The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-16
AN INTERESTING CASE,
with Sensational Features, in the City 10
lice Court,

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With Sensational Features, the City 70.
lice CopFt,
There were two persons, both women,
in the Police Court yesterday morning,
whose appearance and the story Of whose
arrest, was something out Of the ordi.
nary, and attracted considerable atten-
ton. One Of the women was attired in
female apparelof aiairly neat and respect.
able appearance, but her face showed
the effects OF very recent dissipation,
The other woman was under the inhu-
ence Of drink TO a disgusting degree, and
toaddto the sorry spectacle she presented
In this condition, was clothed in poorly
fitting suit OF mems clothes, and bal,
anced on her head q somewhat damaged
silk tire a size or two too small for her,
When brought before Judge LETTERS she
was SO full that she failed 10 carry out
her male role, and take off her hat, and
the officer having her in charge, was so
impressed that she was anything but Q
woman, that he Involuntary ordered
her 10 lift her tile. This order being
ignored, he reached up and lifted II
himself, aud held II while he supported
the frail one before the bar Of municipal
Justice,
The woman was so far gone that
Judge LETTERS deferred hearing the case
ill this morning, when the woman will
be sobered up and realize her condition,
When she was remanded the officer
cIapped the silk hat on her head again,
and marched her buck to her cell, where
she remained all day dressed in mems
clothing, ~,
This unfortunate woman goes by the
name OF Maude Engle, and she Is one Of
the low women of the town, who haunt
the Second ward market squares places
Of ipiQulty.
Low as she may be and hard as the
name the police give her may be, to keep
her shut up for twenty'iour hours In the
dark, hot pen at Central Station that
forms the lookup. without any woman's
attention, is about sufficient punishment
for almost any drunken oitense she may
have been guilty OF,
The other woman was named Mrs
"AIell" Groop. Her husband is en-
ployed in the boiling department at one
Of the South Side mills, He and his
wife have been parted for about one
year, and previous to that they had had
two or three separations Of short dura'
ton, She has borne him two children
both girls, the Oldest not more than six
years OF age, who have been In the charge
Of her parents at Martins Ferry for over
a year past. She has been living IN q
single room in the rear Of No. 025 Main
street, and by the police is classed as q
prostitute.
Monday her mother was over to see
her and brought the two children along
The younger one was so anxious to re-
main with It's mother that the old lady
finally consented to allow II TO remain
for a day rtwo, and returned TO Mar
tins Ferry with the older one. IL
some way the father learned that his
children were over here, and that one o.
them was TO remain with Its mother. lie
ut once set aioot TO obtain possession Of
| It, but failed, although he tried two OF
three sources. Finally at night he went
to police headquarters and swore out
warrant charging his wife with being
prostitute and keeping room for evil
purposes,
The police, armed with this, called on
the woman about II o'clock Monday night
and found her and another woman who
| livesin room In the same blildlng,and q
man, this second woman had in tow. A
friend put up money for the mans ap'
pearanCe, while the two women and the
child, scarcely more than baby, were
taken to Central Station. Before word
could be sent TO the husband, the woman
was waited upon by her lover, Unable
to arrange with the officers at the station
for the release Of the trio he drove 10
Captain Smiths residence, reused that
official, put up money for the women's
appearance, got an order for their release,
hurried back to the station and got the
party from behind theBaB. Loading
them into a carriage they were rapidly
driven to Martins Ferry, where the
child was left with It's grand parents and
then tho man and two women were
driven back to this side, ~!
After this Mrs. Groop got into Engle'i
company in some way and two women af-
ter drinking some proceeded to dress UP
In mems clothes and do the Second ward
dives.
Officer Dunlap, who was one OF the
squad that called on Mrs. Groop the
night before, heard Of these two reVelers
as he was passing through the market
house about s o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. Amoment afterwards he ran across
AIaude dressed up as described at the
opening Of this article, and
stupidity drunk. After landing her
at headquarters he went for Mrs. Crop,
He found her in her room, where she
had just finished changing her clothes
for woman's apparel preparatory to
charge her husband had sworn out
against her. She was pretty well sobered
up. 1t ia likely that each Of the women
will have two or three charges to answer
to this morning.