The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
Two ORPHANS
IN ACTUAL LIFE
Story OF Little Mother"
And Her Charge.
BATTLING FOR A LIVELIHOOD
Two Orphaned Girls Clung
Together and Suffered
Rude Awakening.
YOUNG MEN FALSE FRIENDS


The Chicago Record-Herald of
last Wednesday tells the following
thrilling story:
Fifteen years ago, in Braddock.
Pa, the parents of Emma and Anna
Davis 10th died within month.
Emna was then 8 and Anna years
old. The death of their parents
left them without known relative.
The neighbors crowded about the
fearful children and made much OF
them--at least until the excite
ment of the funerals had abated.
Then the two little girls found they
We're Gin the way"
Little Emma pondered over the
problem. Then she figured out she
could take care Of 3year-old Anna.
With her hair in braid and her
dresses barely touching her knees,
she got a Job" as a domestic. Her
wages were so week. On this
pitiably small sum, gained by twelve
hours work. day, she played
mother" to baby Anna.
But salaries earned by youth
ful Gomes;ics do not grow to bank
presidents size, even with years of
service. Emma found this out
when Anna reached her teens. The
salary" wouldn't stretch, so Anna
went to work, also as a domestic.
when II years old.
As they grew older the girls de-
cided they were not getting along
in the world Factory work
brought larger wages, and Anna
even aspired some day to be stem
ographer. To this end they moved
TO Pittsburgh FIVE years ago, Emma
still playing the part of mother"
Then love came into their lives
as factory hands. Emma, now "a
years old, became engaged to a
railroad man. A year ago he met
death under the wheels of train.
Anna. who had dreams of hap
d. home for herself and her sis
ter-mother," learned to her sorrow
awhile after her engagement, that
her sweetheart wasn't good man.
To get away from the scene of
this heartbreak the girls went to
retroit. Work was scarce there;
their finances dwindled to nothing;
a SIS diamond ring Emma's sweet
heort had given her before his
death went to a pawnbroker.
About the time they were
getting hungry they met Alec H.
Heiser and Frank Schultz, two well
dressed boys, to whom the girls
contided their troubles. Heiser and
Schultz told them they lived in Chi
cago and there were lots of jobs
at big money at home" They Of
fere1 to get the girls employment;
they would even escort them there.
The girls came. They were ia
ken to mice. quiet rooming-
house" in West Erie street. But
they were surprised while they were
unpackng their meager belongings
to receive a call from two strange
men. They protested and the men
left. That night Heiser and Schultz
came to them and told them they
would have TO lead immoral lives.
you are in Florence Koerner's
place and you can't get OUT they
told the girls.
When Emma tried to protect An
ma, Heiser produced a revolver and
threatened to kill her II they re-
fused to do his bidding. Emma
screamed. A policeman heard her
cries and raided the place.
Mother" Emma and Daughtor"
Anna are now in home for girls.
The federal grand jury yesterday
heard the story of their attempted
seduction. The Koerner woman is
being held on pandering charges
and indictments for alleged viola
tion of the white slave act will
probably he returned against Hell
ser and Schultz.