Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-07-07


over" But did not step out; | stayed there,
and at the close of the court my friend said,
"Wel it wasn't very bad, after all; it wasn't
what it would have been if you hadn't stayed
here" "Wasn't all the questions asked that
there was any need of askng?" ''Oh yes; but,
then, naturally, you know, we have little fun in
such cases" 'Poor place for fun, | said. OF
course, we are met at once with the word that no
woman is wanted in such places, and that no wo-
man would take the place; and yet we have never
failed when we have obtained permission to put a
woman there, to have a policeman have friend
whom he wanted to put there, although we had
been told over and over again that no decent swo-
man could be found who would 90 there.
Of course we are told that no woman could
manage those women, but it would seem that some
one ought to be called to the assistance of them,
and it would be WE'LL it would be in the interest of
good morals to give such woman the protection
of good woman's presence, and it would be a
protection for the police themselves from the foul
charges often made and which doubtless are fire.
quently untrue. A pure woman there with her
hand upon these women could have an influence
which would mean more than these men realize
remember very WE'LL in working this out for
city, they said, ''Well, il you could see one wo-
man that comes in here three or four times year,
Old SaP'-they told me it always took four police
men to bring her into the cell, and usually they
got their faces scratched. One morning these po-
hcemen stood there radiant, and they said, ave
have got her here this morning, and we would like
to see you bring her in; if you can do that we will
not oppose you any more" The chief said he
would send two men to take care of me. said,
81 don't want YOU" So they let me go. AS l
came to the cell door raped with the key and
opened the door, and there in the long, dark, mar
row cell crouched the woman, looking more like a
wild beast than like a woman. She was just ready
to spring, as she was expecting the policemen
and she cried ont, .'Who are,you2', II am your
friend" ''No, you are not; haven't got any
friends" 81 am" l said. 81 thought some
thing was queer when somebody raped at the
door, l never had that done in all the times |
have been here before Who are you anyway,
Policeman "No, Pm policewoman. 'Oh
| didn't know they had any such things" As /
stood there beside her dropped my hands down
upon her shoulders Friends, believe in the lay
ing on of hands in more than theological sense
| looked down into her eyes and called her by her
last name with Mrs. before it. "Who told you
that; have not heard it before for forty years"
| said, "You know you have got to go into court
in minute and you are not fit to 60" And |
began to fix her hair. took a pin out of my own
hair; she hadn't button or pin or fastening of
any kind to her clothes, She sat there Juggling
and holding them together, and as | tried to fix
her she said, ''Tell me what you're up to- tell me
what you mean" BY and by, looking into her
eyes, | said, "Do you remember the first time you
were ever in police station" ooh, God, don't
| remember It'll" GLOW old were you?" 81
wasn't sixteen" elbow old are you nowr' ~
am more than sixty" elbow many times have
you been in these places" ooh, | don't know
guess God don't know, it is so often" ''Look
here, Salie, if had been there that first morning
do you remember how you felt?" 'Ah, | was
almost scared to death; | cried all night"
''Sallie, if | had been there then and had taken
my hand and wiped the tears off your face, if
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