenement in Stafford block
Over the door Of this block is
sigh reading Laundry" but no respectable
business was ever carried on there within
the memory Of the police. After taking the
helpless girl, who besides being out Of work
could spesk scarcely word OF English, to
this place Mrs. Jubie, go the girl says, told
her victim that she was not the proprietor
of laundry, but keeper Of house Of ILL.,
fame, and that she had no work tor her, aud
that she must consent to life Of shame
Marie says (and her story is fully corrobor
sted) that she struggled hard against her fate
but was ruined, and then kept in the den
in which she was taken. While there she
met some dozen or 70 girls who had been
betrayed in the s.rne manner, many ol
whom had left in company with keeper, 81
FRBieHEl FRBieH Cities where they were to live lives of
shame, Mrs. Juhie, or as she wa3 cSllsd, the
madam, getting 80 much head, as tho
FTt0CA Bltb hS III PECat uSui h-u' bl'N
what che saw aud heard no less
than fly Unfortuuatss have thus
ben taken from homes OF innocence
ard virtue 10 such lives OF infsny.
Accidenlly meeting a young French. Cana.
dian who freqpen,ed Jubie's house, she en-
listed his sympathy aud he smuggled her
out of the house ard showed her to police
headquarters. She had just learned that
she was about to be shipped OF to some
distant city and thus implored protection
Marshal Andrews a. once ordered raid
and the Jubie den was cleaned ou,, that
dsme being captured while dressing
to 20 to tie depot en- route to
Canada for q new batch Of victims.
Tie police have procured a mass
Of infornatio against number of people
in other ciues, several Of whom are wealthy
cilizens, Who have avsiled themselves Of
this opportunity to obtain beautiful mis-.
ucsses. Several citizens in Portland have
lef, town and others in distant cities will
fe,l uncomfortable within the next few
da,a. Officers have left fer Canada to con-
fer With the authorities there TO procure q
list Of the victims and to see TO the Quebec
intelligence Office. Astartliug denorement
is promised.