The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-16
LOND0N'S R0TTENNESS.
MAIDEN TRIBUTE TO MODERN BABY
LON A PILGRIMAGE TO HELL.
Tho Pail Mall GaEette's Record Of Unlm-
peAChablo Facts, Unutterabiy Abomin-
able, of Hrotheis Being Recruited
with Virgin Children Notes

many years IL the Pail Mall Ga2otte's expos
uro of what Is termed the "Maidcn Trl.
buto Of the Modern Babylon was profaced
last Saturday by an announcement that,
owing 10 tho threatened abandonment Of tho
criminal law amendment BILL tho Gazette
proposed TO publish the report OF a special
and secret commission II inquiry of which
the editor had appointed 10 investigate tho
whole subject fully, freely and fearossly
The effect OF this announcement was 10
sol all London agog for the coming reveals
tlous and the sale Of tho papor during tho
present week has been unprecedented, In
beginning the report Tho Ga1ette pointed
out that the law, rs at present constituted,
was specially framed TO enable dlssoluto
men 10 outrage" "logal wemenn-i, O., girls Of
thirteen, with ,impunity,
Stephens digest clearly says that tho vlo-
lNtiOn Of a woman who has reached tho ago
OF thirteen is not In the eyes Of tho law
rape II her consent has been obtained, oven
by fraudulent means though sho may ba
totally ignorant Of the nature Of the act
The article continues; "Mnny imagine
that bro,hes nh themselves, Wis a great
mistake Thoy ara recruited fer far moro
diligently and with more care In reference
10 physique AMI attractivenesl than Is tho
queens army, whose members aro among
the chief patrons OF those palaces Of SIM
Az an example Of how girls are ontrapped
the Gazette vouchcs for tho following;
"a girl named Annie, fifteen years old,
whose family nam0 Is withheld, but whose
good character is certified by her Sunday
school teacher, tolls the following storyi "a
young girl friend asked IN TO take walk
with her and induced mo 10 entor u reitau-
rant. We mot an old gentleman thoro who
my friend said was her uncle WO drank
wine merely tasted mine at first, but waa
persuaded TO finish my glass My head got
queer and hardly know what | did, My
friend said, Annie, come up stnir'' said,
what forr Never mind bho replied;
you will gots lots OF money
l was dazod, but my friend
insisted and finally won't
Tho man followed ua We went into
q room whore my friend began 10 undrcss
mo. struggled, but became dizzy, Nnl NJ
last lost my senses and remember nothing
until fodnl myself In bed and tho man boz
side mo, | screamed aud begged him 10 80
away lio did not hocd my ontrcaties, but
held me down and hurt mo droadlully,
"a woman who stood by tho bed saidi
Keep quiet, you silly girl; you'll got lots OF
money | was frightened, but poworlc@,
and tho man accomplished his purpose,
/ Whom all was over the man gave tho womon
a.. She gave mo hall ami kept half as her
pay for getting mo sclucod,
Another girl named Llzlio, thirt,en years
! old, was docoycd by her dearest frionl, who
held her In bed whilo sho was forced 10 ac-
code 10 tho demands OF n man. Sho saysi
"Tho gentleman hurt mo aud yollod IN
agony. Tho madame who kopt tho house,
came IN but did not Interfere, when tho
man had finished with mo ho gave mo G3,
This money was solol by my friend who
took mo TO tho house, Tho girl Li2aio was
the mothorlU,s daughter OF u warehouse foro'
man,
The article describes tho systcm Of procur.
alton In tho West End Of London, tho FASH
| ionablo quarter Tho Victims thoro wOro
much more largely paid for Tho procur'
ing was carried on automatically by ilrm
whom tho writor deSignntos ~ Mcsd0mos y,
and " The commissioner ordered from "
aud u n mNilon, 10 bo produced NJ his rooms
on tho following morning with doctors
certificate showing hort b, virgin, On tho
noxt day the girl was brought, according 10
agreement aud with her camo u physicinnb
certificate stating hor ngo was aiNtoon, and
that she was duly examined aud found pure,
Tho girl snil 20 tho commissioner that hor
brother was lying dead, and that eho had
gone out 10 procure assistance whom sho foil
into tho hands OF docoys who took hor 10
Mime, KS establishment Tho certificate is
ma folloWal
"LoNDoN Juno 81, 1876.
"rhis In 10 certify that hayo examined
-- -, agOd 10, and hoyo found hor
10 bo n virgin
tSigncdl - -, NJ, ID,
"LoNpoN, juno ~, 1886.
~ hereby ngroo 10 lot YOU have mo for n
present OF e3, twill como 10 any address II
you give mo throo days notice am aixtoOn
years old"
This Is signed with tho full name and od.
dress Of tho girl Many cases similar 10 this
nro detailed Tho commissioner noNt giyoa
an account OF an interview had with n no'
torIous reclaimed procurcss Tho woman
Informed him that tho kidnapping OF inno-
cent girls had reached such oxtromos that
respectable girls wore fearful Of going on tho
streets attcr nightfall In many quarters Of
London Sho gave some details OF dovicos
rcsortud 10 Ia robblng tho unwnry OF thOir
senses and hurryIng thom OH 10 houses Of
prostitution,
Tho most successful mode was for VOL
dressed prostitutes 10 lay In wOit for girls,
strike up an acquaintance, invite thom 10
pnrtakO OF rOlroshmonts and dusc their
drinks. Dosings Of gin woro generally uso'
full while pinch Of snulf thrown into
glass Of beor generally kept tho intondcd
victim snug untu tho gentleman had his
ways
Most Of tho girls wero unaware of their
| fate until thoy found themselves alone In
| bedrooms with mon Then thoy would cry
good lenl from pain and tho son'1 Of thoir
| humiliation aud ruin In ninety nno ousos
out of hlndrol tloy would abandon hope
mud within wcol ontor broJhcls
A house exists IN which the business is
carried ON Of patching up girlsn whose vir.
| ginity has boon destroyed and bringing
them into u state of counterfeit virginity
and there ia also connected with the oslab.
lisbmont nh abortion department.
Under the head line "Why the Crics OF
tho Victims arc Unhcard," the Gosctto saysi
'Some OF tho houses 10 which young girls
are Mred for their ruin, have underground
rooms aud some are country villas, which
havathick walls and are furnished with dous
blec arpets In one Of these places n girl might
scream bluo murder aud her cries bo un-
heard. 10 somc men tho shrok of torture In
tho the essence OF delight
Ir houses In fashionable London 10 Ia possis
bl, 10 meet cabinet ministers aud other mon
Of dignity and reputation, There Ia now
walking the streets monstor age 30 years,
who has Tor years amused himself by decoy-
Ing and running children. llo wus recently
summoned before q magistrate charged with
hayisy dcbnuchod sixteen little girls, but on
investigation showed that fourteen Of them
wore upward Of thirteen years old, aud ho
escaped the punishment he merilei