The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-14

love with the life they were Obliged 10
lead, and Mr.. Gerry believes they will
remain "a they ere now, worthy MEM
bers Of the community.
1t was in this same place a year or
so before that another noted pro-
curess was enirappsd and suppressed.
An oyster saloon was the disguise
then, and Annie Busheip, alias Te-
resa LudwiV, was the proprietress.
When the officers descended on the
place they found it occupied by FIVE
girls not one of whom was over IS
years OF age. -Four of these IS apad.
On the testimony OF the other d the
otli GERS, Bushein YVES sent TO pitpl.
1t was a pleasant suit of rooms in a
respectable house at 80 Third avenue,
that Mis-. Henrietta Converse, accom-
panied by her husband, took no resi-
dence. i was long time baio-e her
business was no iced, for her callers
were reputable and quiet. The clew
was found in investigating little Nellie
Thompson's truancy. This girl, l3
years Old, had been a daily occupant
OF th> Converse rooms when her fam
lily supposed she was at school. by
the forts of the society she and other
Rirls OF about the same age were res
cued and placed in suitabls asylums.
Converse attempted to play the highly
respectable aud indignant when he
and his associates were arrested one
Sunday morning, but h9 soon saw
how damaging and diIec5 was the evil
dence and hs dropped all title to the
Converse name at once. 4 heavy fine
was imposes upon the mad ime.
The society received an anonymous
communication directing its atteution
to a Miss Annie Miller at No. 234 Ssv-
enth avenue. The officer assumed to
cultivate the Mrs. Miller's acquaint-
ance, found that among the oder in-
mates was an interesting child known
as Minnie She was 10 years old, and
IVES in process Of training for sale.
Mrs. Miller was arrested on the charge
of eudangering the morals Of her
child, for she claimed Minnie as her
own daughter. AS Mr. Gerry puts it,
the evidence against ber was so strong
thai, by advice Of counsel, she pleaded
guilty, ald was sentenced to imprison-
ment in the penite ntiary, where she is
now. Minnie wss committed to the
New York Juvenile Asylum.
The story Of Kate Byrne is OF a rep
resentatiye character. She was the
fifteen year old daughter of respect
able, but poor parents. In an evil
hour she met Rachael Howard, a mcst
notorious procuress, whose establish
ment was in Tbirty.seoond street.
This woman took the little girl to her
place, and by what means is not
known, induced her to become the
prey of old liberiues. The child re.
ceived trivial su n for her services, a
polt on of which, at least, she
turned over to her mother every
saturday night, for the atraug 1ment
once begun was carried ut systemsti.
cally. Every morning Katie left
home pretending that she had found
employment in a factory, and rs-
turned regularly at night When her
parents discovered the truth they
were heartbroken Through the ef.
forts of the society Rachael Howard
was brought to court and afl cted
wi h severe penalty.
Hundreds of such. other cases are on
record and many shocking end dis
eusting details are known to the
officers. The above is bat an idea Of
the manner in which the horrible
work is dona