The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-01
A WOMAN CONSTABLE.
She Does Her work az a Man Does ~
The Pet Of the force.

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The Pet Of the force.
The new woman has broken out in
new spot This time it is the con-
stabulary of the city of Allegheny. Pa.
which she has invaded. says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. Miss Florence
Klotz can scarcely be called even
woman constable. though. for she is
only is years old. But ehe's a con
stable all right. She serves warrants,
summonses and subpoenas with all the
authority and determination OF male
minion of the law. Miss Klotz' father
Is an alderman. whose regular consta-
bic was an old man who had an in
convenient way of being sick or invis-
ible when he was wanted for duty. on
one Of these occasions, about two
months ago. the despairing alderman
pressed his daughter into service. That
settled the matter The girl consta-
bic proved to be the pluckiest. quick
est, most reliable one in town. Her
very first mission was 10 serve a sub
poena on a farmer living four miles
her bloomers, mounted her wheel and
went after her man. When she came
back. tired. muddy but triumphant, she
found a crowd in front OF her fathers
office 10 welcome her. Il served them,
papal' she exclaimed, and then wo-
manlike. che cried, even though she
was a constable. She says she would
rather deal with 100 men than ten wo-
men The women think it is
joke but the men think
that the law must be obeyed
even II il is embodied in an lS-year-
old girl Before she went into the con-
stabulary she wheeled through Allie
gheny county getting trade for her
fathers candy factory Next summer
she and her sister will ride a tandem
on the same errand. She is described
as slight and handsome, with raven
black hair and swapping black eyes. Ia
one case Miss Klotz acted as counselor
as we'll as constable. A butcher had
kicked in the door when he found his
hallway locked up by the baker, who,
with his family, occupied the rest OF
the house The locking was by order
OF the landlord, who demanded that II
be done at 10 p. m. The butcher was
sued for malicious mischief Miss klotz
brought her man TO court, also served
score of subpoenas for witnesses, ar
ranged the details of the hearing. cross
examined the witnesses and finally had
the case dismissed on her recommends
| tion that each OF the parties be fur
nlshed with keys. The costs We're di-
yided and the young lawyer-constable
smiled with delight as she counted
over her share. The only unruly case
she has run across was youngster OF
"a. who refused to go with her. She
took the dilemma by the horns and the
boy by the collar. tripped him up and
administered series OF businesslikt
blows and led hnH weeping TO court
| A little ieweled revolver is her only
weapon IL was presented to her by q
big constable who was filled with ad
miration OF her pluck. She says thai
she doesn't know what she would dc
II she ran against an ugly customer
but she declares. with a snap OF hel
black eyes, that she would get him
She is the pet of the municipal force
! and II she ever sent word for hell
the entire retinue OF clerks. heads o
departments and underlings would turI
out 10 the rescue OF Constable Flor
ence.