The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-09
She Was Decoyed From Paris for
Vile Purposes.
UNDER FALSE PROMISES
mat Is the Story She Told the Police,
The Associated Charities Will Look
After Her-Lagresse Tells His
Version Of the Affair.

protection yesterday afternoon from
Officer Schmid, who willingly and
promptly set in motion the ponderous
machinery of the law of free coun-
try in behalf of a prosecuted girl who
has been most cruelty imposed upon
by one or more Of her own country
men, Her case is striking example
in proof of the nefarious methods en-
ployed by class of human vultures
to procure Partisan girls to lead lives
of shame in this city. Camille revolted,
rebelled and sought protection of the
law, which was Immediately given to
her
She tells narrowing story of
shameful treatment. The story is IL
Illustrative Of many similar cases,
which, owing to the ignorance of the
girls or to the fact of their being
cowed into submission by men who
| woman instinct sometimes prompts
them to believe are superior to them
| in every quality, are not brought to
the attention of the authorities. In
| such cases the girls drift with the tide
| OF their environs and are soon lost to
| the world and consequently become
| adapted to their miserable surround
| ings. But in the case of Camille, it
was different. She at once discern
| ed the awfulness of her situation and
| resolved to eXtricate herself from the
| meshes of vice which her own country
| men had thrown around her. Her
story, told through an interpreter, in
substance is as follows:
Il arrived here three days ago from
Paris. / came at the solicitation of
Victor Lacrosse, who told me by let
ter that l could receive employment
here at remunerative wages. He said
my work would be agreeable to me.
| am poor girl; my parents are poor
The money with which to pay my fare
to Butte was sent to me by Lacrosse.
L left home in high spirits, and my
parents were joyful in the hopes that
at last l could see a way to make my
mark in the world. I arrived three
days ago and was met at the depot
by LACROSSE, who took me to room
at No. 81 East Galena street Before
the next day l realized how 1 had been
deceived. I was almost distracted and
wanted to return to my home. There
was another woman in the house. I
could see at once where l was. I I'M
derstood it all. I told them that I was
going away and they locked me in
and wouldn't let me out of the room.
l was forced to submit to their indig
mites.
Three days of this torture made
me desperate. Yesterday l openly re-
belled and Lacrosse struck me and
knocked me down. / ran out of the
room and into the street. l saw this
man (SchmiD with the brass buttons
and told him what they had done to
me, but he couldn't understand me-"
Here the officer explained the manner
OF the girl when she approached him.
He understood her meaning, even if
ne was not versed in the language of
the French. He took her to the office
of Police Magistrate Sullivan, who.
after hearing the story of the poor
girl, said with showing of indigna-
ton mingled with pity:
This is an outrage The magis-
trate after instructing the officer to
accompany the girl to her uninviting
abode, where she might secure her
clothes, put on his hat and started out |
in search of some one connected with
the Associated Charities.
On April 20 Lacrosse was arrested |
on charge of vagrancy, which, in
his case, meant that he was guilty of
the crime of living entirely in the So
proHlgate. dissolute person and |
strictly no good on earth He, like
others of his clan, paid the fine and |
continued to do business as is his |
wont.
The officer and Camille went to No,
% East Galena. where the girl put on
neat, but inexpensive street dress
gloves and black sailor hat. They re-
turned to the city hall. where Camille
noticed that her cape had been torn as
II by spite work Of the woman who had |
conspired to cause her absolute ruin.
The girl is of 4 very nervous temper
ament and kept .,lutching at her
sleeves and ruff1es on her waist. When
she returned there We're half a dozen
men in Chief of Police Mulhullands Of
flce, not one of whom could speak or
understand the F;sncn language. 70
them the girl tried to tell her troubles.
out THESE valuable scc"ats would not be
nnally gave it up Officer Roehelleau
was sent for and to aim Camille told
the story she ha1 related a short time
previously to Deputy Sheriff Aware.
Polce Magistrate Sullivan secured an
order from the Associated Charities for
temporary lodgings for the girl
In the meantime Officer Schmid had
gone down to interview Lagresse and
his female companion. They handed
out their side of the story, which was
to the effect that tae girl cana here Of
her own volition; that sh;, had been in
a house of ill-fame in Paris. that size
took kindly to her new surroundings in
Butte; that the good women of the
row had given her lots of nice
that in fact, every stitch Of
she wore was given to her by
her friends on GaleAa street: that she |
was no good at all
All of this the girl empnati.ally de-
MED and the officers are inclined TO be-
ieve that she is the victim of Butte
from start to finish. La
crosse deposited money enough with
he officers to pay the girls fare back
% Paris. This money Is in the Great
Northerns ticket office and il is proba
Die that Camille will soon be en- route
pack to her native city.
The very prompt manner III which
LACROSSE secured the money with which
% send the girl back and his evident
anxiety to get her out Cf the way lead
he officers to believe that there rroha-
1ly is something more to be told, and
be girl may be put through a severe
questioning in raga.d to the manner in
which she was induced to come 10
suite. she admits that another girl ac-
h11t :,