Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-10
IN A DUNGEON CELL.
HARSH TREATMENT sY POLICEMEN.
She is Forced to Use . Board for a
- Couch When She Actually
g.. Needed More Careful
Treatment.

NEw YORK, May 9-Marie Peseux, the
young companion Of Jas. II. Marriott Ar
rested on Saturday for stealing diamonds
worth $4,000 from Franz Kramer. OF the
Rue ST. Honore, Paris and released Sun
day, the evidence showing she knew moth
ing OF the robbery, had terrible experience
in the police station cell. She will In
short time become . mother. She 10 lit
tie creature with large hazel eyes and
wealth OF curls Couleur cendree. 1t would
be an exaeger.tion to call her very pretty,
yet there Is much in her Partisan face and
about her whole person to interest and A.
tract
Her rNatural Reanenent
and charm of manner have aroused sym.
pathy for her. Her story had reached
reporter through the lsndlady OF the house
where she lived and an interview was
sought. At firstshe seemed little disposed
to talk, but continually referred to her
lover, asking when he would be released.
''He wants TO get out Of prison and marry
me- They promised us he should be 70.
leased II he gave up the diamonds, and he
they are still keeping him in js,L God
only knows what l shall do. ! now learn
it is a common trick for the police TO make
and then
Break Promise."
Presently the reporter returned TO the
subject Of her treatment in the station
house. She turned toward the qUes.ioner
and cried:
& We'll. Monsieur, a, YOU ask Il. Twill tell
You all. ! acknowledge did wrong Even
though Henri was my fance, ! did very
wrong 10 become his companion. But !
still consider myself an honest woman and
undeserving OF the insults that wers hsaped
upon me. My condition should have
asine my state Of body and mind. The
shock and fright attending our arrest,
coupled with
Ny Physical Csnditisn.
were such that by Saturday night, . hosPi.
tai would have been the right place Tor
ME. Instead OF this was consigned TO .
closed cell, hardly wide enough ~ move In,
with q bare board for q couch. That was
bad enough was Il mott But II Was com.
paratively nothing. After lying on tha'
board for q few moments Q medium sized
man with rough face and coarse mustache
opened the cell door and asked me u had
stood so much English and answered neg
hand and pressed IL. thought
He smy pathised with Ne.
called over TO Henri. who was In cell
on the other side OF the prison: VOLTA up
honnete homme qui pitie de moi Here
is good man who sympathizes with mel.
In a few moments he returned and entered
the cell and gave me rolledup coat 70 use
as a pillow. He also offered me some cog.
nae. ] was feeling sick, and, thanking him
heartily, took half q swallow. IL was then
his manner began TO change. lie pressed
me to take some more OF the stun, coming
up near 10 ME and bending over my head.
As refused he placed the bottle down on
the floor, and, selling my head with his
hands, he tried TO impress kiss on my
lips. | recoiled just in time TO evade him.
but he came so near that | felt his breath
on my lips.
lie did not Mind my Rcsistence.
but tried over and over again TO get his
arms around me and press me TO himself.
At last finding was resulute he grasped
one Of my hands and ~ any great loath-
ing covered IL with kisses. I now grew
frantic for ] saw that I was practically In
his power. AZ loud As ] could called out
to Henri, Here Is a man trying TO do yio-
lence TO my person. For Gods sake how
| shall call for aid In English Henri
cried back Call out "he!p, help" This !
| did at the top OF my voice, and the man
becoming frightened went out OF my cell.
] noticed be did not turn the lock, but
merely put down the lock, and this fact
| convinced me he would return
ny Fears were Net Cnfeasd"A.
| A little later, after two or three drunken
women had been dragged by their legs TO
| quiet, heard the door OF my cell CRATE on
| lie hinges and the man paid me another
| visit He was fully a. obstrusive ~ belore
in fact more 30. lie took my hand and
| kissed it, and tried To catch hold Of differ.
| ent parts of my body. An Monsieur,
| Ceiait atroce, airoce!" and the speaker
paused 10 lay stress on the last words. The
renen brahes oi the scene appeared 10 over
| power her. "Ab, oui, Monsieur." she cos.
| tipued, and add 10 all this the physical
| suffering the close atmosphere and the
] oa,bs spd drunken shrieks OF several fallen
| won on in neighboring cells, and you Will
| have an idea of what ] vent through.
| will not give any more a""..::!.!.'
They are Too Disgusting
to be dw.lt upon. can only say that the
! man came into my cell about i've times
| during the night always 10 renew his I'd.
vances, and when st length ! refused him
with greater energy than before, be grew
y, NEuVHNi up NV Nv1t Huu went
, pwsy-this time for good. never slept q
| wink the whole night, and vas more dead
J than alive when reached Court the next
dsy."
The reporter titr -,sited the Twenty.
| ninth Precinct Police Ptst,on Captsfn
| Williams and asked the sergcsnt behind
the de'k for an explanation.
II don't know nothing about II, he nut
tered, all ] kin say II that there wuk .
fence In one OF the cells Wot asked me 20
give rome covering 10 his young woman.
] went over tober cell snd
Gave Her ~ CsaI
Thsts jist oil had TO do with her
1T rather strsnSe she should make
such an accusation without any reason for
IT,
There's lots Of strange thing, In the
world" was the reply. Il tell yer never
bad nothing 10 do with the woman. Here,
Cap, jis, look here . moment"
The latter remark wss addressed 10 Cap.
tain Wil'iams who had Just stepped into
the object Of bis visit Hardly had he con.
Guided the explanation than Q sarcastic
grin distorted the Captains features, and
be sneered:
What dyer say"
Semeks1y Has Bees Ktss1sS 0isSs.
has he7 Does that man look like . msn
wot could kiss girls? Hs, hs, hs; thsts
too funny for anything. Did the somsn
say that ] kissed her also, p'raps! The
Captain turned bis hack, and made be
line for his private room, chuckiing at NE
joke.
Marriott, when questioned, spoke iniis-
nsntly Of bis sweeibesTt's treatment st ths
hands Of the police. Tears almost come
I'M 10 bis eyes In mentioning her eriss and
struggles In the station house cell he had
not lad the opportunity 70 asosrtais the
particulars Of the affair from her own Ilps,
bat he Was Convinced from her cries sod
words somebody bad dpns violsocs 70 her
per,0n. He felt greatly relieved 10 bear
from the reporter thst this wss dot alto
getber the cas@
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