The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-22


Esteline King is the name of plump
young girl of twenty-five, not unpre-
possessing in appearance, who passed
yesterday through an experience which
She will always remember, and escaped
q fate most miserable to contemplate.
Miss King is native Of Columbus.
ONO, where her parents now reside.
Three years ago she left home to yssit
an aunt at Oak Vale, Mercer county, w.
Va, and as her parents were in humble
circumstances she accepted the offer of
Mrs. Jennie Miller. to do the lattcr's
houscwork at meager wages.
Here she led an uneventful life until
within the last few months.
a man named White robbed her trunk
OF so, which she had saved up and was
keeping to pay her way homo at Christ
mas.
She then went to work for another
family, but could not get enough by
Christmas to pay her way home, and
so concluded to go to Radford, whore
She had heard that work was plentiful
and wages good.
She had but 50 in tho world, land. as
she expressed it last night, was
ashamed to send to her parents for
money to come home with,'0 and that
money She expended in car fare and
took the train at Oak Vale for Radford
yesterday morning.
On that train was an elderly man who
pleasantly approached her and made
himself agreeable.
Miss King is an unsophisticated
young woman, and talked readily to
him of her troubles and her plans.
This man dissuaded her from getting
off at Radford, and told her that She
could do much better at Roanoke, and
as she had no money he would pay her
fare from 1fadford to Roanoke, and in
terest himself in her behalf there.
This She consented to do.
When the train started again the
elderly man had been joined by a
younger one. and the latter approached
the girl and handed her n ticket the
elderly man assuring her that the other
was n friend Of his.
They cngagod her in conversation. and
the young man reiterated what the other
had told her, and said that he would
give her note to friend of his, and
that she could find home there until
he could procure her work, and that he
would visit her at this friends house in
the evening.
He thcrcupon gave her note add
dressed to the mistress OF house OF i'll
fame in this city It read:
Take care of this lady will be up
in half an hour. | am a friond of ---.
''FoRTUNE"
While these events were transpirinr.
the conductor of the train, Mr.. Ed.
Davies, had become suspicious that
something was wrong, and took advan-
tagc of the temporary absence of the
two men to inquire OF the girl if she
knew them, and to warn her to be care
full of where she went with them.
When the train got into the depot
Davies instructed the colored woman at
the depot not to permit the girl to leave
the depot with the two men, and pro
ceeded to inform the police of what had
happened.
Officers Trout and Ware Immediately
began an investigation. When the girl
handed the note to them they were
shocked to find out that she had been
directed to notorious bawdy house.
Miss King was Jhereupon conducted
to the mayors office, and the officers
went in search of the two wretches who
had sought to .debauch her.
The elderly one was found at the
depot. lie disputed Trout's authority
to take the girl from him, and said that
he was going to take the girl with him
at night to Lynchburg. Officer Vest
then placed him under arrest.
On his way to the station-house he
gave his name as II. j. Crawlcy and his
residence as [ynchburg, and said that
he had offered to marry the girl and
take her to his home.
AT the station-housc he tried to tear
up Il piece of paper take" out OF q memo
randum book, but the officers wrested it
from him and put it together. This note
reads:
Don't go anywhere for a place. See
you in Lynca burg and will take YOU to
my home in Appomattox.
"Your true friend, 81. G. L."
The officers then went in search of
Thomas Fortune, the other man, and he
was found in saloon on Railroad ave-
nue. and taken to the station house.
Thence the two mon were taken before
Squire Howcrton, who accepted bail in
S3OO for Crawlcys appearance before him
at two o'clock to-day, and fixed For
tunes bail at 500 until the same time
In the meantime Officer Trout is care
ing for the girl, who owes all that
secures her future happiness to Conduc-
tor Davies and the police.
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