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Miscellaneous Newspaper Data for New Orleans

Mr. Peter Nelson, of New Orleans, advertises Emma B. English, for having run away from him, and cheated him out of his marriage promise. Emma, in reply, admits that she did promise to marry him, and that she deceived him; but she avows she did nothing more. Marry, woman! And is not that enough? While on the subject of these breaches of promise, it may be well to state, that a lady in Virginia horsewhipped a gentleman in commutation of damages for a similar offence. I think he got off quite cheap. Noah’s Nat. Adv. [May 4 1825, Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) Page 4 – Column 1, Submitted by Nancy Piper]

SOLVED THE MYSTERY
A Young Girl Imprisoned Over a Year by a Negro is Rescued From Her Captor by a Policeman.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 18, (1889)
Louise Shoemaker, a pretty girl of fifteen, disappeared from her parents' residence over a year ago and no trace of her could be found until yesterday when Sergeant Kenny, hearing that a white girl was kept a prisoner in the rear of a barber shop on Felicite street kept by Gus Reed, a Negro, went to the place and broke open the door, which was locked. As he entered the rear room he saw the frail form of Miss Shoemaker, naked except for a tattered undergarment. Her face was pale as death and her eyes shown with insane fear as she rushed toward the sergeant and clinging frantically to him cried piteously: "Save me! save me!"
Kenny with difficulty persuaded her that she was now in friendly hands, and the half crazy girl finally became quiet. Assistance was summoned, clothing procured and the girl properly cared for. She states that Reed kept her locked up for over a year, subjecting her to constant outrage. Reed was arrested and locked up. [THE KINGSVILLE TRIBUNE, Vol. VII - No. 11. Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., Ohio., September 20, 1889. I. V. Nearpass, Publisher]