The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-18

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Perhaps searching female prisoners =
not one Of the most grateful tasks IN
the world. bit that j. the vocation 81 .
lady who resides in the Hawies Block.
and has lived there steadily IN the same
suite Of rooms for sixteen years Mrs
Hoose. the lady in question. Is pleas.
ant looking woman. still Young. Moth
ing ia her appearance would Indicate
any unusual strength or determination.
She was not at all ayerse - being inter
viewed. nor did she seem 20 think there
was anything unusual or unpleasant in
her calling.
\ don't mind i at all. she said.
"when the ladies are sober. but when
they have been drinking they some
times make me good deal Of trouble.
They are all innocent, every one o.
them. At least they say they are. and
when find the goods on them. they
wonder how they could have got there.
searched two colored girls the other
day who were accused Of stealing 81
500 from man who strayed into their
den. They laughed AZ me and asked i
thought they wouldn't be smart 70
carry the money around with them.
ANYHOW. they didn't have H.
.sHave you many shop-liftersa"
Eyes; they are my best customers.
One was brought 20 me not long ago
who pleaded pitifuily. She said she
would give me all she had in the world
II would only let her 90; that her hus-
band was respectable man and il
would break his heart. had 70 search
her. and found concealed under each
arm. pit 4 splendid silk and bead cord
and tassel. One smuggIer whom
searched had no underwear on. but
whole pieces Of goods were rolled
around her; her hair was very thick and
n l found several pairs OF kid gloves
twisted up in it. Her husband never
came near her, but her brother tried
his best 70 get her cleared.
lido the women you search belong
70 = very low Glass;
~ search the worst and the best.
Many cases never get into the papers
Well-dressed and respectable women
get drunk and disorderly. and are
brought in. and they send for me 70 g
to the station and search their pockets
for their names and address. and foI
morphine. As these women are al NOR
phine chewers-
III husband Is sent for 70 take hi
wife home and pay fine be always
lays her wrong-doing to morphine,
There il another class Of women; ole
maids who work il shops BY the day
who once ortwice agar 60 out on aspre<
with some gentlemen friends who ar
, sure TO accuse them Of stealing theil
pocket books. One man dropped "a
. pocket book on the street and had . Lad,
, arrested whom he said had picked i up
| 1 searched her but found nothing. and
she was letge."
t" Are they very much frighted when
you examine themf
Yes, and they offer me everything z
let them &c; but teli them must g Is
my duty, ana usually coax them M
, would use main force. Sometimes
have such hard characters % searcl
| that the policemen who bring them A
] are afraid 70 let me 20 IN room aion
( with them. But they never 0ner ID
any harm. Some Of them are dresse'
beautifully and with good taste. too
} Il is not allowable for ne men 7
(; search them; put one rcsPec,ao!o 49,
, who was brought n ior snopliIlng' 2
b k'eptoInsn .nes Sa'L !. 49, ~
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