Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
Keeping A eirl rrass.er.

Keeping A Girl Rr1o0Aef.
TWO MONTHS IN A DARKENED RooH-N
vE1eLED INTO BOSTON DEN AND BRUEALLx
BEATEN BIZ HER JAuBR.
PAL court room this morning sat slight gtrlhh
figure. scantily dressed in in-dtting garment,
worn threadbare and soiled. Her face, pale
and haggard, was surrounded by wealth Of
nut-brown curis, and her large hazel eyes looked
wonderingly around upon the assemhlage, -
case after case was called. argued and passed
the es LEI
made her way toward the dock, accompanied
by Mrs. Duren and Probation Oficer savage.
sufliced to tell the story Of her life, and before
the conclusion was reached it could be seen that
! Judge Hardy had been touched by her nara,
i've. without further examination the girl
was taken on probation and sent to the Dedham
''The case is the most shocking one that has
the third division. "tizzie Merchant is Is
years OLD. and has since August Been kept inn
our notice some time ago that girl answering
ner description had been entrapped, and in
company with other officers visited No. So
1Hi0 farton, known to the authorities as
'Biu DOW. Entering his house called for the
Cir, but was unable to find her until a thorough
search was made. In darkened room at the
top OF the house was the girl Lizzie, alone. She
was crying bitterly as I entered, and, seeing
Sufficient clothing was gathered among the in
mates 70 anOru her scant suit, and then we re-
turned 70 the police station. On the way she
relateo Inc story of her abduction, and told how
Ior nearly three long months she had not been
out or doors having been confined nearly all
the time In the room from which had taken
ner. Sne mad been sick and near to deaths
door while In the house. She was born in Nova
scotia, ana her parents died while she was an
infant An aunt in Gloucester, Mass, cared
for her until she was 10 years old, when
the aunt DIED and the girl was left to provide
for herseif. She came to Boston and found q
place with west end family as nursery maid.
her mistress was the wife of rumseller who
sought to make the girl bar maid. The child
oDJecteo but was finally made useful in the
place. Her pretty face attracted the attention
OF scoundreis and one evening while going to q
STORE IN Green street on an errand she was met
Ployers house, and by deception he inveigled
her into Bill DOw's' den. There she was kept
q prisoner until rescued yesterday. While
there she endeavOred to escape once and was
brutatlX beaten by her jailer."
Mrs: Duren, matron of the tombs, was ques-
uoned regarding the girl. 81 have never" she
SAID, during my nine years experience known
q case winch Is OF SO shocking q nature, I
heard OF the matter some three weeks ago. It
Is said that there was woman, living now in
Connecticut, who was, at the time of Lizzie's
aDouctlon, an inmate of No. So Pitts street.
she TOOK pity on Lizzie and defended her from
mucn OF the persecution which she would have
otherwise been obliged to suffer, and for this
prietor, who drove her from the house. Ac-
cordingly she went to Connecticut, but before
leaving the city She reported the condition of
the Merchant girl to officers of division No. 8.
regarding Lizzie was obtained. From what
Lizzie says 1t seems that there are other pris-
onerS In the same condition that she was in at
the same house. The case should be thoroughly