Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-14
SHAMEFUL TREATMENT.
A Respectable Woman Arrested for
Talking to Herself.

| " E1tTSeII.
large crowd was attracted to the corner of
14th and streets last evening about O'Clock,
| by the arrest and brutal handling Of a small,
| delicate. pale woman of about ninety pounds
weight, at the hands Of policeman. The
! charge upon which she was taken up and ''run
In was that of talking to herself on the
street" The woman was quietly on her way to
take 14th-street car to her home on New Jer-
! sey avenue, when she was jeered at by a gang of
rowdy boys who infest that neighborhood.
Though highly incensed she made no reply to the
boys directly, but audibly to herself reproached
such indecent conduct. This officer hearing it
approached her instead of the roughs, and,
! sne says, spoke very roughly to her, and de-
manded to know why she was walking along
talking that way. She told him the trouble,
but he insisted upon blaming her, when she
TOOK refuge IN the corner drug store. The
ofhcer followed, and while she was protesting
naturally In an excited manner-her innocence,
and that she was poor working woman on her
way from work to her home, he grabbed her,
Jerked her about and fairly
DRAGGED HER TO THE TELEPHONE BOX,
calling large negro man in his shirt sleeves to
hold her while he summoned the patrol wagon.
In the crowd, while waiting some time, she
was subjected to the gaze and comments of the
what charge he had against her and he repGed
None, except talking to herself on the street,
and when spoke to her about it she insulted
me. The report got out in the crowd that she
had been caught stealing, and before she was
taken away the spectators looked and COM
mented upon her as thief. To those around
her she pleaded with tears streaming down her
cheeks for protection, if not protection suspen-
sion of judgment until they knew whom she
was, giving her address and the place where
al al
She was taken to the fifth precinct station,
where, after an inquiry into the case and from
her own distressed and pitiable condition, the
officers in charge
REFUSED TO LOCK HER Up
and turned her over to the matron until an in
vestigation was had, doubtless satisfied that a
poor, reputable woman had been made the vic
tim of a most disgraceful affair." The woman
gave her name as Miss Lampson, living on New
Jersey avenue, and stated that she was a seam
stress and had been working for the family of
Mr.. NJ. A. Ballinger, 1889 18th street northwest
Investigation showed that she was truthful
about it and further that she was a quiet re-
fined woman, perfectly reputable and one of
that long list of unfortunates who have seen
better days. Mr.. Ballinger, when notified of
what had occurred, fastened to the station
house and upon his mere statement Miss
Lampson
WAS RELEASED AT ONCE
and sent to her home completely Frustrated
from her treatment. She is said to be of a
highly nervous temperament and her excited
manner when arrested was doubtless due to
this. When those who fingered near the scene
discovered the true inwardness of the case in
dlgnation ran high. A STAR reporter witnessed
the whole affair and could see no occasion
whatever for the arrest, and after the arrest
SUCH brutal treatment to defenseless woman.
Thn ,nrin - TT
STAR to advertisers is the fact that it is not
thrown away after once being read, but passes
through half dozen pairs of hands at least be-
fore being tossed aside. This is the dduantaqe
presented Iy family newspaper.
Interesting Relics at Mount Vernon.
The session of the lady regents at Mount
Vernon continues, but it will probably end to-
morrow. The ladies have had an unusually
interesting amount of matter to discuss. the
majority of the recent discoveries being papers
which were discovered in the records of Truro
parish by the Rev. DR.. Slaughter Many of
these letters and documents are of great his
torlcal value. One of them gives the informa-
ton, hitherto unknown to this generation, that
the little round house at Mount Vernon which
stood where the bell-crowned summer house
now stands was the school-roOm of Nellie Gus
tbs and her brother, used, of course, only in
fine weather
number of interesting relics have been pre-
sented to the association by friends. Yester-
day Messrs. l.. and ID. Reuben of Alexandria,
sent valuable contribution for the relic-case
In the shape of mortar-covered brick which
was part of the house in which Washington
was born.
Copies of the original maps and plans of
Mount Vernon were also received during this
session, and future RESERVATIONS will be made in
accordance with these.
One hundred and fifty trees have been pre-
sented through the courtesy of Mr.. Smith,
president of the Washington parking commits
sion, and are now growing in the grounds.
Serious Charge Against a Woman.
magistrates warrant for assault was re-
turned to the Police Court yesterday in which
Rebecca Mapskoff, of 904 E street was charged
with assaulting Julia Loot. Attached to the
warrant was note signed by John p. ONeill,
giving the information that the assault con-
sisted in kicking the injured person in the abb
domen when she was i'll a delicate condition
and that the assault may result in a case of man
slaughter. The defendant gave $500 bail for
her appearance when the case is called.
He Tried to Shoot Barkeeper.
John Betters, the South Washington negro
who created some excitement in Geo. Holmes