The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-01

wanted the sight of bringing her to the sta
ton on dray stopped. 1t was demoraliZ-
ing. Every man on the force had had
tussle with her. Every man on the force
had a scar where she had bitten, scratched
or hit him. l knew that couldn't reform
her with the old force, and no new man
would join the force unless it was agreed
that he should have nothing to do with
Irish Mary. l concluded l would try 1t
myself.
''Sne was serving out q ten days term
when took charge. On the last day of
her time went to her cell and said TO her
that l was chief of police. She put her
hands on her hips, looked at me and
laughed. She evidently thought l was a
poor one. then told her that when she
got out wanted her to come to the Office
straight from the station. She did, and
told her | had some work for her to do. 1t
was done aud paid her literally. I gave
her SIS. The job wasn't worth more than
81. Then told her that l wanted her to
promise me that she would spend this
money in some saloon near the city hall,
and that | would come after her myself [
said to her: Mary, when l come to arrest
you am going to treat you like lady.
And l want you to treat me like a gentle
man. | don't want you to bite, scratch or
claw. Now go, and make it near by SO !
won'thave to walk you too far
'Sne gave me strange LOOK. l think it
was the first time any official had ever
spoken to her kindly. | thought once l
could detect tears in her eyes, but l guess
that was fancy. ] gave instructions to
the force not to arrest Irish Mary without
my order. | raised the wind w il my office
and sat down to listen. Irish Mary had a
yell on her when she got started that was
like the uneartaly whistle Of the tug D. B.
Green of Chicago. l had told Mary not to
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Pretty soon we heard her old, familiar YELL
Everybody in iowa knew il. Word had
been passed around that the new chief of
police was going to arrest Mary, and the
people and the force were hi hug around in
the business center to see the perfor nance.
when l heard the yell | started. l
found Mary in a saloon near by. She was
making the air dangerous. | said, Mary,
you know what you promised me; that you
would come with me and that you wouldn't
bite, claw or hit. Take my arm. | am
going to treat you like a LADY, She took
my arm and we walked to the station. Bus
iness was suspended for fe " minutes along
that street. Several times Mary acted as if
she was going to yell, but she put her hand
to her mouth each time and asked my par
don. She asked where the dray was and /
told her that ladies did not ride on drays.
And Orm ladyp she asked. said: Yes,
Mary, you are a lady ana have got to be
ireated like LADY, l was saying all this
to keep her quiet She would look at me,
shut her eye and say: Dim lady, am lP
| said yes. And ye're gintlemanW she
repeated. Ard then she would add, Well.
if ever tot dot I'd live too see the loike of
this-Oi'm lady and ye're gintlelnann
"We reached the station and one of the
patrolmen was crossing the hall. Mary
saw him. 1t was like the red rag and the
bull. 'Arrah, now,' she said, zoe off wild we,
and don't We tech me or I'll kick the clothes
off We, for Ohm lady.
II don't know that her reformation was
immediate. l know it WASN'T. But l think
that incident caused her to think. And she
finally quit drinking. A relative ed in
ireland and left her so ne money, and the
last heard of her she was living on the old
sod.
There was no more clubbing en- the
La Crosse police force while [ was chief. A
lit kindness wi b little discretion is
mightier than the club.