Year: 1873

whired before ner and she fell. A post extending
above the caves was the only thing that kept her
from tumbing into the gutter. This post also sup
ported the fence below; but alasl the fence was to
her In her weak strength miles underneath.
Imagine the mental anguish OF the hour Her
form was like thread and her terror lest she
should be discovered cannot be conceived. For
several minutes she laid mOtonless and Providence
alone gave her strength to finally arouse from her
prostrati0n. She raised her trembling ana shiver-
ing form. clothed in its dreadful tatters stained
with the Nth OF her prison, and each EFFORT was
pang, while the increase Of her progress was by
inches She reached the fence; she fell from IL the
next instant on the pavement. She laid there. she
knows not how long. When she gained her feet,
her ideas OF the neighborhood were confused. She
cutched the palings with her thin and bloodless
hands, and then steadying herself, wandered away
for three squares. She reached gate there 1t was


FIVE O'CLOCK In THE MORNING.


The gate swung back with bang, and the next
moment she fell with the cry, 30, God o, God |
they have killed me at last !" From the house
came a woman. This woman was Mrs. Wilson,
who gave her testimony this afternoon, and from
whom proceeded the narrative am now relating
This woman picked her up. She could not stand
Mrs. Wilson supported her and, affected to
her hearts core. tenderiy bore her into
the house. She revived her and slowly
famed into life the almost expired spark
Taen she gave her toast and md tea and in
girl opened her eyes with all the wOnderment OF a
mortal within the corridors OF heaven. Then the
lady washed her and put her in q clean bed. She


left her soundly sleeping. She then sent for the
girls sister, Mrs. Sailor, who had never been
tolerated to approach the house In which the un.
fortunate girl was confined, and who had. of
course been entirely unaware OF the poor girls
treatment. She came to the police station.
Rowland and Miss s. J. Baptist, the
they had starved. They were arrested at once. a.'
When the girl was confined after Christmas the
neighbors thought she had gone away, because
they. did not see her: and after her escape the
cruel creatures who had confined her made no
effort to learn OF her whereabouts. They have
never seen her since until to-day.


THE REASON THE PARTIES GAVE


for tying the girls hands behind her back that
she had tendency to indulge IN unnatural prac.
! that he had examined her and that there were no


indications that such was the case. They


she would steal, whereupon another gentleman
| (Mr. Mickey sw0re that he knew her to pc per
lecty honest, for she had at one time been undel


his employ;


THE MOST TERRIBLE EVIDENCE
| against the parties were the clothes found upon


her by Mrs. Wilson, which this noble and generous


woman showed to the Court to-day. They cannot
| be described. Their stencil penetrated every par


OF the room. The people assembled there turned
|
| mass OF rags-dirrv rags, filed with vermin. The un


dergarments were nothing but shreds, stained al
| over with sCaly substance of the most nOxous


character and when that poor girl came to give
| her testimony every cheek was ashen, for 1t was


with difficulty that she said word. Her emacia
| ton was terrible. she was wavering, boodiess
| skeleton, and that was all. Never have seen an
! audience so affected Almost every SOUL really
believe felt an impulse TO arise and crush the in
| human iends who had brought an innocent girl tc


sucn wreck, and believe every soul would have


regarded such an act lully justified in heaven; She


was very, very weak; she could scarcely speak, and


there had already been so much evidence to prove


the purity OF her character and the extent to which
she mad suffered that the Alderman rendered her
examination as brief as possible after which she
returned to the home of her sister, and her per-
secutOrs were securely locked up.


Such is the outline of the terrible affair, and
upon what page OF history will you find recorded a
similar crime2 Ny communication, written at a
late hour ut night, has been necessarily hurried,
and l have had no time to dwell upon The poor
girls anguish. The strongest Officers were
affected at the recital this afternoon, and at
the sight of those garments all yelled their eyes
Where is the punishment of such a crime and o
what nature is that eternity which must at some
hour Surround these fendsp