The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29
4 POLICE ctrritN,s sroRr
what sort ~ Human Nntu-s Couid HAYS
wriUrn Thi- Lettert

Can't James X. Price Of the Thirty-seventh
street police had novel experience few days
ago. even for him. and he related II TO the
writer in about these words;
II have noiaut to md with a college educa-
ton" said the Captain. preparing TO light q
fresh cigar. but 1 maintain that man can
pick up a pretty liberal course OF knowledge
from a study Of human nature You're from
college. suppose you tell me what you think
Of the nature Of the human being who wrote
me letter the other Gay setting forth that In
= certain street on certain floor OF house.
the number 81 which he gave. there was some
thing that demanded my immediate attention
went around right away and rang the bell A
woman came to the door. She was apparently
about 30 years old. She was rather good look
ing. but kind Of pale and thin. The minute
set eyes on her knew that had seen her be-
fore. but / could not for tho moment place her
Come in. CAPTAIN she said.
NO answered. can transact my busi-
ness with you right here. | havo come to tell
you that you will have to move out OF this.
You ought to hnvo known better. madam. than
to start business in respectable house
Come In. Captain she pleaded
a. You heard what said I replied. We
don need to barley. You will have to move
'Ityou will come In. captain. | will explain
II all to you
She spoke so earnestly that went IN for
az said before could not place her exactly.
and did not waut to make any mistake. Her
voice was sad AMI her whole manner gentle
aud wOmanly. Entering her fiat found the
only other occupants to be n young girl aud an
Captain said the woman. There il no
use In my denying TO you that deserve your
auspicious. You helped to arrest me only
three mont 20 with dozen other prisoners
Like flash | recollocted AL about her.
We had raidcd a resort last lall and among
the prisoners was OnU young woman In street
dress who begged to he released On the ground
that she had only run IN Tor few minutes To
zee a friend. aud did not know the character Of
the house. When we refused to let her 80
she became deathly sick and passed from one
iainting APPEL, Into another. All night in the
station house she cried and wrung her hands.
calling out for her mother aud PRAYING to her
absent husband to forgive her IL Jefferson
Market Court next day she tainted repeatedly,
and the Justice sent her 10 the hospital instead
Of to the workhouse An the newspapers re-
That was the woman before me. but she was
greatly changed
mistake 81 my life when you last saw M: My
husband - employment Kept him from homo
at Eight. and waited more money than he
could afford o let me spend. One evening va
Uuarreiled. ana after he had gone To his work
! happened TO meet woman whose ac,ulaint-
ance | ought to have avoided. She took at
ysntnge OF my vexntion against my husband
and ACCOMPANIED her TO he place where YOU
a!terw9rd met me lid know the "hnrat"r
times before Disgrace and exposure overlook
me-. hut not more than three or four times.
Captain.
Il lay in the hospital after It was all over for
many weeks, and | hored for death After a
while one Of tho hospital doctors visited my
husband and succeeded IN persuadng him to
come TO my bedside. My husband thought
was going to die He heard my confession and
forgave me. and then | began to get we'll \
couple OF weeks ago he went to the hospital
and brought mo to this fiat where We are not
known. This II my younger sister who IN liv
a shares
rooms with me hut the servant there. lou are
the first man to cross that threshold except
my husband. lam not the woman once WAS.
captain. | am irving TO atone for the past.
Now YOU know the whole truth. ask you. rs
a man, must move: Say, Captain. must
nave"
NO.. snil. and my heart went with the
wnrh was convinced thht ~" woman was
read faces ar ght iiut what want to know Is
whether college, education can fnthom tho
human nature OF the man who wrote mo that
letter.