The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-13
EMMETT A. BISHOP
PLACED ON TRIAL
He Is an Old Man and Is Charged
with Enticing Little Girls.
BROUGHT THEM FROM PHILADELPHIA
They We're Sisters and One Of Them
He Wanted for neutrality-suspicious.
Installing Her in His Apartments
ON Cedar Avenue He UnfOlded His
Designs..The Case Went to the
Jury at ) O'Clock.

Emmett A, Bishop, charged with en-
ticing and inveigling girls under III
years of age for immoral purposes, was
put on trial yesterday in criminal court
before Judge Archibald. District At
torney John r Jones conducted the
case for the commonwealth and At
torney John r. Martin was Bishops
legal representative.
On August 10 last Rev. p. c. Christ,
pastor of st. Mary's German church on
the South Side. was made acquainted
with the fact that Anabella and Helen
Einig. the former Is and the latter 10
years old of Philadelphia, and children
of respectable German Catholic par
ents, were in the clutches of Bishop at
rooms in the Miller block on Cedar ave-
nue. between River and Hickory streets.
The little girls had fled to the convent
of st. Mary's church for protection, and
in that way Father Christ was made
aware of it.
He sent for Mrs. w b. Duggan and
she took the children in charge and
learned from them thai Bishop went to
Philadelphia represented he was in the
hotel business in Scranton. and wanted
a girl to do work for him. He pro-
missed good wages and was willing to
take Helen, the 10 year old girl, along
that Anabella might not be lonesome.
The parents of the girl are poor, and
c0nfiding in Bishops assumed honesty
of purpose they consented to let both
girls go with him. He represented that
he owned one of the largest brick build
! ings in Scranton.
SENT TO COUNTY JAIL.
Mrs. Duggan had a warrant sworn
out for his arrest, and in default of bail
he was sent to the county Jail where he
has remained since. The girls have
been domiciled at the House of the
Good Shepherd since at the suggestion
of District Attorney Jones.
Bishop is go years old and has any
thing but venerable countenance. He
didn't seem to be very greatly disturbed
yesterday at the very many uncOm-
plimentary things said of him by the
| older of his victims and the district at
torney. Mr.. Jones applied the term
monster as expressive of the defend
| ants calibre.
Helen Einig, the younger of the two
girls, was put on the stand first, but
she became SO hysterical that she had
| to be taken out of the court room be-
fore she told more than an incoherent
story of the case. She is a bright, pret-
| ty little girl.
Her sister, Anabella, was then put on
tiS Stulu, anu tHbuSu SIlt NdS nervous
at times, she answered the questions
put to her in a straightforward and
convincing style. She has a good edu-
cation, and was able to meet Mr.. Mar
tins attempt to confuse her on cross
examination by more than once turn
ing the laugh on him.
STORY OF THE GIRL.
| The story she told in a general way
| was that she was introduced to Bishop
| at the employment agency OF a Mrs.
| Hunter, 1888 Tenth street. Philadelphia,
| early last August. 1t was represented
| that he wanted a girl to work for him
| In his hotel in Scranton at good wages.
| She believed he was telling the truth
and after her parents were satisfied she
| agreed to come. Before thy gave their
| decision Bishop suggested that Helen,
the younger girl. might come as COM
panion. and that this inducement on
his part resulted in making them be-
lieve he was all right. They came and
reached Scranton about 1920 at night.
He brought them to his rooms on Cedar
| avenue. and when she saw the dirty,
dingy apartments he ushered them into.
her expectation being raised to hoping
| for a comfortable and well-furniSheG q
household. she Immediately made up
| her mind that there was something
wrong.
Bishop gave them a bedgoom Cox
themselves and did not in any way
molsst them from the night they ar
rived until Il week, all but a day, later.
Then he made improper proposals to
her in the bedroom within the heuiin z
of the other girl She remained stead
fast against his infamous proposition
and herself and sister cried almost all
night. The next morning the younsa,
one went out and told her story to the
| sisters of st. MaryS convent, and they
| were rescued from the talons Of the
human vulture.
FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
She could not give positive testimony
as to her age, but she says her parents
| told her she was only Ii years old when
she left home.
The defense was that it was case
Of an old man after a young wife. and
foolish girl. Bishop said he wanted
housekeeper and went to Philadel-
phia just to see the place. but while
there combined business with pleasure
| and went to Mrs. Hunters place. She
told him she had some one she. could
recommend to suit him and made ar
appointment with him to call around
the next day. He did so and met the
| Einig girl.
While they Were talking over the
terms, etc, he mentioned the fact thai
if he got nice person for housekeepel
he might marry her after awhile. The
girl said she was satisfied to marry hin
If he was rich. as he represented. and
when he urged her TO weigh well the
fact that he was an old man and she
young girl. That didn't matter, she
said.
Bishop said his occupation is that OF
carriage maker in the employ of Oscar
Helreigel, of Cedar avenue, and he pro-
fessed only the most honorable inten-
tion in bringing the Einig girls to his
parlors. District Attorney Jones was
ready for him. He had a bundle of let
ters found in Bishops apartments wher
he was arrested showing that he has
been industriously engaged in the bust.
ness of getting housekepeers.