The morning call., 1895-01-08

look the patrolman square in the eve.
Then he gave him a slenth-lIke look,
which be thought became his Office almo t
as we'll as the mask OF dignity which
he had assumed. Perhaps it was because
the halo or the tobacco smoke had gone
and the dignified pose had become embar-
RAISING without this auxiliary. Anyway,
Commissioner Nose Gunst looked the
policeman full in the eye. There was a
wager lost then and there, because some
nne volunteered bet that the polieeman's
star would be lost because lie did not
quail sufficiently before tue gaze which be-
tokened new authority.
Schou If South Park, told how Patrol
man Marshall had rung the bell of her
residence after 10 o'clock on the night of
December Is, how she leaned out of the
window and saw him come down the steps
how she came down the steps en- dis
habille, how she was arrested and taken
to the police station.
had been charged and he told me tina il
was for disturbing the peace" SAID Mrs.
Schou. she pulled me about on the side
walk and another policeman helped him.
Then Mr.. Malone made them stop. saying
that he knew me and would take
care of me. | said | wanted 20 see
the officers stars. and they followed
me up and grabbed me. asked
to be allo we'd to &c home and shut my
door. Officer Marshall said he would at
teud to that. ! had come downstairs in a
wrapper. and asked to be allowed Ia re-
turn and more fully clothe myself. Officer
Marshall SAID no. He put me- in wagon
and he struck me on the arm, and when |
arrived at the new City Hall they told me
that | was charged with being insane"
While this recital went on Commissioner
IA
pressions-a com binatiOn of dignity and
humility.
There were questions asked as to Mrs.
Schou's sobriety. She admitted that she
had taken a glass Of beer during the day
and little gin on retiring, as she was iii,
suffering from cramps. and the gin had
been advised as med cine by a neiehbor.
she was quite sure me gin had not affected
her mental eQuilihru and almost as
sure that she had not screamed before the
officers came.
Commissioner Gunst weighed all this
carefully aud a judicial expression was
allowed TO steal across his open cuunte-
nance.
There was some cross-eXamination about
screaming, but Mrs. Scn0u thought she
had not screamed.
James Malone testified as to the arrest
and as to the good character o Mrs Schou.
saying that no woman could bear better
reputation than did she. He was quite
pointed in his testimony against the police
officers, who, he thought, were unduly
officous and who he declared used unnec-
essary force. He declared that the reason
they arrested her was because Mrs. Schuu
had demanded to know the number of
their stars.
The judicial expression despened on the
face OF Commissioner Gunst.
Mrs Elizabeth Grrschinger testified as
to the excellent character of her neigh Dor.
Mrs. Schou, ard as o the tiny amount of
gin which was drunk on the night of De-
CEN Der Is.
DR.. Taylor OF the Receiving Hospital
declared that when Mrs. Schou was taken
to that institution she was either insane
or intoxicated, he was not positive which.
Then came the testimony in behalf Of
Patrolman Marshall and his brother officer
K egel.
Commissioner Gunst inclined his head
slightly to one side, and, as the preponder-
ance of evidence grew in favor OF the
patrolmen, allowed it to fall further and
further toward his left shoulder, IS though
his brain was a spring balance and the
left. or police hemisphere, was the one
loaded with testimony. So the Judi cia
expression became homogeneous, but
Gunst was not aware of this, and when he