Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-27
a wonan's shame.

Missouri.
A Woman's shame.
As / rode In the car on Sunday l saw
n police officer leading neatly and
well.drcssed young woman OF such fine
physique and erect, firm step, could
not believe she was in charge because OF
intoxication. A careless step or stun.
BILE revealed il might bc the case, but
that her woman's shame and pride at
this public exposure gave her will some
power over the automatic movements.
The streets and cars were full OF men
and women on their way from church.
Fathers and brothers and sons were OBJ
servers. Did they question what was TO
bo her fate ut tho station house? II
might be she would be in charge OF
kind and possibly delicate'minded mon;
but no woman would be there to care for
or perchance conceal the mental and
moral deiormity of the poor creature, to
say nothing OF protection to the form OF
woman, The strong, full face of the
woman, over the unmistakable aspect OF
shame, was flaming as il it had been
struck, or she had been weeping vic.
lently, or storming, or was yet full OF
alcohol. What subject for only mems
presence and care Year after year this
presentment OF the absolute need OF
u woman in charge ut all the station
houses has been urged by women and
by ONE men who have been entirely
conversant with all the life at our city
jail, all our city's reformatory institu-
tions and prisons, even long years
before good governor appointed wo'
men commissioners on prison boards,
and long before the cruelty delayed
accomplishment of women's prison.
Chief OF police, truant officer, officers
from every department OF the municipal
care of criminals have, over and over
again, testified to this absolute need. I
wondered if those fathers, brothers and
sons (for men, and men only, are re-.
sponsible for this cruel neglect carried
this sad sight in the minds eye, or, as n
weight upon their heart, home to the
dinner table, back to the church, or on
the morrow to their business places, to
that inescapable judgment OF the truth.
--CO,T. Boston Transcript.
stirring Lecture.
Mrs. Winifred Banks, neatly.dressed
young woman, was found intoxicated in
the streets two months ago by Officer
Chiardi of the society for the prevention
of cruelty to children. Her two babes
Mary, aged 20 months. and Lizzie,
aged 10-were with her. At Yorkville
police-court, Mrs. Banks told Justice
Power, with many tears, that she had
followed her husband from Boston to
New York, to which point he had come
for work, but had been unable to find
him, and had become discouraged. She
had friends, she said, who had promised
to send her back to Boston. Her story
was found to be truthful, and she was
allowed to go. Mrs. Banks was again
prisoner before Justice Power.
Her face was livid, her eyes were
swollen and watery, her clothing was
worn and untidy, and the younger Of
her infants appeared to have rolled in
inc muu. OluCer Olldrul Saiu Suo was
found at o'clock in the morning, wan-
dering in Fifty. ninth street,so intoxicat.
ed that she was constantly dropping her
baby. She said she had come from the
residence of her father, Owen Skinven.
ton. Skinventon's residence was visited.
A wake was found to bo in progress
over the body of his son, who had died on
the previous day. Skinventon was very
drunk, and very deaf. He at first de-
MED that he knew anything about the
woman, but finally admitted that she
was his daughter, and had been attend
ing her brothers wake and had left to
90 to her sisters house. Both the
father and the sister said the woman
was nuisance, and refused longer to
support her. She was therefore with.
out home Justice Power committed
her for examination.-Nep York Sun.