The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
WOULDN'T GIVE UP HIS SEAT.
THE WOMAN TOLD HIM she WAS
FAINT, BUT M SAT- S1fLL.
ne Had Seen Her Leave n seat. aud So
Would Not Give Up His-Shc Became
nystericni aud lie 1tnd Her Arrested.

| ne HAD Seen Her Leave n seat, and So
Would Not Give Up uis-Shc Became
| nystericni aud lie Had Her Arrested.
A pale. delicate.looking young woman. neat
| ly dressed In n black chtviot gown. with u
| black turban and black gloves. sat in the
womens cabin OF the Fulton ferryboat going
| to Brooklyn at 5:45 L. NJ. on Thursday The
seats were all occupied. and the young wom-
all. who had obtained scat near the middle
Of the boat got no and pushed her way toward
the door OF the cabin. When she hud almost
reached 1t she turned to ono Of the men seated
there anu asked him whether he wouldn't lot
her have his seat.
"I won't do it said the man.
Then che moved to tho man sitting next to
him. "Will you kindly let me have your seat p
she asked.
"Whyt' said tho man without moving.
You have just left n seat. and don't see why
should give you NINE
II am faintng. and want to sit near tho
door," explained the young woman. il was
sufrocating over there
well, I'm not going to give YOU my place.
said the man, who nfterward gave his name as
q. r. Haynes OF 534 Eerkimcr street. Tho
young woman let forth burst OF indignation
at what she considered tho liutul conduct Of
the man. When the boat reached Brooklyn the
man called policeman and had tho Young
WVHlHI dTIeslcu. pne WIS tthSH uilVu
street police. station. which is, close by, the
ferry. where MIR. Haynes formally accused her
rhs sn when they
roIiceman to send for her friends or Ii her
ts S n Of ss spH sF Sas Nr%
York, and gave her age as 30 She was 9n
Daily q Brooklyn IN regard 70 the purchase
Of some Tsr land. and and Il rI no EnSw .a she
knya har ralpnsnu She q
who went on duty at mi,lnsht, passed ~ l,Hf
When she saw the Sergeant she stared at him
sSc did S ssa s nSh %hen 4sy s
was led out In the morning to- be taken to tho
fS eoS she still nSh aEed
bore SJ AZ y'T esH to assist Ma
%saInst S sri When She Vas arr"isnsi fsr".s
wheS She s tad S MFtte aHass n nsat Hs",
tne, blank side Of an invitation toa reception
S;. H6at Athlete Club on seut 49,
Was very sick going across the ferry; have
heart trouble and lame in my feet the laaes,
men. kespins poor women " standi i wNiis
weak. delicate. o>erworked women had to
stand In terrible pain and nearly suiocnted.
! asked COARSE strong. sensual. unmanly
door He renlied with tho coarsest vile ribald-
~. which will not disgust your Excellency by
writing here. Please consider all this. and
when in the, police office. under false, accus
tior. begged and entreHted TO TO allowed TO
write for friends. and was not nrrmirtrd TO do
So. Now will throw myself on the gcnes osity
" the Court and the press"
Mr. Haynes was on hand TO push his conf
Ilnnt. He accused her of attacking him with
all sorts Of unseemly erithcts. of splitting IN
his face. and makin: vicious labs ut him with
her long black hatpn. She denied all his nlle-
cations. She said that she did not call him
names. did not sr,it in his face. nor did sho NIB
was an outrage
Il gave up my own seat in the frrryboat to
a weak child. aud thought one OF the strong
men would give mo his
She said she was a writer hy occupation. and
owned Il house and lot in New York city. and
she begged again for permission to communi-
cato with her friends.
Justice Walsh adjourned the cnse until April
ii. paroing the young woman meanwhile in
the care Of Mrs. Armstrong. the matron OF the
Home on Washington avenue. Brooklyn.