The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-03
| FIGHT FOB A GIRL.
1.srtling Charges i'm the Mary
Laneuville Case.
~ HINGES ON QUESTION or AGE
s.<h Party says the Other Wants the
GIRL for Evil Purpeses-Ccurt
gews-Blotssr.

S wtff1 hCfn hnsUaA1 aa41 AssNi 1tS stfak-
r.ing for the possession OF the girl, who Is
sr<-egy pretty child Of Is years. and the
90 parties charge each other with the
most unholy designs on the girl.
The bearing vas begun in Judge os-
xcrn's court at O'Clock yesterday, but
awins 10 the absence OF Sister Mary OF the
xxtsvity and the girls mother and hus-
sana who are all material Witnesses.
eoutinuance vas granted at the request Of
tam Fairfield, the attorney for the House
1.-THE Good Shepherd, until Tuesday morn
&sss AZ 10 O'Clock. The girl was in court.
scrompanied by two Sisters, "a
xers Rosa Della. the petitioner for
fhs writ, who appears as her next
friend. and Joseph de Rosa. her
all<xed seducer. The answer was read by
NJ. Fairfield. denying that she is in the
House Of the Good Shepherd against her
WI, a. well as ell the other allegations
Then Mr.. Fairfield gave De Rosa scoring
snd got into an alteration with Z. G..
Kriste. the attorney for Rosa Della, who
Interrupted and was threatened with ar
7sst for contempt. The latter replied, CIV
ing Norm similar scoring. Each attor-
nsy said that the man whose battle the
force her into a life of shame. and Mr..
Kriets claimed that as the girl was OF age.
In consequences of her marriage. she had
right 20 choose whether she would remain
In the House OF the Good Shepherd or not.
Judge Osborn, in ruling on the motion
for continuance. said the point made by
Mr.. Krie.e. that the girl was entitled to
her liberty and could not be kept In the
House Of the Good Shepherd a moment
without her consent. was good one and
would be sustained. provided, however,
that the husband was Of age. Still. the
court would be very sorry 10 see the girl
given into the custody of De Rosa and his
people. II they were such persons as Mr.
Fairfield had represented them. On the
other hand, he would also be sorry 10 see
the husband obtain possession of his wife.
n he was any such man as Mr..
Kriete had pictured him. The court
vas satisfied that the girl was in
good hands where she was. and whether
lawfully restrained or not, it would be
better for her to remain there until the
case was finally determined. The Judge
3 then ordered the case continued until
Tuesday morning. warning Mr. Fairfield
70 produce the husband and mother in
court promptly. The only question to be
decided when the court opens on that
morning will be whether NORM is of age
or not: II 30. the girl will be released from
the House Of the Good Shepherd; if not,
she will remain.
Mary Laneuville. the girl who Is alleged
70 y Illegally restrained of her liberty, is
faii, biue-eyed. yellow haired, small
hafured girl, rather good looking, but
rather hardened in appearance. She was
plainly dressed yesterday and, to all out
ward appearances, was merely an inter-
ested spectator of the exciting scenes and
bot the principal actor.
Mr.. Fairfield, the attorney for the House
Of the Good Shepherd, was asked to give
the girls story as he know IL, and said
This girl. who 10 known in this case as
Mary Lanenvilie, is Mary NORM. She IL a
french Canadian and lived for long
TINE with her mother. q very respectable
woman. at Mission. b. c. AZ q very early
&c. about Ia, she was married to her pres
sat husband. who is cook in Tacoma.
and went TO that city 70 live. In order 10
heip in getting q home she went 10 work
10 tailor shop in Tacoma, doing some
nnskilled labor, and in this way she met
and became infatuated with Joseph de
Rosa, journeyman tailor. He battered
her and finally persuaded her to come with
him TO Seattle. They went to live with
louis Della aud his wife, who room in the
Maitland block, at 17i7 Front street, and
there lived in open adultery for some
time Al last the girls mother heard
about her fall and come down 10 find her.
Che located her as living with Della, but
could not find Delia's house. So she went
10 the tailor shop where DE Rosa is en-
ployed as cutter and, representing
herself as friend of her daugh-
er, got De Rosa to take her
with great kindness, but when she
bad once got into the room with the girl.
enc turned on DE Rosa and gave him o
great raking over. Then she took the
girt 70 the House Of the Good Shepherd.
As IN ali cases OF this sort. something had
70 50 wrong. and some of the girls clothes
we're left behind. The mother then re-
safnsd TO get them and De Rosa followed
asr, tnns hnding where his lost love was.
las was in the early part of Aagust.
Nov sfew days ago DE Rosa dropped
90 70 the idea OF getting the girl out OF the
institution on a writ Of habeas corpus, aud
his Is the result. The girl has several
uinss confessed that. while she as living
Win DE Rosa as his mistress, he asked
ser TO 10 into house OF iil-fame and earn
money, and IN my opinion that is the rea-
s'houEh he does not petition for the writ.
~ ~ TIE ono who wants it, not Mrs. Della.
re wants 10 make 4 prostitute of the girl.
lacy did not deny this statement when
maae u IN court today. BY the way. here
sAcepy of letter that he Rosa snug
PED tnto the House of the Good Shepherd
- Tue sleeve Of garment sent the girl
non bis place on August IL"
NJ. fairfield here handed the reporter q
'e'tsv. of which the following Is q copy;
"llsaF Asry, Remember wherever you
r. Isas II possible write TO me. and do not
sst any one coax you 10 go hack TO your
aeseahd. and u ever you get the chance 60
raa away and have not got the money.
sfse aad will send il TO You, or come
eve. aad take you wherever you 90. Dear.
vi mary, have not slept wink since
ioa ieis ar hardly eaten bite, but, Mary,
.sse courage. and We will try soon TO see
ssSa other. JoE
Joseph he Rosa, iTIT Front street Ss-
snls, Wash"
Ar. kriete says tia. this letter IL q
1'esry aud VAS never written by De Rosa,
aaa as eilncher produces letter written
essmped. feminine hand in red ink.
saa pureoriing "a be from Mary IAneu.
'aas &c Joseph lie Rosa This letter 10
Fes'maFked Mission, h. c. and in il Mary
s'is Joe that she has just arrived at her
aotneF's house from the House OF the
Soed Shepherd. and tells him 10 keen IN
as heart, that all will be well in the end.
sae iaen goes on to ask for a ring which
sae gave Joe when they first met each
esAef. 90 this lac said:
lhat letter Is forgery unon il. face.
sof TIE girs was IN the House Of the Good
aspheFd shen ii pugpoy,s to have been
fissa. Ii must have been written by,