Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-12
A NAVAL REPR0BATE.
plseRAcEFUL DolNGs OF ONE OF
UNCLE SANS SAILORS.

An Illustration OF Trusting woman's Foil,
and Designing Mans DepravIty--The Vie
tim. Found, Her Botrayer Captured and
Hymen Likely to Make Things as Corree,
AZ circumstances VIII Admit.
New YoRK, April 1a.-Minnie Rosa Par
sons, an 1S-year-old girl for whose abduction
from home in Allegheny City, Pa, on Jan.
81, Lieut. Ryan, of the United States navy,
and j. H. Meade. young society man,
were arrested at Pittsburg, Pa, was found
| by two of Inspector Byrnes' detectives In a
boarding house on Clinton place Wednesday.
| She was at once taken to police headquarters,
where, after two hours patient questioning,
he succeeded in getting her to tell her story.
She said:
my dearest friend is Carrie Hamilton. who
| lives in Pittsburg. Some days prior to my
leaving home was introduced by her to two
young men, who were named to me j. r.
Marshall and J. H. Meade. understood
from Carrie that they were theatrical agents
All my life have longed to be an actress,
and this may account in measure for the
fancy | took to the men, whom | believed
might help me in The profession intended
to adopt
By specious promises and assurances that
he would obtain for her leading position in
New York as an actress, MaIshall-or Lieut..
Ryan, his real name-got her to consent to
leave home. Carrie determined to do the
same, but after they had started she became
homesick and returned. Minnie would not
turn back, however, and by Ryan's directions
she went to Trenton, N. j., and registered at
the Trenton house as Mrs Marshall She
reached there one morning and he arrived in
the afternoon. They occupied the same room
nc mud t.ifn 20,
days and then came on to this city. Ryan
took the trusting young girl to an infamous
house on Blocker street, where they registered
on Feb. Is as Mr., and Mrs. Marshall. They
were assigned room 81, at a weekly rental of
50. No one asked them any questions, and
most of the time they remained in their room,
only going out to their meals, and on two or
three occasions spending the evening out.
Ryan tired of his victim in ten days after
their arrival in this city. He gave her $50
bill and kissed her affectionately one morn
ing, telling her he had to go downtown on
business, but that he would return in the
afternoon. That was the last she has seen of
him.
With a breaking heart she waited day after
day, stranger exiled from home by her own
action, to hear from the man who had lured
her away, but no tidings came from him. He
iAt'N iOu"i hS" w hi' oiu hpuh'' III iV''Du' 81
where he was stationed, to inspect the armor
for the new iron-clads of the United States
navy Starvation finally staring her in the
face, the unfortunate girl was obliged to do
something. She went out and after weari-
some search got position in store. The
salary hardly sufficed TO give her enough to
eat. What to do she could not imagine UNI
til she thought of utilizing her voice. She
belonged to a choir in Pittsburg. She went
to Il theatrical agency and secured situation
at salary of $40 week to sing minor parts
with Dutf's opera company. The company
went to Boston, where they played for two
weeks, and she made such good impression
that her salary was doubled when the COM
has been rehearsine her role at the Standard