The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-11
LUREO FROM SCHOOL.
RemarkAbie Story or tho Ruin or a Six
teen Year Old Girl.


teen Year-Oid Girl.
ATLANTA, May .t.-Sixteen. year -old
Katie Page, the daughter of a well-to.dt
lathcr, young school girl In short
dresses from the LaGrange Female Col,
lege, and an exceedingly pretty young
girl, was taken from the house of Fan.
ME Price, on Collins street yesterday
morning, where she was placed by the
man whosdecoycd iher from school, de-
celVcd and ruined her, and where in des.
par and wretChedDess, she has been
trying to starve herself to death to saw.
herself and family the modification of
her own disgrace.
Acting under the INSTRUCT )ns of Chief
Connolly, Sergeant Slaughter took the
young ghl from the Price house, and
carried her to police headquarters.
There between her tears and sObs, the
young girl told to Chief Connolly the
remarkable story OF her downfall, dis
grace and desertiou.
The young girl was well dressed and
mas the air OF a young lady who had
been brought up in tirstclass family.
But from her checks the roses had flown,
from her eyes the lustre was missing,
wnlie on her checks rcsted blush of
shame. Burst into tears the young
GIRL told to Chief Connolly the whole
story OF her ruined life.
Yesterday morning it was reported to
Chief Connolly that very young girl,
not yet lar4e enough to, wear long dress
cs, was being harbored at the place of
Fannie Price. The chief learned that
the young girl had been there but
fe" daJs, and appeared to be in deep
distress. Upon receiving this informa-
ton the chief 1T o"ce sent Sergeant
Slaughter TO the place, where he found
Lhc young Glrl aud carried her to the
police station. AT the house Sci geant
slaughter was told that the girl had
catrn nothing in two days. She was Oh
tered dinner when she reached the police
station, but refused it and no persuasion
| That the officers could use would induce
her TO alter her decision.
The girl gave her are TO The chlet as
sixteen, and sHid that she was the
daughter OF Il well.t,rdo Georgian, who
live q i'll n town u few miles south OF
| Atlanta. For several months she has
been attending the LaCiranse Female
College at LaGrauge, aud was very
highly Thought Of there. a few months
ago, while on the train batweeu La
Grange and Atlanta sha met a vcr,
daShlhg young man giving his name a
llaralSon, who started upa Irritation
With her. and Introducing himself, be
can making desperate love TO her.
' lie seemed TO be perfectly honorable
', and the young lady accepted his advau
E cc3. lie sa" her safely off tho trai
+ Whcn Atlanta WAS reached and pai
! her many more slight aitcntlo ons. Whe
she parted with hm, she asked him l.
{ Visit her at her home. The young maj
| accepted her invitation and III q fey
, weeks availod himself of t.. He wa
: introduced to The young ladY's pretents
J as Que or her Old acquatntances. and rs
such, was hospitality received aud enter.
tanned.
After The Young lady returned to col
lcGc he saw her once or twice, and when
she went home Tor 4 short stay he Vis-
lted her there for the second time. About
The middle OF March the young man met
Tue grl on the train rs she was on her
way 10 LaGraDge and persuaded her to
elopo with him. They stopped in At
lanta and registered at a hotel on White
hall street, where the young lady was
represented a3 the cousin Of the Young
man. They remained there for several
days, although the marriage had never
occurred. The young man wrote to the
parents OF the young girl that they had
been married and would be home soon.
Alter remaining here for a time the
young man tCarcd that The father of the
girl would learn the truth and make
| tr0blc Tor him, ana TO aVlOd this he
carried the girl to Augusta, where he
| placed her in a disrcputabc house. The
young girl remained there two weeks
and was then brought to Atlanta and
carried to Fannie Prices on Collins
street. She had been there but three or
lour days when her presence came to
The knowledge of Chief Connolly.
Alter hearing her story. Chicf Con-
molly at once wired her father and he is
expected here today. 1t is expected,
too, that when he arrives he Will make
II warm Tor his daughters betraver, if
that Young man can be found. Dcspi t
MS treatment OF her the young girl has
not entirely lost faith in her lover. She
says she knows he Will marry her yet.
and doscn'L Want the police to bother
him. She was kept Mt hotel by Chief
Connolly last uight aud will be kept
until her father arrives here.
She gives her name as X ,tie Page.
which Is the name given her by her lover
in order to shield her identity. 1t is fear
ed that uDlCS3 she can be induced to
eat serious results Will lollow.-COn-
stitutiOn.
rIIman Paid Il.