The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-24
DIDN'T co 10 NEW YORK.
Nan Miller and Susie Thompson
Found in "A Henry Street House.

Nan Miller and Susie Thompson
Found in n Henry Street House.
Nan Miller and Susie Thompson, the
two girls, who were supposed to have left
Savannah on the steamship Kansas City,
were found yesterday in a house Of ILL
fame on Henry street by the detectives
and are now at the homes of their par
ents.
A telegram was received by Chief Nc
Dermott from Chief Detective OBrien of
New York. stating that the girls were not
on the Kansas City, which arrived in that
city yesterday morning. Information had
already been received at the police bar
racks, however that the girls were at Lii
lian Clayton's house on Henry street, near
Burroughs, and Detectives Godbold and
Barrett had gone there to investigate.
When the detectives arrived at the house
they found only the proprietTess, who
stated positively that the girls had not
been there, and that she knew nothing of
their whereabouts. The detectives were
suspicious, however. They took their de-
parture, pretending to be satisfied with
the results of their visit, but only went
a short distance away and awaited devel-
opments. Ten or fifteen minutes later
they called at the house again and found
the two girls in back room. Both girls
and proprietress were defiant at first but
when the girls found the detectives meant
business they agreed to go with them
without trouble.
On account of the conduct OF the pro-
prietress the detectives decided to take
her to the barracks also. All three were
taken to the chiefs room, and the moth
ers of the girls were sent for. They ar
rived shortly after accompanied by some
Of their friends OF relatives. When their
mothers arrived, the girls, who had up to
that time taken the affair nonchalantly,
broke down and mothers, girls and friends
wept together. The chiefs office was tenn
porarily transferred into a scene of tears
and repentance. The scene was too much
for the chief, who retired and left the
girls and their mothers to talk the matter
over together.
The girls professed their desire to re-
turn home and maintain a correct course
in future. This made matters easy, and
after a further conference with Chief Nc
Dermott they were allowed TO leave the
barracks with their mothers and friends.
By advice of the chief, a case was made
against Lillian Clayton, charging her with
keeping a house of III fame and maintain
ing it for immoral purposes.
The Clayton woman was locked up. Her
statement of her connection with the es-
capade of the girls would, IL true, entire
ly exculpate her from blame The girls
left their homes Saturday night but the
Clayton woman claims not to have seen
or known anything of their whereabouts
until Monday night, when they came to
her house. They remained there about
two hours, she said. and wanted to spend
the night, which she declined TO allow, as
she had no room for them. When the de-
tectives called yesterday morning, she
said. the girls were not there but came
in shortly after the detectives left, which
accounted for their being there when the
detectives made their second visit. This
story seems very improbable, but the wo-
man insists that II Is true. She also
claims that she can prove that she does
not keep house of IN fame. The detec-
tives think II probable that the girls did
visit other houses besides that Of the
Clayton woman.