The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-22
NO lone WILL BE PROSECUTED.
A story of What BefeI Young Girl
Who Was Travelling Alone.

About "a week ago on the evening train
from Boston, which arrives here at 10 40
O'Clock there was girl in the second
class car who had q through ticket to
Moncton, n. Is. She was pretty, Is years
old and was travelling alone. Her sister
who lives in Boston, had taken her to
the train and before leaving her had her
consigned TO the care of the colored por-
ter in charge Of that car.
On the same train was young man
from Portland who had AS his travelling
companion another Portland young man
and young womaL who also claims this
city as her residence. This latter woman
has n reputation which is none of the best
and all the way down on the train she
drank freely from bottle which was
passed about by the two young men who
were with her. The trio was In car
lust ahead of the second class coach in
which the young girl was travelling.
In some way this young girl attracted
the attention of one of the young men
and a Irritation was the result. Finally
the woman who was with this young
follow managed to entice the New Bruins
wick girl into the forward car and there
introduced her to the men. The quartette
filed two seats and talked and laughed
the remainder of the way to Portland
When this city was reached the girl was
persuaded by either the woman or one of
the young men to accompany the party
up town.
As she left the train the colored porter
saw her and tried to prevent her going
The girl Indignantly refused to be ooun
seled by the porter and a scene which
| attracted the attention of the passengers
resulted. Finally u policeman was ap-
realed to by the porter and asked To In
terfere in the casa. The officer said he
knew nothing about the matter and had
no right to prevent the girl leaving the
train II she so desired unltss the cnnduc-
| tor of the train should ask him to do SO.
The conductor was found by the porter.
but refused to take any part in the mat
| ter and in the end the girl went oil with
the woman and young men.
On Monday last this young girl ap-
peared at Union station and tried to take
passage on train for the cast. Her ticket
had run out several days before and the
railroad officials told her she could not
trav upon 1t but would have to buy a
new ticket. The girl had no money and
apparently no friends and wandered dis
| con solately about the station all day.
Bipally she told her stony TO police
officer who sent her into the station.
1t seems that the girl had been taken to
a hotel by tho party who was with her on
the train and there left with one of the
Young inen. Monday morning he had
deserted her, suddenly disappeared and she
did not know either his right name or
his whereabouts.
When these factsi were told the officers
at the police station hunt was at once
| Instituted for the young fellow who lad
been seen with the girl at the Union sta
ton the week before. After long hunt
this officer found his man in Portland
theatre and arrested him In the presenoa
Of several hun 1red people and took him to
the police station. Yesterday this case
engaged the attention of the police for
some time and some arrangement was
made whereby the man was discharged
and the girl sent home to Moncton ny
the midnight train last night II was
STATED at the police station last night that
no prosecutions would be made In this
case.