Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-29
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE
The Sad Story Unearthed BY
Rev. Collins.
Sam Pollock, the Dentist, Alleged to
Have Committed Seduction.
No Remedy to be Had 1t
Law-The Result Of Rev. Collins's In
vestigations Yesterday-The Girls
Family Greatly Distressed.

A handsome young woman came to
the police station yesterday afternoon
accompanied by the Rev. Collins, whose
labors are in the region Of San Fernando
street. He Immediately sought an in
terview with Chief Glass, and the young
woman was closeted with them for 1
long time. Finally Mr.. Collins came
out, and with much earnestness in
formed a HERALD reporter that the girl
was member Of his congregation. Her
name was Henrietta Linde, and her &C
tions for the last day or two had caused
her parents, who live near San Fer
nando street, much anguish. An at
tempt had been made, he said, to de-
bauch her, and he had only one thing
to say, that he would do all in his power
to let the people of Los Angeles know
Just the facts about the man in the
case. At first he would not cay who
the man was. but at last, when Chief
Glass did not wish to send for him, said
he would 60 himself, and went to No.
10Y North Spring street, to the Office Of
j. Harbin Pollock, dentist. He marched
in and found Mr., Sam Pollock, who is q
tall young man, operating on patient.
He informed him he was wanted at the
police station. Pollock turned pale, but
pulled the tooth of his patient and then
went to the station, where be was con-
fronted with the girl. He was asked if
he had been with her the night before.
At first he hesitated, but then admitted
it, and with the greatest sang froid said
he might as we'll tell the truth about the
matter. He said the girl went with him
willingly, and did not seem to have any
hesitation whatever in giving the whole
matter away. After quite lengthy
conference he was permitted to 60, and
Mr.. Collins took the girl to his own
home for the night.
1t seems that the family came from
Germany some time ago, and Mr.. Collins
helped them to etstarted in Los Angeles,
Mr.. Linde is q respectable, hard-work-
ing mechanic, and there are seven chill
dren, one of them boy little younger
than Henrietta Linde. She has been
steadily at work for several months.
She has been at the dentists having
some work done on her teeth for sew
eral days. She was put under the in
fluence of an ane@thetic once, and in
some way her forehead was burned, the
scar being visible for several days. She
was at Mr.. Pollocks Office on Friday,
and made an appointment with him.
She did not 60 home Friday night, and
her parents were greatly distressed
about it. Yesterday her mother came
to the police station, asking for help to
find her daughter. k
When Rev. Collins came home from
Whittier yesterday morning he was sent
for by the mother, who told him about
her daughters strange absence. He
went hunting for her and found her
near the old San Fernando street depot
He asked her about where she had
been, and she told him she had been
with certain friends of the family all
night. He went there and found that
she had not been there all night as she
said. For q long time the unfortunate
young woman would not tell who she
was with, saying it was railroad man.
She protected the name of the dentist,
although he readily enough spoke of her
when he was brought to the police sta
ton.
II is very likely that Pollock will have
trouble with the father and brother of
the girl, as they are very bitter id their
denunciations of the way in which they
allege lie has eeduced her. She denied
absolutely to Chief Glass and the Rev.
Collins that she had ever before stepped
aside from the path of virtue. 1t was
not decided last night whether or not an
attempt would be made to prosecute
Pollock. The manager of the dental
office where Mr.. Pollock was employed
discharged him on hearing of the above
occurrence.