St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-12
A DREADFUL ORDEAL.
A New Yorker Heartlessly
Deserts a Girl and Is
Tortured.
The Awful Sweating Through
Which Miller Is COM
PEELED to Pass.
Relish Ingenuity of a Woman
Whose Honor Sought
Vengeance.
Imprisoned in a Strange Cell
to Be Released by
Death.
New York Dispatch.

New York Dispatch.
The recent shooting of Mr.. Stephen
Pettus by Mrs. Southwol tn recalls many
episodes ola similar nature. In some,
summary punishment has been meted
out as it was in the affair mentioned,
yet in others weirdly horrible have been
the sufferings of men who have caused
women to undergo real or imaginary
WRONGS.
A case illustrative of the hellish in
genuity with which woman is gifted
when her honor cries out for vengeance
can be cited:
Before the tunnel was built on Fourth
avenue as a viaduct for the railroad cars,
which were at that time drawn by
horses from the Old Twenty-seventh
street depot to Forty-secOnd street, at
which point locomotives were attached
to the trains formed there, there stood
an old, notwithstanding building, soli-
tary and alone by the side of the rail
road track, not many blocks from the
Fifth avenue entrance to Central park
Weird and uncanny were the stories
related by residents in the vicinity OF
the occupants of the old house.
w uSlICI llltIG was 1lIJ II utli III Si1C
stories mentioned does not matter, yet
it Is well-known that in 1867 one James
Carr took up his residence here. His
family consisted of himself, wife and
charming daughter, then a budding
maid eff eighteen.
By some strange fatality Maud's
father and mother were stricken down
simultaneously with typhoid fever, and
on the 9th of August, 1869, they died
within an hour of each other.
The fortune left by James Carr was
considerable, and within six months OF
the death of her parents, Maud, who
was then most enhancing creature OF
twenty. 1.-THE and willowy in her every
movement, was beset OH all sides by
suitors of the most ardent description.
Among the host of admirers Maud
seemed to favor one IN particular,
George Miller by name. The favored
parsonage mad come to New York at an
early age from the western part of
the state of New York, and, after
casting ABOUT for some time in search
of permanent employment, finally Sc
cured work in a down town banking
house. and. after years of strict atten-
ton to business, was, at the time he
met Maud Carr, the trusted clerk of
the firm.
IN THE SIRENS CLUTCHES.
There was Que popularity about MIL
ler, and that was, although he was of
hearty, open nature, yet 1t was lmpossi-
BILE for him to look, for over second at
time, any person straight in the eye.
Maud Carr was attached to Miller
with all the fervency of her warm young
nature, and although no one for mo-
ment suspected any undue familiarity
in the relations which existed between
the young people, yet George Miller so
worked upon the feelings Of the young
woman that before two months had
passed after their first meeting, although
the marital knot had not been tied, yet
their relations sayored strongly Of those
of man and wife.
When Maud found herself. some
months later, in condition which SO
well becomes a good wife, she urgently
requested George to repair the damages
done and make her his wife.
To this proposition he offered no espe-
cial objection, yet SO dilatOry was he in
the performance of the request that
Maud was compelled to seek medical
aid in her unfortunate plight.
When she recovered from Illness IN
cident to the ordeal through which she
passed she determined at first to sepa-
rate from Miller forever. On second
thought, however, Maud determined to
seek against her betrayer vengeance Of
the direst kind. She formed her plot,
and how well she carried it out will be
seen from events which subsequently
took place.
Among the stories which were related
concerning the old house in which
Maud Garr's father and mother had
died, and in which the young and
unfortunate woman still resided, was
one to the effect that it had been
used during Revolutionary times as a
sort of private prison. Be this as it
may, the arrangement of the upper
floor was. to say the least, peculiar.
AN ANCIENT EDIFICE.
Directly in the center OF the house on
the top floor was a sort Of pen which
was lighted from skylight in the roof.
In fact, the pen or room was the bottom
of sort OF shaft. The only egress was
barred door which opened into a large
room, and any one standing in the pen
and peering through the bars of the
door could have full view Of the large
chamber.
George Miller. when he learned that
Maud had taken recourse tomedical aid,
seemed more earnest in his attentions
to the young lady. One evening in Jan
nary he presented himself at her house
and was received by the young lady.
He Immediately began pressing his suit,
at least to the extent they should re-
sumo their former relations. His prop
Ositions were met by the statement that
she had been deceived by him once,
and that marriage must ensue before
she would ever consent. Her refusal to
yield was SO firm and determined that
the young mau seemed more despe
rately in love with her than ever, and
he pressed his suit with renewed yigor
and zeal.
Maud then demanded a final decision
Oh the question of marriage. Hoping
to eventually overcome Maud's scru-
pies, Miller tiatly refused to marry the
girl, and with the heated ardor of youth
begged Maud to yield to his embraces,
For while she seemed to battle
bravely, then gradually she weakened,
and finally yielded to his entreaties.
The servants had retired, and going
out into the hall from the parlor, Maud
listened intently, and perceivlng that
all was still about the house, she
bade the young man follow her
up stairs. With alacrity he obeyed.
and in the semi-gloom of the hall she
led the way to the upper floor. She
opened the door of the large chamber.
and, taking Miller by the hand, led him
10 the Snalt-nke pen IN the center
of the house. When she passed
the door, which was formed of stout iron
bars, she requested George to wait until
she could secure light
Suddenly, as she left him, George
heard the sharp clang of the heavy door
as the catch closed and left Miller a
prisoner within its pitch-dark cell.
IMPRISONED AT NIGHT.
All was as still as death. AMI the thor.
oughly frightened young man could
hear the distinct humping of his OWL
heart as he CROPPED his way in the direc-
ton of the barred door, and strove in
vain to tear down the barriers which
held him imprisoned.
He had been thus engaged about an
hour when ne saw light suddenly
burst into the chamber Just outside his
cell, and in moment the form of Maud
entered the room. He called to her tc
release him. She did not seem to hear
or, If she did. in no way did she make
the fact known,