Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-04
A WOMAN CONSTABLE.
She Does Her Work as Man Does Eli
The Pet of the Force.


The Pet of the Force.
The new woman has broken out in
new spot This time it is the constabulary
of the city of Allegheny Pa, which she
has invaded. Miss Florence Klotz can
scarcely be called even woman constable,
though, fer she is only IS years old. But
she's constable all right. She serves
warrants, summonses and subpenas with
all the authority and determination of a
male minion of the law. Miss Klotz's fa-
ther is an alderman, whose regular con-
stable was an old man who had an incon-
venient way of being sick or invisible when
he was wanted for duty. On one of these
occasions, about two months ago, the de-
spairing alderman pressed his daughter in
to service. That settled the matter. The
girl constable proved to be the pluckiest,
quickest, most reliable one in town. Her
very first mission was to serve subpoena
on q farmer living four miles out Of town.
Miss Florence put on her boomers, mount
ed her wheel and went after her man.
When she came back, tired, muddy, but
triumphant, she found o crowd in front of
her fathers office to welcome her.
II served them, papa she exclaimed,
and then, womanlike, she cried, even
thoggh she Yas S1ps.abbla eo, Wit, Inn
men than with 10 women. The women
think it is joke, but the men think that
the law must be obeyed even If it is en-
bodied in an 18-year-old girl. Before she
went into the constabulary she wheeled
through Allegheny county getting trade
for her fathers candy factory. Next sum-
mer she and her sister will ride tandem,
geared to 8S, ON the same errand. She Is
described as slight and handsome, with
raven black hair and swapping black eyes.
In one case Miss Klotz acted as counselor
as we'll as constable. A butcher had kick
ed in the door when he found his hallway
locked up by the baker who, with his fam
| lily, occupied the rest of the house. The
locking was by order Of the landlord, who
demanded that it be done at 10 p, m. The
butcher was sued for malicious mischief.
Miss Klotz brought her man to court, also
served a score of subpenas for witnesses,
arranged the details of the hearing, cross
examined the witnesses, and finally had
the case dismissed on her recommendation
| that each of the parties be furnished with
keys. The costs were divided, and the
young lawyer constable smiled with de-
| light as she counted over her share.
The only unruly case she has run across
was youngster of IA who refused to go
with her She took the dilemma by the
horns and the boy by the collar, tripped
him up, and with a handy copy of "Pil-
grim's Progress" administered series Of
businesslike blows where they would do
the most good and led him weeping to
court A little jeweled revolver is her only
weapon. Itwas presented to her by big
constable who was filled with admiration
of her pluck. She says that she doesn't
know what she would do If she ran against
an ugly customer, but she declares, with a
snap of her black eyes, that she would get
him. She is the pet of the municipal force,
and if she ever sent word for help the en-
tire retinue of clerks, heads of departments
and underlings would turn out to the res
cue Of Constable Tlnrence.-St Louis
| Globe Democrat.