Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29

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went to meet him at the public library,
as he had promised that if 1 would
come there the next day he would
attend to the matter for me- | went to
the library and he told me that he
could not talk with me there because
the rules prohibited conversation, and
suggested that I go with him in the
cars to the house of 4 friend. where
he could talk over my business with me
and determine what could be done. He
took me in the cars to Il point as near
George street as the cars rama neigh
borhood with which / was wholly IN
familiar, and in which | had never
been-and walked with me to Il house
which he represented was the house of
friend of his. We We're admitted and
shown into Il little parior by woman
who then withdrew
Col. Breckenridge was a fascinating
man, and in conversation made himself
very agreeable. Presently the woman
came to the door announcing that the
upstairs room was ready, and he then
asked me to- so up there with him, pre-
tending that it was for the purpose of
talking over the matter. [ had not the
fainteSt comprehension o. the character
of the house to which he had taken me,
but l steadily refused to go with him,
WhereupOn he left the room, locking
the door after him, and returning with
the woman, who endeayored to pur-
suade me to go to the upper room with
Col. Breckenridge, but I still refused.
Lon off ntoin
long time he took me away, doing and
saying everything in his power to re-
establish his fascination and control
over me, Notwithstanding this Incl
dent. While we were returning on the
street he urged me to leave the WeS-
| leyan seminary and go over to LeXins,-
| ton, Ky, to school to the Sayre insti-
tute, stating that school was as good
as the one in Cincinnati. and that
would then be near where he could
| advise me and keep me out of any diff
Guilty with Mr.. Rhodes until my educa-
ton was finished, when he would assist
me to procure a situation as teacher.
enabling me to repay Mr.. Rhodes. I
agreed to this, and in order to enable
me to get the consent of the authorities
of the school to my departure he sent
Il false telegram to me to which he
signed my mOIners name, Summoning
me home to Frankfort, and that after
noon / left on the train with him.
We arrived in Lexington Saturday
evening, and he took me in the street
car up Limestone street to Barr street,
where we crossed Short street to Il
little frame cottage where he said Il
friend of his lived, and suggested that
it was better l should stay there than
at Il hotel, because | was Il girl and
alone. No one answering his knock be
told me to wait until he hurried to his
own home, which was about l4tree
blocks distant, which he did, returning
almost Immediately. Almost imnrii-
ately after his return mulatto woman
came and opened the door and admit
ted us, and prepared supper fer us.
This house L afterwards knew to be IN
designation house. He then resumed
his course Of conduct towards me, and
being controlled by his distinctions aud
| now overcome with his persistence, ne
accomplished my seduction anI ruin.
He kept NE ut this house until
Monday, when he told me that Mr..
Rhodes had been to Cincinnati in
curing for me, and, learning that l
had left, and Col. Breckenridge had
been there to see me, he, Mr.. Rhodes,
called at his, Breckinridge's office to
inquire my whereabouts; that he, Col.
Breckenridge, had told Mr.. Rhodes he
last saw me in Cincinnati. Col. Brock
inridge then directed me to hurry away
and so regulate my movements as to
appear to come from the Frankfort
train, and lead Mr.. Rhodes to believe
that l so came, in which | obeyed him,
and then returned to Cincinnati the
same day. The same week Col Brock
inridge came again to Cincinnati, and
having accomplished my ruin, took me
to the George street house, where he
had formerly taken me, and while
there repeated his course of conduct
and also urged me to go to Lexington
to the Sayre institute to school. He
came again on the 18th of August, and
pursued the same course of conduct
with me, and as result of this course
of conduct by him 1 became pregnant
By his direction | returned to Lexing
ton on or about Thursday, the Dist day
Of August, and entered the Sayre in
stitute in that city, having my room
with two ladies Of the highest respecta-
bility, Miss Mary S. Hoyt and Mrs. A.
Ketchum, No. So North Upper street.
I remained there during the first six
months of my pregnancy, doing what
could to conceal my real condition,
during all Of which time I maintained
myself and received no manner of
financial aid or assistance from Col
Breckenridge.
On the 18th of February, 1856, l
went at his suggestion to Cincinnati to
secure a room in some secluded place,
where could conceal my condition ard
pass through the ordeal of my coming
maternity. / first secured q room in
a place over a mattress store and OPP
posite a livery stable, and next N Il
Jewish family, taking my meals at the
Vienna bakery, opposite Shillito's and
during this time Col. Breckenridge bore
the expenses Of my maintenance, never
exceeding So to SO a week.
The LIST of April, 1885, I went to the
founding asylum at Norwood, outside
of Cincinnati, having been informed
of this place by the doctor whom 1 con-
suited and engaged to attend me. The
asylum was kept by what is known as
the Black Cap Sisters of Charity of
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