, 1879-05-25
EVEN STREET-WALKERS HAVE
RIGHTS.

BILE brutality on the part OF Two policemen To-
1rard vorn,n and IT. r. MT unlikely that supt.
"alo "9' - - ,.s.at;ra,a tba rondnat
oea9c} MIL oe asneo ~ to'os.saDo '41o eo"~ueS
OF the officers Win we" 10 tAeal SUMMARY u's-
nissal. It appears that Capt O'Donnell had
sent ont squad of men in citizens' dress to
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p1cA ~ ssAee." .. - a,a+a
and Steele met mary Jane her"lo On ota"
street, and arrested her. She Is rs years OF age,
very strong, and has the reputation OF being
able to thrash Roxy Brooks. Not long ago q
eingle officer attempted to take her to
The lock-nn, but she turned On him
and heat him. and he. had to let her 90, OF
rather walk away from her. It has always taken
two noIiccmcn 10 get her to the station when
sober. IF drunk. three or four have all they
want IN do She was sober last njrht but
knowinr her disposition, Mcdonald and Steele
eei7e5 her. one hy the wrist and the other br the
arm and drarred her along Harrison street.
This won1d apnear TO have been unnecessary
since she nromiscd. If a}1oTed to stand nm. ro 20
e1one nnietIy. Rut thew wnn1dn't listen to her.
and quite crowd collected around her.
Several protested against such treatment;
the officers were inoi1lerent" Ihey po4eo
nei w W s1o ~, .;Sona1t-, +onrius- .a,,a ~
hcr c1othinr off and exnos;ng her nerson. Size
begged fur Gods sake to be permitted to walk
that she might be not dtsrobed entirely: but
her appeals lel On oeat ea5s tnlru 4 onsss' st
nnu nau.fi % ona a steele Erre immovahie Thev said.
40 hell. she will not walk, We can't do any
thing with her.'' So. they continued dragging
her, and dragged her along the sidewalk, md
across the streets about three blocks, until the
Armory was reached: She was at once hustled
brutes went out after another victim: Though
prostitute, and a '' hard case" Mary Jane Kcrwin
is woman, and the WaT in which she WAS treat-
ed by Mcdonald and Steele last night cannot oe
pal1iated- she was nearly naked when taken
along the street, and besides she was badly
bruised anu scratcneu aoo9t tne !ees, "naH ne1
outrage, and the two officers are disgrrce to the
force: II they wished 70 avolo ttonole, OF we're
attd - - ge 4ha;r d,,4n 4o ssst hsc11 nr ~.
ernress-Wacon. Tie matter is certainly one
which should be looked into By Supt. Seavey.
He can get any number OF Witnesses to the
br9tallty ng senalng some one 10 h mnae inquiries
IL 1Ae net Do"' A'>'1- I -ns.s.o~~ 10o'o' -
CAREY.
The var6;ct of the ifrr imnane1ed to fnonira
into Tho mental eond,tion of WI11iam Carey. the
-an1derer - of Hegwein. was rendered yesteriav
morning in the Criminal Court, the Jury pro-
uouncing the prisoner Of sound mind. He was
immediatelv arr.irned to nlead. but his counsel.
- ro-r,,,b.oi .ntered a motion to opash
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The motion to quash was overruled, and Carey
vas again called upon to plead. he attempted
to address the Court, claiming that be was not
guilty, that the nime of the murdered man was
Given wrongly in the first indictment two hay
Ing been found, and that the whole
proceedings were Illegal. After some
demur. he consented to acknowledge that
be was not guilty, and the trial was set for
Tuesday. 1t is reported that, in spite Of the
finding Of the jury, the miserable farce Of at
he resorted to on the trial It so Carey will
swing.
ANOTHER SCALPER RUN IN.
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