New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1896.

She has keen appreciation Of the humorous. ana
she laughed when she told OF recent interview
with police captain whom she reminded OF the
fact that the ordinance to pushcarts would
go into effect November !. Think OF IT,. she
said tina, man had the face to tell me that the
City Fathers had right to pass the ordinance
and it was fun to him switch around when
convinced him to the contrary
Some OF my queerest experiences. she said
were with people who had their stands near the
dividing line between the Eleventh and Twelfth
Police precincts in Norfolk-s;. When after much
work ! would succeed in driving thtm out of one
district they would walk scrcncy over the line to
the other district and would be- compelled to re-
new the attack there. 1t was just like the license
fights on tho town lines out West.
ATTACKED BY 4 MOB
But such fights were only disagreeabe. have
had others which were uncomfortable to say the
least on or" occasion | was attacked by a mob
and followed for blocks by women and children
who threw great chunks OF ice and frozen mud at
mo until the blood flowed from several wounds In
my head and fac. BY that experience one would
think" she said THAT the whole population of this
part Il IN" city against me but that Is not so
patty with me. and loud III their denuncia-
ton Of the Polak element as am lhey say mat
the actions of the vendors bring them INTO III re-
pute. was asked the other day If was opposed
10 the Jews class. said. NO. am their
friend and II YOU Will put rope around the w ,an
nearl r prove it, and help dip in the river until
she Is clean
a few days ago" said Miss Frcam II was stand
ing in front OF particularly unc can hshstand ana
r. nonstrat"d with the woman who was In charge.
but 10 no avail. How would you like to walk to
church. ! said TO younger woman who STOOD ~.
and be compelled TO wade through fish Juice like
this? was pleased 10 hear her say a. she turned
10 the hshwoman: She's got righi-shes 30;
While ordinary topics In connection with her
work exc" the reformer; the mention OF the police;
or WORD a. 10 that body. acts IKE IN" proHrrpIai
red rag Then her sentences become thckly punct.
uat.d with bride. hush money. "dividends.
pun. etc. She tells Of police officers who receive
presents Of chickens and fruit and vegetables. and
who become blind" in consequence. These Tam
the guse Of reformcrs should be brought 10 book"
POLICE CAPTAINS AND THE LAW.
And what DO the captains know? one OF them
wanted 10 instruct mo recently out OF the Penal
code. but told him | needed none of his informa-
ton; that had copy of the code at home and
that knew how TO construe it's meaning better
than he And the rcfOrmer went 10 her bookshelf
ana took down a copy Of the code and read the
paragraph which she had to interpret for the police
officer
My work is uphill" she said but it is bearing
fruit. The good about It is that the organization
which | represent has but one member. ! know
that no officer viii be subsidized. tina, no one can
honor can lead any one connected with the cause
away from tho path Of his duty That's more than
some wclknown organizations say"
Miss I'ream has begun the study of law and she
hopes that when She has been admitted to practice
vice
Opinions her methods differ I'm her neigh
horhood. and many OF her n"ighbOr4 look upon her
as q crank with pronounced hatred for tho people
who own IN" carts and stands TO which she objects.
\ stOr"kcepcr near her home said that Miss Fream's
anything else.
Her father" said The lirilo shopkeeper. was
horn h"r". He was an officer I'm the custom House
for q time. ne WAS Assistant Alderman and a
member Of m" carly polio" force. But although he
worked hard and was an honest man he did no.
prosper rs well of the people who came
her" later. W. save earnings" 20 continued
with twinkl" in his shrcwd eyes and when tho
year j. over "" usually hav" something TO show for
Our WORK. ana mat j. what makes the people who
ar" Jess thrftt ouylous. The, cant hoai us nj
business and they want 20 conpcl MS TO do orr
business if hN" days in the week while they have
TX DAYS Tor WORK am sur" that II Miss Froam
who ar" certainly making money than the
original inhabitants. sh" would be less severe"
WHAT THE POLICE THINK.
Tho members II tho police force canno, be IN
duced 10 consider Miss Fr'am SERIOUSLY and ,hev
smile ~ her many vague accusations ono officer
said The p1shcart crush on Sundays is "A nuisance
"" an know thar. and need no angel from
'annon-st 10 com" and tell MS 50. 30 ono is more
anxious 20 BIAS" n ahaicl than 'ho police and
EVERYTHING Us h'irg done in thaf direction. But
WAL" M" polio" ace with discretion this woman
goes ahead rather she tries 10 do so with a
rush. md waufstto do everything m once and I'm
mot Instances eh" ot"rroach.s herself She is
lk'IN 10 overlook real nuisance and pOunce upon
% miserable wretch. aud th'n when everybody does
not acre" win her. she poses as "a martyr Miss
m" pushcari nnisarr" can Doe managed by the police
without nor assistance" ~
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