The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-12-17
NUMBER 1915.
Da. mARy WALKERS PANTA.
IO0NACYs

New York, Dec. 6.-The peculiar
habilliments Of DIR. Mary Walker are
just now involving her in peck Of
trouble. Every time she comes to New
York she makes herself conspicuous as
a martyr 10 principle and pantaloons.
Last evening she entered the parlors of
the Grand Union Hotel and sent a dol
lar down TO the clerk to engage a room.
The clerk went up to the parlor to
learn what manner Of man his guest
was. III beg yonr pardon" said he;
'f you are real man you will walk
round to the Office and register your
name. IL a woman, We cannot accom-
modate You unless you give your pro-
per name" DIR. Mary wouldn't give
her name, and 80 her money was re-
funded and she went away. Shortly
afterward she was arrested on Forty
second street, and taken TO the Nine
teenth street sub-precinct. Here her
identity was made known, or she would
have been locked up for the night.
The officers claim that her language
was insulting aud unwomanly When
discharged she asked for an officer 10
escort her 10 the Windsor hotel, and
then. followed by q curious crowd of
men and boys, she went 10 the Wind
sor and presented herself before the as
tonished clerk. prepared to register her
name. The clerk said decidedly.
Madam, you cannot find lodgings
here. The Grand Union will best suit
you, think. Good evening"" DIR.
Mary turned away Indignantly. Where
she finally got lodging does not ap-
pear, but this afternoon officer Flan-
merry ushered her into superintendent
Walling's sanctum, on charge of dis
orderly conduct. His charge was that
he had good reason TO suspect that
she was woman in male attire. He
was on duty on Broadway when he saw
the prisoner followed 10y crowd. He
suspected he sex and asked her her
business. Her answer was saucy, and
he arrested her. General" broke ont
DR.. Mary, this is another outrage. 1t
is the elimination OF a moan, contemp-
tible plot TO persecute me. / was out
to-day attending to my own legitimate
business, when this jack n-office laws
his hands on my shoulder and saws. II
want TO know il you are man or woman?
Well, L just put him in his place. He
tod me TO go along with him, and il
was no use arguing with such a
chuckle-head, and the way he treated
me-to be dragged through the streets
because of a sneaking, coptemptible
spite. This thing has got to stop. l.
have pistol-pocket in my clothes, and
I'll carry pistol. Yes. and I'll use il,
too. il / am ever handled again by you
ruffians." Walling told her if she did
not get permit TO wear mems clothes
she would very likely be locked up and
fined go. "0h. I've got plenty of
money TO pay the fne," said she.
Now, General, / propose TO give this
fellow and another who insulted me
some time ago the benefit of the law,
and will make formal charges against
them. What crime have committed?'
Mr.. Walling said there appeared to
have been no offense committed by
Mrs. Walker. The wearing Of clothes,
he added, is question of taste. ''The
officer had no right, madam, to q
knowledge that you wore trousers or
petticoats. "Why, he does not vet
know il / am a man or n woman" Mr..
Wslling discharged Mrs. Walker. and
then she made a formal complaint
against Officer Flannery.